AKRON — The start of walls and electrical work are monthly progress made in the new agriculture area at Tippecanoe Valley High School.

Stillwater Hospice announced the second annual Water Lily Women’s Luncheon will be held May 1 at the Mirro Conference and Event Center in Fort Wayne.

The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office Merit Board heard updates Thursday about the sheriff's department's newest K9 and the jail's Community Recovery Program.

MENTONE – Details of how Mentone wants to implement a sewer rate increase were discussed at the Mentone Town Council Wednesday.

STATEHOUSE – Kosciusko County communities can roll forward with road and bridge projects thanks to a recent boost in state funding supported by state Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw).

STATEHOUSE — Communities in Senate District 9 will receive more than $6.4 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said state Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka).

With early voting started this week and the May primary less than a month away, contested candidates were asked to respond to three questions.

ETNA GREEN — Etna Green Council is looking into budgeting funds for park maintenance.

Students from Fort Wayne, Portage and Warsaw have finished in the top of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce's first-ever civics bee.

The winning bid for the Warsaw Municipal Airport taxiway E-1 rehabilitation project came in $371,977 less than the engineer’s estimate.

On Tuesday, the Kosciusko Leadership Academy cadets presented their white paper projects at Lake City University during the annual Project Proud event.

Country music artist Janie Fricke, hailing from South Whitley, will join Susie McEntire, Linda Davis and Keenie for the 11th Country Christmas with Susie McEntire and Friends.

WINONA LAKE - Conflict between Winona Lake Town Council members over issues surrounding the Miller Sunset Pavilion was on display during a special meeting Tuesday.

School resource officers provided a look at what they do and how the school year was going to the Warsaw School Board Tuesday.

Food, a scavenger hunt and kid’s pedal pull competition were among the activities for guests who attended the 23rd annual “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair,” Tuesday at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.

WINONA LAKE — An idea to allow kids with and without disabilities to play together in Winona Lake will finally be fully realized after 13 years.

An annual report on the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission and a quarterly update on the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program (HELP) were given to the County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday.

County attorney Ed Ormsby presented a resolution to the county commissioners on Tuesday amending and restating the county’s vacation policy and amending the personal paid leave policy for county employees.

After a lengthy hearing, the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals, approved a portion of a petition by Paton Farms while continuing the remainder. The hearing was held during the BZA’s regular meeting Tuesday morning.

Contemporary art gallery ATELIER will exhibit abstracted landscape paintings in a solo show scheduled to run from April 12 through May 18.

Two class A misdemeanor charges were filed Tuesday against Kosciusko County Councilwoman Kimberly Cates.

The Watershed Foundation, in cooperation with partners including the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District as well as the Whitley County Soil and Water Conservation District, has launched a survey campaign for partners in the agricultural community.

MILFORD - On Monday, Milford Town Council members approved some plans for the upcoming Milford Fest on May 25.

Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a crash on U.S. 30 Monday after a driver allegedly failed to yield at an intersection.

Engineering analyses will be conducted on the Hand Avenue viaduct and Warsaw City Hall second-story rooftop mezzanine to help find solutions for the flooding and leaking, respectfully, that occur at those locations.