INDIANAPOLIS — Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.

The Warsaw Noon Optimist Club was the recipient of Ledgeview Brewing Company's June Charity Day.

A second-generation firefighter with 34 years of experience on the job retired Wednesday, with plenty of friends, family and co-workers at Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Station No. 2 to celebrate him for his retirement party.

CLAYPOOL — Miranda Stage will be the Republican candidate voters see on the fall election ballot for the Claypool clerk-treasurer position.

Shop, eat and play at The Village at Winona during Canal Days Aug. 26.

CLAYPOOL - Following a public hearing ahead of Tuesday night's meeting, the Claypool Town Council raised the sewer rate 38%, bringings the residential monthly minimum up to $73.32 for 4,000 gallons.

Nearly 1 in 5 students are still struggling to read by the end of third grade in Indiana.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources director Dan Bortner announced that organizations in 11 Indiana counties will receive $1,143,000 in grants to fund 17 lake and river or stream projects through the DNR Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program.

Mark your calendars for a celebration of diversity, culture and inclusion.

SYRACUSE - In July, Syracuse Town Council members gave Robert Reynolds of London Witte Group (LWG) the go-ahead to put his recommended rate increases in ordinance form, and at Tuesday evening’s meeting those ordinances were introduced.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) announced the availability of grant funding for recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and disposal from the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program (CRGP).

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will have its first event at Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion on Sept. 16.

Kosciusko County Board of Health unanimously voted Tuesday to hire a full-time program director and appoint a four to six member advisory board to oversee the Health First Indiana funds.

WINONA LAKE - A former clerk-treasurer for Winona Lake will serve as a consultant for the town as it works through bookkeeping issues that have developed in the clerk-treasurer’s office over about the last year.

NORTH WEBSTER – North Webster Town Council approved a $8,200 supplemental agreement to update an engineering assessment done for the trail project the town is working on.

A scholarship and an award were presented Tuesday during the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting.

What can be carried into the Kosciusko County Justice Building and to where got more restrictive after the commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday.

Following the Kosciusko County Council’s unanimous approval on Thursday, the Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the hiring of two school resource officers from the sheriff’s office for Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw schools.

SYRACUSE — K21 Health Foundation (K21) announced their grant of $94,000 was awarded to Rose Garden Recovery Community Inc., aimed at constructing a new kitchen and expanding their dining, social and programming space.

Achievements for the ILEARN results were discussed during the Warsaw School Board meeting Monday.

Whether you’re driving by or stopping in at The Beaman Home, the first two things you might notice are a new awning on the north side of the building and a new sign.

Now that the Kosciusko County veteran service officer is going to a full-time position effective Aug. 28, there will be new office hours.

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and learn more about the water quality in the local environment.

The Brooks Lamb Foundation was founded by Ed Lamb to honor the spirit and legacy of his daughter, Brooks Marguerite Lamb.

The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District approved a proposal Tuesday regarding cost reductions for the drop-off of electronics, latex paint and household hazardous waste items.