The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 12:34 p.m. Thursday – Damontory Amontea Boone, 18, South Bend, arrested for theft of a firearm. Bond: $5,250. • 2:59 p.m. Thursday – Bradley Victor Waikel, 27, of 422 W. Fort Wayne St.,?Warsaw, arrested for a parole violation. No bond set. • 3:05 p.m. Thursday – Arie Vaughn Duff, 26, of 320 W. Main St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $183.50. • 3:24 p.m. Thursday – Mitchell Andrew Reynolds, 26, of 304 W. High St.,?Syracuse, arrested for theft and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250. • 3:31 p.m. Thursday – Alisha Rae Hoover, 28, of 322 S. Washington St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for theft and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250. • 4:20 p.m. Thursday – Jason Meade, 43, of 304 W. High St., Syracuse, arrested for aiding/inducing/causing a felony and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250. • 4:47 p.m. Thursday – James Kieffer Rodak, 22, of 3696 N. CR 175E, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $353. • 6:19 p.m. Thursday – Daniel Shea Espie, 42, Ligonier, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $465. • 6:59 p.m. Thursday – Anthony James Geib, 31, of 5862 W. Blue Heron Lane, Mentone, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250. • 7:21 p.m. Thursday – Ashley Dawn Pruitt, 24, of 608 E. Market St., Nappanee, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. • 3:32 a.m. today – Christopher Grimmett, 29, of EMS C17 Lane, Warsaw, arrested for battery. Bond: $1,500. Personal Injury Accident • 8:09 a.m. Thursday  – Intersection of Lake City Highway and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jenna Roman, 29, West Pook Road, South Whitley; Rebbecca Welch, 29, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Roman complained of pain to her upper leg. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. Property Damage Accidents • 9:07 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of Ind.13 and CR 400N, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Caroline Aikin, 18, Muncie. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. North?Webster Police Department investigated.  • 2:35 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Center Street and South Indiana Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Michael Leach, 47, Settlers Lane,?Warsaw; Cori Fidler, 22,?Shelby, Ohio. Damage: $750 to $1,000. WPD.  •10:41 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of Lake City Highway and Parker Street, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Timothy Frame, 36, North Nancy Driver, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.

The Village at Winona in Winona Lake will kick off the Christmas season with its annual Christmas lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 26.

Kip Tom’s name is being mentioned as one of several people who might be under consideration by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as  Secretary of Agriculture.

Jim Miller, a flag-waving supporter of Donald Trump and Mike Pence who has been showing his support for the Republican ticket for weeks in downtown Warsaw, was in a celebratory mood Wednesday.

SOUTH BEND – A former North Webster exotic dance club owner will spend five months in federal prison for false reporting on his income taxes. Samuel Stimmel, 67, who owned Stimmelators …

Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine will get a  jury of Kosciusko County residents, as decided by a judge Wednesday.

American Legion Post 49 will honor America’s veterans at its annual Veterans Day ceremony Friday.

Do you happen to be a veteran and need a haircut?

The Warsaw Public Arts Commission congratulated the winners of the Walk-n-Wander community photo contest.

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 11:57 a.m. Wednesday – Megan Leigh?Slone, 27, of 425 Wexford Place, Warsaw, arrested on three counts of failure to appear and two counts of theft. Bond: $1,000. • 2:08 p.m. Wednesday – Christopher Thomas Crooms, 45, Kokomo, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $700. • 8:13 p.m. Wednesday – Stephanie Lusie Often, 37, of 9564 N. Sandpoint Drive,?Cromwell, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500. • 11 p.m. Wednesday – Jeremiah Eckert, 36, of 

Tuesday’s general election belonged to the Republican Party as Donald Trump won the presidential race, the GOP held on to the Senate and House, and all Indiana statewide races stayed or went red.

Tippecanoe Valley, Wawasee and Whitko had some contested races Tuesday, with some new faces going on the school boards in 2017.

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While poll workers were reporting longer-than-normal lines for the general election Tuesday morning, the final numbers show turnout in Kosciusko County was actually down compared to past presidential general elections.

Twenty-two veterans commit suicide daily. Workout Anytime is continuing its partnership with Lift For The 22 to help veterans battle depression and anxiety by providing them with free gym memberships.

Tuesday at the Wawasee School Board meeting, Director of Personnel and Legal Services James Flecker brought to the board the need for the approval of the rebranding of Wawasee Area Career and Technical Cooperative to simply Pathways.

The Bourbon Town Council Tuesday learned that a dilapidated house at 308 Center St. could be torn down in the next couple of weeks.

The Warsaw Community School Board unanimously approved renewing Superintendent David Hoffert’s contract Tuesday afternoon.

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 12:22 p.m. Tuesday – Thomas William Earle, 50, of 4398 E. CR 600S, Warsaw, arrested for bestiality. Bond: $5,250. • 12:50 p.m. Tuesday – Ricky Lane Hite, 56, of 702 Brown Drive, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle intoxicated. Bond: $700. • 3:06 p.m. Tuesday – Michael James Landess, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for probation violation. No bond set. • 10:27 p.m. Tuesday – Caleb Mann, 22, of 3245 S. Beech Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $700. • 11:24 p.m. Tuesday – Ritchie Hernandez, 44, of 10850 Ind. 10, Bourbon, arrested  on a civil warrant. Bond: $1,370.

Election workers were seeing higher-than-normal turnout this morning as voters choose a new president as well as a new governor and U.S. Senator in Indiana.

Opponents of a bond needed to construct a third fire station told the city council Monday night the price tag was too high and the project didn’t need to be rushed.

Three people were arrested in connection to a home invasion on Monday, according to a news release from the Warsaw Police Department.

Charges against a Mishawaka woman accused of lying to police in connection with a double murder have been dropped.

With some additional work required for the CR 300N Trail and Buffalo Street plaza projects, City Planner Jeremy Skinner Monday presented the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission with two contract amendments.

The Mentone Town Council approved the purchase of a granite-colored Dodge Ram from Warsaw Chrysler at its meeting Monday. The four-wheel drive, crew cab truck will be delivered in four to six weeks.