LOCAL NEWS
Pierceton Masonic Lodge Donates To Pierceton Elementary
In the name of the “Widows & Orphans” of Pierceton Masonic Lodge #377, a $250 donation was presented to the Boomerang Backpack program for students of Pierceton Elementary School.
Reps. Abbott, Snow To Serve On Key House Committees
STATEHOUSE – State Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) recently received appointments to serve on key House standing committees at the Statehouse.
2025 Indiana Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Details Announced
Indiana State Police is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice to promote the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest.
WWII, Vietnam Veterans Receive Honors At Country Christmas Concert
Two days before the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge, a 101-year-old World War II veteran was one of two U.S. heroes recognized Saturday at the Country Christmas with Susie McEntire.
Leesburg’s Candelaria Sees Continued Growth Over The Years
LEESBURG – While Leesburg residents didn’t get the full Candelaria experience Saturday due to the weather, they were still able to get into the Christmas spirit.
Lawsuit Filed Against Pierceton Woods Academy
Several Pierceton property owners and business owners filed a lawsuit Nov. 20 against Lasting Change Inc. and Lifeline Youth & Family Services Inc., owners and operators of Pierceton Woods Academy, for being a nuisance to the community.
Fort Wayne Beagle Club Donates $20,000 To Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County
PIERCETON – Fort Wayne Beagle Club President Mike Clabaugh visited the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County to award them with a grant check for $20,000.
WACC Students Finding Careers In Firefighting Through Work-Based Learning
One of the internships available through the Warsaw Area Career Center’s Work-Based Learning program is with the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory.
Warsaw Student Nominated For Work-Based Learner Of The Year
Oscar Salas is a fairly quiet Warsaw Area Career Center student, but he’s been nominated for Work-Based Learner of the Year for his contribution to Toyota of Warsaw as a technician intern. And those who nominated him don’t want to keep that quiet.
Whitko’s Amy Brown Awarded Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
SOUTH WHITLEY – One Whitko High School senior was surprised Friday morning she was a recipient of a four-year scholarship that will allow her to go to an Indiana college much easier to study agribusiness.
Warsaw’s Aliah Barkey Awarded Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
As administrators past and present at Warsaw Community Schools, Ben and Dani Barkey have seen other parents’ children receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
Burket Council To Reapprove 2025 Budget Monday
BURKET – Burket Town Council will have to reapprove its 2025 budget due to some missing items when it was submitted.
County Council Approves Public Defender’s Office, Louis Dreyfus Abatement, Sheriff’s Contract
Among the items the Kosciusko County Council approved at their two-hour meeting Thursday night was the creation of a public defender’s office, a tax abatement for Louis Dreyfus and the sheriff’s 2025 contract.
FOP 149 Expands Its Christmas With A Cop Program To Teens
For at least the last 15 years, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 149 has held its Christmas with a Cop program to provide elementary school children with toys, coats, gloves and shoes for the holiday.
