Public Occurrences 3.24.2014

Public Occurrences 5.27.10

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 05.21.2019

Public Occurrences 3.17.2018

Biden Supporter, Tired Of Sign Thefts, Offers Cash Reward

Public Occurrences 1.27.10

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 2.26.2019

Education Summit Addresses Concerns Of At-Risk Youth

Are kids today really more difficult and more alienated than previous generations? What responsibilities do all adults share in making sure all children grow up happy, healthy, secure and well-adjusted? Dr.Dennis Bumgarner, a licensed clinical social worker and clinical therapist from central Indiana who specializes in working with at-risk children, addressed these concerns and more at the eighth annual Education Summit Tuesday at 2517 Restaurant, Warsaw. Many adults today believe young people are "fundamentally and distinctly" different from earlier generations, Bumgarner said, and after the events at Columbine High School, some people see kids as dangerous. Bumgarner disagreed that kids are different or "worse" than their parents or grandparents were."Young people today are the same as they have ever been," he said.It's the world that has changed.

Denlinger Powers Tigers Past TV

AKRON - The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings just couldn't keep Warsaw's Kate Denlinger from lingering in the lane Friday.

Police Seek Help From Residents In Tracking Down Drug Dealers

Enough is enough. Police have long been tired of having to deal with drug dealers, but the general public may not think enough is being done to combat the drug problem. Well, the public is being enlisted to help the police in drawing the line and putting an end to drug dealing in their neighborhoods. In an attempt to reinvigorate the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team, Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine is promoting a program in which names, addresses and vehicle descriptions of people suspected of drug activity can be turned over to police.The information can be given anonymously, but those who do reveal their identity to authorities can have the security of confidentiality. "The public knows we've had some problems the last couple years," Rovenstine said of the drug task force.The unit was temporarily disbanded a couple years ago and is now back at full force, although Rovenstine would like to see additional manpower in the future.

New Banking Regs Test Bounds Of Privacy

If the federal regulatory agencies have their way, bank tellers will be brought into the nation's war on drugs. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., The Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the United States and the Manager of the Currency have all signed off on a proposed national regulation that would require banks to monitor their customers' transactions and report any suspicious activity to bank regulatory agencies. According to Steve Katsanos, press liaison for the FDIC, the proposed "Know Your Customer" regulation would require banks to establish policies and procedures to obtain information on banking habits. "The rule is supposed to aid in the effort to combat illegal drug trade," Katsanos said. As proposed, the regulation will require banks to determine the identity of their customers, their sources of funds and what their normal and expected transactions are, and a system to monitor customer activity for transactions inconsistent with those expectations.

WCS Ordered To Stop Using Logo

For the past two to four years, Warsaw Community Schools has used a Tiger logo on its shirts, signs and other materials that it apparently had no legal right to use.

Local Supts. Weigh In On Obama Transgender Policy

Local superintendents weighed in on the Obama administration’s federal mandate issued May 13 demanding all school administrations adhere to and implement a transgender policy.

Wagon Wheel Alumn Works on Spielberg Drama

After nearly 60 years, Wagon Wheel Theatre alum boast multiple Tony Awards, film credits, starring roles in television and on Broadway, and now one of Wagon Wheel Theatre’s own teams with Steven Spielberg in the 2014 sci-fi drama “Extant.”

Man Allegedly Printed Off Child Porn At Pharmacy

Lancers Drop Hard Fought Contest Against Ore Diggers

Grace College’s women’s basketball team came up short on Saturday afternoon as they fell to Montana Tech 57-53.

Officials Believe Stolen Skull May Be From Mausoleum In Syracuse Cemetery

SYRACUSE - Officials investigated a mausoleum in Syracuse Cemetery Thursday morning from which they believe Edward Lee Meadows allegedly stole a skull. Meadows, 24, of 201 E.Greenhaus Drive #28, Syracuse, was taken into custody Nov.12 after Syracuse police served a search warrant at his home and recovered the skull.The investigation into the matter was ongoing for about a year, police said. Meadows was charged with theft, intimidation and criminal deviant conduct/abuse of a corpse.He remains in Kosciusko County Jail.Bond is set at $2,000. Thursday, officials from the Syracuse Police Department and the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office used a video camera line to inspect the mausoleum without entering.Officials were trying to determine if the skull could have come from that mausoleum.The camera was operated through a small window in the back where it is believed entry may have been made by the suspect.

Public Occurrences 4.26.08

County Jail BookingsThe following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Two Face Charges In July 22 'Robbery' Of Ice Cream Shop In Warsaw

Charges were filed last week against two men who allegedly staged a robbery July 22 at a Warsaw ice cream shop. Matthew Neal Sims, 22, of 2286 Laurien Court, Warsaw, and Christopher Michael Harmon, 20, of 2703 Wayside Court, Warsaw, are each charged with one count of theft, a Class D felony.The two allegedly took about $7,400 from Ritter's Frozen Custard on U.S.30E. Sims was working at Ritter's the night of the alleged robbery and told police an unknown man was waiting outside the door when he left the store.The alleged robber was said to have pushed Sims back inside, where he was made to turn off the store's alarm system and open the safe. A detective interviewed Sims after the alleged robbery and said the story was not believable, partly because some of the information changed between the time the 911 call was made and the time police talked to Sims at the scene.

Mentone Man Pleads Guilty After Assault On Fellow Inmate

COLUMBIA CITY -ÊA Mentone man jailed in Whitley County on burglary charges pleaded guilty to several charges including attempted murder Monday in Whitley Circuit Court. William T.Springer, 26, of Mentone, admitted to severely beating his cell mate, Justin Baden, and trying to kill him in the Whitley County Jail Jan.6. Springer kicked, punched and choked Baden before attempting to stab him with a pen and twist his neck until it broke. During the attack, Springer stopped to drink a beverage and told his cell mate he would continue the assault when the drink was finished. In court Monday, Springer told Whitley County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Rentschler his intent was to kill Baden.During the same hearing, Springer pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and burglary, both Class B felonies; theft, a Class D felony; criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor; and being a habitual felony offender.