Budget Cuts Take Focus During Common Council Meeting
Reductions, in the amount of $1,466,590 in preparation of potential 2015 budget cuts, were the main topic of business at the Warsaw Common Council meeting Monday evening. While there were no issues...
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UPDATE: Wreck at Winona Ave. and Scott Street, Warsaw
(Photo by John Faulkner) Drivers of both vehicles believed they had the green light at the intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Scott Street, Warsaw, causing a collision. There were no...
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UPDATE: Meth Lab Found In Area Of Detroit and Prairie
Two people were arrested early this morning following surveillance by Warsaw Police Narcotics Officers. Arrested were Joshua Golden, 34, homeless, and his girl friend, Jasmine Currie, 32, North...
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Need For New Rescue Tools Topic At WWFT Meeting
Shelia Bruner and Joe Streeter take the oath of office for Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Territory Advisory Board. (Photo by Deb Patterson) Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Protection Territory advisory board...
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BREAKING: Accident On Country Club Road In Warsaw
At 3:34 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, emergency personnel were called to Country Club Road Road near the intersection of Pink Magnolia Drive in Warsaw for a single-vehicle automobile accident. The driver...
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BREAKING: House Fire on Greenhill Drive In Warsaw
(Photo by Jarrett Van Meter) Warsaw Fire Department has just been called to the 1300 block of Greenhill Drive in Warsaw for a residential fire. Reports indicate all occupants are out of the residence....
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Dive Teams Practice Underwater Ice Rescue/Recovery
Indiana DNR diver Andrew Harmon finishes his dive and prepares to exit the Waubee Lake waters. (Photo by Keith Knepp) Representatives from the Warsaw Fire Department, Warsaw Police Department, Indiana...
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Chemical Fire Releases Potentially Hazardous Materials Into Winona Lake
Indiana Conservation Officers assisted multiple police, fire, and hazmat units at the scene of a chemical plant fire in Warsaw today. Warsaw Chemical Company located at 2325 East Durbin St. had a fire...
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BREAKING: Accident At SR 25 and Ferguson Road, Warsaw
(Photo by Jarrett Van Meter) UPDATE (1:45 p.m.): According to officials at the scene, three vehicles were involved in the incident. Injuries were minor, but one driver was evaluated be EMS at the...
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Fire Rekindles At Helser’s Metal Finishing
Fire fighters removing debris from Helser Metal Finishing. At approximately 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb 17, Leesburg Fire Department and Warsaw Fire Department were called to Helser’s Metal Finishing on CR...
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UPDATE: Single Vehicle Accident On SR 25
Theresa R. Fisher, 57, South SR 25, Mentone, suffered minor bleeding to the head following a one-vehicle accident at noon, Wednesday. The accident was on South SR 25 at South Ferguson Road. Fisher...
View ArticleEdgewood Middle Addresses Non-Related Incidents
By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Warsaw Community Schools announced that students from Edgewood Middle School were relocated this morning to Warsaw Community High...
View ArticleWarsaw Common Council Approves Appropriation Of Parkview Funds
Warsaw Common Council held the first and second reading of Ordinance 2015-03-01, approving an additional appropriation of funds provided by Parkview Health, Monday night. These funds go toward...
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BREAKING: House Fire On Sheridan Street, Warsaw
Photos by Alyssa Richardson Warsaw Fire Department with a full assist from Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department are responding to a house fire at 1510 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. Multi-Township EMS...
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UPDATE: Accident At Rozella Road and Fisher Avenue
At 3:05 p.m. Thursday, May 21, Warsaw Police Department, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Department and Multi-Township EMS responded to an automobile accident just north of the intersection of Rozella Road and...
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Dog Rescue From Warsaw Fire Has Sad Ending
(Photo by Deb Patterson) WARSAW — The rescue of a small pup from a fire located at 920 Anchorage Road, Lot 84, Shamrock Mobile Home Park Wednesday, July 22, had a sad ending today. The small shitzu...
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Retirement Gathering Held For Warsaw Firefighter
Friends, family and fellow firefighters gathered Friday to congratulate Jeff Rostochak on his retirement. (Photo by Amanda McFarland) WARSAW — The Warsaw Fire Department is celebrating the career of...
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BREAKING: Fire Reported On Main Street In Claypool
A house fire on Main Street in Claypool broke out early this morning at this two story residence.(Photos by Alyssa Richardson) Emergency personnel are currently responding to a residential fire...
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BREAKING: Accident at Detroit And Fort Wayne
Photos by Deb Patterson WARSAW —While the accident was initially reported at Detroit and East Main, the accident actually occurred at the intersection of Detroit and Fort Wayne streets. Warsaw Police,...
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Carr Honored As Veteran Of The Month
From left: Ronald Truex, Teddy Allen Carr, Bob Conley, Bradford Jackson. WARSAW — Teddy Allen Carr was honored as Veteran of the Month at the Tuesday, Sept. 8, Kosciusko County Commissioner’s meeting...
View ArticleBREAKING: Fire Reported At Louis Dreyfus
UPDATE: CLAYPOOL –The fire is reportedly under control at this time Emergency personnel are currently responding to Louis Dreyfus located at 7344 South SR 15, Claypool, to a reported fire in a prep...
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BREAKING: Shed Fire Reported In Leesburg
(Photos by Chelsea Los) Emergency personnel are responding to a reported fire located at 2623 E. Forest Circle, Warsaw, where a shed and tree have caught fire and are near a residence. The heat from...
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BREAKING: Fire At Shamrock Mobile Home Community
WARSAW — Warsaw Fire Department, Winona Lake Fire Department, Warsaw Police Department and Lutheran EMS were called around 5:45 a.m. this morning, Sunday, Nov. 1, to the scene of a fire at Shamrock...
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BREAKING: Two Vehicle Accident On Jalynn Street
(Photos by Alyssa Richardson) WARSAW — Warsaw Fire Department, Warsaw Police Department and Lutheran EMS are responding to a two vehicle accident on 2455 Jalynn St., Warsaw. According to officers with...
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BREAKING: Minor House Fire On Vicky Lane
WARSAW — Warsaw Fire Department and Winona Lake Fire Department responded to house fire around 10:55 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, on Vicky Lane in Warsaw. Upon arrival, Warsaw Fire Department concluded the...
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PRELIMINARY UPDATE: Fire Reported At Warsaw Bus Garage
PRELIMINARY UPDATE — At least five buses and a support vehicle were destroyed in this morning’s fire at the Warsaw Bus Garage. Warsaw Community Schools have closed for the day. Neighboring school...
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BREAKING: Meth Lab Reported On Fox Farm Road
(Photo by Alyssa Richardson) WARSAW — Emergency personnel are currently responding to 2127 N. Fox Farm Road, Warsaw, where meth labs have been located.[*** ERROR: weaveriip_sc undefined id:...
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Retiring After 35 Years Of Service
Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Battalion Chief Ed Kipker WARSAW — Ed Kipker, who has served with the Warsaw Fire Department since March 1, 1981, will be retiring Wednesday, March 30. The battalion chief...
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Accident At 1106 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw
Car into tree at 1106 E. Sheridan St. (Photos by Michelle Reed) WARSAW — Lutheran EMS, Warsaw Police and Fire Departments responded to a vehicle that ran into a tree. One person was transported by...
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Warsaw Fire Department Trains For Building Collapse
Members of the Technical Rescue team bring down a rescued “victim” from the building. (Photos by Maggie Kenworthy) WARSAW — The Warsaw Fire Department has a group of firefighters specially trained for...
View ArticleDrew Shilling: Landing The Dream Career Through Persistence
Sometimes one must take the long way around to land at the doorstep of one’s dreams. Drew Shilling, a firefighter and advanced EMT with the Warsaw Fire Department, took that route, plowing a...
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Recreation Director Job a Good Fit for Wieringa
Warsaw Parks Department Recreation Director Sheila Wieringa put the finishing touches on the Christmas countdown decorations in Central Park Pavillion. The Daddy Daughter Dance is also fast...
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Jefferson Elementary Announces Fire Safety Contest Winners
Whitney Dawson and Avery Jenkins, along with Warsaw firefighters Fred Parrett, Max Kinsey and Jason Neher. WARSAW — In an effort to encourage students to think about fire safety, the Warsaw Fire...
View ArticleBreaking News: Warsaw Firefighters Probe Possible Gas Leak
WARSAW — Firefighters from the Warsaw Fire Department were called out at 8:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 to investigate a possible natural gas leak in the area of 1226 E. Market St., Warsaw. Dispatchers...
View ArticleUpdate: Warsaw Firefighters Find No Gas Leaks
WARSAW — Firefighters from the Warsaw Fire Department were called out to multiple locations Saturday morning to investigate possible gas leaks. According to a firefighters with the WFD Station 1, no...
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BREAKING: Accident At Lake City Highway, Center Street
Crews work to clean up debris at the scene of an accident on U.S. 30 in Warsaw Wednesday, Feb. 28. WARSAW — An accident involving at least three vehicles occurred shortly after noon today, Feb. 28, at...
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Breaking — Fire At Warsaw Waste Management
Firefighters use a ladder truck to gain access to the roof of the Waste Management building Sunday morning, April 8. WARSAW — Firefighters from Warsaw, Leesburg and Winona Lake were called out early...
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Breaking — Motorcyclist Survives Plunge Into Creek
Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and the Warsaw Police Department survey the scene of a Sunday motorcycle crash. WARSAW — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was pulled from a ditch on...
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Breaking — One Hurt In Warsaw Crash
A black Ford Fusion shows the damage from the Wednesday afternoon accident. WARSAW — A female was transported to a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, May 23, as the result of a two-car collision at...
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BREAKING — Single Vehicle Accident On State Road 25 Injures Two
Two were transported by ambulance after a single vehicle accident on SR 25 Tuesday, July 31. WARSAW — Two people were transported by ambulance after a single vehicle accident on SR 25. At approximately...
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Fire At Stacy’s In Leesburg
Firefighters from Plain Township, Milford and Warsaw responded to a fire at Stacy’s Restaurant in Leesburg on Friday, Aug. 10. (Photo by Keith Knepp) LEESBURG — Plain Township, Warsaw and Milford Fire...
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BREAKING — Warsaw House Catches Fire
Flames emerge from the front of a house on Market Street Saturday morning, March 2. Photo contributed by Priscilla Johnson of Elkhart. WARSAW — Firefighters from Warsaw and Winona Lake responded to a...
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BREAKING — CNC Machine Catches Fire In Zimmer Biomet Building
WARSAW — Warsaw firefighters were called to Zimmer Biomet’s Building 5, located at 1800 W. Center St. in Warsaw early Sunday evening, March 3 to battle a CNC machine that caught fire in that facility....
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Lutheran Flight Team Visits WACC EMT Students
File photo WARSAW — On Monday morning, May 20, students from the Warsaw Area Career Center emergency medical technician program were visited by the Lutheran air helicopter to learn more about emergency...
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Dog Dies In Warsaw House Fire; Firefighters Find Surprise In Basement
The resident whose house caught fire Saturday morning clutches a group of kittens found in the basement. WARSAW — A woman whose house caught fire Saturday morning, June 8, sat in a chair outside her...
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BREAKING: House Fire On East Riverside Drive, Warsaw
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with more accurate information. First Responders were called to a house fire at 2044 East Riverside Drive, Warsaw, Oct. 31. InkFreeNews photo by Kory...
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Interior Destroyed In House Fire On East Riverside Drive
The home at 2044 Riverside Drive, Warsaw, was destroyed by fire Thursday night, Oct. 31. InkFreeNews photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. WARSAW — The interior of a riverfront cottage was destroyed by fire...
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Timeline From The Past: Winona Lake Liquor License, First Organized Warsaw...
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Feb. 15, 1979 — Winona Lake residents have...
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National Hamburger Month — Have One Your Way, But By All Means, Have One
May is National Hamburger Month. Celebrate by indulging yourself with a home-grilled burger decked with your choice of toppings. By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews WARSAW — May is National Hamburger Month. Time...
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2022 Camp H.E.R.O. Kicked Off Tuesday.
Todd Schindler, Lutheran Health Network Critical Care Transport flight paramedic, teaches the kids about the Airbus H130 helicopter. By Blair Baumgartner InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Camp H.E.R.O. put on by...
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