Drew 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...
View ArticleRecreation 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...
View ArticleJefferson 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...
View ArticleBREAKING: 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...
View ArticleBreaking — 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...
View ArticleBreaking — 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...
View ArticleBreaking — 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...
View ArticleBREAKING — 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...
View ArticleFire 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...
View ArticleBREAKING — 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...
View ArticleBREAKING — 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....
View ArticleLutheran 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...
View ArticleDog 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...
View ArticleBREAKING: 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...
View ArticleInterior 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...
View ArticleTimeline 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...
View ArticleNational 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...
View Article2022 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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