SYRACUSE — Following Monday’s ice storm, Dec. 28, lack of power was a common issue throughout Syracuse and some parts of Milford and North Webster. Four days later, one strip of Syracuse businesses is still waiting in the dark.
Read MoreMILFORD — Kosciusko County Highway Department reports one road remains closed due to Monday’s ice and high wind weather. Old SR 15, between CR 1300N and South Street, north of Milford, remains closed, according to Steve Moriarty, assistant superintendent, Kosciusko County Highway Department. Highway department crews are still … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Highway Department reports two roads remain closed to traffic as of 1 p.m. this afternoon. Scott Tilden, county highway superintendent, notes these roads are closed due to downed trees and a utility pole with power lines. Once power company repair crews remove … Read More
WARSAW — Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann will be a special guest and speaker at the Northern Indiana Mayors’ Roundtable, Friday, Jan. 22. Warsaw will host the event to be held at the Ivy Tech Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, 955 Executive Drive, Warsaw. Ellspermann will make her … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Fire departments throughout the county, as well as police agencies and county highway department, are responding to a number of calls of limbs down, trees downed, low hanging wires and wires down, along with numerous slide offs.
Read MoreBy LETTIE HAVER Outreach Manager ACRES Land Trust SPENCERVILLE — ACRES Land Trust has embarked on a promise to protect from development 93 acres of Claxton family legacy timber. In 40 or 50 years, this land a mile north of Spencerville, will give ACRES a gift; income from … Read More
By JYLIAN VIGAR Public Relations and Marketing Intern, Indiana Bicentennial Commission INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence appointed Fort Wayne native Brenda Gerber Vincent to the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. “Brenda Gerber Vincent has a true servant’s heart and a passion for Indiana,” said Pence. “As our state prepares to … Read More
WARSAW — After hearing the desperate pleas of dozens of parents whose children needed help with physical, occupational or speech therapy, Executive Director Rebecca Bazzoni realized she needed to do something to help. “I knew that these parents weren’t going to get help elsewhere,” said Bazzoni.
Read MoreCROMWELL — The district approved increased wages and salaries for the 2016 year for employees of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District, with Jim Young noting, “We felt like they (are) going to go through a little more this year than last year.”
Read MoreWARSAW — Local teens who are aspiring stylists may rejoice over a recent announcement during Warsaw Community School Corporation’s monthly board work session. According to Chief Academic Officer David Robertson the Warsaw Area Career Center will soon offer a cosmetology course to students. A two-year cosmetology course will … Read More
MILFORD — The Republican Party of Kosciusko County held a caucus in Milford Town Hall Monday, Dec. 21, to elect Shane Bucher of Milford to the Van Buren Township Board.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence today celebrated the opening of the new U.S. 31 Hamilton County freeway with Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, Westfield Mayor Andy Cook, Congresswoman Susan Brooks and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson, as they joined project personnel, designers and contractors to commend five years … Read More
FORT WAYNE — Senator Jim Banks, conservative candidate for Indiana’s Third Congressional District, released the following statement regarding congressional passage of a $1.1 trillion spending bill. “The $1.1 trillion spending bill approved by the House of Representatives this morning continues the cycle of irresponsible spending we have come to … Read More
INDIANA — The great suffragist Susan B. Anthony once said, There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of recent abuses by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in overprescribing medication to veterans, Rep. Jackie Walorski, a member of the House Veterans Affairs’ Committee, introduced legislation requiring all Veteran Administration Medical Centers in Indiana and across the nation to participate in their respective state’s drug monitoring program.
Read MoreWARSAW — InkFreeNews.com continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s news leader. It has now reached over 44,200 total page likes. In the last week the Ink Free News Facebook page has had over 67,926 post engagements with a 723,616 posts reach, up 95.3 per cent from the … Read More
