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One injured after shots fired on Huey Street
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — South Bend police are investigating after a call of shots fired on the city's northwest side. Police say they were called to the 1100 block of Huey Street near Humboldt Street just after 8:30 p.m. Officers on scene tell WSBT 22 there is one...
Longtime Penn High School swimming coach leaving for new position
MISHAWAKA — There has been a major shakeup in the South Bend area swimming scene, as Penn High School head coach Jess Preston is moving to Noblesville, just north of Indianapolis. The news was announced early Tuesday morning in a press release from Noblesville High School. Preston will oversee...
Number Of Trees Down From Tuesday Morning’s Storm
Along with thousands of people losing power across the county and beyond, the storm that swept through Kosciusko County late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning fell a number of trees, resulting in some damage to cars, homes and other property. Kyle Brown, meteorologist with the National Weather Service...
Pearl Street Parking Lot Reconstruction Project Awarded
SYRACUSE - Town of Syracuse department heads were bleary-eyed and exhausted after a night and day of dealing with storm issues Monday night into Tuesday morning and Council President Nate Scherer recognized their efforts at Tuesday’s council meeting and thanked them for all their work. Town Manager David Wilkinson...
Help United Way Collect School Supplies
United Way of Whitley & Kosciusko Counties and Bowen Health Clinic are leading the 2024 BIG GIVE, a donation drive raising 2,000 bags of school supplies for elementary school students by Aug. 1. The goal is to make sure no child starts school without the tools they need to be...
Gateway Grove Rebrands & Moves To Next Phase
The housing addition being developed where the former Madison Elementary School once stood along North Union Street has changed its name and added to the type of residences it offers. Monday, the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Grove - formerly Gateway Grove - and its...
Warsaw Council OKs ERA Extension, 4 Tax Abatement Continuations
Along with approving compliance forms for the continuation of four tax abatements Monday, the Warsaw Common Council also approved a resolution extending the economic revitalization area for Wildman for another 10 years. Warsaw Community and Economic Development Director Jeremy Skinner explained, “This resolution is designating an ERA for Wildman. A...
NCAA Rewind: Yet Another Consistently Strong Season by Syracuse
Before USA Lacrosse Magazine looks ahead to what’s to come in 2025 — look out for our NCAA Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings later this summer — our team of staff and contributors decided it was worth taking a last look at the 2024 college lacrosse season. To...
Downtown Warsaw YMCA Reaches More Of The Community
Downtown Warsaw YMCA is only about a nine-minute drive from the main YMCA campus north of U.S. 30, but the downtown facility reaches people that otherwise may not be served. Monday afternoon, the YMCA, its supporters and the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Downtown Warsaw YMCA, 575 W. Fort Wayne St., which opened a little over a month ago.
A1 Landscape Shares Profit With Those In Need
Part of A1 Landscape's profit helps those in need in the Dominican Republic. "Twenty percent of our profit goes to the Dominican Republic, (helping pay for) kids to go to high school," said owner Colt Van Houten. The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting for the Warsaw-based business on...
Minton bridge has scheduled 2 more directional closures
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The Sherman Minton Renewal project team has scheduled two more directional closures and extended lane restrictions to continue work on the bridge, which caries I-64 and US-150 traffic over the Ohio River between Louisville and Southern Indiana. Weather permitting, the following restrictions and closures will...
2024 ILEARN statewide results show slight ELA growth but math scores unchanged
Hoosier students saw only slight increases in their English language arts scores and their math scores stayed virtually the same compared to last year’s ILEARN standardized testing scores. Overall statewide results released Wednesday showed that 41% of Hoosier students were proficient in ELA standards and 40.7% proficient in math standards while 30.8% are...
Big Lots is closing up to 40 stores across America. Will Indiana locations be impacted?
Discount retailer Big Lots expects to close up to 40 stores this year as it battles with worsening financials and a tough consumer market. According to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the retailer plans to close 35 to 40 stores this year and open three. ...
Officials update plan on eventual conversion of US 30 to freeway
WARSAW, Ind. — Changes are coming soon to U.S. 30. Officials gave an update on the U.S. 30 coalition aiming to turn the danger-ridden highway into a freeway. Nearly every official speaking brought up statistics and information gathered from the planning and environmental linkages study or otherwise known as PEL.
Indiana Ranks Among the Cheapest States to Live in the Nation
Recently, Forbes took a deep dive into the cost of living in each state to determine which ones in the nation are the cheapest to live in. Just How Much Does the Average American Spend a Month to Live?. In the study, Forbes reveals data from the U.S. Bureau of...
Indiana launches Firefighters PFAS Biomonitoring Pilot Program
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Firefighters in South Bend and across Indiana can now apply for the Indiana Firefighter PFAS Biomonitoring Pilot Program. The pilot program analyzes PFAs, also known as 'forever chemical' due to their longevity and toxicity, levels in firefighters' blood. The test results are then used to improve safety procedures and better protect firefighter health.
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