North Judson Man Dies in Kosciusko County Crash

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers Don McCune and Tom Waikel investigate the scene. (Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department photo)

A North Judson man is dead, after a crash Monday morning in Kosciusko County. Officials with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department say it happened around 6:40 EDT at the intersection of U.S. 30 and 350 West. Witnesses told police that a 2015 Peterbilt semi was trying to turn left onto westbound U.S. 30, when the driver slowed down or stopped in the median. That’s when an eastbound Dodge passenger car reportedly hit the semi.

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Two Men Reportedly Shot Friday Morning in Rural Fulton County Near Culver

Police say two men were injured in a shooting near Culver early Friday. It happened near the area of State Road 17 and Fulton County Road 700 North, according to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department. Officers say a 911 call came in shortly after midnight from a man who said he’d been shot near a home in the area. When responders arrived, they say they also found a second man who’d been shot at a residence on State Road 17.

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Driver Reportedly Falls Asleep at the Wheel, Resulting in Two-Vehicle Accident Early Tuesday Morning

Around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6th Maribel Sosa, of Bremen, was travelling eastbound on US 6 west of Douglas Road in a 2014 Honda CRV, when she reportedly fell asleep, crossed the center line and struck a 2016 International ProStar Semi driven by Jesse Manderson of Indianapolis.

According to Marshall County Police incident report, Sosa had to be cut from her vehicle by the Bremen Fire Department and she was transported to the Bremen Hospital by Lutheran EMS. Continue reading

Lutheran EMS Expands Services to Bremen Residents

Lutheran EMS is expanding their services to provide 911 emergency coverage to more local residents.

Lutheran Emergency Management Services already provides assistance to the Marshall County Townships of Tippecanoe and Bourbon but they will now be expanding their coverage to include German Township and the residents of Bremen.

To celebrate the expansion, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 25th Lutheran EMS is hosting an open house. The event is at their station located at 1241 W Plymouth Street in Bremen. Continue reading

Saturday Morning Collision Resulted in Vehicle Rolling, Injuries Sustained

Marshall County Dispatch received a report of a 2 vehicle collision in the 100-block of Lincoln Highway and Fir Rd in Bourbon around 11 a.m. on Saturday. Initial information included that one vehicle had rolled over and there were injuries at the scene.

According to the police report, at the scene it was found that a 2007 Subaru driven by 19-year-old Dawson Kratzchmar, of Plymouth, was traveling north on Fir Road when at Lincoln Highway he failed to yield the right-of-way at the intersection and was struck by a 1992 Oldsmobile driven by 58-year-old Lorre Osburn, of Bourbon. Osburn was driving west on Lincoln Highway approaching Fir Road. When he struck the passenger side of the 2007 Subaru it caused the vehicle to roll and both vehicles then traveled northwest off the roadway. Continue reading

New EMS Service Setting up in Bremen

The new EMS service for the Town of Bremen is getting ready to begin operations.

Director of Operations Trend Weldy said Lutheran EMS was awarded the winning bid in August.

“Our new EMS service, Lutheran, came to town last week and I gave them keys to the building,” said Weldy. “They’re starting to move in all of their equipment and get it set up. They’re supposed to take over on Nov 1.” Continue reading