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August 30, 2021
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WELLS COUNTY - A Triton Jr. Sr. High School football player died in a car accident Saturday in Wells County. The fatal crash that claimed the life of Cameron Fairchild, 17, Warsaw, occurred at 11:28 a.m. Saturday at Ind. 116 and CR 400W, according to a news release from the Wells County Sheriff's Department. Fairchild was traveling south on Ind. 116 in a black 2008 Honda Civic in a no passing zone, accord ing to the release. He attempted to pass a vehi cle, but lost control of the Civic while trying to merge back into his lane of travel. Fairchild's vehicle collided head on with a white 2012 Jeep Liberty. Airbags were deployed in both vehicles. All occu pants were checked by EMS. Fairchild was pro nounced dead at the scene, the news release states. The driver of the Liberty, Lisa Calhoun, 58, Argos, was air lifted to Lutheran Hospital. A pas senger in Calhoun's vehi cle, Carol Thomas, 68, Markle, was taken to Lutheran Hospital. Responding agencies included Wells County Sheriff's Office, Markle Fire/Rescue, Uniondale Fire Department, Wells County EMS and Lutheran Air. Freeman's Towing towed both vehicles. Sunday afternoon, Triton Principal Nate McKeand posted on the school corporation's mes senger that Fairchild was involved in a "fatal car crash Saturday afternoon." McKeand's message indi cated that "Triton School Corporation will do our best to see students and staff through this tragedy." At school today, counselors and local clergy will be on hand at the junior senior high school to provide sup port for grieving students and staff. "As needed, students will have the opportunity (today) to go to the audito rium to gather with friends and speak with someone to help them through this difficult time," the message continued. McKeand also asks that parents inform their chil dren that homecoming and
BY DAVID SLONE
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Wells County Crash Claims Life Of Triton Football Player
See CRASH - Page 2A
Cats Killed In Mobile Home Fire
ATWOOD - Some family cats died during a mobile home fire Friday night. At approximately 8:15 p.m. Friday, Atwood Fire Department was called to Westhaven Estates, lot 612, Warsaw, to a mobile home fire, said Atwood Fire Chief Chad Heckaman. Upon arrival to the scene, the mobile home was fully engulfed. The fire depart ment was able to get the fire under control. Heckaman
BY JACKIE GORSKI
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See CATS - Page 2A
HopLore Brewing is bringing its beer to down town Warsaw, and the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Columbia Ventures for the business at 307 W. Market St. Co owners of HopLore are Stefan King and brothers Keith and Steve Wehmeyer. Before the ribbon cutting, Keith thanked everyone for coming. "It's funny, when we start ed talking about doing this almost a year ago now, we winded up closing on the building at the end of August," Keith said. "If any of you had walked through ... you would have seen that things looked a little bit dif ferent a year ago. Lot of hard work, but a lot of help from all of you - to make loans
BY DAVID SLONE
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HopLore Comes To Downtown Warsaw
Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for HopLore Brewing, 307 W. Market St., Warsaw. Pictured (L to R) are Rob Parker, Chamber president and CEO and Warsaw Community Development Corporation executive director; Cary Groninger, Kosciusko County commissioner and WCDC Board member; Suzie Light; Scott Allison, Chamber ambassador; Juli Eckel, WCDC Board member; Ernie Wiggins, former Warsaw mayor and Kosciusko County Councilman; Keith Wehmeyer, HopLore co-owner; Stefan King, HopLore co-owner; Steve Wehmeyer, HopLore co-owner; Greg Fitzloff, Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation business development partner; Joe Thallemer, Warsaw mayor; Jeremy Skinner, Warsaw community economic and development director; Scott Clay, Chamber ambassador; Marin Hart, Chamber intern; Brittany Lyon, Chamber ambassador; Heather Lardino, Chamber ambassador; and Scott Wiley, Chamber member relations manager.
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See COMES - Page 2A
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Noah Dickerson and Titus Ewery row their cardboard boat "Bobcat" during the Regatta Boat Race during Canal Days Saturday. Bobcat was the corporate winner during the race. The company was Winona Lake Restoration.
WINONA LAKE - Approximately 13 boats were entered Saturday to race during the fifth Regatta Boat Race during Canal Days. Eric Lane, executive director of Fellowship Missions, said any proceeds for voting and donations go toward supporting Fellowship Missions for its homeless shelter and addiction recovery hub. Lane said he and Nick Hauk, managing director at The Village at Winona, met about doing an event during Canal
BY JACKIE GORSKI
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Cardboard Boat Race Continues Bringing Awareness Of Fellowship Missions
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Winona & Maple Crash
Injuries were reported from Saturday afternoon's two-vehicle accident at Maple and East Winona avenues. No further information was available as of Sunday evening.
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