Nappanee, IN

A Nappanee man has admitted to arson. 21-year-old Christopher Hochstetler pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after admitting he tried to set his home on fire while his mother was inside. According to court documents, he used a candle lighter, toilet paper and logs throughout the house. The Goshen News says his mother woke up after the home’s fire alarm sounded. Hochstetler’s sentencing hearing is scheduled in county court for December 3.

  Network Indiana KENNER, La. — The operator of Nappanee’s Amish Acres in northern Indiana was taken into custody this week in Louisiana. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, Michael Loftin was arrested on Thursday in Kenner, Louisiana, in connection with his warrant for issuing worthless checks in Louisiana. He was using the alias “Brad Juneau” while managing the business in Indiana. Loftin was taken to the Terrebonne Parish Jail. Police are investigating compla

KENNER, La. — The operator of Nappanee’s Amish Acres in northern Indiana was taken into custody this week in Louisiana. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, Michael Loftin was arrested on Thursday in Kenner, Louisiana, in connection with his warrant for issuing worthless checks in Louisiana. He was using the alias “Brad Juneau” while […]

The operator of Amish Acres in Nappanee is in custody in Louisiana. Local and Louisiana authorities confirmed Michael Loftin was arrested in Kenner on October 29. He used the name Brad Juneau while operating Amish Acres. Loftin was booked into the Terrebonne Parish Jail on a warrant alleging he issued a worthless check. The arrest is tied to an alleged crime in Louisiana. Local investigators are still looking into complaints involving Loftin’s business dealings at Amish Acres.

A Nappanee man has been sentenced for dealing methamphetamine in Elkhart County. Police found 51-year-old Clinton Mishler during a March search of a Hastings Street home, where officers discovered 2.9 grams of meth, a digital scale and baggies. The Goshen News says Mishler told police he purchased meth weekly and sold half to others. Under a plea agreement, Mishler was sentenced to four years, all suspended to probation, for dealing meth, a Level Five felony.

Thousands of NIPSCO customers lost power in three Michiana counties. As of 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Ot. 22, more than 4,400 customers in the Nappanee area were without electricity. More than 1,400 outages were reported near Bremen, and nearly 1,000 in Kosciusko County. NIPSCO says the cause has not been determined. Crews are assessing the outages. The utility says customers can check its online outage map for restoration updates.