INDIANAPOLIS – A host of area players, including Dayton Groninger of Warsaw and Hannah Haines of Wawasee, have been honored for their academics.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Grace College women’s basketball team lost at No. 4 Marian in league play Wednesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS – Paige Miller and Brenna Morgan will take one more crack at a state championship this weekend at the IHSAA Girls Swim State Finals.

WARSAW – The game of basketball is a love that helps bond the Mangas family, including WCHS senior star Kyle, together.

WARSAW — Not every college graduate is fortunate enough to land their ideal job soon after they leave the hallowed halls of their university. That certainly isn’t the case for one lucky Kosciusko County man. In fact, things couldn’t have worked out much more ideally for Mentone native Kameron Larimer. A 2012 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley …read more.

WARSAW – Former WCHS basketball standout Paul Marandet will play a pair of games close to home in the next week.

SPRING ARBOR, MICH. – The Bethel College men’s basketball team won its 13th straight game Tuesday night.

AKRON – Maconaquah remained spotless in the TRC in a 46-40 boys basketball win at Tippecanoe Valley Tuesday night.

MISHAWAKA – Northridge’s trio of Sara Troyer, Rylee Dahlman and Mary Grossman along with Concord’s Lauren Boone were the top four divers at the Mishawaka Regional Tuesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS – The strong late-season push for Grace’s men’s basketball team continued with a 70-68 comeback at Marian on Tuesday.

LIGONIER — The NorthWood boys basketball team cruised to another victory Tuesday night.

KANSAS CITY – The Crossroads League has en’s basketball teams ranked in the top 25 poll in the latest NAIA Division II rankings.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team will try to become the first team in league history to post three straight unbeaten seasons in NLC play Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – A preview of the 2017 Grace College baseball team.

INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko boys basketball guard Nate Walpole earned his second IBCA Player of the Week honor for the week of Jan. 30.

WATERFORD MILLS – Hank Willems was hired to take the boys soccer position at Bethany Christian High School, a position he once held five years ago.

WARSAW — A recap of Monday night’s elementary championships at the Tiger Den.

WARSAW – Our Ink Free News All-Area Girls Basketball selections for First and Second Teams, led by Player of the Year Aly Reiff of Whitko.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Aly Reiff has been named the 2016-17 InkFreeNews.com Play of the Year.

The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams went 1-1 versus NorthWood Monday night.

LAGRANGE – Elkhart Central flexed its muscles to win the Lakeland Gymnastics Invitational.

WARSAW – The boys basketball games between Merrillville and host Warsaw for Saturday have been moved up to 3/4:30 p.m.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel College paid a fitting tribute to retiring men’s basketball coach Mike Lightfoot in a classy way on Saturday.

Scores from area high school girls basketball sectionals are featured.

ALBION — The Whitko girls basketball team suffered a heartbreaking defeat Saturday night as Central Noble won the 2017 Sectional 35 championship 47-40 in double overtime.

WARSAW — The Warsaw girls swim team claimed its eighth team sectional title Saturday afternoon.

MISHAWAKA – No. 4 Bethel topped Grace 91-73 in Crossroads Leagiue men’s basketball action Saturday.

ROCHESTER — A recap of regional wrestling results from around the state.

LIGONIER – Tippecanoe Valley defeated Fairfield 60-48 Saturday night to claim its third straight girls basketball sectional title.

MARION – Nate Walpole dropped 40 on Eastbrook in an 84-58 boys basketball win Saturday afternoon.

MARION – The Grace College track team had a strong showing Saturday in the IWU Invitational.

GOSHEN – The Northridge girls basketball team claimed a sectional championship by beating Penn Saturday night.

FORT WAYNE – The Lakeland Christian boys basketball team dropped a close one Saturday night.

MISHAWAKA – The Grace College women’s basketball team defeated host Bethel College 74-69 in conference action Saturday.

BOURBON – Triton continued its winning ways Saturday in a 57-34 pummeling of Caston in boys basketball.

MIDDLEBURY – Sights and sounds from the Northridge Girls Swimming Sectional held Saturday afternoon.

FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne Derby Girls begin its 2017 calendar with a home bout Feb. 11.

WARSAW – Registration for Indoor Youth Soccer for ages three to third grade is going on now at the Kosciusko Community YMCA.

ALBION — Whitko advanced to its fourth-straight sectional title game following a win over LaVille Friday night.

GOSHEN – Warsaw senior star Dayton Groninger capped her prep basketball career by reaching 1,000 career points Friday night in sectional play.

GOSHEN – The Penn girls basketball team moved into the sectional final after beating Elkhart Central 45-28 Friday night.

LIGONIER – Tippecanoe Valley and Fairfield were victorious Friday night to set up the West Noble Girls Basketball Sectional championship.

GOSHEN – The Warsaw girls basketball team saw its season end with a 54-27 loss to No. 7 Northridge in a sectional semifinal Friday night.

An overview of this weekend’s regional wrestling tournaments.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel College will honor retiring men’s basketball coach Mike Lightfoot on Saturday prior to its home game versus Grace.

Recaps of what area teams did at the Northridge and Warsaw girls swimming sectional prelims Thursday night.

WARSAW — The Warsaw boys basketball team clinched a share of its third-straight Northern Lakes Conference title Thursday night following a win over Memorial.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood boys basketball team edged Concord 43-42 in conference play Thursday night.

AUBURN – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team lost at Lakewood Park Christian Thursday night.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee posted its top gymnastics team score of the season Thursday night in a 106.525-99.925 win over rival DeKalb.

SYRACUSE – Northridge nailed 10 threes to sink Wawasee, 67-51, Thursday night in NLC boys basketball.

DENVER — A big offensive night led to a Three Rivers Conference win for the Whitko boys basketball team.

ARGOS – Nate Flenar scored a career-high 19 points to lead Triton to a 43-27 boys basketball win Thursday night at Argos.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley’s 61-31 boys basketball win over Wabash Thursday night gave coach Bill Patrick win 762, moving him into second all-time.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball program made a donation Thursday to KCCCF from its annual fund-raising game.

WARSAW – The 14U Attack Travel Baseball team is looking for a player for the upcoming season.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Morgan Olson was named one of Youngstown State University’s honorees for the Horizon League Fall 2016 Academic Honor Roll.

WARSAW – The Lady Tigers gymnastics team posted its season-high team total in a 98.125-61.15 victory over Marion Wednesday night.

CULVER – Argos knocked Triton out of the Class 1-A girls basketball tournament with a 34-28 result at Culver Wednesday night.

WARSAW – WCHS senior Allison Miller is bringing an impressive running and academic résumé to Butler University.

GOSHEN – The Northridge girls basketball team topped Concord in first-round sectional play Wednesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams continued their undefeated seasons with wins Wednesday night.

GOSHEN – The Bethel College men’s basketball team picked up another conference win Wednesday night.

GOSHEN – The Warsaw girls basketball team rolled past Elkhart Memorial 58-32 in first-round sectional action Wednesday night.

WINONA LAKE – Grace needed missed free throws by Huntington in the waning moments of a 61-59 women’s basketball win Wednesday night.

WARSAW – WCHS senior Andrew Mevis officially signed to continue his football and academic career at Fordham University.

A preview of this weekend’s girls swimming sectionals at Northridge and Warsaw.

LIGONIER – A proposed bill in the Indiana Senate would potentially help crack down on violence towards officials. But will it really do any good?

FORT WAYNE – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team saw its season end with a sectional loss Tuesday night.

LIGONIER – NorthWood’s win over Wawasee and West Noble’s victory against Lakeland set the course Tuesday night at the West Noble Girls Basketball Sectional.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s men’s basketball team outmuscled Huntington to an 84-74 victory on Tuesday.

KENDALLVILLE — A recap of Wawasee’s win over East Noble in boys swimming action.

ALBION — A recap of Whitko dismantling of Fremont in the opener of the 2017 IHSAA Class 2-A Sectional 35 Tournament at Central Noble.

GOSHEN – Defending champion Penn rolled past Goshen 53-28 in the opening game of the Goshen Sectional Tuesday night.

WARSAW – The CCAC will hold a prospective umpire clinic on Sunday, Feb. 19.

WARSAW – WCHS senior Tim Rata has chosen to continue his academic and golf career at Grace College.

GOSHEN – All-Northern Lakes Conference accolades for girls and boys swimming along with wrestling were released Tuesday.

WARSAW – Warsaw Young Tiger Football will be hosting free football clinics beginning Feb. 18.

SYRACUSE — A recap of Wawasee sporting events from Monday, Jan. 30.

SYRACUSE – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams continued their winning ways Monday night.

ELKHART – The Warsaw freshman boys basketball team picked up another win Monday night.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood quarterback Trey Bilinski will play collegiately at Valparaiso University next season.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College track athlete Jacob Brown was honored by the conference on Monday.

WARSAW — A man was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital after he swallowed methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Christopher Shayne Smith, 38, 3102 W. Center St., Tippecanoe, is being charged with possession of meth, a level 6 felony and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor. On Jan. 22 an officer with the Warsaw Police Department …read more.

WARSAW — After a nationwide, four-month search, the Kosciusko Community YMCA has announced its new CEO. A search committee of YMCA board members selected Jim Swanson to lead the nonprofit based on feedback from staff, board members, community leaders and a presentation and interview process. ”On behalf of the entire board of directors of the …read more.

WARSAW — A Milford woman was sentenced this morning for methamphetamine charged stemming from an arrest in 2016. Lisa Klinge, 208 W. Fifth St., Milford, pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession of chemical reagents both level six felonies. She also pleaded guilty to violating probation. According to the affidavit of probable cause, on …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Investigators with the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division are asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual wanted for questioning in a child molesting case that occurred in mid-2010. According to Detective Clint Hetrick, the person being sought after is described as a white male, late 30’s to early 40’s …read more.

WARSAW — A Goshen man was sentenced this morning, Jan. 30, to five years at the Indiana Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to dealing cocaine. Thomas McGuffey, 1101 W. Lincoln Ave., Goshen, pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine, a level 4 felony. According to the affidavit of probable cause, on March 30, 2015, McGuffey met with …read more.

SYRACUSE — Ethan Wright, a senior at Wawasee High School, received a gold placing at the Indiana State School Music Association’s district solo and ensemble contest Saturday, Jan. 28, at Fairfield High School.

WARSAW — Mickgomery Hisey has received additional charges stemming from a head-on collision that occurred on Christmas Day. Officials have also released the results of Hisey’s blood alcohol concentration test that was taken after the accident. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Hisey’s BAC test, taken after the accident, was at .12. When Hisey …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw artist Steve Creighton was awarded first place for his still life oil painting “Foley Jug with Rose” at the Honeywell Center Clark Gallery’s 2017 92 County Art Show in Wabash.  Judges for this year’s Show were Amanda Martin and Elizabeth Goings.  Best of Show winner was Martin Price’s pottery titled “Wood Fired …read more.

[weaver_youtube id=M2imge9wKoU percent=90 center=1 rel=0] SYRACUSE — Despite the postponement of the Wawasee Snowmobile Drags and ice fishing contest to Saturday, Feb. 11, the 2017 Wawasee Winter Carnival soldiered forward on Saturday, Jan. 28, and a good time was had by all. The festival began Friday evening with the Kiwanis soup supper and activities continued …read more.

WARSAW — At approximately 8:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, Warsaw Fire, Warsaw Police Lutheran EMS were dispatched to a car and semi accident at the intersection of US 30 and Anchorage Road. The driver of the car was treated at the scene by Lutheran EMS. The car reportedly rear-ended the semi.

MENTONE — Kids at Tippecanoe Valley High School are getting hands-on construction experience with the building trades program at the high school. Since the beginning of the school year, students have been working to add on to and remodel a home in Mentone. TVHS Building Trades teacher Wes Backus explains every year the class typically …read more.

WARSAW — On Thursday, Feb. 2 the Kosciusko Community YMCA, both the Parkview Warsaw branch and the North Webster branch will be offering free admission to anyone who brings in a donation of a jar of peanut butter.  Admission is good for the whole family. Those who come in for the free day will also …read more.

CLAYPOOL — At approximately 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, Claypool Fire, Lutheran EMS and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident in front of Louis Dreyfus on SR 15. One individual had to be extricated from their vehicle. The two drivers were transported by Lutheran EMS. Traffic was backed up as officials …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for Kosciusko, Marshall and Noble counties. Brief whiteout conditions are possible along and south of the US 6 corridor this evening, Jan. 29. A band of intense lake effect snow showers will continue to drift south this evening. Snowfall rates up to …read more.

By Melissa Chapman, Warsaw Community Public Library Cataloging Supervisor WARSAW — When something memorable happens in the world you can pretty much go ahead and begin casting the movie in your head. 2016 was full of biopic films. Here are two excellent films that have recently arrived at Warsaw Community Public Library. If you turned …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The local history and genealogy center at North Webster Community Public Library houses a wealth of local history. The center is currently striving to complete its collection of Wawasee High School Legend yearbooks, but is missing a few years. Still needed are 1979, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2000 and 2011 yearbooks. If anyone has …read more.

SYRACUSE — The following events will take place at the Syracuse Public Library: Take Your Child to the Library The Syracuse Library is inviting families to come to the library for a Saturday morning of animals with silly safari and other promotions for those attending. Take your child to the library is an initiative on …read more.