SYRACUSE — “When I woke up this morning, I didn’t think I would be buying a school,” said Richard Gingerich of Nappanee. Richard and Regina Gingerich’s bid of $105,000 was the winning bid in the real estate auction Monday afternoon, Nov. 4, for the property of the former Syracuse Elementary School on Brooklyn Street. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Safer does not mean safe.” It was a message repeatedly emphasized by actor Moses Jones, who travels extensively to warn teens about the dangers of vaping through the use of e-cigarettes. He spoke at “Sweet Deception,” a school wide convocation Thursday morning, Oct. 31, at Wawasee High School then spoke in the afternoon …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although numbers sometimes don’t tell the whole story, when it comes to enrollment numbers for many rural or smaller school corporations, those numbers are not so positive. On more than one occasion, Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, has talked at school board meetings about the trend of enrollment …read more.

SYRACUSE — Even with sophisticated equipment, weather forecasters can still fail to achieve absolute accuracy due to the unpredictable nature of the weather. So when building a house, especially in northern Indiana, and not starting until past the middle of August, staying on schedule is of prime importance in order to have the house closed …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School is comprised of students and staff members from the towns of Syracuse, North Webster, and Milford. All three towns have local food pantries serving the residents in their townships. These food pantries rely heavily on donations in order to ensure they have enough supplies to serve those who require assistance. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council learned it had a $200,000 grant at its meeting on Tuesday evening, Oct. 22, at the North Webster Community Center. Council also passed its annual budget in the amount of $1,702,909. CEO and president of K21 Foundation Rich Haddad visited to explain that the board of K21 Heath …read more.

CROMWELL — Monday night’s meeting of the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District board was unusually light-hearted; perhaps the waiting period for deciding whether or not to begin a new sewer project had the community relaxed, or maybe the large sheet cake (complete with a poop emoji) helped set the tone. Whatever it was, the TCRSD …read more.

WARSAW — A kindergarten student exploring engineering skills. Several years ago that would have not entered the thinking of public educators. But not so in today’s public school classrooms where project based learning, teamwork and collaboration, thinking outside the box and solving real world problems are emphasized. And Josh Wall sees it unfold daily. Wall …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a very brief special meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Syracuse lasting less than five minutes, the Wawasee School Board approved the 2019-20 teacher contract agreement. Jim Evans, director of finances for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, explained a new state law, SEA 390, requires three additional steps in the process to approve …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce received a check for $2,200 from Warsaw Morning Optimist Club for the chamber’s assistance with the recent Optimist golf outing at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. The money has been earmarked by the chamber board for beautification. President Jim Smith presented the check at the Monday, Oct. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics team hosted its third annual Girl Powered event, “Indiana Gets Girl Powered III,” Saturday, Oct. 12, at Wawasee High School as a part of the global Girl Powered initiative started by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. Eleven mentors volunteered their time, experience and expertise to empower the next …read more.

SYRACUSE — More than 1,000 students in the Wawasee Community School Corporation have already been served this school year through educational programs presented by the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. Pam Schumm, representing the WACF, gave a report to the Wawasee School Board during its regular monthly meeting held Tuesday evening, Oct. 8, in the Pathways …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER —  As it has the reputation of doing, the North Webster community is rallying around one of its own. The benefit bash for Mike Nave will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the North Webster American Legion Post 253, 756 S. SR 13. The public is invited to attend. The …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Saturday evening, Oct. 5, was the big annual fundraiser for the North Webster Community Center. After a catered dinner by Chubbie’s Pub-N-Grub, hundreds of items donated by local businesses were auctioned off in either a silent or live auction. Among the items up for bid were special mementos of the old North …read more.

SYRACUSE — Mark Deister hosted a totem pole raising ceremony Saturday evening, Oct. 5, on his property on the peninsula of Lake Papakeechie along Hiawatha Lane. The authentic 14-foot totem pole has intricate carvings and was placed in a concrete base along the lakeshore on Deister’s property. The nearly three-hour event was designed to honor …read more.

SYRACUSE — Far from the literal overnight cramming occurring when some students write research papers, Evan Coblentz spent an entire trimester researching and writing a paper about animal health problems existing in the dairy cattle industry in Uganda. His detailed work resulted in him being one of five students from Indiana selected to attend the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Wawasee High School. Parents will need to stop in the main office to pick up their student’s mid-term information if needed and then can walk to the classrooms of the teachers they would like to speak with. For more …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a special Wawasee School Board meeting Monday evening, Sept. 23, the board discussed adopting an updated vision statement for the school corporation. James Flecker, director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, said a vision statement needs to be looked at every three to five years. He noted …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Monday morning, Sept. 23, Doug Light was already interacting with some of the Wawasee Middle School students as they arrived for school. It was Light’s first day as the new school resource officer for WMS. Through an Indiana School Safety Grant, Light will split time between WMS and North Webster Elementary as …read more.

SILVER LAKE — A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, regarding options for a last-ditch effort to save the old Silver Lake School building. The meeting will be held at the old school, 202 E. Sycamore St. The town of Silver Lake ordered the building be demolished, but it has …read more.

SYRACUSE — This year homecoming week at Wawasee High School also happens to be the first full week (Sept. 23-27) of the fall season. Culminating with the crowning of the senior king and queen at halftime of the football game, there will be other activities leading up to the crowning. On Monday, Sept. 23, at …read more.

CROMWELL — The regular monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 16, of the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District was much quieter than just a month prior. With just a handful of public members, TCRSD board members and staff were able to answer questions about not only the future of the district but the history of it, as …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Key Club is hosting its first car show Saturday, Oct. 5, at the high school in Syracuse. Registration is from 10 to 11 a.m., judging from noon to 1 p.m. and awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration cost is $10 or $15 the day of the car show. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Friday, Sept. 13, was the cutoff date for public school corporations to report enrollment numbers for the 2019-20 school year to the Indiana Department of Education. Tentative numbers for the Wawasee Community School Corporation show a continued decline in enrollment that has been the trend for about the last 12 years. As of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Crossroads Bank announces the promotion of Jeanetta Slabaugh. Slabaugh has been promoted to assistant vice president branch manager in Syracuse. She is a graduate of Wawasee High School and graduated from Beer Real Estate School. She previously worked as an assistant manager and realtor at Realty World Professional Group. Slabaugh also worked at …read more.

SYRACUSE — A former school building with significant history in Syracuse is scheduled to be auctioned in November. Nappanee-based Hahn Auctioneers will auction the former Syracuse Elementary School, 502 W. Brooklyn St., Monday, Nov. 4. Real estate will be auctioned at 2 p.m. and then equipment at 3 p.m. There are four tracts to be …read more.

SYRACUSE — On the surface level, “professional learning communities” sounds nice, but what does it really mean? And why are they even used? PLCs have been used elsewhere and essentially the foundation has been laid for implementation in schools of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. An emphasis is being placed on them enough to bring …read more.

SYRACUSE — Other school corporations have used professional learning communities and research has shown they improve the growth rate of student learning. This school year, the Wawasee Community School Corporation will implement professional learning communities. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, in Syracuse, Geoff Walmer, Wawasee High …read more.

SYRACUSE — There will be an open house from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, for the Wawasee High School super mileage car that competed in London, England, in early July. Staff and students will be available to answer questions about the car and their trip. Enter the high school through door No. 17 …read more.

WARSAW — In response to the release of ILEARN results to the public this week, four superintendents in Kosciusko County school districts issued the following letter Friday, Sept. 6: Dear Kosciusko County parents and shareholders: Indiana Department of Education recently released scores from the latest version of state testing. The results of ILEARN indicated lower …read more.

SYRACUSE — For several years, ISTEP+ was sharply criticized as not being a true reflection of how public school students are actually performing in classrooms. Beginning in the spring of 2019, it was replaced by a new state assessment known as ILEARN. Results of the first ILEARN testing were released publicly Wednesday, Sept. 4, by …read more.

ATWOOD — Even at the age of 12, Jim Irwin knew what he wanted to do in life. “I wanted to coach and teach,” he said. And so he did for more than 35 years. Irwin grew up on a farm along CR 650W about a mile north of Atwood. He later graduated from the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Many students in this year’s senior class at Wawasee High School were born in 2001. As a way to remember Sept. 11, 2001, Wawasee Performing Arts will be presenting “110 Stories” based on the book of the same name by Sarah Tuft. This two-hour performance will take place beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Craving a new pontoon or a Polaris Ranger? Could you use $12,000? Buy a raffle ticket for the 11th annual North Webster Community Center Dinner, Auction and Raffle and one of these may go home with you. Other raffle prizes are $200 a month in free groceries for a year and $100 …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will host “Indiana Gets Girl Powered!” in October. The event is intended to provide a welcoming environment for young women to network with each other and make contact with women mentors in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The program will consist of an icebreaker activity, discussion sessions …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Madelyn Zimmerman, a graduate of Wawasee High School, received the Emerging Women in Agriculture Leadership Award for Indiana Thursday, Aug. 15. The award was presented during the Lt. Governor’s Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair. Zimmerman graduated in 2019 from Wawasee and was a member of the school’s FFA chapter. In …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School leadership students Devin Van Lue, Nick Lesko, Conner Lucas and Pathways CTE Radio/TV Instructors Jeremy Van Lue and Phil Huffman were awarded the Indiana Broadcasters Association 2019 Cardinal Community Service Award Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne. This award was presented to 93.7 FM The Mix, the …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Anyone who has ever counseled someone struggling with substance abuse knows the harsh realities involved. Barry Andrew put it this way, “it can weigh heavily on your heart and mind.” Andrew, a native of Warsaw, is the director of the Kosciusko County Drug and Alcohol program. He and a staff of two …read more.

SYRACUSE — On the eve of the first day of school for students and also during the time when each building in the school corporation was having a back to school open house, the Wawasee School Board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Aug. 13, in Syracuse. During the shorter than normal meeting, the …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Wawasee Community School Corporation staff members gathered at the Wawasee High School cafeteria for a breakfast and welcoming remarks from Dr. Tom Edington, WCSC superintendent. There were also remarks from the Wawasee Community Educators Association. New teachers were introduced and welcomed. Staff members were then released back to their …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — An enthusiastic bunch of committee chairmen reported on the 11th annual Dixie Day Festival at the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce meeting held Monday, Aug. 12, in the chamber office, Tippecanoe Township Building. President Jim Smith presided. The recap directed by Dixie Day Festival Chairman Mindy Scaggs, Re/Max Lakes, featured some …read more.

BOURBON — Triton School Corporation (Etna Green, Tippecanoe, and Bourbon) is holding a public meeting from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, to discuss the future of the Bourbon Community Center “Old Gym” now that the new Triton Activity Center is complete. The meeting will be held in the “Old Gym.” Following the meeting …read more.

WARSAW – Several of the hallowed halls of hoops still stand in and around Kosciusko County.

SYRACUSE — All schools in the Wawasee Community Community School Corporation will be holding a back to school open house from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. There will be no freshman and new student orientation Aug. 8 at Wawasee High School. Instead, that will be held in the auditorium at the high school …read more.

SYRACUSE — A special Wawasee School Board meeting held Tuesday, July 30, in Syracuse began the annual budget process. A budget work session was part of the agenda for the board meeting. Jim Evans, director of finances for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, reminded the board a new process is now used to formulate the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Sometimes just connecting with the right person can open a door for a job opportunity. Aaron McKinley has been remodeling a bathroom in the home of James Flecker in Syracuse. Flecker, who happens to be the director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, suggested to McKinley he should …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council met a week later than usual Tuesday, July 23, in the Shoup Room at the North Webster Community Center with a big agenda to accomplish. Council heard presentations from KEDCO Executive Director Alan Tio and from Ken Jones of Jones Petrie Rafinski, South Bend, who appeared with a …read more.

SYRACUSE — A familiar face was approved by the Wawasee School Board as the new principal of Wawasee High School during the board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, July 9, in Syracuse. Geoff Walmer, who began his public education career as a teacher for five years at WHS and also served as the school’s assistant …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The regular membership meeting of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce followed a Dixie Day Festival committee meeting Monday, July 8, at the chamber office, Tippecanoe Township Building. Jim Smith presided at the meeting. The Dixie Day Festival was first and foremost on everyone’s mind. It celebrates the historic Dixie sternwheel …read more.

WARSAW — Using a canoe dates back to a time when canoes were an essential form of transportation on waterways. Today they are primarily used for recreation and considered a relaxing, family friendly activity. In Kosciusko County, it appears canoes are primarily found on the Tippecanoe River, said Ashlee Jackson, conservation officer with the Indiana …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — A long time rumor the Webster Lake Dam controls the water levels on the Barbee Chain of Lakes was brought to this writer’s attention by more than one reader recently. After some research, the verdict is it is very indirectly related and has little affect on water levels on the Barbees. One …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce helped the new family consignment shop, The Wish Wardrobe, 627 N. Main St. (SR 13) celebrate its grand opening. It is in the same shopping area as the North Webster Post Office. The store accepts gently used clothing for women, men, children, infants, shoes, purses and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-one Indiana FFA members are running for the chance to become part of the next Indiana FFA State Officer team, which consists of a president, secretary, northern region vice president, southern region vice president, treasurer, reporter and sentinel. During the 90th Indiana FFA State Convention, these candidates will participate in a rigorous interview …read more.

NAPPANEE — If Disney put his stamp on a musical it has to be good. Right? Right! And, so it is with “Freaky Friday,” currently on stage at Amish Acres Round Barn Theatre, Nappanee. It’s hilarious and proves to be a relaxing way to spend a couple of hours. Katherine (Sarajane Mullins) is getting married. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Doing the math, more than 320 years of experience in the Wawasee Community School Corporation will not return for the 2019-20 school year. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, June 11, in Syracuse, retiring teachers or staff members were recognized by the board for their years of …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The big news at the monthly meeting for the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce was a full schedule of Third Thursday Business After Hours events for the rest of 2019. The meeting was held Monday afternoon, June 10, in the chamber office, Tippecanoe Township Building. President Jim Smith was in charge. …read more.

PIERCETON — Jon Esenwein, who just graduated from Wawasee High School June 2, already has a full-time employment offer from Paragon Medical in Pierceton. He is one of four students who were invited for a signing day event at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Paragon Medical. The students will sign their full-time offer letters …read more.

SYRACUSE — As is the tradition, graduating Wawasee High School seniors walk down the long hallway from the spectator gym outside the building through the main entrance of the school and, when given the signal, toss their caps into the air. They were official graduates before tossing their caps, but the tradition is a fitting …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although the Drivers World Challenge does not take place until early July in England, the super mileage car team at Wawasee High School has an even earlier deadline to meet. So, as termed by Allen Coblentz, the engineering teacher who oversees the team, it is the “final push” to get the diesel mileage …read more.

WARSAW — Andy Tomasik sees art as not a mystery only “for the chosen few.” He believes most people like to be creative, but just don’t know how to get to that point. “Art is not an exclusive club,” he said. “I take everybody who comes in my classroom,” even if that student was simply …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council passed the emergency access ordinance amendment dealing with the town controlled Webster Lake right of way at the end of East Washington Street at its monthly meeting Tuesday, May 21. It took place at North Webster Community Center. Resident Daniel Neff approached the board about the possibility of …read more.

CROMWELL — It was a celebratory meeting Monday, May 20, for the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District board and employees. After months of debate, increased bills and delayed contracts the district officially flipped the switch on the town of Syracuse. On Tuesday, May 14, 65 percent of the flow previously treated by Syracuse and billed …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Wawasee Building Trades will hold an open house for the 2018-19 project home from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. A house is being built for Jeff and Jennifer Phillips at 6099 N. 950E, North Webster. It is a ranch style house with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, two kitchens and a …read more.

SYRACUSE — Because state funding is either flat or declining for many school districts in Indiana, saving money becomes even more of a priority. State funding for the Wawasee Community School Corporation has seen little or no growth in recent years. With a tighter budget, administrators have looked for ways to control or cut costs. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School held its annual National Honors Society induction ceremony in the high school auditorium Wednesday evening, May 15. A total of 19 juniors were inducted into the NHS this year. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service and character. NHS is a nationwide organization for high school students with …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Robotics will be offering several different robotics camps for students going into grades one through eight. These camps offer students the opportunity to work hands-on designing, programming and implementing their thoughts and ideas into a creation of their own. Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts are taught plus programming, communications and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will hold its annual Honors Program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, in the high school auditorium. During the program, scholarships will be presented along with many school awards. Seniors receiving an Indiana Honors Diploma, Academic Hall of Fame, distinction, highest distinction and the valedictorian and salutatorian will also be …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw and Winona Lake have each been designated a Bicycle Friendly Community. And the trails systems which in large part caused that designation to become a reality will continue to develop this year. Justin Taylor, a planner for the city of Warsaw, also chairs the Ride+Walk Advisory Committee, a group of about 15 …read more.

SYRACUSE — At the start of the current school year, the certified nursing assistant program was added to the offerings of the Pathways Cooperative. A total of 12 students participated this year, but 22 have already signed up for next year. Randi Warren, instructor for the program, gave a report to the Wawasee School Board …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools is having an early online registration this spring for current students. Registration will open at noon Monday, May 20, and run until Friday, June 7. The purpose is to collect data for planning purposes for staffing, transportation, etc. This will also be an advantage for parents as it will reduce …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The kickoff event for the 2019 series of Third Thursday Business After Hours events sponsored by the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce begins from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the new Re/Max Lakes location announced Chamber President Jim Smith, Loose Moose Motorsports. The monthly meeting was held Monday, …read more.

SYRACUSE — For about two-and-a-half hours Monday afternoon, May 13, Wawasee High School students in Mariah Roberts’ natural resources class took part in hands-on learning at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Center south of Syracuse. Through a $1,955 grant obtained from the Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s first graduating class of 1969 will celebrate its 50th reunion 6 p.m. June 29, at the North Webster Community Center Banquet Hall. Invitations went out April 6. If you were in the class of 1969 and did not receive an invitation, please contact Janna Adair Stollery at (574) 339-5579 or …read more.

SYRACUSE — “We salute you” is a common phrase, but for Courtney Linnemeier, a Wawasee High School graduate, it will now take on literal and special meaning. Linnemeier, now also a graduate of Indiana University as of May 4, was commissioned the very next day as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in a …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Thursday, May 9, the Syracuse Lions Club hosted its 13th Syracuse Lions Club Academic Super Bowl Recognition Banquet for the Wawasee High School students and their coaches who competed in the Academic Super Bowl this school year. The banquet, catered by Our Father’s House in Warsaw and held at the Syracuse Community …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the annual Wawasee Building Trades Banquet Thursday evening, May 9, at Wawasee High School it was another example of the impact an educator can have on students. Ed Waltz, building trades instructor at Wawasee for more than 25 years, is retiring at the end of the school year and several people talked …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee has decided to retain Jon Everingham as its boys basketball coach.

NORTH WEBSTER — A Boy Scout Court of Honor was held Sunday, April 28, afternoon in North Webster for 18-year-old Ethan Hays. The Wawasee High School senior received his Eagle Scout Award. Hays, son of Rich and Julie Hays, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 726, North Webster. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout …read more.

SYRACUSE — As he has been this time of the year since 1994, Ed Waltz, building trades instructor for Wawasee High School, is busy helping to put the finishing touches on the project house and also preparing for the annual banquet and open house. But this year has a much different twist to it. Earlier …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Jill, Lisa and Jennifer’s Salon of Styles, 225 N. Main St., Suite A, North Webster, will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Proceeds from the open house will be donated to the super mileage car team of the engineering and design class of Wawasee High School. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s super mileage car team is raising funds to compete in a world competition in London, England. They are raising money for the entire team to travel to London July 2-5. After winning the Shell Eco-marathon competition in early April in California, the team then placed first in the Drivers World …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Garden Club of Indiana held its annual state convention in LaPorte. Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club was one of the host clubs since it is a member of the North Central District, which put on the convention. The theme was “Door to the Wild Side.” Club member Linda Harkleroad was installed as state first …read more.

LOUISVILLE — More than 24,000 teams from around the globe competed for the coveted 600 slots at the VEX World Championship in Louisville April 24-27. More than 46 countries were represented and Wawasee Iron Pride came home with three trophies and scored the fastest driver skills time at the world competition. 574D finished three days …read more.

SYRACUSE — Visitors to Wawasee High School will likely see group photos of students inducted into the school’s Academic Hall of Fame displayed prominently near the main entrance. Soon, another photo will be added. A total of 40 students, about 17 percent of the projected graduating class of 239 seniors, were inducted into the Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Choirs will be presenting Pops Show 2019, “Time Warp Evolution,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, in the high school auditorium. Emcees for the show are Isiah Faurote, Elmer J. Kirkpatrick, Fannie Smith and Macie Stuckman. The department has been working very hard to present this show, and …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The East Washington Street right of way access to Webster Lake is further along the way to being mostly the emergency access to the lake for fire and police departments it was learned at the Tuesday, April 23, meeting of the North Webster Town Council. It was held in the North Webster …read more.

SYRACUSE — The 2019 Wawasee FFA Awards Banquet was held Tuesday evening, April 23, at Wawasee High School with more than 270 members, parents and guests in attendance. Wawasee Food Services Department prepared the meal with Maple Leaf Farms providing the entrees. The 2018-19 Wawasee FFA Chapter officers presided during the meeting, introducing special guests …read more.

CROMWELL — Early May 2019 — that’s the looming deadline for the switch to be flipped, effectively ending Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District’s business with the town of Syracuse. TCRSD chatted details during the regular monthly meeting held Monday evening, April 15. Although the district has seen great progress with the on-site clarifier tank addition, …read more.

SYRACUSE — For the past two years, Wawasee Robotics team 574C has been in the spotlight for holding the world-record in the Vex Robotics Skills Challenge. They have had a winning 2018-19 season with 125 match wins and only 11 match losses. They twice qualified for the Vex Worlds Robotics Championship by winning the Indiana …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Culinary arts students Joey Korenstra placed first in culinary at the State Skills USA competition, and Juan (JJ) Coronado placed second in restaurant service. Both will compete in the national competition in Louisville June 24-28.

SYRACUSE — A few supporters of Jon Everingham, now the former Wawasee High School boys basketball coach, spoke during the regular monthly meeting of the school board Tuesday afternoon, April 16. The meeting was held in the media center of Wawasee Middle School. Jack Beer (Everingham’s father-in-law), Derek Coy, Randy Smith and Andy Cripe all spoke …read more.

SYRACUSE — How do you buy a car and what do you look for when doing so? How do you balance a checking account regularly? Why is a credit score important and how do you fix a poor score? These are all basic financial concepts high school students need to learn regardless of which career …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Robotics team 574D has twice qualified for the Vex Worlds Robotics competition, is a state champion runner-up, a five-time tourney champion, and a one time Judges Award winner. This pedigree sets 574D in the family of world caliber competitors. Team members: Cory Dunivan — Senior, robotics engineering notebook creator, life Scout (second …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Warmer weather brings with it the promise of change and new beginnings. It heralded planning for the future for the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce at its meeting Monday, April 8, at its office in the Tippecanoe Township Building. Jim Smith presided. The Dixie Day Festival is first and foremost on …read more.

SYRACUSE — Forget jet lag. Any effects from flying home from the West Coast probably were set aside, at least temporarily anyway, when the Wawasee High School super mileage car team returned to the school a little after noon today, Monday, April 8. A school bus with a Syracuse Police escort pulled up in front …read more.

SYRACUSE — Twenty years of super mileage cars at Wawasee High School is a cause for celebration. After the Shell Eco-marathon competition April 3-6 at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., there is even more cause for celebration. For the first time ever, Wawasee’s diesel super mileage car, known as the “Diesel Weasel” and the …read more.

SYRACUSE — A few years ago Terrance Egolf saw several homeless people on the streets of Elkhart and South Bend. Some were sleeping on cardboard boxes under bridges in even colder weather. But rather than just shake his head and say “how terrible,” Terrance, now a junior student at Wawasee High School, decided to actually …read more.

SYRACUSE — One simple question about who put up the blank billboard next to Mud Lake off Cornelius and Pickwick roads has led to a mystery. Four billboards, one empty, gently curve around a gravel area in a highly traveled area to and from Lake Wawasee. The short answer is no one seems to know …read more.

SYRACUSE — Roughly within two months “we will start realizing the benefits of the sun,” said James Flecker, director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation. His comment was made during a special meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, March 26, in Syracuse. The main purpose of the special …read more.

SYRACUSE — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb honored 65 Indiana companies and organizations recently during an event at the Indiana Statehouse, presenting each with the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Award in recognition of each company’s longevity and service to its employees, community and the state. “Today we honor businesses that have helped lay a …read more.