WARSAW — Patrick McGlothin’s petition for a variance to allow an enclosed porch 13.8 feet from the water’s edge on the east side and 15.8 feet from the water’s edge on the west side was approved by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, April 10, in Warsaw. The …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce got down to business at its monthly meeting Monday afternoon, April 9, at the Tippecanoe Township Building. Jim Smith, Loose Moose Motorsports, president, ran the meeting. High on the to do list was the report from the Ambassador Committee. Mindy Scaggs, Re/Max Lakes, reported the committee …read more.

WARSAW — David Davidsen’s petition to rezone land from residential to commercial in a residential subdivision was not looked upon favorably by the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission. During its regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon, April 4, in Warsaw the APC by a 5-1 vote recommended denial of the petition. Davidsen wants to expand his …read more.

SYRACUSE — Anthony Cannon had not taken any of the career and technical education classes offered through the Pathways cooperative prior to his junior year. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to pursue after high school. But now the Wawasee High School senior, in his second year of the welding program, has pretty much …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s FFA small engines team of Alexis Matney, senior, and Joel Nyce, junior, will be competing in the state competition Saturday, April 21, in Greenwood, south of Indianapolis. The two qualified by placing first at the district competition held in early February at the Pathways welding shop near the high school …read more.

SYRACUSE — Since the mass shooting leaving 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, there has been unrest, protesting, school walkouts by the thousands and marches are planned in many cities across the nation Saturday, March 24. Clearly, the concern about school safety, as well as gun control, has …read more.

SYRACUSE — Locally, gardeners are accustomed to using the soil to grow plants. There is another method of growing plants that is not so common locally, but is used elsewhere and on a global scale. Wawasee High School students are learning about hydroponics, as well as aquaponics, in a unit of the advanced life science …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School juniors Morgan Adkins and Lesley Tayagua created a fundraiser to help raise money for the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. The two are part of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy and were challenged to create a community service project. Their project, “Hoopin’ for a Cause,” included a breast cancer awareness …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council was approached by representatives from Webster Lake Conservation Association and The Watershed Foundation at its Tuesday, March 20, meeting in the North Webster Community Center. They presented a study done in 2002 by J.F. New & Associates about storm drain run off and how it impacts Webster Lake, …read more.

CROMWELL — Although the board members of the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District expected some push back from local community members, the group was pleasantly surprised with the positive responses to a brief survey for adding additional sewers around Eastshore Drive. The TCRSD board met Monday night, March 19, at the Cromwell office to discuss …read more.

SYRACUSE — Adult welding classes offered by the Pathways cooperative will begin Monday, March 26. Classes will run 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, March 26 to April 20 with no classes held the week of spring break, April 2-6. Location is the welding technology center at 307 W. Chicago St., Syracuse, east …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two of the 10 Wawasee VEX Robotics teams qualified for the world championships April 25-28 in Louisville. Team 574F Valkyrie of freshmen Vanessa Wright and Taylor Fiedeke were ranked fifth overall and beat the sixth ranked alliance to qualify during the Indiana VEX Robotics Championships Saturday, March 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Engineering students at Wawasee High School are learning how to tame and bring under control the highly combustible and flammable gas known as hydrogen. The super mileage car team overseen by teacher Allen Coblentz is working on a prototype hydrogen fuel cell car to enter in the Shell Eco-marathon April 18-23 at the …read more.

SYRACUSE — During her report to the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, Joy Goshert, assistant superintendent, talked about summer school offerings. Grades K to five will meet at Syracuse Elementary June 4-22 and do IREAD-3 remediation with a physical education activity rotation and also have rotations of reading, science and math. Grades six …read more.

SYRACUSE — Eric Speicher, Syracuse Elementary School principal, continued a series of school improvement plan reports during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, in Syracuse. Speicher noted the school is using a new math curriculum, LearnZillion, and admitted it has been challenging for teachers, students and parents. “There …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — With a St. Patrick’s Day theme and a full house, North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner had a fine start. It was held at chamber member The Sleepy Owl’s new event center, The Owl’s Nest in North Webster, Monday, March 12. It was the first time in the facility …read more.

WARSAW — During the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday, March 13, in Warsaw, the BZA approved an oversized accessory building in a residential district for Donald and Tamara Brumett. The property is located on the north side of EMS B40A Lane, west of EMS B40 Lane in Tippecanoe …read more.

SYRACUSE — Sixteen of the radio and television students of the Pathways cooperative based at Wawasee High School, representing 93.7 FM The Mix and CPG-TV (Collective Production Group), attended the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters conference at the University of Indianapolis Monday, March 12. They were among 34 schools and 883 students and staff in …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Milestones Early Education Center, North Webster, has a new director. It is Denise Carroll, Pierceton, who will begin her duties Monday, March 19. She is replacing former Director Trisha Trimble, who resigned last week. The center is more commonly known as North Webster Day Care Center although the name was changed a …read more.

SYRACUSE — A national school walk-out day is planned for Wednesday, March 14, exactly one month after the school shootings Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla. For 10 minutes across each time zone, the intent is to remember the victims of the Florida shootings and to demand stronger government actions against gun violence, as well as …read more.

WARSAW — Several neighbors are not pleased with a proposal to expand a pier service business in North Webster and let their feelings be known during the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday afternoon, March 7, in Warsaw. David Davidsen wants to expand his pier service business into what is …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation joins national education groups representing teachers, principals, superintendents, parents and other civic organizations for Public Schools Week, March 12-16, celebrating the achievements public schools are making in this country and the critical roles they play in developing future generations of successful students. As part of Public Schools Week, 50 …read more.

SYRACUSE — Kindergarten Roundup for the Wawasee Community School Corporation is Thursday, March 22. The class of 2031 will be welcomed. If you are the parent of a child who will be 5 years-old on or before Aug. 1, 2018, this information is for you. Milford School, Syracuse Elementary and North Webster Elementary will be …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Iron Pride Robotics team will be competing in the state tournament Saturday, March 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The team will be defending its state title from the 2016-17 school year. Iron Pride has qualified all 10 of its teams for the tournament, including nine in the high school division …read more.

By Mary Hursh SYRACUSE — For the past month, 50 students and five support staff have been rehearsing for the March 23-25 play “High School Musical” in the auditorium of Wawasee High School. I thought it would be interesting to watch a few rehearsals from start to finish, so I chose the end of February to …read more.

SUN CITY — Harry K. Orn and his wife, Lila, recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 1, 1953, in Springfield, Ill. Harry, a 1949 graduate of Milford High School and a 1954 graduate of Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Ill., met Lila while both were attending the university. Their flower girl, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Vocal Motion show choir were grand champions in the small mixed division of the Churubusco Invitational Saturday, March 3. The choir also won the People’s Choice Award and Xavier Ortiz was named Best Male Soloist. Wawasee also placed fifth runner-up when the small mixed and large choirs combined for the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The annual Wawasee FFA member auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Wawasee High School cafeteria. Dinner will be provided by the members in the cafeteria and they will be auctioned off to the community for eight hours of service. This is a fundraiser for FFA. For more …read more.

WARSAW — It’s a phrase being used much more commonly in local schools and, likely, will continue to become even more common. Project based learning, or PBL, is taking root as learning is being geared toward developing employability skills in the 21st century. PBL involves the elements of a driving question, in-depth inquiry, a public …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Residents of Kosciusko County are reminded with the recent flooding, many structures in the community may have experienced damage. Residents are strongly encouraged to report damages to the state of Indiana online at in.gov/dhs to assist in tracking the extent of these damages. Owners are also reminded repairs and/or reconstruction activities to structures …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Some residents of the local lakes and river areas have felt a kinship to the Johnny Cash song “Five Feet High and Risin’” during the past week. While Goshen, Elkhart and Plymouth and parts of Warsaw received the major portion of media coverage, the rivers, lakes and streams of Tippecanoe, Van Buren …read more.

SYRACUSE — At its first competition this season, Wawasee High School’s Vocal Motion received a first runner-up in the small school division at the Huntington North Midwest showcase Saturday, Feb. 24. The group received first place in the technical crew award, and Benjamin Meeks won the best male soloist in the Broadway/pop division, performing “Your …read more.

SYRACUSE — The most recent mass-shooting in a public school in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14 leaving 17 dead, has again heightened national awareness about keeping students and staff safe in schools. And the debate about tougher gun-control legislation has also been stirred up again. Locally, the Wawasee Community School Corporation is part of a county …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Patricia (Berger) and Burdette “Tony” Strombeck, North Webster, are celebrating 70 years of marriage March 2. They were married March 2, 1948, on an ABC radio show that was heard nationally called “Bride & Groom” in Hollywood, Calif. Tony was in the milk business his entire adult life, retiring 10 years ago, …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Representing the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Fire Department, Deputy Chief Chris Francis appeared before the North Webster Town Council during the meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the North Webster Community Center. He presented an overview of the department noting the main problem is a lack of personnel. A common problem with all …read more.

CROMWELL — Skype video conferencing, online bill pay, integrated paperless billing, and an updated website were just few of the tech-y issues addressed during Monday’s meeting of the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District board. While the board proactively works out a plan to re-direct some of their flow from Syracuse back to their own site …read more.

SYRACUSE — They are on top of the world … literally. Wawasee Iron Pride Robotics team 574C, known as Centurion, and made up of Micah Rassi, Evan Rassi, Nick Murphy and Joe Kelsheimer, broke the Zone VEX Robotic Skills world record twice during the Crown Point Winter Tournament Saturday, Feb. 17. Centurion posted overall scores …read more.

SYRACUSE — Senior Amy Beer and junior Ben Meeks, Wawasee High School choir students, earned gold medals at the Indiana State School Music Association state contest Saturday, Feb. 17, at Perry Meridian High and Middle schools in Indianapolis. Beer performed a piano solo “Arabesque No. 1” by Claude Debussy. Meeks performed a vocal solo of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Vocal Motion will present its 2018 competition show to the public at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in the high school auditorium. The theme of this year’s show is “New York City.” The show is free to the public. Donations will be accepted after the show to defray the group’s …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Middle School Builders Club sponsored its second annual Valentine’s Day project. Collection boxes were placed in the school commons area and items collected were food, blankets, paper towels, bleach, detergent, toys and gently used and new collars, leashes and halters. Members of the club also made more than 100 Valentine’s treat bags …read more.

WARSAW — Amanda McFarland and Chas Demster, Warsaw, announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Cari and Jim McFarland, Bremen. She is a 2003 graduate of Bremen High School and a 2008 graduate of Bethel College, earning her bachelor’s degree in English writing. She is the adult programming administrator at Warsaw Community Public …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although the internet has positive aspects, there are dangers associated with it and precautions should be taken. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, in Syracuse, the board heard a presentation from teacher Shellie Miller and three of her students about online safety. Miller is a …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The hot topic at the monthly meeting of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce was the 2018 awards banquet. The meeting was held Monday, Feb. 12, at the Tippecanoe Township Building. The awards banquet will be Monday, March 12, at The Owl’s Nest, 7369 E. 800N, North Webster. It is the …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, in Warsaw. Among the agenda items were two petitions from Shawn Senter. Senter’s first petition asked for an exception to allow a full service marina on commercially zoned property on Treasure Island Road, south of Rainbow Lane in …read more.

WARSAW — Although not a part of the regular agenda, a big portion of the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Warsaw involved discussion about a possible amendment to the county’s flood control ordinance. In place since 1987, the ordinance allows homeowners who live in a flood …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — InkFreeNews.com has officially reached 59,000 likes on its Facebook page. InkFreeNews continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s breaking news leader. InkFreeNews has been providing breaking news to Kosciusko County since April 30, 2012. The news operation has changed names and editors since 2012, but has always striven to deliver fast and accurate news pertaining to …read more.

WARSAW — Andrea Miller doesn’t take for granted being able to teach art in a public school. In some school corporations, art was removed from the curriculum for budgetary — and other — reasons. Miller, who teaches art to roughly 850 K through sixth grade students between Washington Elementary in Warsaw and Claypool Elementary, can …read more.

WARSAW — Jim Barber believes it is important to know one’s family history. “You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve come from,” he said. Barber, of Warsaw, and retired from Sprint in 2007 where he worked in various departments, is an avid genealogy researcher. As proof, he’s written four family …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse-Webster Road trail project is moving along, the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee heard at its meeting Monday evening, Jan. 29. Kosciusko County Highway Department has given preliminary approval for this trail section, including moving the trail next to the road and curbing it in order to avoid the arbor vitae. Megan McClellan, trail …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two more Wawasee High School Iron Pride robotics teams have qualified for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championships. Immortal consisting of Noah Beckner, Jack Collins, Cory Dunivan and Wesley Hays, and Spartan with Gage Beezley, Connor Byrd and Spencer Naugler were part of an all Wawasee alliance winning the West Jay County Robotics …read more.

SYRACUSE — Several Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra students earned gold medals during the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition Saturday, Jan. 27, at Elkhart Central High School. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, gives music students the opportunity to perform solos and ensembles for highly qualified music …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s robotics team will be hosting 51 or more robotics teams from Illinois and Indiana in a tournament Saturday, Feb. 3, in the main gym of the high school. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and matches will begin at 9:30 a.m. Students have been designing, building and programming their robots …read more.

SYRACUSE — Registration began Thursday, Jan. 25, for spring adult continuing education classes at Wawasee High School. Registration fees must accompany each registration. Enrollments are limited and early registrations will be given preference. Your check will be returned if the class is filled or cancelled. For more information, call (574) 457-3147, extension 2209, between 7 …read more.

MILFORD — The town of Milford is under a water emergency due to a communication failure from well to tower. Residents awoke this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 24, to little or no water. Utilities Superintendent Steven Marquart and crew have resolved the issue, but residents will need to boil water before drinking. The boil order will …read more.

CROMWELL — The board members of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District started the first meeting of the 2018 year Monday, Jan. 22, by tying up loose ends and planning ahead for the months to come. The board approved meeting minutes from December, approved claims and nominated board member Don DeWitt as the new secretary-treasurer for …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two more Wawasee High School Iron Pride robotics teams qualified for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championships. During a competition at the Warsaw Career Center Saturday, Jan. 20, “Centurion” consisting of Micah and Evan Rassi, Joe Kelsheimer and Nicholas Murphy and “Valkyrie” consisting of Taylor Fiedeke and Vanessa Wright claimed the tournament championship. …read more.

SYRACUSE — When school is cancelled by the Wawasee Community School Corporation due to weather, it’s no longer a totally free day for students and teachers. But those days no longer have to be made up either. Technology has paved the way for learning to continue electronically on inclement weather days due to the implementation …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — After the first meeting of the year of the North Webster Town Council held at the North Webster Community Center Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, council members reflected on their goals for 2018. Expressing relief the state mandated overhaul of the town’s sewer system and sewage treatment plant was completed, all three members …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, in Syracuse, a group of Milford School third-grade students gave a report on a project based learning assignment they have been working on this school year. It was the first regular monthly meeting of 2018 for the school board. …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee High School Iron Pride robotics team, “Legends,” consisting of Madi McDonald, Joe LeCount, Zach Avery and Davey Daffron, qualified for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championships by emerging victorious at a competition Saturday, Jan. 13, at Plymouth High School. “Centurion” consisting of Micah and Evan Rassi, Joe Kelsheimer and Nicholas Murphy …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2017 state high school graduation rates Friday afternoon, Jan. 12. According to the information provided by IDOE, Wawasee High School had a 86.27 percent graduation rate in 2017. The non-waiver graduation rate was 77.68 percent. Kim Nguyen, principal of WHS, noted the 86.27 percent “is a little …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will open its media center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, for students/parents needing internet access to complete eLearning assignments from today Friday, Jan. 12. Park in front of the high school and enter at door No. 1 and follow the signs. Also, the public libraries in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana’s State Board of Education, by a 7-4 vote, approved changes in how A-F letter grades are issued to public schools at its Wednesday, Jan. 10, business meeting. The changes will especially affect how high schools are issued letter grades because test score growth will be entirely removed effective in 2023. Currently both …read more.

SYRACUSE — Booths designed for hands-on learning fill the back end of the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Chicago Street in Syracuse. Within a couple of weeks students will fill those booths and learn valuable and in-demand skills. Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, in Syracuse the Wawasee school board took a tour of the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Getting things off on the right foot for 2018 was the main focus of the first meeting of 2018 of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce. Members and board members met Monday, Jan. 8, in the Tippecanoe Township Building with President Jim Smith, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Loose Moose Motorsports …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will have parent teacher conferences from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. This will be organized differently than in the past. Grade reports will be picked up at the main entrance and student guides will guide people around the building with a map of the school. Teacher conferences will …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals held its first meeting of 2018 Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, in Warsaw. Officers for 2018 were elected and Lee Harman will be chairman, Chuck Haffner vice chairman and Charlotte Siegfried, secretary. Agenda items included: • David Labitzke was granted a variance to allow awning on his residence …read more.

SYRACUSE — In most recent years when Indiana lawmakers are in session during the General Assembly, it seems there is at least one, if not more, issues being considered affecting public schools. And often school administrators are concerned about the proposed legislation in those sessions. The Indiana General Assembly convened Wednesday, Jan. 3, and already …read more.

WARSAW — During its first meeting of 2018, the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission considered a petition by Shawn Senter to rezone property in Turkey Creek Township from residential to commercial. The APC meeting was held Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, in the county courthouse in Warsaw. Senter owns Wawasee Boat Works where boats are repaired …read more.

SYRACUSE — The public is invited to watch high school and middle school robotics teams from around the state compete head to head for a spot in the VEX Robotics Indiana State Championships. The Iron Pride Winter Qualifier is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Wawasee Middle School. The school is …read more.

CROMWELL — After celebrating with an early Christmas dinner, the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District board met Monday evening, Dec. 18, at the district office in Cromwell. After approving the previous month’s minutes and claims, the board introduced four members of the public, local business owners Robert Vandal, Tammy Vandal, Jake Harlan and Tina Harlan. …read more.

SYRACUSE — This will likely be a Christmas Isaiah Metcalf and his family won’t soon forget. Metcalf, a senior student at Wawasee High School, thought he was simply attending a Warrior Leadership Committee meeting Thursday morning, Dec. 14, in the lecture room at the high school. But then Suzie Light, executive director of the Kosciusko …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Middle School’s improvement plan continued a series of school improvement plan presentations during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, in Syracuse. Susan Mishler, principal of WMS, noted her school’s improvement plan consists of the four goals of using technology more effectively, improving reading comprehension, data …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Instead of having a regular meeting at noon the second Monday of the month, the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce hosted a Christmas dinner for all members and their guests. It was held in the Tippecanoe Township Building Monday evening, Dec. 11. Outgoing President Sue Ward, Sue’s Creations Floral & Gifts, …read more.

WARSAW — It was the last meeting of 2017 for the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals and among the agenda items was a petition by Timothy Kolar for a garage addition at his home on CR 450E in Tippecanoe Township. The regular monthly meeting of the BZA was held Tuesday morning, Dec. 12, in …read more.

SYRACUSE — New high school graduation requirements will be implemented in Indiana after the State Board of Education voted to do so Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Indianapolis despite significant opposition from teachers, principals and superintendents. Graduation Pathways will be implemented including students taking the SAT, ACT or similar college entrance exam instead of end-of-course assessments, …read more.

WARSAW — Most of the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday afternoon Dec. 6, in Warsaw, was spent discussing a new floodplain level improvement permit the county will likely eventually begin to issue. Matt Sandy, assistant planning director for the county, said he designed the permit in order for the …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum received a $17,000 Heritage Support Grant from the Indiana Historical Society made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc. It will be used to curate the American Indian artifact collection during 2018. It was made possible by a matching fund of $3,550 contributed by local residents, for which the museum board …read more.

SYRACUSE — Three of five Wawasee Middle School robotics teams will be competing in the state tournament Saturday, Dec. 9, at IPFW in Fort Wayne. The three teams qualified for the state tournament by placing first, second and fourth at the third annual FLL Robotics Qualifier Saturday, Nov. 18, at Wawasee Middle School. Also qualifying …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Santa Claus is coming to town, North Webster that is, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday Dec. 9, at the North Webster Community Center Holiday Celebration, 301 N. Main St. (SR 13). There will be plenty of fun activities for the kids and a sausage and pancake breakfast will be served by …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Choral Department will present a community Christmas celebration beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the high school auditorium. The program will feature secular and sacred music of the Christmas season. Beginning choir, advanced choir and Vocal Motion will be participating. The concert will begin with all choirs performing …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Iron Pride robotics team won the East Jay Robotics Qualifier Saturday, Nov. 18, at East Jay County Middle School in Portland, Ind., taking home the tournament championship for two Iron Pride teams. Teams 574C “Centurion” led by Micah Rassi, Evan Rassi, Nicholas Murphy and Joe Kelsheimer, and team 574J “Xerxes” …read more.

SYRACUSE — School corporation administration responded to a grandparent’s concern about school bus safety. During the Sept. 12 Wawasee Community School Corporation board meeting, Rhonda Ousley, who lives near North Webster, asked for consideration to install cameras near the stop arms on buses. She noted she had seen multiple occurrences of vehicle drivers not stopping …read more.

MENTONE — Stand alone trails or trail systems are mushrooming locally and elsewhere. They provide a safe place to walk, jog or ride bicycles and promote exercise, fitness and getting off the couch or easy chair. And trails can also improve the quality of life in the area and make it more attractive for companies …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Town Council barreled through its business at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the North Webster Community Center. Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Director Dan Richard presented a property to be approved for a zoning change from residential to commercial. Owned by the estate of Katherine H. White, …read more.

CROMWELL — Hurry up and wait. The board members of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District are feeling the strain from this method as they forge ahead with a plan to reduce flow to the town of Syracuse while continuing to wait on answers to questions posed in July. On Monday evening, Nov. 20, TCRSD heard …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s cheerleaders will be hosting a craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, in the high school cafeteria. More than 50 booths of local vendors will be set up offering crafts, jewelry, home decor, food items, a silent auction and more. Cheerleaders will do holiday gift wrapping …read more.

SYRACUSE — Five representatives from the Wawasee Community School Corporation were among more than 130 superintendents, principals, counselors and others attending a meeting Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, at Homestead High School in Allen County. The meeting was concerning a state panel’s recommendations for new pathways graduation requirements for high schools. The discussion was led by …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Today we moved the birds in,” said Joan Harden, agriscience teacher at Wawasee High School, referring to the new poultry facility on the high school campus. An open house was held Friday afternoon, Nov. 17, for the facility, located near the career and technical education building. Harden noted the process began about a …read more.

SYRACUSE — If it is the first Saturday in December, it must mean it is time for the annual Wawasee Middle School PTO Christmas Craft Bazaar. This year’s bazaar, the 28th, is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at WMS, 9850 SR 13, south of Syracuse. Approximately 230 vendor booths will …read more.

SYRACUSE — Reports were a major part of the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Nov. 14, in Syracuse. Shawn Johnson, who provides testing and other data for the school corporation, gave a report on the fall results of the Northwest Evaluation Association testing for grades kindergarten through eighth. Fall NWEA …read more.

WARSAW — Due to a property line dispute, the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals tabled a petition by Renate Runyon for three months during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Warsaw. Runyon’s petition had been continued from the October meeting. The petition is asking for a variance to permit construction of a …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce members learned invitations to the chamber’s holiday dinner and party had been mailed from committee member Stacey Cox, Pletcher Insurance. The information was presented at the regular monthly meeting held at noon Monday, Nov. 13, at the Tippecanoe Township Building. All members and their guests including …read more.

SYRACUSE — Now is the chance to “Speak-Up.” Wawasee Community School Corporation is asking the community and taxpayers to share their experiences and views of the school that will be heard by local, state and national leaders through the Speak-Up survey now open through Jan. 19. As a nonprofit educational organization, Project Tomorrow provides Speak-Up …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s agriculture department is hosting an open house for its new poultry facility from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. The facility is located just west of the career and technical education building on the south side of the high school campus. The 12 foot by 24 foot facility will …read more.

SYRACUSE — A classic C.S. Lewis children’s story, a timeless tale of good versus evil, is coming to the auditorium stage for the Wawasee High School fall play. “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18, and also at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. …read more.

SYRACUSE — One who has personally experienced failure, struggles and discouragement, but did not quit, is better suited to encourage others to stay focused and not give up. Natalie Replogle has experienced those disappointments and shared some of her personal story as the keynote speaker in the annual Nontraditional Employment for Women Workshop Thursday, Nov. …read more.

WARSAW — A tract of ground less than 1 acre in size in North Webster, if combined with another commercial property, would be more marketable. During the regular monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Warsaw, the APC recommended approval to rezone that property. The tract is .84 acres …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Plan B became plan A for the Wawasee Building Trades project. Originally the plan was to build a house beginning with the start of the school year in August. But that plan fell through when the property owner wasn’t able to secure financing for the home. To keep the building trades students …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — InkFreeNews.com has officially reached 58,000 likes on its Facebook page. InkFreeNews continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s breaking news leader. InkFreeNews has been providing breaking news to Kosciusko County since April 30, 2012. The news operation has changed names and editors since 2012, but has always striven to deliver fast and accurate news pertaining …read more.