SYRACUSE — When Sarah Wright was a little girl, her mom took her to a Young Authors program sponsored by Syracuse Elementary School where her mother, Sharon Wright, taught second grade. This sparked an interest in writing as a career, a goal Sarah Wright has achieved. Her father, Jay Wright, wrote westerns when she was …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw resident Gina Jones, who became a new author with the release of her first novel “His Secret” in October 2017, didn’t always want to be a writer. “Never in a million years did I think about writing a book. It just became an obsession a few years ago,” Jones said. According to …read more.

ELKHART — Arguments regarding a defense motion to exclude are still pending in the case against Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Aaron Rovenstine. Attorneys for both sides participated in a telephonic status conference Jan. 4 with Special Judge Evan S. Roberts, Elkhart Superior Court 1. During the telephonic status conference matters pertaining to the defense motion …read more.

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND — British archaeologists working on the Must Farm project in England’s Cambridgeshire Fens can hardly restrain themselves.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The 2017 Kosciusko County Lilly Endowment Community Scholars will be named in December 2016. Previous Lilly Endowment Community Scholars were announced in the spring of the year before they graduated high school. The change affects the program for all Indiana community foundations. The advanced …read more.

For those planning to attend the May 11 David Slonim Author Visit at 7 p.m. at Milford Community Building, the following is a list of titles of books available for purchase that evening. The price listed includes tax. Slonim will be happy to stay after the presentation and autograph books. If you would like to look …read more.

CLUNETTE — Robert Rogers, author, will share his message, “Picking Up The Pieces,” Sunday, Jan. 3, at Clunette United Methodist Church. Rogers is the author of “Into The Deep: One Man’s Story Of How Tragedy Took His Family But Could Not Take His Faith.” He will share his musical talent as well and will have …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — South Whitley native and humor writer Amy McVay Abbott has published her fourth collection of essays, “Whitley County Kid.” The oversized, easy-to-read book links stories about growing up in northeastern Indiana with the vintage pictures. Abbott’s father, William McVay, who took the pictures, taught agriculture at South Whitley High School and Whitko High School for 40 years.

INDIANA — The U.S. Department of Education has announced this years’ National Blue Ribbon Schools, and ten Indiana schools have made the list. The honor is based on high performance or notable progress in closing achievement gaps.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis resident has concocted an all-natural lip balm that is going nationwide in CVS pharmacies all over the U.S. Dan Gosling, creator of ChopSaver lip balm, never thought his invention would get to where it is today, but his all-natural recipe is now being sold alongside name-brand lip balms. “ChopSaver is an …read more.

Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after H.R. 1735 the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 passed the House by a vote of 269-151. The legislation fulfills Congress’s constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense, includes a number of key reforms for military operations across the nation, and enables …read more.

By LINDSAY JANCEK Communications Director, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski Today, Congressman Scott Peters and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski’s bipartisan amendment requesting the Department of Defense support non-profit programs that provide support for children of service members suffering from mental disorders was included in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. “Our military families, especially the children, of our …read more.