Pallbearers carry the casket of Al Rovenstine following a funeral service at the Atwood Community Center Tuesday. InkFreeNew photo by Dan Spalding. ATWOOD — Kosciusko County’s longest-serving sheriff was remembered Tuesday for his calm demeanor, his ability to connect with people and a desire to solve problems. Cassius Alan Rovenstine, whose last name has been …read more.

Al Rovenstine WARSAW — Kind, soft-spoken and honest are just some of the words that locals close to Cassius Alan “Al” Rovenstine have used to describe the former longtime sheriff and fire chief. An Atwood resident, Rovenstine passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the age of 81. Rovenstine served as sheriff with the Kosciusko …read more.

Former Warsaw Mayor Jeff Plank will be remembered as a great communicator. He loved to give speeches and had a penchant for releasing handwritten notes that sometimes doubled as news releases. But fast forward 30 years or so and you’ll see that Joe Thallemer’s administration has taken communications to an impressive level in numerous ways. …read more.

ATWOOD — The year was 1964. A barn fire at Don Goon’s farm found Mike Harmon there helping the Atwood Fire Department. Afterward Fire Chief Al Rovenstine invited Harman to a fire meeting. The department needed young help. Harmon joined the department in December 1964. That was the beginning of what will soon be a …read more.