KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Valentine’s Day is big business. In 2013 Valentine’s Day sales reached $17.6 billion according to the market research firm IBIS World. However, the holiday isn’t the marketing ploy many believe it is.

Austin Valentine (Photo courtesy of Caring Bridge) The 14-year-old Warsaw boy critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle while riding his skateboard is making some progress. According to a Caring Bridge page set up to share Austin Valentine’s progress, the teen is being kept in a medically induced coma, but he has become …read more.