CLAYPOOL—This weather, with the temperatures fluctuating between freezing and spring-like, has made for a longer and fruitful maple syrup season. Beachler’s Sugar Bush, Claypool, was able to begin tapping its first maple trees as early as Jan. 6, weeks earlier than in previous years.

By KELLY HECKAMAN Extension Educator ANR & CED, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County WARSAW — You and your family can celebrate the diversity of Kosciusko County agriculture on April 12 at “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair.” The event will be 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. All attendees receive …read more.