SYRACUSE — Wednesday evening, March 18, around 340 bags with food items for students to eat during the weekend were packed at Wawasee High School. These will be at meal pickup locations Thursday as students come to pick up breakfasts and lunches. This is an expansion of the Boomerang Backpack program that takes place throughout …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community School Corporation has released details on how it is setting up wifi access and serving meals to low-income families. The update is part of a new FAQ list provided on the district’s website and the statement issued by the district highlights two of the top questions. The school system has posted …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Ford Division and Kerlin Motors are introducing new products to consumers in a unique way that not only helps raise awareness and consideration for the Ford brand but also helps support community schools. Participants in the “Drive 4UR School” program can test-drive Ford vehicles and help raise much-needed funding for Boomerang Backpacks.  The …read more.

WARSAW — Today at Warsaw Community High School, Riley Children’s Foundation gave a total of $10,500 in grants to Warsaw area foundations who are invested in helping children in the area. Warsaw Riley Leadership Committee member Susan Findlay stated Riley chose to give to these organizations because, “These are the organizations that best served our …read more.

WARSAW — First grade students from Harrison Elementary visited Martin’s Supermarket this past week to learn about their community, nutrition and recycling. While there, the students also purchased approximately $200 worth of food to benefit fellow students as part of the Boomerang Backpack program. Martin’s graciously provided financial assistance and affordable snack items to help …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools Kindergarten 2016-2017 enrollment will end April 1. Additionally parents have the opportunity to get physicals for kindergarten students at a minimal cost. On March 10, Warsaw Community Schools held Kindergarten Roundup at the elementary schools in the district. If parents were unable to attend the roundup, contact the neighborhood school to …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 1:08 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 9500 block East Wawasee Lane, Syracuse. Melissa R. Touray reported phone harassment. 2:38 p.m. Monday, March 14, 200 block West Main Street, Warsaw. Rhonda G. Clevenger reported being threatened by an individual. 8:43 a.m. Monday, March 14, 100 …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley Schools Boomerang Backpacks program received a donation today from Rosy Jansma and the K21 Health Foundation. Jansma serves on the board of directors of the foundation and for her involvement and commitment to the community K21 made a donation of $1,000 in Jansma’s honor. She chose to donate that money to …read more.

SYRACUSE — The entire family will have plenty to do at Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival Feb. 13, whether or not there is enough ice on Syracuse Lake for the annual Wawasee Kiwanis Snowmobile Drags. The carnival, which is presented by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, has bulked up since it got its start in the ’70s; in fact, this year is the “biggest ever” carnival.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 5:56 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2300 block North Memory Lane, Warsaw. William E. Kovach reported his credit card was used to make multiple unauthorized purchases. 4:14 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2400 block South Paxton Drive, Warsaw. Larry W. Watson reported fraud. 2:34 p.m. …read more.

MILFORD — Milford Police have contacted the Indiana State Police Meth Lab team to assist with a backpack found in the alley behind the Christian Church of Milford, Henry Street.

  In a recent fundraising effort at Warsaw Community High School led by freshman student council members, WCHS students raised over $2,400 and over 3,000 food items for the Boomerang Backpack Program. The amount included a $1,500 donation from the yearbook and newspaper students in the publications department who donated a portion of their ad …read more.

Most Fridays during the school year, some 320 Wawasee students in grades kindergarten through fifth are sent home with backpacks containing food items. Food is provided to children enrolled in the federal free and reduced lunch program. More precisely, the backpacks are part of the Boomerang Backpack program, which started in the East Noble school …read more.