WARSAW — Efforts to preserve the history of judicial service can be seen in many courthouses. Portraits of judges with plaques noting the years served on the bench can be found hanging on the walls near the courts. Such efforts have begun in Kosciusko County. Portraits of four individuals who have served as judges in …read more.

WARSAW — Plans on how to utilize $1,440 million on streets in Warsaw was presented by Jeff Beeler, public works superintendent, during Tuesday evening’s Warsaw Common Council meeting. The presentation included the methods to improve roads, costs per district and the blueprint with road grades to be used now and through the future.

LAKE WAWASEE — The first Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Lilly Pad Cruise, as part of its annual summer Lake Talk and Eats appears to have been a success with a boat full of people of all ages participating. The cruise combined lake history with the ecology of the lake through WACF programs and research by the Center for Lakes & Streams.

New Vision Church and House of Prayer will hold a revival July 11 through 19. The church is located at 1154 S. 1450 E., Akron. Numerous spirit-filled preachers will speak at the services, held at 6 p.m. July 11, 13-17 and 19 and at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 12 and 18. Everyone is …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley American Studies Class will be hosting a community chili dinner to help preserve the history of Prill School, a one room schoolhouse in Fulton County. This will be held from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at the Tippecanoe Valley High School commons during the Valley vs. Wabash boys’ basketball …read more.

The future of Indiana’s aging barns is starting to appear brighter. This spring, several residents from across Indiana organized the Indiana Barn Foundation to assist barn owners in preservation efforts. Their first statewide meeting will be held Saturday, July 12, and the public is invited. Coincidentally, legislation giving barn owners a property tax deduction has …read more.

During the regular monthly meeting of the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday evening, Dennis Darr was reelected as board president for 2014 and John Heckaman was welcomed as the newest board member. “I’ve been here all my life and I have an interest in the township and helping the fire department,” the Syracuse marine …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board and township trustee Barb Griffith recently discussed the clean-up, restoration and expansion of several Turkey Creek township cemeteries. Union Cemetery, located on East 1000 North, Syracuse, was expanded earlier this year through the purchase of adjacent farmland. Dennis Darr, board president, reported the land was recently seeded for grass, a …read more.