The Kosciusko Board of REALTORS® is pleased to announce the selection of the 2014 Scholarship winners: Madison Dobbins, Mandy Lowe and Kaci Whitehead, all recipients of a $1,000 scholarship award. These awards are made by committee decision and based on scholastic achievement, school activities, community commitment and need. The winners were chosen from over 30 …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School will hold its 2014 Warrior Open July 7 at Maxwelton Golf Club in Syracuse. There will be morning and afternoon sessions for the event, which raises money for the general athletic fund at Wawasee. The Open, which is in its 20th year, will have shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and …read more.

Syracuse Park Foundation board approved accepting a donation from an anonymous donor to pay for an executive director’s salary for the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Mike Buhrt, trail committee chairman, explained a sub-committee has come up with a job description and the trail committee would like to have a …read more.

An open house for this year’s Wawasee Building Trades project house is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. The house was built for Ken and Cheryl Manning and is located at 12540 N. CR 300 E., Syracuse. It is a country style cottage consisting of just under 2,000 square feet with …read more.

SYRACUSE – Coaches hate playing them. Players hate waiting. Paired against each other in the first game of the Whitko Baseball Sectional scheduled for Wednesday, Wawasee and West Noble had some unfinished business to take care of in the regular season finale at Wawasee. Whether the game carried any weight, time will tell as Wawasee …read more.

Rebecca L. Middleton, 65, of Goshen, Ind., passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Woodland Manor Nursing Home, Elkhart, Ind., where she had been residing for two years.  She was born May 21, 1949, in Marion, Ind., to Dr. Karl W. and Anna Louise (Canten) Stoelting. She grew up in Syracuse, Ind., and graduated from …read more.

Young Adults Summer Reading and Book Club Young people are encouraged to attend the last book club meeting of the school year. Teens can share either a favorite video game character or a fictitious character that they think would make an interesting video character. The griddle will be at the meeting to make some pancakes. …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 27, 2014 Mary Beth Denney, 51, 46 EMS W16A Ln., North Webster, arrested for OWI. Bond: $550 cash Hailey Kay Templeton, 30, 452 S. Main St., Nappanee, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and driving while suspended with a prior conviction. Bond: …read more.

SYRACUSE – While the Wawasee junior varsity softball team rounded out a perfect season with a Wawasee Invite title Saturday, up the hill, the JV baseball team claimed its own championship with a title at its Wawasee Invite. The Warrior baseball team shut out Tippecanoe Valley, 11-0, in the first game then hammered Wabash, 7-2, …read more.

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident on Syracuse Lake which resulted in one person being arrested. Around 6 p.m. Monday evening, Indiana Conservation Officers received a call from Syracuse Police regarding a sunken boat at the public access site on Syracuse Lake. Johnathan Heckaman, 33, of Syracuse, was subsequently arrested after he sunk his own …read more.

[weaver_youtube gGM7wBXFJLg rel=0] From North to South and East to West, Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout Kosciusko County today as hundreds paid tribute to the men and women who fought and died for our freedom. Parades were held in Leesburg, Milford, North Webster, Pierceton and Syracuse and veterans organizations from every community held memorial services …read more.

Daniel List, 56, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away May 25, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Dec. 21, 1957, in Greenfield, Mass., to Thomas and Betty (Lauterbach) List. On Aug. 8, 1980, he married Stacy Rogers, who preceded him in 2009. He was a self employed carpenter and lived in …read more.

A Syracuse man has died from injuries he sustained Wednesday evening during a motorcycle crash in near Syracuse. The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department was notified this morning by the Allen County Coroner’s Office that Daniel List, 56, of Syracuse, passed away on May 24 as a result of head injuries that he had sustained in a May …read more.

[weaver_youtube hDGSgt4QZdQ rel=0] SYRACUSE – Just call them the cardiac kids. For the third time this season the Wawasee baseball team managed to stun a conference opponent with a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Northridge fell victim to the resilient Warriors on Thursday night as Wawasee overcame a 6-0 deficit to top the …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incident: Wednesday, May 21, 8:19 p.m. Officers observed a a vehicle driving recklessly on SR 13 near Grandview Drive in Syracuse. A traffic stop was performed and David William Akridge, 22, of Syracuse, was cited for reckless driving. Tuesday, May …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Thursday, May 22, 7:20 p.m. North 400 East near East 200 North, Warsaw. Drivers: Clarke T. Rutledge, 52, East 200 North, Warsaw; Charles L. Leiter, 51, Arbor Lane, Winona Lake. Rutledge failed to yield the right of way, colliding …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will continue to add to the listing until 5 p.m. on Friday. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. We have a listing of all the local Memorial Day Events HERE. Warsaw Central Park The …read more.

Though it seems people were quick to cast stones at the owner of a Syracuse home allegedly overrun by cats, Brittney Shepherd said there was only one group that came forward in an effort to offer assistance. The salon team of Babes & Combs have contacted Gayle Benson-Sauers and are working with her and her …read more.

Sylvia A. Baker, 75, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind. She was born on Dec. 25, 1938, in Gary, Ind., to John L. and Edna F. (Wolf) Hart. She lived most of her life in the Syracuse area after coming here as …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County New Filings Small Claims
 The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Advanced Equity Inc. v. John Sigsbee, Goshen, $1,533.65 American General Financial v. Robert A. Brandon, Warsaw, $6,630.44 Art Gakstatter v. Danny and Tiffany Taylor, Jonesboro, $6,094 Blackford Law …read more.

Raymond Dilley, 82, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:49 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Ind. Raymond was born on Nov. 17, 1931, to Raymond Dilley and Glenora (Ouley) Dilley. On Dec. 14, 1951, he was married to Shirley Ann (Shelton) Dilley, who survives in Syracuse. He was …read more.

By SGT. CHAD HILL Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department A Syracuse man was critically injured Wednesday evening after his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle pulling a trailer in northern Kosciusko County. At approximately 6:35 p.m., the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and emergency personnel responded to a 9-1-1 report of a motor vehicle crash in the area …read more.

Miller Foils Wawasee Again For the second time this season, Concord’s Rae Ann Miller had the magic potion. Miller threw a two-hitter at Wawasee Wednesday in a 5-1 victory for Concord in Dunlap. The dynamic pitcher, who shut Wawasee out on a three-hitter earlier this month, was again electric striking out seven and walking just …read more.

Syracuse Town Council approved amending the noise ordinance during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The ordinance now reads: The following acts are declared to be violation with the exceptions listed in each category. A) Loud, continuous noises generally. The making of or continuing or causing or aiding to be made or continued, any loud, …read more.

In the space of a few minutes, Syracuse Town Council had moved through a good chunk of its agenda during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The council approved an annexation ordinance for Robert Wicker and Paula Kehr-Wicker to have their Fox Run Drive home annexed into the town. The council approved an appropriation of …read more.

What started out as a relatively brief Syracuse Town Council meeting hit a snag Tuesday night during the council’s regular monthly meeting, when town manager Henry DeJulia requested $20,000 from the Elkhart TIF (tax increment finance district) on behalf of the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission to market the industrial and technology park. Councilmen Bill Musser and …read more.

Robert L. “Bob” Owen, 75, of Elkhart, Ind., and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Kindred Nursing & Rehab – Valley View in Elkhart. He was born May 23, 1938, in Detroit, Mich., to Lawrence and Elsie Faye (Chiddester) Owen. He grew up in Millersburg, Ind., and graduated …read more.

Is it cruelty to animals? Are laws being violated when cats are left without human contact? Why won’t authorities do anything? Who should be contacted? Neighbors of a home at 904 N. Mill St. in Syracuse are bringing to the public’s a matter of a large number of felines being left alone inside the residence. …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 20, 2014 Jimmy Dean Lisenbee, 55, 786 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500 cash Steven Lynn Iden II, 34, 560 S. Main St. Apt. 1, North Webster, arrested for dealing / delivering / manufacturing methamphetamine. bond: $10,000 …read more.

Rose Home North, Syracuse, was the non-profit organization chosen to receive the donation of a like-new 2013 Jeep Sahara Wrangler Unlimited with 564 miles on it. It will be sold and the funds used to support the Christian, substance-abuse recovery home for women. Lake Wawasee summer residents Jim and Angie Burkhart, Carmel, felt the need …read more.

Mike Buhrt, chairman of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee, announced a local family has come forward willing to hire a director for the trail system for two years. The announcement was made during the trail committee’s regular monthly meeting Monday night. Buhrt explained a sub-committee of the trail committee met and created a job description. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube itIkokP4WbQ rel=0] SYRACUSE – Rolling, rolling, rolling, those Warriors keep on rolling. The Wawasee softball team continued its fantastic 2014 campaign on Monday by picking up its fifth consecutive Northern Lakes Conference win. This time it was visiting Goshen that fell victim to the big bats of the Warriors as Wawasee mercy ruled its …read more.

It’s almost time for the 2nd Annual Wine, Cheese & Chocolate Experience at the Oakwood Inn in Syracuse. The experience includes a sampling of award winning wines, cheeses and chocolates along with chef created culinary creations. The event will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 30. In addition to the excellent food and …read more.

Kick off the summer season with an evening of laughter as Main on Main Improv Troupe will be performing a FREE live comedy improv show at the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. Trained by filmmaker and actress Jessica Hardy, the group has been performing together since 2012, creating live improvised …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, May 18, 12:12 p.m. SR 19 near West 200 South, Mentone. Driver: Gerald L. Troyer, 60, Heather Blvd., Nappanee. Driver struck a deer. Troyer was on a motorcycle, which went on its side and slid off the road …read more.

[weaver_youtube Tczvy1XeTJs rel=0] SYRACUSE – The streets of Syracuse were abuzz Saturday morning in efforts to help the children of Wawasee area schools. The Junior Achievement Stars & Stripes 5K road race was held, beginning at Lakeside Fitness and working its way around Syracuse, passing through Oakwood Park and down Pickwick Drive before returning to …read more.

Softball Shuts Down Plymouth Another night in the Northern Lakes Conference, another win for the Wawasee softball program. Friday night’s victim was Plymouth in a 5-0 win at Wawasee. The Lady Warriors, which move to 16-7 on the season and 7-4 in the NLC, have won six of its last seven conference games and again …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School’s Austin Yoder signed his letter of intent to continue his running career at Grace College. Yoder is both a cross country and track athlete for the Warriors and will continue as such with Grace and head coach Jeff Raymond. “Austin comes from a good program, as both the cross country …read more.

Two cases were heard at the regular meeting of Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday. One was approved and one denied. Swiss Perfection’s petition for a variance to allow 600 square feet of signage, where 200 square feet is allowed by ordinance, was approved. The property is located at 100 S. Huntington St. RE/MAX Realty …read more.

SYRACUSE – Just two nights after claiming a big Northern Lakes Conference victory, the Wawasee golf team was back at it on Thursday night. The Warriors played host to Northridge and Goshen at South Shore Golf Club in the team’s only home conference match of the season. At the the end of the evening, results …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will continue to add to the listing until 5 p.m. on Friday. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. We have a listing of all the local Memorial Day Events here. Warsaw Warsaw Community High …read more.

Plenty of hot wheels will be rolling into Syracuse May 16-17 for this year’s Cruisin’ Cuse Car Show, sponsored by the Wawasee Kiwanis Club. To kick off the festivities Friday night, hundreds of antique, classic and contemporary automotive beauties will pack Main Street in the town’s most spectator-friendly traffic jam of the year. In addition, …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgment Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims
 The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Anthony Wayne Credit Adjusters v. Erinn Pinnick, Warsaw, $4,244.94 Canterbury House Apartments v. Joshua Slone, Warsaw, $2,753.75 Luz Colon, Warsaw, $2,782.12 Fort Wayne Neurology v. Basilio Ramirez, …read more.

County and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce will continue to conduct roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints during the month of May. The project is made possible through grants received by the Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving. DUI: Taskforce Indiana is a year-long statewide project aimed at reducing …read more.

Less than a month away will be the final day of the school year and that will mean the usual summer construction projects for schools in the Wawasee Community School Corp. This summer many of the projects will be at Wawasee High School and involve athletic facilities on the campus. During the regular monthly meeting …read more.

Syracuse Redevelopment Commission continued its discussion on marketing the SR 13/U.S. 6 technology and industrial park during a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia reported he had looked at various real estate websites as a way to market the park. He found three sites that offered free listings, however, for premium placement on …read more.

Robert J. “Bobby” Houser Jr., 26, formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Feb. 12, 1988, in Goshen, Ind., to Robert J. “Bob” and Margaret A. “Maggie” (Schopf) Houser. He graduated in 2007 from Wawasee High School …read more.

Registration for swim lessons using the American Red Cross program is being held on Saturdays, May 17 and 24, from 8 a.m. to noon at Wawasee Middle School. Anyone coming to register should enter the school through the pool access doors. The lessons are being offered by Julia Allen and cost $50 per child. Session …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 13, 2014 Thomas Arthur See, 27, 761 S. Warbler Ln., Warsaw, arrested for OWI misdemeanor and domestic battery. Bond: $550 cash May 12, 2014 Richard David Johnson, 45, 109 E. Baltimore St. Apt. 2, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended with …read more.

Robert Houser Jr. (UPDATE: Robert Houser Jr. passed away at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.) Described as a good friend, great father and loving husband, Robert Houser Jr. is being kept alive today in preparations of becoming an organ donor. Earlier today, Indiana Conservation Officers released information that Houser had passed away. His family, however, says …read more.

Revenge Exacted On Wood After losing to NorthWood for the first time in six years in April, Wawasee reversed the trend Monday night with a 5-2 softball victory in Syracuse. The Lady Warriors, which move to 15-7 overall and 6-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference, ran out to a 5-0 lead after three innings and …read more.

SYRACUSE, Ind. – Mother’s Day started a week-long series of special events at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse meant to encourage patients, families, communities and caregivers in the nursing center to “joyfully share life in order to create a better world.” The activities are part of National Nursing Home Week, May 11-17, an annual observance sponsored …read more.

The 22nd Annual Beaman Home Golf Scramble will be held on Monday, June 2, at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse. Team registrations are now being accepted. The entry fees are $400 per 4-person team. The tournament format is an 18-hole scramble and the entry fee includes green fees, cart rental, lunch, prizes and favors. …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Sunday, May 11, 10:00 p.m. Custody complaint reported in the 200 block of Main Street in Warsaw. Sunday, May 11, 9:06 p.m. Missing person reported in the 3400 block Lake City Highway in Warsaw. Person later located. Sunday, May …read more.

Cheryl Anne Kroemer, 67, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at home. She had been in failing health for 6 years. Cheryl was born July 9, 1946, in Chicago, Ill., a daughter of Robert and Bernette (Maringer) Lips. The family moved to Fremont, Mich., in 1950 and she grew up there, graduating from Fremont …read more.

A Milford man was airlifted from the scene of an accident in Elkhart County early this morning. Daniel Slone, 21, was also cited for driving left of center and for a learner permit violation. At about 2:49 a.m. this morning, a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department indicates Slone was driving south on CR 33 …read more.

Golfers Fall Back At Homestead Wawasee didn’t post the score it had hoped, or even averaged in previous invitationals in landing in eighth place with a 340 at the Homestead Invitational played at Orchard Ridge Golf Club. In the previous four 18-hole events Wawasee took part in this season, the Warriors averaged a 327. That …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 10, 2014 Ryan Lee Deavers, 23, 205 W. Washington St., Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300 cash Christopher Michael Booth, 34, 9116 N. Koher Rd. E., Syracuse, arrested for OWI endangerment. Bond: $2,000 surety Danielle Christine Barr, 20, 105 …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Lakeland Youth Center in Syracuse is accepting registrations for its summer golf program. Registration is open to children entering third through eighth grade for the fall of 2014. The program is designed to teach children the basics and etiquette of golf, which includes practice, skills workshops and a tournament day. The program …read more.

Diamond Boys Double Up After a tough run through the first half of the Northern Lakes Conference season, the Wawasee varsity baseball team have won two in a row after it beat Elkhart Memorial, 7-6, in eight innings Friday afternoon in Syracuse. After allowing Memorial to take a 5-4 lead with a run in the …read more.

  A 2007 graduate of Wawasee High School in Syracuse is in the ICU in critical condition following a mowing accident that led to a near drowning in Fort Wayne. Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the accident that happened at approximately 12:03 p.m. today. Robert Houser Jr., 26, now a resident of Fort Wayne, was mowing grass …read more.

The 6th season of the Artisans & Farmers Market kicks off on Saturday, May 10. The market will once again take place at Veteran’s Memorial Park at Crosson Mill (located along SR 13) every Saturday until Oct. 11. The market is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is designed as …read more.

Denying any wrongdoing, a Syracuse man was arrested Thursday and charged with having inappropriate sexual relations with a teenager. Toby Reed Young, 42, of 203 S. Edgewater Dr., Syracuse, is facing a B felony charge of sexual misconduct with a minor after the teen, who is at least 14 years old but less than 16 years …read more.

Travis Marsh, a lieutenant with Milford Police Department, has announced his run for sheriff of Kosciusko County. Marsh, who has served with on the MPD for 6 years, is also an adjunct faculty member instructing criminal justice classes at Ivy Tech Community College. According to Marsh’s campaign website, he is seeking to take “an active …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 9, 2014 Jesse J. Alamos, 25, 714 N. West St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $300 cash Joshua Scott Jennings, 33, 10402 S. SR 15 Lot 24, Silver Lake, arrested for battery. No bond Jay Wesley …read more.

NorthWood Burns Bright The NorthWood girls tennis team was as hot as the newfound heat of Thursday’s 90-degree temperatures. The Lady Panthers swept all five of the varsity courts and all but one of the junior varsity courts in an eclipse of Wawasee in Syracuse. The doubles teams from NorthWood lost just one game combined …read more.

Max Ganshorn, 91, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away Thursday morning, May 8, 2014, in the home of his daughter and son-in-law where he resided for six years. He was born July 31, 1922, in Etna Green to Ople P. and Emily (Thomas) Ganshorn. Upon his mother’s death he was raised by his father and step mother, …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will continue to add to the listing until 5 p.m. on Friday. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Performing Arts Center Jazz in the Night/Drum Enchanted Evening – Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims
 The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Argent Healthcare Financial v. Mary McNeely, Warsaw, $128.98 Coral Amspaugh-Topolski v. Chris Skinner, Milford, $3,353.67 Fort Wayne Neurological v. Lorraine A. Maggart, Warsaw, $365.84 Fort Wayne Neurosurgery …read more.

[weaver_youtube DI540vYgOz8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games in just over two …read more.

Steve and April Fleagle, Syracuse, Ind., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachael Christine Fleagle, to Robert Joseph Miller. He is the son of Brant and Lisa Miller of Wilmette, Ill. The bride-to-be graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science, and the University of Cincinnati with a …read more.

Clockwise from top left are Curt Nisly, David Cates, Torrey Bauer and Bob Conley. (EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mail-Journal Reporter Deb Patterson contributed to this article.) Tuesday’s primary elections saw a disappointing voter turn out with just 19.61% of all registered voters casting ballots. Since 2002, data from Indiana Secretary of State found that roughly one in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Memorial closed out its Northern Lakes Conference girls track round robin in style. Winning 10 of the 16 events, Memorial shut the door on Wawasee, 87-45, and Concord, 70-61.5, while Concord outpointed Wawasee, 81-51. Memorial moved to 5-2 in the NLC with Sierra Moore leading the way with wins in the 800 (2:23.68) …read more.

[weaver_youtube rGZYoyGGTYE rel=0] SYRACUSE – To say Wawasee’s girls tennis team has been snakebitten this season would almost seem to add venom to the wound. It’s been a painful season to say the least. Wawasee hosted Elkhart Memorial Tuesday afternoon and hung around for a while, but the patch and tape group from Syracuse couldn’t …read more.

Children’s Book Week The children’s department has open crafts all week to highlight the importance of books in the lives of children. Children’s Book Week is celebrating its 95th anniversary. Children’s book Week is celebrating its 95th anniversary. Book week is a literacy initiative with the motto, “cover to cover, coast to coast.” Book Clubs …read more.

Wawasee High School received recognition from a well known national magazine and it’s the kind administrators can point to with pride. U.S. News & World Report’s latest “America’s Best High Schools” rankings gave Wawasee a silver medal. Wawasee was one of only 41 schools statewide to receive a silver medal, was ranked 37th in the …read more.

Kathleen ‘Kate’ Mock, 87, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014, at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born Sept. 29, 1926, near Syracuse to Byron and Ethel (Wilkinson) Grubb.  She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident, graduated in 1945 from Syracuse High School and received her Associate’s …read more.

Wawasee, Concord Survive Nailbiters It went to the wire in both varsity and JV softball games between Wawasee and Concord Monday night in Syracuse. Rae Ann Miller was money for Concord, striking out 11 Wawasee batters in a 2-0 Concord varsity win in Northern Lakes Conference play. Wawasee’s JV won its third consecutive game in …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: May 5, 2014 Sarah Elizabeth Powell, 20, 907 N. Lake St. Apt. B, Syracuse, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $1,000 cash Matthew Alan Heath, 22, 8492 W. 200 N., Etna Green, arrested for false informing. Bond: $750 cash May 4, 2014 Kane …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, May 4, 10:03 a.m. West 700 South near South 600 West, Silver Lake. Drivers: Pamela J. McFarland, 62, SR 14, Akron; and Gary L. Jaynes, 57, Brookfield Circle, Warsaw. McFarland struck the trailer being hauled by Jaynes. Damages: …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Monday, May 5, 4:03 a.m. Battery reported at the 300 block of High Street in Silver Lake. Sunday, May 4, 12:24 p.m. Trespassing reported at 5500 block of Woodland Lane in Warsaw. Sunday, May 3, 11:53 a.m. Officers responded …read more.

Before they have even graduated from high school, 25 Wawasee High School students are in a hall of fame. More precisely, the Wawasee High School Academic Hall of Fame. The 25 senior students were officially inducted during a banquet Saturday evening in the cafeteria of the high school. In order to be eligible for the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Offensively, Wawasee’s softball team is playing as well as anyone in the area. After scoring double digits in its past four games, the Lady Warriors continued to pound the ball, beating East Noble, 9-2, and Westview, 10-0, in a doubleheader Saturday at Wawasee. Game one against East Noble had Wawasee start slow, but …read more.

Mary Florence Green, 86, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on March 5, 1928, in Brownsville, Pa., to Christopher and Florence E. (Embrey) North. She graduated from Brownsville High School, received a business degree from a Junior College in Pittsburgh, …read more.

Lady Warriors Grind Goshen Wawasee hammered out 14 hits and needed just five innings to beat Goshen, 11-1, in Northern Lakes Conference softball action at Shanklin Park. The Lady Warriors (9-5 overall, 3-3 NLC) led just 2-1 heading into the fourth, but hung a six on the scoreboard in the fourth and three more in …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 2, 2014 Scott Allan Landis, 46, 4043 N. Old Port Rd., Warsaw, arrested for dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of a controlled Schedule I substance and on an active warrant. No bond noted Kyler Dean Mylin, 26, 632 …read more.

SYRACUSE – Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the South Shore Golf Club front nine Thursday, but the varsity golf teams from Wawasee, Whitko and Manchester trudged on in competition. Wawasee posted its finest nine-hole score of the season, 159, to best Whitko’s 182 and Manchester’s 208 on a dreary and wind-stricken scene. Tristen Atwood of …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: May 1, 2014 Christopher Paul Sharkey, 25, 118 N. Tepee Dr., Warsaw, arrested for dealing cocaine and possession of cocaine. Bond: $10,000 surety Anthony Patrick Piazzese, 63, 3100 Frontage Rd. Lot 55, Warsaw, arrested for dealing a Schedule I controlled substance. Bond: …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims
 The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Alan Kado v. Stacy Richardson, Warsaw, $605.48 Communitywide Federal Credit Union v. Jamie M. Brainard, Warsaw, $2,089.10 Reginald Gibbs, Warsaw, $5,121.71 Annie and Chad Zartman v. Elizabeth …read more.

The following is a list of film times for local movie theaters for Friday, May 2, through Thursday, May 8. Pickwick Theatre (108 W. Main St., Syracuse) The Amazing Spiderman 2, Rated: PG-13 Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone Showtime: 7 p.m. nightly; $8 North Pointe Cinemas (1060 Mariner Dr., Warsaw) Matinees: All shows before 5:30 …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee and Northridge needed a roof to complete their Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis dual Tuesday night. Heading to the Warsaw Racquet Club to complete the final two singles courts, Northridge still posted a 5-0 victory over Wawasee in a match that began in Syracuse but was forced  inside due to rain. Given …read more.

The Wawasee High School Choral Department will be presenting Pops Show 2014, “Show Tunes,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, in the high school auditorium. With song, dance, wild costuming, lighting, special effects, comedy and laughter, what more could you ask for a weekend’s entertainment? The music included is a tribute to some …read more.

Syracuse Parks Department will host the second annual Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. The event is open and free to the public. If there is rain the event will be held inside the community center. There will be static displays …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: April 29, 2014 Joshua Paul Widmeyer, 33, 2717 Stanford Ave., Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear on a misdemeanor. Bond: $750 cash April 28, 2014 Alexander Peter Scelzo, 20, 8960 E. Hatchery Rd. Lot 15, Syracuse, arrested for invasion of privacy. …read more.

The annual Wawasee FFA Awards Banquet recognizes not only its members but those in the community who support the chapter by various means. Certificates of Appreciation Awards were presented to Geoff Walmer, Doug Long, Brandon Bucher and the late Gerald “Jerry” Crowl Jr. Also recognized with Honorary Chapter FFA Degrees were Sam Beer, Tim Bowling …read more.

Tapping is a Feel-good Technique Angie Hernandez, certified Hypnotherapist, is presenting a popular class on a tapping technique known as Emotional Freedom Technique. “I like Tapping because it’s easy to learn and you can use it on your own to heal trauma and pain.” Hernandez says, “You can go to a practitioner for complex problems …read more.

Raiders Keep Warriors’ NLC Streak In Tact A six-run third inning was the culprit in a 10-4 Northridge win over Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference baseball Monday night in Middlebury. Northridge held a slim 2-1 lead until its outburst in the third inning. The Raiders touched up Warrior starting pitcher Nate Hare for the eight …read more.

Dear Editor, As I follow the coverage of the three candidates for Kosciusko County Superior Court 1, I am struck by their differing experience levels. One candidate, it seems, stands well above the rest. While all three men appear to be capable and trustworthy, it is David Cates’ broad experience that I believe makes him …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department
 Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following incidents: Saturday, April 26, 8:37 p.m. Theft reported at the 5700 block of Woodland Lane in Warsaw. A 15-foot red canoe was taken. Friday, April 25, 9:26 a.m. Hit and run reported at 2400 block of 800 West near U.S. …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Sunday, April 27, 2:33 a.m. North 575 East near East 150 North, Warsaw. Driver: Lacey L. Savage, 33, Mid Lake Drive, North Webster. Savage swerved to miss a deer, ran off the road, and rolled the vehicle. Savage declined …read more.