Since the Mermaid Festival could not be held due to COVID-19 restrictions, the North Webster Lions Club felt it would like to bring a bit of fun to the community for one day only in 2020, ending with the Demolition Derby.

WARSAW — Friday’s Kosciusko County Community Fair featured a hot dog-eating contest that left contestants hungry for more sandwiched around a demolition derby that set record numbers.

[weaver_youtube 8HMAm5dp4aM rel=0] WARSAW — A sizable crowd packed in the bleachers of the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds grandstands Friday night, July 13 to watch dings and crashes and smoking engines as competitors got behind the wheel of some pretty ugly vehicles for the annual Demolition Derby. The evenings’s activities included two heats of “gut and …read more.

[weaver_youtube sUSrePIMnM8 rel=0] WARSAW — The 2016 Shaggy Memorial Demolition Derby New this year was a trucks category. Other categories included gut and go, stock and modified. Cash prizes were awarded to first through fifth place The crowd cheered as drivers ruthlessly pummeled one another’s vehicles in pursuit of the 2016 demolition derby champion title. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Demolition derbies are a prime example of the primal urge to destroy stuff. And if past years are any indication, the 2016 Mermaid Festival Demolition Derby, held at 7 p.m. June 25 in North Webster will be no exception. Two area salvage yards, Stuckman’s and Holle’s, will also be competing for a …read more.

WARSAW — Remember attending an event in the area with those special people in your life? You may have been captured in a photograph at the event. Take the opportunity to look through our Area Photos posted on InkFreeNews.com. You may find a special photograph to share with those who were with you, find someone …read more.

WARSAW —If you haven’t taken the opportunity to look through our Area Photos post on InkFreeNews.com, take the time to check out the photos. You may find someone you know or even yourself.

WARSAW —If you haven’t taken the opportunity to look through our Area Photos post on InkFreeNews.com, take the time to check out the photos. You may find someone you know or even yourself.

WARSAW —If you haven’t taken the opportunity to look through our Area Photos post on InkFreeNews.com, take the time to check out the photos. You may find someone you know or even yourself.

Tractors, ATVs, sprint cars and more will be featured beginning Wednesday, July 15, with the Roy Bradbury Classic and wrapping up the festivities with the truck and tractor pull Saturday. This year the fair officials will present the Roy Bradbury Classic for the first time in 25 years. The fair will welcome 600 micro sprint …read more.

Grandstand entertainment is one of the largest events at the Kosciusko County Community Fair. This year, the 99th annual fair will host three different musicians on stage, including inspirational singer Kali Rose, rising country star Levi Riggs and the popular oldies band, Spike and the Bulldogs. Rose takes the stage 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12. …read more.

On June 6, Pierceton School is holding a public auction. Soon thereafter, it will be demolished to make room for a new school that will, most agree, better serve the students of Whitley and Kosciusko counties. Still, it will be a bittersweet moment for a community that has seen generation after generation walk through the …read more.

The Indiana Landmarks organization has announced its annual list of the 10 most endangered Hoosier landmarks, which includes seven new entries and three locations that are repeating from the 2014 list. Circumstances that land properties among the most endangered vary, but usually involve factors such as the threat of demolition, abandonment, neglectful owners, dilapidation, lack …read more.

As the Kosciusko County Community Fair continues through Saturday, tonight’s grandstand event will bring the KOI drag races. Gates opening at 6 p.m. and the races get underway at 7:30 p.m. The always popular demolition derby is slated for Friday night. This will be the second year for the Shaggy Memorial Demolition Derby. Gates open at …read more.

“This is like firing the attorney an hour before the final hearing,” said Warsaw city attorney Mike Valentine in response to an announcement that a condemned property is now under a pending sale. An order of demolition of the house at 1405 Ranch Rd., Warsaw, now stands in effect as it pertains to the current …read more.

Looking for events to enjoy on the July 4th holiday weekend? We’ve compiled a list of events happening throughout Kosciusko County. Syracuse Syracuse will host the annual Flotilla Road Race at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 4. Registration will begin for the event at 8 a.m. at Lakeside Park. The Road Race features a 3.3 mile …read more.

[weaver_youtube sdKeB1zjvyc rel=0] The major demolition of the old Leesburg Grain Elevator began this morning and is expected to take at least through the week to complete. Everest Excavating LLC is in charge of demolition efforts which began last week with general work. (Photo by Stacey Page) Max Deatsman, owner of Deatsman Grain Farms and …read more.

Sunday, July 7 will be an evening of family fun as the Demolition Derby returns to the Kosciusko County Fair. According to Derby Official Chase Collier, this year’s derby will feature drivers from within and outside of the community who will be participating in three separate classes for prizes ranging up to $1,000. “Excitement has …read more.