Kentucky Fried Chicken ordered DNA testing on what a customer claimed to be a deep fried rat that had been served to him in a meal and found that it was not a rat, but in fact chicken. Devorise Dixon ordered the food at a KFC in Wilmington, California. After opening his to-go box and …read more.

By JONI TRUEX KLA Public Information Director The Kosciusko Leadership Academy Class of 2014/2015 held their last regular session at Westminster, Winona Lake. Terry White, author, Winona Lake, informed the KLA cadets about the history of Winona Lake. “Winona 100, Third Wave Rising” is a published collaboration between Terry White and Dr. Steve Grill. Winona …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Public Information Director, Kosciusko Leadership Academy Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at Creighton Brothers to learn about Agri-Business in Kosciusko County. President of Creighton Brothers, Ron Truex, began the session by welcoming the KLA class to Creighton Bothers, a family farm in operation since 1925. With the decline in family farms, there is …read more.

By ALYSSA LOWE Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce The public is invited to the second annual Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Career Fair, GPS 2 Success. The event will be Tuesday, April 14, at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at Grace College. Recruiting to the public will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This public event …read more.

By ALYSSA LOWE Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce The public is invited to the second annual Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Career Fair, GPS 2 Success. The event will be Tuesday, April 14, at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at Grace College. Recruiting to the public will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. This public event …read more.

KYLA members hear about planning and zoning from County Plan Commissioner Dan Richard

By JONI TRUEX Public Relations Director, Kosciusko Leadership Academy The Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center to learn about the Orthopaedic industry at a session sponsored by the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Mary Kittrell welcomed KLA Cadets and provided an overview of tourism in Kosciusko county. Bob Hastings, a research director …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Kosciusko Leadership Academy Hosted by Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Suzie Light welcomed the Kosciusko Leadership Academy cadets and guests to their monthly meeting to learn about philanthropy in Kosciusko County. Light explained the definition of philanthropy and stated “Philanthropy is not about giving what’s left over, it’s about meeting your philanthropy goals …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Public Relations Director, Kosciusko Leadership Academy Hosted by K-21 Health Services, Rich Haddad welcomed the Kosciusko Leadership Academy cadets and guests. Rich explained the K-21 Medical Services Pavilion was the result of a KLA White Paper project. The facility is an all inclusive connected health services center. Michelle Boxell, Cardinal Services, spoke …read more.

By JONI TRUEX Kosciusko Leadership Academy Public Information Director Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the City of Warsaw Police Department to learn about local and state government in Kosciusko County. District 22 State Representative Rebecca Kubacki shared her thoughts on governmental influence. The Government should not dictate belief systems. Each person has a right to …read more.

Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Ronald and Barbara Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center to learn about the orthopedic industry. Guest speakers were Bob Hastings, research director, DePuy Synthes; Seth Nash, director of product management, hips, Biomet; and Brad Bishop, executive director, OrthoWorx. Nash began the session with a global perspective and introspective look at the …read more.

Article by Joni Truex, Public Information Director DePuy recently hosted the Kosciusko Leadership Association (KLA) session on Presentation Skills, which was led by KLA Moderator Allyn Decker. During this session, the KLA students began selecting of topics team members for their white paper projects. At Project Proud, each KLA Cadet will have the opportunity to …read more.

Kosciusko Leadership Academy met at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation to learn about Aquatic Ecology in Kosciusko County. Nathan Bosch, Ph.D., director of Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, shared there are 114 lakes In Kosciusko Count including those with two or more acres. There are 106 lakes of 5 or more acres in our county. Kosciusko …read more.

Kelli Kristine Slack and Dr. Aviral Shukla are excited to announce their engagement. Slack is the daughter of Tom and Valynnda Slack of North Manchester. Her grandparents were Russell and Norma Slack from North Manchester, and Willis and Carleen Fairchild from Shelbyville. Slack is a 2002 graduate of Manchester High School and obtained her Bachelor …read more.