[weaver_youtube 8F8X8eqj0QQ rel=0] ELKHART – A year ago, Wawasee was celebrating a cross country homecoming 30 years in the making. Saturday, Wawasee sat in disbelief as the cross country teams were both eliminated at the Elkhart Central Cross Country Regional at Ox Bow Park. Wawasee’s cross country teams had both run in the semi-state a …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4BqCklt63U4 rel=8]   [weaver_youtube 2RfIc_O9iHc rel=8]   Shelia Burner and Jason McSherry were honored as the 2014 Kosciusko County Republican Hall of Fame recipients Friday evening. U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski was the keynote speaker for the event, held at Champaign Jam, 2517 Center St., Warsaw. “I was just not expecting it,” Burner said noting …read more.

Lower speaker volume before watching video. [weaver_youtube 3lKVHAmgli4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – It may not be the most well-known trophy game in the area but when Goshen and Wawasee met Friday night in the annual Wooden Indian game it certainly felt like a big rivalry was taking place at Warrior Field. The Redskins entered as underdogs but …read more.

WARSAW – It was only fitting that the Warsaw football team donned camouflage National Guard jerseys for their regular-season home finale Friday night. It was even more fitting that the Tigers lived up to the billing with the special look in honor of National Guard Celebration Week by defending their home turf with a thrilling …read more.

[weaver_youtube EXy1MJfnl2U rel=0] AKRON – For two teams coming into Friday night’s football contest with something to prove, Whitko spent more time proving its point in a 34-16 win at Tippecanoe Valley. Both teams came into the night’s contest limping after lopsided losses last week in statement games. Valley started off red hot but cooled …read more.

[weaver_youtube hwDYAZPXNio rel=0] MISHAWAKA – “It felt like home.” For Clay Yeo, that was all that really had to be said upon walking into the Wiekamp Center. A former camper at Bethel College, Yeo spent a year playing for Valparaiso University and just felt out of place. Transferring to Bethel this fall, Yeo is not …read more.

Ink? We don’t need no stinking ink! Okay, so technically all of my picks articles have been “ink free” but this one is extra ink free since it’s the first picking action to be on our new site. It’s also not called the Ink Free News edition because, well, none of what I’m doing here …read more.

The prep football regular season comes to a close Friday night. That means one more chance for area teams to move up or down in the final conference standings and prepare for postseason play next week. First-round sectional games take place Oct. 24. Warsaw will host Carroll, Wawasee will entertain Leo, Whitko plays at Bellmont, …read more.

WARSAW – Sam Rice’s timing could not be better. The Warsaw ace is playing his best tennis of his senior season since postseason play commenced. Rice will look to extend his postseason run and final prep campaign Saturday as the Tigers’ No. 1 singles player competes in the LaPorte Regional. Rice, who is 4-0 since …read more.

The Kosciusko County Democratic Party is seeking people to serve as poll workers in different spots in the upcoming election. To be a poll worker you must be a resident of Kosciusko County and a registered voter. This is an all day position from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4. There is a …read more.

GOSHEN – Soccer, like so many sports, can be a cruel game. In the case of the Goshen Girls Soccer Regional, one side dominated most of the game and lost on five seconds of brilliance. In the record books, it will go down as a 1-0 Goshen win over Warsaw, despite the Lady Tigers owning …read more.

Step one of the state cross country journey is in the books and, for most, a learning curve was established. As the IHSAA cross country regionals loom this Saturday, second chances to improve and ultimately advance in the state tournament are on the course, and with luck, the course will be steady. Looking to maintain …read more.

Two preliminary plat proposals were approved Tuesday evening by the Warsaw Plan Commission with one of the proposals also receiving a final approval. A proposal for Mitchell Reserve, a residential addition to the City of Warsaw, was approved unanimously by commission members. The residential addition, developed by Biggs Indiana Properties Inc., Kevin Biggs, Decatur, plans …read more.

Participants in marathons do so for different reasons – to qualify for the Boston Marathon, for the love of running, to improve themselves and other reasons. But for Ron Smock, Syracuse and thousands of other who will be participating in the 2014 Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon, on Oct. 18-19, there are additional reasons. This …read more.

Wawasee High School is comprised of students and staff members from the towns of Syracuse, North Webster and Milford. All three towns have local food pantries that serve the residents in their townships. These food pantries rely heavily on community donations in order to ensure they have enough supplies to serve those who require assistance. …read more.

Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee gave an update on several trail projects at Monday’s meeting. The Syracuse Lake project is very close to finishing, with just a couple of minor places left to finish. “That completes the five-mile loop around Syracuse Lake,” said Megan McClellan, executive director. As far as the Harkless Drive project, the committee is …read more.

Suicide is a topic some simply do not want to talk about, but considering a Wawasee High School student committed suicide just a couple of years ago and others attempted it, the topic does hit close to home. During Tuesday’s regular monthly Wawasee school board meeting in Syracuse, the board heard a presentation from Mary …read more.

After the regular school board meeting Tuesday in Syracuse, the board held a work session and heard a report from Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corp., about possible construction projects within the next year or two and several years later. During the regular meeting, the board approved purchasing land from the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 5-uTMpcrZqg rel=0] SYRACUSE – What started as a one-sided affair ended as a thrilling contest Tuesday night. The Wawasee volleyball team welcomed in Triton for senior night at the Hardwood Tee Pee and just when all hope seemed lost for the Lady Warriors, they were able to grab victory from the claws of defeat …read more.

Sue Ward, Sue’s Creations Floral and Gifts, was reelected president and new board members were chosen at the October meeting of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce Monday. Returning to the board for another term are Stacey Cox, Pletcher Insurance; Jeremy Likens, North Webster Fire Chief; and Ben Ashpole, Bashpole Software and Updenity. New …read more.

GOSHEN – Several ‘on paper’ aspects of Wednesday’s opening game of the Goshen Girls Soccer Regional could work against Warsaw. The opponent, the location, the records. But according to Warsaw head coach Peter Lucht, none of that matters when the center referee blows the whistle to open the most important 80 minutes of the soccer …read more.

North Webster Community Center raffle winner Bev Ganshorn accepted her winnings Monday. She chose $10,000 in lieu of a motorcycle, car, pontoon, or UTV. Those were the first prize choices at the Heart of the Community Charity Auction and Raffle held Saturday, Oct. 4. It benefited the NWCC efforts to operate and maintain the center …read more.

By AMBER HODOREK Hither & Yon This Friday and Saturday, October 17-18, Hither & Yon will be hosting a large home goods sale at Lakeland Christian Academy including everything from re-purposed furniture to other beautiful and unique home furnishings including pillows, lamps, wall art and other craft items. All of the proceeds will be used …read more.

WARSAW – Midwest Xtreme, a USASF Member Gym is based in Warsaw, and owned by the Sammons Family, has announced an addition to their All-Star Cheer line-up, “Team SunShine.” Team SunShine is for children with Special Needs, ages five and up. Team SunShine is a Co-ed Special Needs All-Star Cheer Team for students with an …read more.

WARSAW – Emotions ran high as Warsaw toppled Penn 25-23, 25-17, and 25-23 in straight sets in a showdown of area volleyball powers Monday on Senior Night. Standouts Katie Voelz and Celia Heckert were celebrated as the two seniors this season for the host Tigers. “Pressure is always there, but there was a little more …read more.

The good news for the Warsaw football team is that it will get to open postseason play at home. The other part of that equation is not quite so good. The Tigers will entertain undefeated and No. 4 ranked Carroll in a Class 6-A sectional opener Oct. 24. The IHSAA conducted pairings for the football …read more.

[weaver_youtube b3MUB6F4is4 rel=0] WARSAW – The looks of relief likely matched the number of elated looks on the faces of the girls soccer team from Warsaw. After defeating Culver Academy, 2-1, in the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional championship, the maximum effort Warsaw put in to hold off the Academy was written all over the hometown …read more.

[weaver_youtube SLDBNCbXdhs rel=0] ELKHART – Wawasee cross country head coach Doug Slabaugh had hoped and prayed he wouldn’t have to stand at the finish line pining over places. But that was exactly where he was as the Elkhart Central Sectional boys race was winding down, hunched over longtime program mom Linda Stookey’s shoulder fretting over times …read more.

CULVER – Perfect fall weather and the historical beauty of the Culver Academy campus set the scene for the 2014 IHSAA Culver Academies Boys Cross Country Sectional Saturday morning. Spectators were in for a treat as the 62 runners from 10 area schools ran a competitive race that would end up giving a regional birth …read more.

The recipes were tweaked to perfection. The judges and people have tasted. And the winners of the Third Annual Farmer’s Market Chili Cook-Off are in. Paula Bowman, chili cook-off organizer, presenting the judge’s choice trophy to Jeff and Cindy Stier. There were only a handful of chili chefs, but each brought their own flare and …read more.

[weaver_youtube 53f6zhAZcI0 rel=0] CULVER – Running is usually the punishment for athletes in most sports, but that is obviously not the case in cross country. For the harriers that dare the courses across the state week after week, getting to run is the point and during the postseason getting the chance to run more is …read more.

BOURBON – Oh what a night it was for the boys from Bourbon. Triton High School honored the senior members of its football program Friday night and that class of 2015 made the most of its final home game. Triton played spectacular on both sides of the ball all night to capture a 35-15 win …read more.

ELKHART – Not mincing words, Wawasee football head coach Josh Ekovich wasn’t bashful in stating his team’s 20-7 win at Elkhart Memorial Friday night was rather bland. “We were just average in a lot of ways, just vanilla,” Ekovich said of the performance which put his club at 5-3 this season and 3-3 in the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9GO2Z5A3msI rel=0] NAPPANEE – Sometimes the dominoes just fall in your favor. Scoring just one touchdown in its last nine quarters of football, NorthWood made up for the drought with a 42-28 Northern Lakes Conference football thriller win against visiting Warsaw. Warsaw trailed 28-21 after Dominic Miranda ran the ball in from nine yards …read more.

[weaver_youtube praAAl2WuTc rel=0] ROCHESTER – There was hype surrounding the matchup between Whitko and Rochester all week leading up to Friday night. There was plenty at stake as both team’s stepped on to Barnhart Field with 5-0 marks in the Three Rivers Conference but only one team could leave with bragging rights and sole control …read more.

Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight. I didn’t forget about you, Kosciusko! This week has been very busy and finding time to write out my picks became difficult. But, here they are. All five of our coverage teams have a chance to win this weekend, but am I risky enough to actually pick all five? We’ll …read more.

WARSAW – Sometimes it really is okay not to want to share. Just ask the Warsaw volleyball team. The Tigers proved their championship mettle Thursday night to claim an outright conference championship. Warsaw won the points that mattered most the entire way in downing Concord 3-0 in the final Northern Lakes Conference match of the …read more.

[weaver_youtube HHc_cLhfSNY rel=0] WARSAW – On the scoreboard, the 5-0 win by Warsaw over NorthWood in the semi-finals of the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional may look like a blowout, but it took a long time for Warsaw to pull away from its Northern Lakes Conference rival. Elizabeth Van Wormer erupted in the contest, scoring four …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Triton Community School Corporation Superintendent Matt Arvesen’s class at Triton Junior High School are working on and testing robotics cars in preparations for the upcoming robotics car races. The races will be held Friday morning at Triton High School. The robotics cars are one of the group projects the students are …read more.

The Indiana Department of Transportation reminds all Hoosiers that campaign signs are prohibited from federal and state highway right-of-way according to Indiana Code 9-21-4-6. INDOT personnel are required by state law to remove all unauthorized signs within the state right-of-way. INDOT personnel will remove campaign signs and other illegal signs from right-of-way per IC 9-21-4-6—as …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Several impressive streaks came to screeching halts Wednesday night at Kindt Field. The Warsaw boys soccer program had won six consecutive sectional and regional titles coming into the 2014 postseason, on top of that the Tigers had not lost to Plymouth on the pitch since 2007. All three of those impressive streaks are …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The postseason struggles continued Wednesday night for the Wawasee boys soccer team. After defeating NorthWood in the regular season, the Warriors thought they had a favorable draw for the sectional semi-final, the Panthers had a different thought. NorthWood would use three first-half goals to rout Wawasee 5-1 and advance to Saturday’s title game …read more.

By DAVID BLANK Alliance for Retired Americans Today, Alliance for Retired Americans members endorsed Joe Bock for election to the U.S. Congress from Indiana’s 2nd District at an event in South Bend. “Joe Bock is really a champion for seniors. He can be trusted to lead with our interests. His views on keeping health care …read more.

The 2014 IHSAA cross country postseason is here, and runners from all over the state are starting to taper and really worry about those stopwatches. Sectional championships will be on the line Saturday as boys and girls teams will take to the 5,000-meter courses in the official beginning march to the state finals. The Culver …read more.

CULVER – The Warsaw boys tennis team put forth an excellent effort Tuesday night. The game Tigers left it all on the court. In the end, however, it was still not enough to earn a regional win. A powerful Plymouth squad ended the Tigers’ season with a 3-2 victory in a semifinal showdown of rivals …read more.

[weaver_youtube BFEf59ngILo rel=0] WARSAW – As the full moon hung over the fog-covered pitch Tuesday night, it felt as though a clock tower should have struck midnight. The impending doom of Wawasee’s girls soccer season didn’t have a Cinderella finish, a 2-0 loss to Plymouth in the first game of the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional. …read more.

Mary A. Stump, 78, New Paris, died in a two-vehicle accident  at 12:59 p.m. today at CR 21 and CR 40, north of New Paris. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department reports Stump was transported to IU Health Goshen, but was pronounced deceased. Stump was southbound on CR 21, approaching CR 40, when she failed to yield …read more.

Indiana’s House District 22 has received plenty of attention and is one of the most contested political races this year. Several letters to the editor and social media comments have been generated. But less than a month from now, it will be decided. Curt Nisly, Republican; David Kolbe, Democrat; and Michael Stinfer, a registered Republican …read more.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY Associate Director, Kosciusko County Community Foundation During World War II, in the suburbs of Chicago, a baker struggled to keep his bakery going after two of his workers got drafted and two went to work in war factories. In an act of desperation, the baker began making only two kinds of pies …read more.

[weaver_youtube D50EGYXF7kU rel=0] WARSAW – There could not have been a better start to the Plymouth Boys Soccer Sectional than what Culver Academies and Warsaw gave fans Monday night at Kindt Field. A thrilling contest between two of the area’s most competitive programs could not be contained in the regularly slated 40 minutes of play. …read more.

WARSAW – Kyle Wurtzel made his NHRA racing debut in St. Louis, MO, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals September 26-28 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Wurtzel, a financial planner, began racing in 2006 in a nostalgia nitro funny car. Wurtzel’s car was the second in the Midwest to break the five-second barrier. In 2010, …read more.

Democratic Candidate for Indiana’s 22nd House District, David Kolbe’s Town Hall meeting for a public Meet and Greet will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at The Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Dr., Syracuse. Kolbe looks forward to answering any and all constituent questions regarding his policy positions as well …read more.

CARMEL – The thrilling ride that was Wawasee’s 2014 girls golf season came to a conclusion Saturday afternoon in the final round of the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals at Prairie View Golf Club. The Lady Warriors could not match the top-10 scoring output from day one as they came in with a 395. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube T5sePnDu_T8 rel=8]     Winter like weather, including an occasional rain shower mixed with snow, didn’t keep people from bundling up in winter clothing and visiting the Fall Festival in Winona Lake Saturday. Events took place on Canal Street and Auditorium Boulevard. The festival was a joint effort between the Winona Lake Parks Department …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZvaC8OpQ9-Q rel=0] ELKHART – It’s hard to tab something an upset when an undefeated team wins a title. But when that team knocks off a perennial powerhouse, there’s room to be impressed. Goshen, which won the Northern Lakes Conference boys cross country regular season title with a 7-0 record, backed up its claim for …read more.

[weaver_youtube h4X7aozBxAQ rel =0] ELKHART – The Northridge girls cross country team came up with another way to ruin Warsaw’s party. Putting all five of its runners in the top 10, the Lady Raiders squeaked out a 32 final score to eek out a second-straight Northern Lakes Conference Championship title over Warsaw’s 33 points. And …read more.

SYRACUSE – Gage Reinhard was a true Warrior in every sense of the word Friday night. The Wawasee standout, best known for his exploits at quarterback, came up with two huge plays on defense to seal a 21-10 win over rival Warsaw. Reinhard pilfered a pair of Tiger passes from his safety spot in the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Tanner Hughes was huge Friday night for the Whitko football team when it took on North Miami. Whitko’s senior tailback hardly had the best game of his career statistically speaking, but Hughes did hit a milestone that he will remember for the rest of his life during the Wildcats 28-0 victory over …read more.

CARMEL – One down, one to go. The Wawasee girls golf team started its two-day mission at the 42nd Annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals Friday morning and things are shaping up to make this weekend a memorable one for the Lady Warriors. Wawasee finished day one with a team score of 365, two strokes …read more.

The fall sports season is nearing its end. IHSAA State Finals for girls golf start this weekend, soccer and cross country sectionals start next week, tennis regionals take place next week and football conference races are finally starting to shape up. I usually ramble on for way too long with my article as a whole, …read more.

WARSAW – Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Warsaw tennis team was victorious once again. The Tigers completed the run to their third consecutive sectional title in dominating fashion. After waiting nearly two hours for the match to start after rain had passed through the area, Whitko and Warsaw finally began to play for …read more.

The 2014 Warsaw Downtown Spooktacular date has been set for Friday, Oct. 24. Registration for the costume contest will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the courthouse lawn with trick-or-treating at businesses downtown from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. To close out the evening, costume judging will begin at 7 p.m. on the …read more.

WARSAW – You have to give credit to Warsaw girls soccer head coach Peter Lucht. It would be easy to be riding high after a very successful regular season. But with just days ahead of the 2-A Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional, the second-year skipper is treading carefully. “It is never a guarantee to turn potential …read more.

ELKHART – The kings and queens aren’t scurrying from the castle just yet, but unrest in the Northern Lakes Conference cross country kingdom could take place Saturday morning. After Northridge’s stronghold over the conference for more than a decade, Warsaw finally muscled up the past three seasons and knocked the Raiders from the post in …read more.

Wawasee’s 341 at the East Noble Regional Saturday was just good enough to get by, earning the third of three tickets to the state finals. The Lady Warriors edged out East Noble (342) and recent nemesis NorthWood (343) to reach the final weekend for the first time since 1986. Obviously, none of the girls were …read more.

WARSAW – The stage is set for the 2014 Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional Championship. After an evening full of competition between five local schools, the Whitko and Warsaw tennis squads emerged as the two best and will square off Thursday night at Warsaw Community High School. The Tigers made quick work of Tippencanoe Valley, dumping …read more.

By JENNIFER CAUDILL Warsaw Artist Forum The Warsaw Artist Forum met Sept. 25, to listen to guest speaker Steve Johnson’s presentation on the “Value Structure in Art.” Johnson explained that a preliminary sketch is a vital part of the artistic process. The design and planning before starting a composition can prevent creative stumbling blocks along …read more.

By VALERIA FISHER Adult Program Administrator, Warsaw Community Public Library Round Barns in Indiana are a rarity in the 21st Century. These barns are a piece of the historical landscape of the Hoosier state. The round barn is a long forgotten ingenuity of a farming society that searched for innovative ways to improve their farming …read more.

Four candidates will be running to fill three seats on the Van Buren Township Advisory Board during the Nov. 4 election. Among the candidates are three Republicans: Harry Doty, an incumbent; Stephen Unruh, an incumbent; and newcomer Robert L. Beer. Incumbent Vickie Marquart will be running on the Democratic ticket. Harry Doty is a lifelong …read more.

Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County broke ground Tuesday for a new home to be built in partnership with area churches, the community, and most importantly, with the family of Nichole and Joe Roberson. It will be located on Hickory Street, North Webster. Habitat’s Executive Director Mickey Kaufman stressed a couple of points during the …read more.

[weaver_youtube W6Tn_J7cO7A rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko volleyball team held its 3rd Annual “Pink Out” game for breast cancer awareness Tuesday night when Wawasee came to town. Both teams donned pink jerseys for the cause and fans were encouraged to participate in raffle and other contests throughout the night. Yes, the “Pink Out” was …read more.

[weaver_youtube VcnW800u8Jc rel=0] SYRACUSE – Needing to gain precious momentum heading into this weekend’s Northern Lakes Conference cross country tournaments, Wawasee’s boys and girls programs found themselves on both sides of the equation. Both programs split Tuesday, losing to Northridge and beating Concord to conclude the NLC regular season. Northridge were fantastic in both of …read more.

By BECKY SKILLMAN AND LEE HAMILTON Co-chairs of the Indiana 2016 Bicentennial Commission On Dec. 11, 2016, Indiana will celebrate 200 years of statehood. The Bicentennial Commission is planning a suite of activities to commemorate the occasion throughout 2016, but already the celebration is making an enormous and lasting statewide impact through the Bicentennial Nature …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sarah Lancaster will get the glory of scoring the only goal of a 1-0 Wawasee girls soccer win at Whitko Monday night, but Leigh-Ann Shrack deserves much of the credit. Shrack’s nose for the ball with 11 minutes to play led to the initial shot that careened to Lancaster, which the forward …read more.

  By SUE CREIGHTON Altrusa And Beaman Home Board President As part of the October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Beaman Home, the area’s emergency shelter and outreach center for victims of domestic violence, is planning a bingo fundraiser Oct. 16 at the Center Lake Pavilion, Warsaw. The public is invited to join the fun and …read more.

The weather is definitely changing and many people have started going through closets sorting through and finding jackets or coats that are too small or finding ones that haven’t been worn for sometime. Why not give those coats to someone who may need a jacket or coat to stay warm this fall and winter? Donators …read more.

For Sea Scout Ship 5007 of Syracuse, the third time was a charm. Then again, times one and two weren’t too shabby, either. Skipper Ron Sims and several members of the ship’s crew recently installed a wheelchair ramp for a needy recipient at her mobile home near Cromwell. The location is the third for the …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Ann Peperak will be the featured artist at the Warsaw City Hall Art Gallery Foyer for the next 2 1/2 months. Her work will be on display daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. This gallery is open to the public and free. Peperak recently won …read more.

Article by SEAN HOLMES Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership Coordinator The Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership conducted a High Visibility Enforcement Zone over the weekend with the goal of bringing awareness to the issue of impaired driving. The Enforcement zone was very successful at locating several violations. The following are the results of that zone: …read more.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana announces the new National President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Pam Iorio, will be visiting Fort Wayne. The visit will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Campus in Fort Wayne. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana is …read more.

By SGT. RON GALAVIZ Public Information Officer, ISP Fort Wayne District 22 Hunting season is now upon us in Northeast Indiana, and with that in mind, the potential exists that some deer and small game hunters may come across trash left behind by those who have manufactured methamphetamine. The Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section …read more.

Recently, Syracuse Elementary fourth and fifth-grade students had the unique and special opportunity to visit with and learn from one of the world’s foremost chalk artists. David Zinn came to the school as part of Honeywell Center’s Educational Outreach program, which “provides curriculum-based arts-in-education experiences for students in (its) 12-county footprint.” Zinn’s temporary street art …read more.

WARSAW – When the Warsaw and Wawasee boys soccer teams met Saturday afternoon, there was no love lost between the two rivals. While Warsaw has not lost to Wawasee in over a decade, the Warriors have made the battle on the pitch much more competitive in recent years. That trend continued in the team’s most …read more.

[weaver_youtube Eekl1TZTxFI rel=0] KENDALLVILLE – For as fidgety as Wawasee girls golf head coach Steve Coverstone can be, his wife, Laura, was just as nervous. With Wawasee needing every stroke down the stretch, Laura mentioned to Wawasee parent Molly Rostochak she was praying for a miracle. The prayers were heard and answered as Wawasee found …read more.

[weaver_youtube 8oDwdB_3-AM rel=0] PLYMOUTH – It was like Christmas in September Thursday night at “The Rock Pile.” Plymouth was playing the role of Santa Claus dressed in red and handing out gifts to the Wawasee football team. But the story of the game was what the Warriors did with those gifts that made all the …read more.

WARSAW – It was the same old story for the Warsaw football team Friday night. The Tigers got excellent efforts in all three phases of the game to pick up another conference win. The tried and true formula proved to work again as Warsaw blanked overmatched Goshen 24-0 in Northern Lakes Conference action at Fisher …read more.

BOURBON – It took New Prairie a little while to get going Friday night. But once the 4A No. 11 Cougars got going, there was no stopping them in a 48-6 Northern State Conference final at Triton. New Prairie (5-1, 4-0) were up against it early on, even staring at a near-deficit as Triton used …read more.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces beginning Monday, Sept. 29 SR 5 will be closed from US 30 to US 33. INDOT maintenance crews will be replacing two drainage pipes between CR 75S and CR 100N, in addition to a third pipe just south of Cromwell between CR 300N and CR 1000. Work is anticipated …read more.

By MICHELLE BOXELL Community Relations (Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of articles featuring the people and programs of Cardinal Services in their 60th anniversary year) In early 2014 the Cardinal Services’ Board of Directors crafted and adopted a new mission statement which would more clearly portray the organization: to assist and …read more.

Over $750 in cash was recovered by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Detectives in Harrison Township Cemetery, earlier this week. The cash, taken during the Sept. 12 robbery of KeyBank, North Webster, had allegedly been buried by Derek Bruner. Bruner, 24, who was arrested Sept. 22, has been charged with felony assisting a criminal, obstruction of justice …read more.

[weaver_youtube 2V_7uQvxOEU rel=0]   One can learn a lot from a dummy … or the one supplying his voice. During the Stephen and Other Dummies Comedy Concert the afternoon of Sept. 24 in the main gym at Wawasee High School, Stephen Brubaker entertained, encouraged and challenged students. Brubaker, assisted by his wife Bobbye who coordinated the …read more.

By KEN LOCKE GWMA Director September is Hunger Action Month and the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association has set Sunday, Sept. 28 as “Hunger Awareness Sunday” as reminder that there are those locally and around the world that are in need of food. According to statistics about 33 percent of the world’s population is facing hunger …read more.

  SYRACUSE – The Warsaw volleyball team continued its dominance Thursday night when it traveled to Wawasee. The Tigers entered undefeated in Northern Lakes Conference play and despite a valiant effort by the Warriors, Warsaw would run its conference mark to 5-0. The difference for the Tigers was making plays late and Warsaw gained separation …read more.

Nearly 1,500 Special Olympics athletes from across Indiana competed in the fourth annual Eunice Kennedy Shriver Games at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. Kosciusko County Special Olympic athletes competed in flag football and corn toss events at the EKS Games on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14. Lunch was provided at this day long competition …read more.

The most noticeable feature of Jennifer Caudill’s artwork is the fine detail of the wildlife she paints. The deer look pensive and alert — about to leap off the edges of the canvas if spooked — and the lion’s mane contains thousands of individual brush strokes to make up each hair on his head. What may …read more.

Joshua Julian Surface, 42, West Perry St., Warsaw, will appear back in in Kosciusko County Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 16, for sentencing. Surface pleaded guilty earlier in the week to three counts of child molesting, each a class A felony. However, he has entered a plea agreement. The plea agreement asks the three …read more.

[weaver_youtube bKiIug9Fxl0 rel=0] SOUTH BEND – The anticipation was high Thursday morning at the St. Joseph’s County Commerce Center as officials from the Chicago Cubs and South Bend Silver Hawks owner Andrew Berlin met in front of a room packed with media and fans to announce the new name for the South Bend franchise. Those …read more.

The Kosciusko County Health Department shot clinic will be closed Friday Sept. 26. Regular clinic hours will resume from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday Sept. 29.

Not too long ago I proclaimed the third week of high school football to be the best week that we would see all year, and I was very very wrong. Very wrong. I proclaimed very little going into last week and it turned out to be, perhaps, the best week we will see all season. …read more.

WARSAW – Not one upset. Not one. That was about the only major talking point for day one at the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis tournament. That being said, it was complete ends of the spectrum for the Warsaw and Wawasee programs. Warsaw was all business in the first of three days of the tournament, …read more.