WARSAW — Gene Stratton-Porter, one of Indiana’s most beloved authors, will be at the center of this year’s Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation annual meeting during the organization’s event Feb. 19 in the 2517 Center in Warsaw. During the program, Tiffany Parker, an interpretive naturalist at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site in Rome City, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — As Hoosiers plan their summer break away from the hustle, bustle and day-to-day responsibilities, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is offering 12 day trip ideas for multi-generational adventures. The 10-site museum system features inspiring historic places in locations throughout the state of Indiana. Angel Mounds Angel Mounds State Historic Site is …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, John Burroughs. To this list of famous American naturalists, add the name Gene Stratton-Porter of Indiana. Decades before the modern environmental movement began, Stratton-Porter warned against human activities that could lead to climate change. Also a best-selling fiction author, Stratton-Porter brought the beauty of the earth to …read more.

By KARA BROOKS State of Indiana In its first distribution of teacher performance grants, the State of Indiana today awarded more than 1,300 schools with $30 million to reward thousands of high-performing teachers. Among schools in Kosciusko County receiving teacher performance grants are: Akron Elementary, Claypool Elementary, Edgewood Middle, Eisenhower Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, …read more.

By TIFFANY CONRAD Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site Area residents of Rome City planning to attend the annual A Dream of Beauty Holiday Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6 on the grounds of Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, are invited to enter the Dream of Beauty Cookie Contest. The new event will take place at 2:30 …read more.