WARSAW — Willis Alt has a long list of accomplishments and, among them, perhaps his most notable was the role he played in the founding of the K21 Foundation. Alt is one of 22 Kosciusko County residents chosen to carry the torch in the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay, which will travel through the local area the end …read more.

WINONA LAKE — “Beachy,” Winona Lake’s Indiana Bicentennial Bison, has placed third in the Indiana State Fair “Bison-tennial” competition. In celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial, cities and towns statewide were asked to purchase and decorate bison sculptures, inspired by the bison on the state seal. Each town or city was then encouraged to decorate its bison in …read more.

WARSAW — A solemn procession will make up part of the Kosciusko County portion of the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay when members of the American Legion Post 49 Honor Guard carry the torch in memory of one of their own. Robert “Coach” Lichtenwalter has posthumously been chosen as one of 22 local residents named torchbearers in the relay, which comes …read more.

WARSAW — Dreams of putting humans on Mars may be less than a generation away, and NASA’s Norman Tokarz is coming to Warsaw to tell how it will be done. Tokarz is the operations manager for ground systems development and operations at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. He will give a presentation during Kosciusko County’s Indiana Bicentennial …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — This week begins the 100-day countdown to the start of the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay, when the 3,200-mile journey through Indiana’s 92 counties kicks off Sept, 9. The torch relay is the premier event of the bicentennial and will highlight Indiana’s achievements, ingenuity and influence and give generations of Hoosiers the opportunity to …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — With a variety of attractions, Kosciusko County residents do not have to go far to check several items off Visit Indiana’s “200 Bucket List.” They do not even need to leave the county. The “bucket list” is a compilation of 200 things to do, see and try throughout Indiana. The idea is to encourage …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County’s Indiana Bicentennial Committee is looking forward to a big celebration in September and there are plenty of ways the community can become involved. The committee met Thursday evening, Sept. 21, to discuss the latest plans and to suggest new ideas for the three-day festival, set to take place during the Bicentennial Torch Relay’s run through …read more.

By JAMES P. FADELY, PH.D. President, The Society Of Indiana Pioneers INDIANAPOLIS — To promote outstanding scholarship, research, and writing about Hoosier history, The Society of Indiana Pioneers will award a $5,000 first prize and two other prizes of lesser amounts to individuals who publish the most significant contributions to the state’s pioneer history. These must …read more.

By JAKE OAKMAN Indiana Department of Tourism INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence, First Lady Karen Pence and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann unveiled a functional prototype of the torch today, Friday, Dec. 11, that will be used throughout the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. The unveiling occurred in front of an audience of 400 Indiana fourth-graders as …read more.