By JACLYN “JACKIE” FRANKS, MPH HHS Extension Educator, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, Kosciusko County WARSAW — Individually they are small, but collectively they are deadly. Tobacco waste, including cigarette butts, makes up 38 percent of litter us U.S. roadways, which is equivalent to 1.6 billion pounds of toxic waste worldwide per year. When tobacco waste …read more.

SYRACUSE — Students and community members were honored at the Wawasee FFA Banquet Thursday evening, April 21. The evening recognizes the accomplishments of the members themselves, along with showing appreciation to those in the community and school who help further the FFA program. John Zimmerman, Ed Waltz, Jesse Kimmel and Vince Beasley were recognized for …read more.

For more than 20 years the 4-H Memorial Garden has been a staple of the Kosciusko County Fair. This year new changes will alter the look of the garden. While the appearance of the gardens may change, the reason behind the memorial will always remain. In the summer of 1992 a car accident killed two …read more.

Accomplishments for the year were celebrated by Wawasee FFA members, family and guests at its annual banquet Friday evening, at Wawasee High School. Awards were presented, corporate sponsors recognized, and scholarships awarded to FFA members. The evening program began with 2014-15 officers arriving to the stage by riding John Deere pedal tractors down the auditorium …read more.