WARSAW – Mikey Cox is taking an unconventional approach to one of his favorite sports.

WINONA LAKE — Soft music plays overhead in the woodshop. One half of the shop forms a maze of handmade machinery while the other half is filled and organized with different kinds of wood, works in progress and completed creations. Philip Barkey, Winona Lake, refers to this as his toy box, where he can retreat and …read more.

WARSAW — Education becomes more and more valuable with time, something Cynthia Cates, Milford, recognized and what caused her to focus on educational programs in Warsaw. Specifically with Kosciusko Literacy Services, an organization knowing the power that accompanies education and literature. What started as a part time position in 2003 led to Cates becoming executive …read more.

  WINONA LAKE — Growing up, 28-year-old Katie Jacobson saw her “unconventional” family as normal, or at least as normal as any family can be. With 11 adopted cousins and a large but close extended family, her childhood gave her a unique lens to see life through when it comes to values and passions. “For …read more.

“Hello, Mrs. Schue!” That is what Julia Schue hears whenever she is out and about in Warsaw. Whether it be at the grocery store, the dentist’s office or on a simple walk, Schue’s former third grade students always make a point to greet her. While they have grown and changed drastically, hearing them call to …read more.

WARSAW — “I do so much. I don’t know that I get bored, but when I do stuff in repetition, I’m ready to move on to the next thing,” explained Alyssa Lowe, 38, Warsaw. “I never just have one thing, which really fits me. I need variety.” With so much to do and so many …read more.

Sometimes one must take the long way around to land at the doorstep of one’s dreams. Drew Shilling, a firefighter and advanced EMT with the Warsaw Fire Department, took that route, plowing a decade-long path of steady persistence, “doing a little bit of everything” before settling into his “very rewarding career.” After graduating from Whitko …read more.

Everything about lifelong Warsaw resident Bruce Whiteneck spells steadfast commitment. The 77-year-old Air Force veteran served from 1961 to 1965 at air bases in Louisiana and Michigan, working in the personnel department with computer punch cards and applying his personal credo: “You do your job to the best of your ability.” Having learned strict discipline …read more.

Tammy Cotton learned early on “the importance of community involvement and volunteering.” She grew up in Kendallville, where her mother was involved in the community and her grandmother, “a strong Democrat and always involved in the Democratic party,” served as the Noble County clerk. “I remember as a kid, especially on election day, hanging out …read more.

Janelle Hall, left, poses for a candid photo with one of the women in Detroit, Michelle Williams. Williams was blessed by Hall’s outreach program, and even offered a helping hand in distributing blankets to others. (Photo provided) WARSAW — Unlike those around her, Warsaw resident Janelle Hall is unafraid of the demons in her past. …read more.