SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko Jr./Sr. High School won 13 awards in the Kosciusko County Lakes and Streams 11th annual Wonderful Water student art contest. WJSHS art students received a total of 13 out of the possible 19 awards from their grade categories. The program is designed to raise awareness and appreciation for Kosciusko County waters …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — While a frozen lake or stream may look completely still and lifeless, beneath the surface of the ice there is still plenty going on. Throughout the winter, the Center for Lakes and Streams researchers have been taking samples from 19 streams in Kosciusko County, including four that flow into Winona Lake, three through the …read more.

WARSAW — As budget time looms, the Kosciusko County Convention, Recreation and Visitors Commission has the task of deciding where to divide funding. Local entities came to the commission’s monthly meeting, held Wednesday morning, Aug. 12. Dr. Nate Bosch, representing Kosciusko County Lakes and Streams, discussed the role the local lakes play in tourism. Bosch also believes …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club recently made donations to three local organizations, including $700 to Kosciusko County Lakes and Streams, $500 to the Baker Youth Club and $500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kosciusko County. Throughout the year, the club hosts various fundraising activities, raising more than $20,000 for local youth-related activities and organizations. The …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first part of a three part story examining the Tippecanoe River logjam removal project, which is to begin Thursday. Part 2, which will examine the environmental concerns of the project, will be released tomorrow.) Sunset Drive, along Pike Lake Canal, was one of the many roads inaccessible after flooding caused …read more.