Sherri Johnson is a retired art instructor having taught in Warsaw Community Schools for more than 35 years. She does batik and mixed-media work but any type of painting is her favorite art media.

SYRACUSE — Paths of people cross in various ways. For the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, crossing paths with Dr. Jerry Sweeten has resulted in a relationship and opportunity to gather data for future direction of the foundation. Sweeten will be overseeing a watershed ecology study for WACF. Sweeten and his team will place five sophisticated …read more.

WARSAW – Lake City Bank recently announced that it has promoted Scott B. Bucher to Vice President. Bucher, who is a Mortgage Loan Officer, works with individuals through every step of setting up their residential mortgage loans. He has nine years of experience in financial services, the last eight of which have been with Lake …read more.

Larry L. Fawcett, 75, North Manchester, passed away at 4:44 p.m. on March 11, 2016, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Manchester University will offer a new certificate in interfaith literacy at its North Manchester campus beginning in 2016-2017. Designed to address the challenges and dynamics of a changing and increasingly diverse world, the certificate will help fulfill Manchester’s mission of graduating people “who draw upon their education and faith” and the University’s …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Chainey Zolman wrapped up his high school basketball career with a stellar senior season at Manchester High School. Now, he knows where he will take his game on the next level. Zolman, a smooth 6-7 forward, has signed his letter of intent to play next season at Earldom College in Richmond. Zolman, …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – UCLA Bruins Coach Steve Alford will return next month to the Indiana school where his coaching career began to receive the Manchester University Distinguished Honor Award. “When Steve Alford began his coaching career at Manchester University more than 20 years ago, he was a living legend in this basketball-obsessed state,” said Tim …read more.

More than $1 million in improvements await Manchester University students in North Manchester when classes begin Aug. 28. Nearly every corner of the 100-acre campus is getting a makeover, from a new café study lounge in Funderburg Library and a knee-friendly gym floor to extensive renovations to East Street Apartments and new HVAC chillers. A …read more.

The first Manchester New Music Mini-Festival brings three concerts of contemporary classical music to the North Manchester campus the weekend of Feb. 22-23. The free concerts feature the music of 34 composers, all in attendance, says coordinator Tim Reed, MU assistant professor of music. “It’s basically a conference, but in the form of public concerts, …read more.

Dr. Martin Luther King’s spirit comes to life at Manchester University on Thursday, Jan. 31 – 45 years after his visit to the North Manchester campus. Professional re-enactor T. Leon Williams will deliver excerpts from King’s speech from the same podium and microphone the Civil Rights leader used on Feb. 1, 1968. Williams, who can …read more.

A compilation of artwork from travelers Dr. Harry Keffer, a 1959 alumnus of Manchester College, and his wife, Dr. Jan Keffer, is featured in Gallery G on the North Manchester campus. “The Keffer Collection” includes works from the walls and shelves of their homes in Indiana and Arizona as well as works the couple has …read more.

Nine Manchester University students are new initiates of Alpha Mu Gamma national collegiate foreign language honor society. In addition, Dr. Beate C. Gilliar, associate professor of English and a native of Germany, was inducted to honor her significant contributions to the study of language at MU. Alpha Mu Gamma recognizes outstanding achievement in foreign language …read more.

Ghosts, cowboys, princesses and aliens will scare up some treats in the residence halls of Manchester University on Halloween night, Wednesday, Oct. 31. Trick-or-treat activities overtake the North Manchester campus from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., when youngsters can roam the hallways for candy and stop by the lounges for events especially for them. It’s …read more.

Manchester University is a “2013 Best College in the Midwest,” reports a leading guide for college-bound students, The Princeton Review. Manchester is among 153 recommended Midwest institutions posted on PrincetonReview.com this week. A total of 377 colleges and universities nationwide achieved the 2013 “Best Colleges” ranking, in regional lists. “We are pleased that college guides recommend Manchester …read more.

Manchester College is now Manchester University, a new milestone for the 123-year-old campus that has grown from a small liberal arts college into a complex institution of higher education with two campuses and advanced degrees. July 1, 2012, marks the date the college became Manchester University, a decision of its Board of Trustees last April. …read more.