MILFORD — The Kosciusko County Spelling Bee kicked off at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Milford School. A total of 21 student finalists, 17 fifth- and sixth-graders and four seventh- and eighth-graders, competed for the two $2,500 Richard R. Long scholarships and the title of spelling bee champion.

Richard Long, founder of the Etna Green School Museum, is attempting to gather the names of all Kosciusko County veterans to memorialize them forever. Using available records from the Kosciusko Jail Museum, Long was able to gather the names of veterans from the 1940s, but he has no other accountings. He is hoping that readers …read more.