This spring, three Grace College faculty received promotions in their respective fields. Professor Kim Reiff, Dr. Cheryl Bremer and Dr. Roger Stichter will take on their new titles in fall of 2013. Kim Reiff, chair of the Art Department, was promoted from assistant professor of art to associate professor of art. She received an MBA …read more.

Grace College in Winona Lake is preparing for the third year of a master’s program focusing on the orthopaedic industry. Orthopaedic Regulatory and Clinical Affairs graduate courses are set to begin in May. Grace is the nation’s only graduate program designed specifically for orthopaedic regulatory and clinical affairs professionals. Classes for the one-year, accelerated degree …read more.

Mildred Teeple Meadows, 91, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake. On Feb. 21, 1922, Mildred was born in Chicago, Ill., to Fred Earl and Leora (Martin) Stookey. She married John Teeple in 1943, who preceded her in death in 1986. She …read more.

The fifth annual Run/Walk for Hunger will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, in Winona Lake. The event, which is hosted by Word Compassion Network, will utilize the Heritage Trail featuring water views, town streets, deep woods and several pieces of trailside artwork that interprets the town’s values. The event aims to bring awareness …read more.

Elsie Marie Eisenbraun, 98, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away on at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Grace Village Healthcare. She was born in China on Jan. 9, 1915, to Henry Cornelius Bartel and Nellie (Schmidt) Bartel, a child of missionary parents. She came to the U.S. and completed …read more.

The Kosciusko County Women’s Connection will hold their monthly coffee cafe connection from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at The Hub, 1201 College Ave., Winona Lake (behind Tree of Life). This month’s meeting will feature displays of hobbies and talents. Those wishing to reserve a space to display should contact Clelda Benning …read more.

Heritage Forums, a series of talks celebrating the 75th anniversary of Grace College and Seminary, will hold its second installment at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the east room of Westminster Hall. These panels are based on work that a number of Grace College professors, faculty and students, along with other collaborators, are doing …read more.

Lisa Whelchel, who starred as Blair Warner in the 1980s sitcom, The Facts of Life, will be the keynote speaker at the Warsaw Women’s Expo held on March 23-24 at the Orthopaedic Capital Center in Winona Lake. Whelchel is currently co-host of the Jeff Probst talk show and placed second on Survivor: Philipines. She recently …read more.

Grace College has announced the names of students listed in the Fall 2012 Dean’s List. To be eligible for the honor, students must be enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of 3.940 or greater for any given semester and a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or greater. Students named in the Fall …read more.

Accidents Officers of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department recently investigated the following accidents: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 11:37 p.m. U.S. 30 and CR 350 West, Warsaw. Driver: Sondra D. Haywood, 59, South Adams Street, Marion. Driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck a road sign. Damages: up to $5,000 Tuesday, Feb, 5, 8:13 p.m. East …read more.

SYM Financial Advisors is pleased to announce the addition of two new service team members. Elle Turley has joined the firm as Executive Assistant to CEO Jerry Yeager, and Jessica Rusnock will serve as a Financial Paraplanner. Elle has over 10 years of professional business experience and holds a Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and marketing …read more.

Taylor University is proud to announce the following Kosciusko County students who were named to the fal 2012 Dean’s list: Kelci Freds, Warsaw; Amy Green, Warsaw; Celeste Harris, Warsaw; Emily O’Daniels, Winona Lake; Breanna Parker, Mentone; Luke Secaur, Warsaw; Jessica Settle, Warsaw; Stephen Straits, Winona Lake; Alexandra Urschalitz, Warsaw; and Kelly Wildman, Winona Lake. In …read more.

  Warsaw Community Schools’ third graders from Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Lincoln and Claypool elementary schools wrote persuasive letters to include with Baby’s First Book packages that are given to new parents at Kosciusko Community Hospital. Students wrote letters to persuade new parents to read with their children. They worked with the Kosciusko Literacy Services who …read more.

Peggy J. Zorn, 63, Winona Lake, Ind. passed away at 1:48 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Peggy was born May 27, 1949, in Kosciusko County to Glenn Devoe Stump and Betty R. (Kinsey) Stump. She graduated in 1967 from North Webster High School in North Webster, Ind. Peggy lived in Winona …read more.

On Feb. 6 at Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw, families and business leaders will join together to Kick off the 2013 Warsaw March for Babies campaign — the March of Dimes fundraiser to help all babies to be born healthy and to help those who need help to survive and thrive. Registration begins at …read more.

Elaine Christine Brenneman, 88, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, surrounded by family at her daughter’s residence in Lewis Center, Ohio. She was a pastor’s wife, a homemaker and a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. She has been a resident of Winona …read more.

After nearly a year of public meetings, committee meetings, planning sessions and grant writings, a final draft of the Warsaw+Winona Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was presented for preliminary approval Monday night. Warsaw Assistant Planner Tim Dombrosky gave the presentation about the master plan to the Warsaw City Plan Commission noting, “The biggest, most …read more.

Barbara Sue Essig, 45, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, surrounded by her loving family in her home. She was born March 31, 1967, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Joseph Westendorf and Dorothy (Bennett) Westendorf. She graduated in 1985 from Warsaw Community Schools and lived most of her life in the …read more.

Barbara Ann Anderson, 75, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 11:58 p.m. Friday Jan. 11, 2013, in her residence. On May 19, 1937, she was born in Warsaw, Ind., to Harold and E. Geneal (Poor) Wolford. She married Richard ‘Dick’ Anderson on Feb. 19, 1966, in Warsaw. A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, Barbara …read more.

A 2-year-old girl suffered a skull fracture while in the care of her father’s fiancée and today the accused is behind bars. Detectives from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department today arrested Karen Marie Bartley, 35, of Robson Road, Winona Lake, on a class B felony preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent/endangering life and causing …read more.

As Warsaw continues to develop a bike-walk program, local bicycle enthusiasts are doing what they can to help bring awareness to motorists and cyclists alike about the safety of sharing the roads. The city of Warsaw has obtained grants to create bicycle lanes along Smith Street and are continuing to expand the bike routes along …read more.