MILFORD — Located in the northern Indiana town of Milford, The Papers Incorporated has been a family owned and operated business founded in 1939 when Arch Baumgartner took over the reins of The Milford Mail. The Papers has evolved into a diverse combination of newspaper, magazine publications and commercial printing now run by Arch’s son, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Remodeling of a home on Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse, could resume if the owner desires. However, the matter that stopped construction is still before the courts. A hearing was held Wednesday, June 13, to seek a preliminary injunction against Ryan Thwaits removing an existing passway on his lot established in the covenants of an …read more.

MILFORD — The Milford High School 94th annual alumni association banquet will be held Saturday, June 9, in the Milford Junior High School cafeteria, 611 W. Emeline St. The classes of 1948, 1958 and 1968 will be honored at this year’s alumni gathering. Dan Brown, a member of the class of ’68 and the last …read more.

MILFORD — Milford High School’s 93rd annual Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 10, in the Milford Middle School cafeteria, 611 W. Emeline St. The classes of 1947, 1957 and 1967 will be honored at this year’s alumni gathering. Ned Speicher, class of ’67, will serve as the master of ceremonies. In …read more.

MILFORD — The Milford High School 92nd annual Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 11, in the Milford Middle School gymnasium, 611 W. Emeline St. The classes of 1946, 1956 and 1966 will be honored at this year’s alumni gathering. Carolyn Biller Zimmerman, class of ’64, will serve as master of ceremonies. …read more.

Pirates of all ages took over Lake Wawasee Saturday afternoon for the 54th Wawasee Flotilla. Each year the creativity of entries out do the year before. This year was no exception. Pirate themed entries, patriotic decorated boats, business participation, and combination themes of pirates and lake life, were seen. Some were in costumes. Even the …read more.

Ron Baumgartner will be fulfilling the role of commodore for the 54th annual Wawasee Flotilla. As commodore, he will lead the “Pirate Parade” themed flotilla at 1:30 p.m. July 4, starting in front of the Wawasee Spink and moving clockwise around the lake. Baumgartner, a longtime resident of Milford and Lake Wawasee, said, “I am …read more.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. Ron Baumgartner, president of The Papers Incorporated, recently established the Archibald (Arch) and Della Baumgartner Community Fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation to honor his parents’ memory and to help meet the changing needs of Kosciusko County, forever. In 1939, Arch Baumgartner left college and his …read more.

Dare I say it, Kosciusko? Can it really be true? Is football FINALLY back!? Yes, yes it is. *and there was much rejoicing* Finally we can forget about pretending that we like the summer. Who really enjoys the lake and the sandbar? I mean, did we really enjoy warm weather all that much? Now we …read more.

By RON BAUMGARTNER Publisher, The Papers Incorporated My life has never strayed far from 206 South Main Street in Milford. When my father bought The Milford Mail from Carlyle Barnes and A. J. Forbing in August 1939, along with the newspaper business there was a two-story building; print shop downstairs and apartment upstairs. The apartment …read more.

(NOTE: The Milford Mail was the beginning of The Mail-Journal, one of the publications owned by The Papers Inc.) Most movies and books have main characters. Some of those have started with humble beginnings, going on to achieve something great. Seventy-five years ago Tuesday, the beginning of a chapter was started and continues today. Arch …read more.

Several inductions into the Kosciusko Innovation and Entrepreneur Hall of Fame were made Wednesday, Dec. 11. The third annual induction into the hall of fame had a record turnout, as only a handful of tickets remained for the event held at Champagne Jam in Warsaw. Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation once again honored this year’s inductees. …read more.

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is pleased to welcome seven new members, whose terms began in November, to its 23-member board of directors. New board members include Ron Baumgartner, Kevin Deardorff, Jennifer Hollar, Dana Krull, Jon Roberts, Christine Sands and Kip Tom. Ron Baumgartner lives in Syracuse. He is the president of The Papers Inc. …read more.

A resolution by the Indiana State Senate was delivered to Ron Baumgartner, publisher of The Papers Inc., by State Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) on Monday. Senate Resolution 110 congratulates The Mail-Journal, the flagship of The Papers Inc., on its 50th anniversary. Mishler sponsored the resolution in honor of the publication’s celebration. The resolution notes the publication celebrated a significant …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyORglBuJFQ] On Aug. 25, the Elite Frogs parachute display team, comprised of U.S. Navy SEALs, parachuted over Lake Wawasee in Syracuse. On that day, Ron Baumgartner, president of The Papers Inc. and StaceyPageOnline.com, did a tandem skydive with the team, which was part of a fundraising event for the Wawasee Navy SEAL Foundation Inc. On Saturday, Oct. …read more.