Harold Walter, 87, of rural Tippecanoe, Ind., passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Harold was born to William F. and Naomi Sims Walter on April 10, 1925, at Valparaiso, Ind. He was joined in marriage to Irma “Sally” DeWitt on Nov. 6, 1949.He was a retired farmer, …read more.

Kosciusko County was ceded by chiefs of the Miami nation, Papakeechie and Wawasee, on Oct. 27, 1832. Kosciusko County was officially established on Feb. 7, 1835. The county was named after the Polish general Thaddeus Kościuszko who served in the Revolutionary War, and worked alongside George Washington with the idea of creating the United States Military …read more.