Two local men are preparing their wetsuits, goggles and running gear for a weekend that will test them both mentally and physically. Kyle Blackwell, Warsaw, and Andrew Shultz, Columbia City, will soon be competing in arguably one of the world’s most difficult races, World’s Toughest Mudder. The race, better defined as an obstacle course, spans …read more.

(Photos provided by Dr. Chris Boyd) Following two Tough Mudder events in both Illinois and Ohio recently, local students decided to get down and dirty in the spirit of teamwork here in Kosciusko County Recently, students at Lakeview Middle School in Warsaw laced up their tennis shoes and took part in their own mudding event, titled …read more.

Few would voluntarily suffer while wading through mud. For Kari and Kyle Blackwell however, wading through mud while testing their physical and mental endurance was their idea of a fun, albeit painful, Saturday morning. The Warsaw couple recently tested their metal against the 11-mile Tough Mudder obstacle course in Lexington, Ohio, renowned as one of …read more.