SOUTH WHITLEY – At Tuesday night's meeting, the South Whitley Town Council heard a concern from Mary Miller, 205 N. Maple St., regarding the lack of street parking.

NORTH WEBSTER — The North Webster Community Center (NWCC) announced the Second Annual Mermaid Festival Pickleball Tournament, scheduled for Friday, June 20, as part of the community’s Mermaid Festival celebration.

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently hosted a luncheon to honor and celebrate the dedication and commitment of its volunteers.

As part of the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concert Series, Beez and the Rocker will perform rock ’n’ roll music from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 29 at Lucerne Park Amphitheater, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw.

MENTONE - Wheels on Fire Cancer Crusaders will again be serving patrons of the Mentone Egg Festival.

MENTONE - A stint in the Army in the 1950s led the 2026 Mentone Egg Festival Parade grand marshal into teaching, which led him to Mentone in 1974, where he’s lived ever since.

MENTONE - Three contestants are vying for the title of Miss Mentone this year during the Mentone Egg Festival.

MENTONE - One can’t drive on Ind. 25 through the town of Mentone and not catch a glimpse of The Big Egg.

LEESBURG - Seven students pursuing careers in the construction industry each received scholarships Tuesday from the Builders Association of North Central Indiana (BANCI).

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees officially approved the hiring of a new superintendent and assistant superintendent during a special meeting Tuesday at the Wawasee Professional Learning Center.

On June 27, Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw will host the Heritage Walk from 1 to 4 p.m.

WINONA LAKE - Lakeland Christian Academy recognized three members of the Class of 2026 for their outstanding achievements, leadership and commitment to excellence.

NORTHEAST INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced its 2026 chip sealing schedule.

OrthoWorx announced the sponsorship of the 2026 Peace Builder Award at Warsaw Community Schools and Lakeland Christian Academy.

MERRILLVILLE – As summer temperatures rise across northern Indiana and customers rely more on electricity to cool their homes, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO), is taking steps to help customers understand how higher summer energy use can affect their electric bills and what they can do to manage usage and costs during the cooling season.

Kosciusko REMC (KREMC) will hold its Drive-Through Annual Meeting on June 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the KREMC facility.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Rick Espeset, director of athletics and head baseball coach, has been named the 2026 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University.

WINONA LAKE - The 17th annual Blackburn Run 4 Others will take place on June 20.

The Watershed Foundation (TWF) and Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will offer a free workshop about healthy shorelines June 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Winona Lake Senior Center.

The response to this year’s Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber Award banquet held Thursday, May 21 at the Owl’s Nest in North Webster was “overwhelming,” according to Executive Director Brent Randall. “We’ve had a great turnout!” he said.

How do we repay the men and women who served in the U.S. military and made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could have the freedoms we enjoy? Retired Warsaw Community High School teacher and coach Dave Baumgartner, who was the guest speaker Monday at the Memorial Day service at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw, asked that question and provided some suggestions.

FORT WAYNE – Parkview SurgeryONE was recently named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2026. The facility was one of only eight orthopedic ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) recognized in Indiana as top performers and one of only two located north of Indianapolis, the provided release states.

Warsaw Community Schools (WCS) announced Edgewood Middle School has been recognized as a 2025-26 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School.

Good Vibes Market, 3143 E. Center St., Warsaw, celebrated its grand opening Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce.

With 18 participants graduating Friday from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, the program now has had 106 officers, EMTs, firefighters, dispatchers and teachers go through the 40-hour one-week program.