AKRON – Expectations are higher this season for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings.

Manchester University was tabbed eighth on the 2016 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason volleyball coaches poll, released Aug. 12. The Spartans, coming off a 2015 campaign where they finished 10-17, reaching double digit victories for the first time since 2012 and earning a conference tournament berth for the first time since 2008, received 35 points.

BOURBON – Triton Future Farmers Of America will serve a pancake breakfast Saturday in the school parking lot. The breakfast will be two pancakes and three strips of bacon for $4. Coffee …

NORTH MANCHESTER – Debra Lanette French, 61, Claypool, died at 11:44 a.m. Aug. 1, 2016, in her residence.

Editor, Times-Union:I am writing this letter in response to the one written by Sharyn Roberts, manager of Warsaw's Planned Parenthood "Health Center."

NAPPANEE – William W. Best, 97, Nappanee, died at 3 a.m. May 8, 2014, at his residence.

The 11th annual Ag Day event for fourth-graders, "Discovering Agriculture in Kosciusko County," is actually two days - Tuesday and Wednesday - at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds from 9:15 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Warsaw police responded to an emergency call at the Wilby’s gas station last week, which resulted in the arrest of three Kosciusko County residents on drug-related charges.

MENTONE - James K. Meredith, 71, of 6862 N. CR 900E, Mentone, died at 2:16 a.m. Feb. 6, 2007, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.

Clock stopped as Gary Wallace player was hurt.

If anyone knows what a Mr. Basketball looks like, it's Indianapolis North Central coach Doug Mitchell.

Ronald "Ronnie" Weaver, 49, of 205 W. Center St., Warsaw, died Feb. 10, 2007, in Terre Haute.

An early morning traffic stop Sunday turned into a pursuit that spanned three counties before a Cromwell man was arrested on weapons and drug charges.

Nancy Houlihan celebrated her 25th anniversary with RR Donnelley Feb. 28. She was hired Dec. 1, 1980, and is a material handler in the nindery. Houlihan and her husband have two sons, Matt and Brett, …

That's it from here in Indianapolis. Back to Warsaw.

Cody Zeller has 8 points to lead Washington while Robert Pittman, Sam Gines and Kurtis Anthony all have 6. Branden Dawson has 11 for Gary Wallace while Latroy Taylor has 7. Zeller also already has 11 rebounds.

I arrived at work Monday morning hoping to see an e-mail inbox full of tasty recipes from local people.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Margaret Nora Bell, 91, of Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, died at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 16, 2007, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

Though Warsaw is a 4A school in basketball, the enrollment disparity is larger with North Central than any other state title matchup.

SYRACUSE - Maria Iwankowitsch, 93, of Cromwell, died at 6:53 a.m. Feb. 8, 2007, in Avalon Village, Ligonier.

I know it has been a while since I wrote this column, and I apologize. When I started this project, little did I know that my dad would find out his prostate cancer had progressed to the fourth stage and spread to his bones and bladder, and I had very little time left with him.

Warsaw continues to turn the ball over and shoot poorly from the field.North Central on 22-2 run.Smith-Rivera has 15 for Panthers.

Washington is nearing a third state crown in five years. Gary Wallace has the ball coming out of a timeout