NORTH WEBSTER – The Friends of North Webster Community Public Library will host a book sale on Sept. 24-26.

Kosciusko County Commissioners announced at their meeting today that they will host a “State of the County” meeting. It’s scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Lincoln Elementary School and the public is invited.

NAPPANEE - Historic Nappanee's annual Apple Festival kicks off Sept. 17-20, continuing a tradition that began in 1975 as a humble one-block celebration.

SYRACUSE - The man who drowned Friday afternoon on Lake Wawasee was identified Sunday by officials as Brian Conwell, 55.

NAPPANEE - The Nappanee Apple Festival announced Donna and Rick Persing as the 2026 grand marshals.

Celebrate the changing seasons by reconnecting with nature through a bird walk or a beginner birding class.

NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester University invites high school students to visit campus this fall on one of many special visit days.

SYRACUSE — Chautauqua-Wawasee invites the community to a free program that brings local history to life in a way everyone can understand.

NAPPANEE – The 2026 Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant contestants were announced.

MILFORD — Reese Verkamp has been named area technical service manager for Chore-Time.

FORT WAYNE – Parkview Health has been recognized with two patient experience awards by NRC Health.

Lake City Bank announced Zaneta K. Rorie has been promoted to retail banking officer at the bank’s Elkhart High School branch which serves students and faculty members at Elkhart High School.

MILFORD — Michael Fail has been named district manager for Brock Grain Systems, according to John Tuttle, vice president of sales and marketing for the CTB Inc. business unit.

SOUTH BEND - A Warsaw man was sentenced recently after pleading guilty on a firearm charge.

Kosciusko Kettleheads started their Homebrew Fest in Winona Lake. This year, after a few years elsewhere, they’re back in Winona Lake for year 15.

Two full-time Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory firefighters took their oath of office Friday at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting after completing their probationary year.

Demonstrations, face painting, emergency vehicles and personnel, drawings, a bounce house and more - yep, it’s that time of year again for Family Safety Day.

With the HVAC project at Warsaw City Hall winding down, the city is looking to repair the roof of the building next.

WAWAKA - Roberts Farms is hosting a Safe Kids Day & Touch-A-Truck event at their farm on Sept. 26.

WINONA LAKE - Jefferson Elementary STEM ambassadors were hard at work at Cherry Creek this past week, putting science and leadership into action.

Center Street will be closed beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the intersection of Center and Bronson streets.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The North Manchester Public Library’s fifth annual Night Market returns Sept. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m., bringing an evening filled with handcrafted goods, delicious flavors, glowing activities and the creativity of the community.

Kosciusko County Alcohol and Tobacco Commission approved all 17 license renewals before them Thursday as there were no violations or remonstrators against the permits.

A civil plenary was filed against Beef-A-Roo in Kosciusko County, alleging the business defaulted on rent and failed to pay utilities and maintain insurance at their former Detroit Street location.

Kosciusko Head Start, a division of Cardinal Services, has received a $12,000 grant from the Dekko Foundation to support continued implementation of the Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum Cloud platform and Finch assessment tool across all six Head Start classrooms serving local children and families.