Public Occurrences 5.31.2018

Seiss, Second Half Play Lift Warsaw Girls

NAPPANEE - A game in which Warsaw junior Julie Seiss briefly sat out with a turned ankle, it was host NorthWood that got tripped up Tuesday evening in the opening round of the fifth and final Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. Behind a school-record performance from Seiss and solid play from sophomore Danielle DeGeeter, junior Jennifer Scherer and senior Rebekah Reichard, the Tigers overcame a 12-point halftime deficit and cruised to a 60-45 win over NorthWood. "We had a scouting report and we knew what NorthWood liked to do, and they did exactly that," said first-year Warsaw coach John Snyder."I told the girls at halftime the rest was on them, to go out and execute.I told them they have to believe they're going to win this game, if not, to stay in the locker room." The Tigers came out of the locker room, and they came out and played with passion.

OSSIAN -ÊFolks from all around the area showed up to see the 3A regional matchup between the No. 4 Norwell Knights and the No. 5 NorthWood Panthers.

The game was scoreless until just 1:16 was left in the first quarter.Matt Hanselman took the snap and tossed the ball back to Brad Schortgen for the flea-flicker.Schortgen then completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Landon Heyerly to give the Knights a 7-0 lead. NorthWood then moved the ball down the field, and Charlie Roeder connected with Chaz Scherer on a 1-yard pass to put the Panthers on the board.After Andy Mitschelen's kick sailed through the uprights, the score was tied at seven. The game would remain tied for only six minutes.On the next Norwell drive, the Knights moved the ball 58 yards on 12 plays and scored another touchdown.With 3:07 left in the half, Norwell held a 14-7 advantage. NorthWood drove down to the 9-yard line on the next drive, but Norwell's Matthew Beste intercepted a Roeder pass to squelch the Panther rally.

Victim's Mom Relates Emotional Toll Of Abuse

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles on domestic violence and abuse. As soon as she was old enough to communicate, "Heather" said she didn't want to go to her father's house. Her mother, "Susan," was aware of her feelings, but visitation is visitation, and Susan figured her outdoorsy daughter missed her animals, toys and her siblings. Susan knew there were things going on at Heather's fathers house that weren't going on at home.Things like adults who smoked, drank, fought and yelled at each other.Susan never married Heather's father, "Joe."Visitation began when Heather was 5 months old.Joe married a woman with a daughter and the couple had children together. Heather didn't see her father for a year when he lost his driver's license because of "another DUI," Susan said. Heather asked a friend if her father came into the bathroom with her.Her friend said yes, her daddy did come into the bathroom.

Tippy Valley Committee Recommends Alternative Ed At Burket Elementary

AKRON -ÊDr.Karen Boling, Tippecanoe Valley School Corp.superintendent, on behalf of the Alternative Education Program committee, will recommend to the school board on March 10 that the program be housed at Burket Elementary School. Burket students and staff will be moved to Mentone Elementary School under the plan, if approved. At a special meeting Thursday held at Valley's middle school, several dozen parents spoke out against the school being "ripped out" of the community. One parent said when it comes to discipline, "discipline starts at home.It's not the community's problem."The school board decided to have this alternative education program, but what did the community decide, he asked? The program will be for a small percentage of students and inconvenience a greater number.To him, he said, this makes no sense.

Domestic Abuse Victim Speaks Out

Tina thought she had met the man of her dreams when she married her husband 15 years ago.

Public Occurrences 10.19.09

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Destiny Rescue Works To Stop Human Trafficking

Every 26 seconds, a child is trafficked, forced or lured into sexual slavery, according to Peter Everett, U.S. national manager for Destiny Rescue.

Iran or Israel: Which is More Deserving of censure?

Iran or Israel: Which is more deserving of censure? On the one hand, as the French news agency Agence France-Presse reported last week, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling Israel “a cancerous tumor” that, he threatened, will “soon be excised.” He added: “The nations of the region will soon finish off the usurper Zionists. . . . With the grace of God and help of the nations, in the new Middle East there will be no trace of the Americans and Zionists.”

Manchester Schools Struggles With Transgender Bathroom Issue

Guest Column: Thought Crime Legislation Puts Your Liberties in Grave Danger

As the Indiana General Assembly prepares to convene in January, legislation is being proposed that seeks to criminalize the thoughts of Hoosiers.

City of Warsaw Traffic Signal

Redevelopment Commission Hears FORWARD Presentation

Jaguars, Tigers, And Panthers (Oh … My?)

My thoughts today are way too long for Psalms, and way too short for a single, long-form weekly column. When this type of situation takes place in my vocation, and a meeting is not necessary, I don’t want someone to eb stuck in my office, so I tell them, “Let’s walk and talk.” Readers, let’s walk and talk.

The Penalty Box: Little Details Now Matter Later

Little details now matter later

Public Occurrences 1.30.21

Preview: Wawasee Building On Toughness, Defense

SYRACUSE — Scrappy is the adjective fifty-year coach Jon Everingham uses to describe his Wawasee High School boys basketball team as it prepares for the 2020-21 season.

Roe v. Wade: 30 Years And 39 Million Lives

Last week I was listening to some pro-abortion people talking on CNN about the 30th anniversary of Roe v.Wade. They also were talking about how horrible it would be if W would appoint a conservative judge or two to the Supreme Court and Roe v.Wade would be - gasp - overturned. Hey, to me it's a case of the old "what goes around comes around." For nearly 200 years abortion was illegal in this country.Back in 1973, the makeup of the Supreme Court was such that abortion became legal - constitutionally protected, in fact. If 30 years and 39 million abortions later the makeup of the Supreme Court changes again, well, I guess all I have to say is, boo-hoo. I mean really, how horrible would it be if the right to kill unborn children was taken away? I hear the pro-abortion folks talk about a woman's right to choose, a woman's reproductive rights and a woman's dignity. Dignity? I guess I never really considered abortion dignified.

County Police Veteran To Run For Sheriff

The first candidate has thrown his name into the hat to run for Kosciusko County sheriff. Det.Sgt.Sam Whitaker, a 17-year veteran of the department, said he will pursue the elected office on the Republican ticket. Whitaker has been building a base of support in recent months and has assembled a series of proposals he would implement if elected. Next year's election ends one of the longest eras in law enforcement as Sheriff Al Rovenstine concludes his fourth term served over a 20-year span. In recent elections, Rovenstine has seen few if any opponents, but this year's Republican primary could include several candidates. Of the names being mentioned as possible candidates, Whitaker will likely have as much experience as anyone.In his 17 years, Whitaker said he's had a hand in 1,500 felony arrests.He was responsible for establishing the Special Operations Drug Task Force Team in 1987 and oversees a $300,000 budget today for that task.

Public Occurrences 1.22.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: