Editor, Times-Union:On my drive home from work during August's First Friday, I stopped at the Main Street/Lake Street stoplight and was appalled and angered at something I saw unfolding in front of me.
INDIANAPOLIS — State Rep. Dave Wolkins (R-Winona Lake) authored legislation concerning recycling, which passed the Indiana House of Representatives on Wednesday.
The Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation invite the public to attend either of the two upcoming sessions of “QPR for Suicide Prevention” training.
The Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation invite the public to attend either of the two upcoming sessions of “QPR for Suicide Prevention” training.
10 Years AgoBiomet CEO and President Dr. Dane Miller and Kosciusko County Foundation Executive Director Suzanne Light were named 2000 Man and Woman of the Year at the 89th Annual Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting. The yearly meeting allows the chamber to recognize industries, businesses and individuals for their contributions to the county, the country and in some cases, the world.25 Years AgoSecond District Kosciusko County Councilman Carl L. Latta, of Big Chapman Lake, has decided that 25 years of public service to his community is enough and plans to step aside when his present term on the council expires at the end of this year. Latta has been elected to the post three times for a total of 12 years and was selected by voters for two terms as county sheriff from 1951 to 1958.50 Years AgoPlans for the annual third-grade trek to the Shrine Circus in Fort Wayne were announced today by Brooks Pinnick, of Warsaw, general chairman of the Kosciusko County Shrine Club circus committee.Approximately 1,000 third-grade pupils from Warsaw, Kosciusko County and three area schools make the trip in a caravan of about 40 buses and cars.75 Years AgoMrs. Alice Jones, Mrs. Ruth Mort and Mrs. Lottie Clase, delegates for the Jolly Homemakers Club, have returned home after spending the past few days in Lafayette attending an Indiana Home Economic Convention at Purdue University.
Join the Kosciusko County Historical Society on April 12 as it commemorates the 85th anniversary of John Dillinger's infamous raid on the Warsaw police station.
10 Years AgoAfter seven rounds and almost an hour of competing, Bryce Durgin stepped to the microphone Monday night at First United Methodist Church and without hesitation, correctly spelled "terraqueous."Durgin, 10, an Eisenhower Elementary student, looking slightly stunned after the bee, said he broke the word down to "terra" and "aqueous" and, since he knew those words, it wasn't that difficult.25 Years AgoAs part of the week-long observance of Catholic Schools Week, pupils at Sacred Heart school in Warsaw sent 150 balloons airborne recently. The pupils' names and addresses were inside the balloons in hope of receiving responses from those finding them.50 Years AgoBen D. Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Black, Leesburg, has returned to San Diego, Calif., after a five-month tour of duty aboard the destroyer USS Marshall in the western Pacific. Ben visited Japan, Hawaii, Hong Kong and the Philippines.75 Years AgoWarsaw High School's basketball team won its 13th season's victory here at the armory Saturday evening, defeating a strong Burris quintet from Muncie by a score of 31 to 28.Johnny Widaman and Robert Jonas, Warsaw center and guard respectively, led the high scoring with 11 and 10 points.