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Wildcat VB Team Beats Squires

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊWhitko's volleyball team hosted a young Manchester squad Thursday night and put a mark in the Wildcat win column.The Whitko team won the contest in two straight matches, 15-11, 15-3. The first match went back and forth like children on a see-saw until Whitko scored the first point on an Aly Frantz serve.Manchester's Jennifer Jester answered by serving up a point of her own to tie the score at one. After several more possession and lead changes, the score stood at 11-11 as Whitko's Amy Till stepped to the line to serve.Till served four straight points to earn Whitko's first win of the evening, 15-11. "We have been working on our serving game," said Whitko coach Rachelle McCammon."We want to be able to serve more than just one or two in a row before giving the ball up on a sideout." Following a short break, the Squires and Wildcats switched sides of the net and began the second match of the game.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw's Dynamic Duo Dives In Sectional

Triton's Rachel Speicher takes a shot while an Oregon-Davis fan offers "encouragement."Speicher got the last word as she hit the shot. The Warsaw diving team is all about having fun during practice, but when Sam Hood and Kevin Cowan step on the board, they are all business. "At the beginning of the season, Kevin and Sam set their goal, and they decided they wanted to go one and two all season," said Gretchen Naugler, Warsaw Diving Coach. The divers, who have reached their goal by placing first and second in most of their meets this year, are preparing for the Wawasee Sectional Saturday when they will compete to advance to regional competition. Cowan, a senior, has been diving for Warsaw for four years.Last year he placed second in the NLC, fourth in sectional, fourth in regional and 17th in the state. Hood, a sophomore, is in his first year of diving at Warsaw after transferring from West Lafayette Harrison where he dove as a freshman.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Breaking Down The Regional

Last week, a new tradition was started here at the Times-Union.We predicted the results of the Warsaw and Columbia City sectionals. This week, in the first edition of Court Side Seat, I will take it one step further.After last week's results, maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment, but, for some reason, I feel the need to predict the Huntington North Regional.This regional pits two of our area teams, Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw.The Times-Union sports writers went 4-for-6 in the sectionals.All three of us correctly predicted the Tigers seventh sectional title in eight years with the 48-45 victory over Culver Military Academy.
Jason Knavel, Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Runs Past Whitko

After defending its Tiger Classic title in impressive fashion Saturday with a win over No.3 (4A) Fort Wayne Snider, Warsaw coach Will Shepherd is looking for one thing and one thing only in this the final week of the regular season.In the midst of the final stages of the best baseball season at WCHS in a decade, Shepherd wants only for his Tigers to take care of business this week. Step one complete. In the first of four games this week, Warsaw came ready to play against Whitko Tuesday and beat up on the Wildcats in five innings 12-2 at Tiger Field.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

County Departments Work To Get Online

As the countdown to the new millennium gets closer to zero, Kosciusko County government is taking steps to becoming an on-line entity. By the end of the year, several county departments could have their Web sites up and running, providing information to area residents.The Veterans Service office already has information posted on the Internet. Auditor-elect Sue Ann Mitchell said she first heard of the no-cost program at a conference.The program, funded by the state but operated by indico.net, appealed to Mitchell and she thought it could benefit the county. "It's trying to get government entities aware of the Internet," she said.As long as Kosciusko County wants indico.net to operate the Web site, there will be no cost to the county. "Right now, they're providing a server," Mitchell said.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Leesburg Sewer Easements Due Nov. 30

LEESBURG - Obtaining the necessary easements from property owners was the main topic at Monday night's special sewer project meeting with the Leesburg Town Board. Melissa Robinson, Leesburg clerk-treasurer, said only about 90 of the almost 200 required easements have been signed and returned.Because the sewer project is mandated by an Agreed Order from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, all properties inside the city limits must be connected to the new sewer system.The first key step in the project is obtaining easements from all property owners for grinder pumps located on their properties. Anyone who has not received easement forms for all property they own, or if they have questions about the easements, should contact one of the town board members, Ryan Robinson, Rick Stookey or Jay Weaver.
M.J. RHODES, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Sears: The Original Manufactured Home?

Norma Wiard lives in what may be the original manufactured home.In fact, she was born there. The manufacturer? Sears and Roebuck. When you walk into Wiard's old house you don't get the same feeling you do when stepping into modern manufactured housing. The first thing you notice is the size.The house is two stories tall with a large front porch.Then you get inside the Wiard house and all you see is wood. You notice the wooden baseboard running throughout the house.Your hand glides up the solid wood banister when you head up to the second floor.To top it off, the doors to the eight rooms are solid wood. On Nov.6, 1918, her grandfather, Cyrus Wolf, bought the Sears home, already constructed, from Lydia Copper. The house has been in the Wiard family ever since.
GREG BROWN, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Woman Seeks To Feed The Hungry

Charlie Johnson-Parker believes God wants her to take care of his people. "I wanna tell you," she said, Johnson-Parker converted a step van into a mobile soup kitchen she calls The Roving Chef.Three days a week she cooks in her truck and hands out meals to whomever needs or wants food.Mondays she is stationed at Center and Detroit streets from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m.; Wednesdays she is at Big Lots from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m.; and Fridays she is in front of Wal-Mart from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m.She has her business license and the Health Department regularly inspects her truck. "The people that I'm feeding are so appreciative," she said.
ANITA WEISHEIT, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Girls Beat DeKalb

If a Tiger was in uniform, she got into the game.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Remember When 6.11.2008

10 Years Ago June 11 1998 Sixteen students from Edgewood Middle School were inducted into membership of the National Junior Honor Society May 7. Students inducted were: Nick Bruick, Michael Cotton, Erin Elliott, Keith Glova, Ashley Grimm, Sara Hamman, Jared Kendall, Ben Kreinbrink, Jean Morrison, Ross Parker, David Scott, Tracy Smoker, Breanne Taylor, Jessica Wehrly, Liz Wiggins and Tracy Yoder. 25 Years Ago June 11 1983 Mark Howard has been named the most valuable player on the Tippecanoe Valley High School baseball team for the past season. Other awards went to Shad McConkey and Howard as co-captains, Rob Dunnuck for the gold glove and Kreg Warren, most improved. 50 Years Ago June 11 1958 Plain Township Trustee Percy Bridenthrall announced the selection of Marion "Bud" Lantz of Goshen, as head athletic coach at Leesburg High School and Kent Adams, of Warsaw, as sixth-grade instructor and seventh- and eighth-grade coach. 75 Years Ago June 11 1933 ROCHESTER - Honeybees, which had left their hive on a farm at the edge of the city because of hot weather, had motorists, pedestrians and business men of the city stepping for awhile when they invaded the business district. The bees finally swarmed in a maple tree at a corner. The owner, James Williams, hived them after several hours labor.
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Triton Tops County Rival Argos

BOURBON - In a game with two teams searching to replace missing pieces, the Triton Trojans squeaked out a win against the visiting Argos Dragons Tuesday, 52-48.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Crooks Jury Hears Opening Statements

Prosecution and defense attorneys made their opening statements this morning in the trial of Kristina Crooks in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Their statements were in front of a jury of seven men and five women, which was chosen Monday after more than 5-1/2 hours of questioning.The jury pool consisted of 70 jurors, more than Kosciusko County prosecutor David Kolbe has ever called. Crooks is accused of reckless homicide in the Jan.24, 1997, death of her 11-month-old daughter, Lois Marie Ozenbaugh.Crooks is also accused of neglect of a dependent causing serious bodily injury resulting in death and neglect (prior to the child's death). Court documents show that Ozenbaugh died after vomiting and choking on her stomach contents.Cigarettes were found in the child's stomach during an autopsy, and toxicology reports revealed Valium in her bloodstream.
TIFFANY SHAW, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Milford Studies Fiscal Plan, Ordinance For Annexation

MILFORD -ÊWorking toward the eventual annexation of five parcels of property into the town of Milford, town attorney Jay Rigdon presented the council Monday with drafts of a fiscal plan and ordinance. While minor details need to be filled in on the fiscal plan, Rigdon said the fiscal plan and ordinance need to be prepared as the first steps of the annexation.The fiscal plan states what services the town currently offers to its residents, when the new residents in the annexation area will get the services and what expenses will be involved in providing those services. The fiscal plan will have to be adopted at the same time the ordinance for the annexation is presented.A hearing would then be held at least 60 days after the ordinance is presented.After the hearing, the council can give their final approval of the ordinance at least 30 days but no more than 60 days afterward. Remonstrators then would have 90 days, Rigdon said.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse Sets Community Center Groundbreaking

SYRACUSE - Excavation is set to begin March 5 for the new Syracuse Community Center, to be built adjacent to Lakeside Park. After reviewing plans for nearly an hour, the Syracuse Park Board approved final plans with minor revisions at its meeting Monday in Town Hall.Bids will be opened Feb.12, and a special board meeting to approve construction contracts is set for Feb.19. All systems are go if the additional $200,000 needed to complete the proposed construction budget can be raised.Although donations continue to flow in, a deficit looms. "We need $200,000 to reach our critical amount," parks director Mike Hixenbaugh told the board. The 16,350-square-foot multipurpose facility will have a full-size gymnasium, meeting rooms and a large room suitable for receptions and parties, as well as an area designed for use by seniors.It also will house the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Museum.
VIRGINIA NIZAMOFF SURSO, Times-Union Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Police Urge School Bus Safety

You're running late, you have only seven minutes to make it to work, and it's just your luck to get behind a school bus on a busy country road. After the third stop, you can't stand it anymore, and the next time the coast is clear, even though the bus's stop arm is out, you zoom around the bus.After all, who's to know? School has been in session for a month now, and, according to Della Swain, transportation director for Warsaw Community Schools, improper passing of school buses is common. "It happens almost daily," she said. Usually cars pass buses in the left lane of the street or road.But recently one bus driver reported a car passing on the right side while students were leaving the bus. "Had the driver not been paying attention, a child would have stepped off the bus right into the path of that car," Swain said.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Butterfly Fire Origin Located

Fire officials are confident they have located where the blaze that destroyed The Butterfly and Warsaw Tool Supply Inc.started Sunday, but have not yet determined a cause for the nearly $1 million fire. Warsaw Fire Chief Ken Shepherd said during a morning press conference that investigators are leaning toward "accidental in nature" at this time but have not ruled out any possibilities. An accelerant detection canine spent about 2-1/2 hours in the burned structure Monday and found "no unusual or unexplainable accelerants" in the building.The dog did "hit" on the area where vehicles were parked, Shepherd said, but that was to be expected. Bringing in the dog was "one step in the right direction in ruling out an arson case," Shepherd said.He said the dog was called in only because of the high dollar value of the loss.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Young Tigers Plan Addition

Fribley Field is one step closer to having a new concession stand now that a sewer tap fee has been waived. The Warsaw City Council approved the request for the sewer tap fee waiver at its meeting Monday. The concession stand will replace the existing one.It will include two restrooms that are handicapped accessible and a concession stand with a counter. It will be on the north side of the East Market Street field.The existing fence will be removed and the stand will be built. Carl Sowers, fundraising chairman for Young Tiger Football, said the concession stand construction will begin in April and should not cost more than $35,000.He said the stand will be owned by the city and the parks department.Warsaw will maintain the building. "This will be a nice concession stand for the city and donors will have their names put on the building," Sowers said. The council also approved a new schedule of sewer rates for Warsaw.
JENNIFER PERYAM, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse Chamber Boss Moving On

SYRACUSE - Seven more weeks, and Jeanne Gardiner won't have to take those endless phone calls and questions that she so much loves. Where's a particular store? Is there a mountain bike race coming up nearby? Where's a good hotel? What's the latest with highway expansion? And on and on. In seven weeks, the calls will keep coming to the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, but Gardiner won't be there.One of Syracuse's most well-known and appreciated business leaders is stepping down, en route to a new life in Corpus Christi, Texas. After 15 years' association with the chamber, including 12 years as the director, Gardiner and her husband are leaving Syracuse and its warm friendships for Texas and its warm climate. Her exit comes at a time when the chamber, while fielding nearly 200 calls a month, is becoming more active and involved in community issues.
Dan Spalding, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

REMC To Build New Headquarters

New headquarters for the Kosciusko REMC were discussed in Warsaw city council chambers Monday, as Larry Easterday stepped forward in favor of annexation of 26.18 acres east of CR 250E and north of U.S.30. Easterday, REMC's marketing and member relations director, was the only member of the public to speak for or against the proposal. He said the current facility, at 523 S.Buffalo St., is land-locked.The utility also has land at the southernmost end of Detroit Street, where trucks and equipment are stored. "The REMC has been part of the Warsaw community for more than 60 years.We want another piece of property and want to stay in the city," Easterday said of the request. The annexation indicates the company will request industrial-2 zoning for the ground, currently zoned agricultural by the county. Teresa Ho, assistant city planner, said the next reading of the ordinance will be at the council's Oct.20 meeting and a fiscal plan will be presented at that time.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Schools Hopes New Equipment Isn't Used

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊManchester Community School Corporation's newest piece of technology is one they hope stays unused. Thursday afternoon, Dan Redmond, vice president of sales and marketing at Save-A-Life, demonstrated the use of two Zoll Automated External Defibrillators to administrators at Manchester High School. "Hopefully, all of this collects dust," said Redmond."You can't save everybody, but if you get to someone (having a heart attack) within the first two minutes, there is an 80 percent chance of survival....After five minutes that rate drops drastically." Thanks to a $4,071.42 grant from the Community Foundation of Wabash County, Manchester Community Schools purchased two AEDs, two alarmed cabinets to store the devices and an AED training unit.The devices will be installed in the Manchester High School and Manchester Junior High School buildings.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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