United Way Enrolls 550 Whitley County Children

COLUMBIA CITY – United Way of Whitley & Kosciusko Counties announced 550 Whitley County children have been enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Lilly Center Releases Calendar Of Free Summer Events

WINONA LAKE — Despite Kosciusko County being home to over 100 lakes, some residents have never had the chance to try fishing or interact with a native critter.

Robert ‘Bob’ Lockhart

Robert "Bob" Lockhart, passed away at the age of 74 on April 8, 2024, at his rural Larwill home.

Join The Match For MFB Campaign And Double The Impact

MILFORD – Milford Food Bank announced an opportunity for the community to make an even bigger impact in the fight against food insecurity.

KEDCO Hosts Key Discussions With Communities Across Kosciusko

Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) recently gathered local elected officials and community leaders from across the county for a community conversation focused on collaborative economic development efforts.

Coulter - Romney is the Articulate Republican

So now, apparently, we have to go through the cycle of the media pushing Newt Gingrich. This is going to be fantastic.

Warsaw Wastewater Treatment Plant

Local Family Learns Mission Of Riley

Brittny Moriarty would listen to families’ stories during WRSW Riley Radio Days on 107.3 FM and wonder how they managed.

Warsaw Parks Board To Review Rental Fees

Board Of Works Opens Bids For Traffic Signal, Shoreline Project

Huffer And Wilson Running For County Coroner

With early voting started this week and the May primary less than a month away, contested candidates were asked to respond to three questions.

Sheriff Tells County Council About Resource Navigator In Request For Additional Appropriation

At its first informational meeting - or “pre-meeting meeting” - on Thursday, the Kosciusko County Council heard about the new position of resource navigator from Sheriff Jim Smith.

Whitko School Board Doesn't Represent Constituents

I must be naive. I have always been taught that if you do what is right and treat people the way you want to be treated, good things will happen. You know, that whole Golden Rule thing. I have also believed that even though our system of government is not perfect, it represents the people and we all have a voice. However, attending the last two meetings of the Whitko School Board, I have discovered that neither of the above statements is true. I watched and listened for several hours (over two meetings combined) as members of the Whitko community, parents, current and former teachers as well as former administrators stepped forward to voice their opinions about school nurse Sharon Lee and protest her termination. Lee has been the corporation nurse at Whitko for 12 years.With one more year of service at the school, Lee could retire with benefits from PERF (Public Employee Retirement Fund) as well as retirement benefits from the school corporation.

Krizmanich Shoots Warsaw Past South Bend Clay

Some people already think that Tom Krizmanich's legs are bionic with that way he can jump. Now, his head proved to be just as solid.Less than a week after hitting his head on the court against Valparaiso and missing two days of practice because of it, Krizmanich bounced back nicely against South Bend Clay in the second game of the Warsaw Holiday Tournament Friday. The Tigers' leading scorer this season scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting to lead Warsaw to a 60-53 win over the Colonials and into the championship game against South Bend Washington (an 82-81 winner over South Bend Riley). Krizmanich especially stepped up big for the Tigers in the fourth quarter when he hit 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-4 at the charity stripe. Tyler Charlton added 16 points, 11 in the fourth. Krizmanich and Charlton helped to awake a sleeping Tiger offense that had accounted for only 32 points through three quarters of play, but got 28 in the fourth quarter alone.

'Days Of Kosciuszko' Festival Breaking Camp

The news took my breath away at first, like hearing that a favorite married couple was divorcing.Then I wanted all the nasty details. Tammy Denlinger, a charter member of the Back To The Days Of Kosciuszko steering committee, called to say the group has disbanded and would no longer organize the historical event. Denlinger and a few others have coordinated the Lucerne Park event for nine years and, quite frankly, she has other things to do. "The event became too much for too few," Denlinger said."I've worked on the committee for nine years and hoped someone else would take my place.That hasn't happened." The annual weekend event, held in September along the shores of Pike Lake, presented life during Revolutionary War times in Colonial America. Back To The Days honored Polish military strategist Thaddeus Kosciuszko, after whom the county is named.

Grace Stung By Queen Bees

WINONA LAKE - The Grace Lancers' women's basketball team ended their Invitational tournament with a second loss in as many days, 81-43 at the hands of St.Ambrose (Davenport, Iowa). The Queen Bees were successful in keeping the ball out of Grace's Amber Riffell's hands for much of the first half, which caused Lancer turnovers and easy baskets for St.Ambrose. "That's going to be our story all year," said Lancer head coach Scott Blum."They know to stop us at all, they've got to keep the ball away from Amber, so we have to have some of our girls step up and hit some shots." While Riffell was able to score 10 first half points on 5 of 8 shooting, she was denied often by St.Ambrose swarming and collapsing defense.Grace committed 12 turnovers in the first half that led to fast break opportunities for the Queen Bees.

Panthers Best Tigers

NAPPANEE -ÊLast week, the NorthWood boys soccer team made school history by defeating the Wawasee Warriors for the first time, and Tuesday the Panthers were looking to add to their legacy by defeating the Warsaw Tigers. The Panthers succeeded in their quest and added another page to the record book by defeating the Tigers 1-0 in a soggy match in Nappanee. The Panthers had to cancel a Monday game because of storms that raged through the area, and the after-effects of the Monday's storms and Tuesday morning's showers were still present Tuesday evening. "About 45 minutes before the game," said NorthWood coach Brad Duerksen, "our guys were out here with buckets trying to get the water out if the puddles in the holes on the field." And the water did have an effect on everyone who stepped on the field.Players were slipping and sliding around, and coaches had wet feet after just walking across the flooded tundra. However, the players persevered and the game went on.

'Victor': A Gold Medal Winner

Laura Zeigler walks with Victor recently outside of the stables near Tippecanoe Lake.Photo by GARY NIETER, Times-Union LEESBURG - Laura Zeigler was thumbing through Spur magazine last winter when a story caught her eye. As she read the article, it explained that horses were needed for the Paralympics, which would be held August 1996 in Atlanta.Intrigued by the idea, Zeigler, who lives on Tippecanoe Lake, thought of Victor. "It said that they needed some horses to be loaned out for the Paralympics," she recalled."It said that they needed a few good horses, 'bomb-free spook-in-place' horses.That meant if anything scared them they wouldn't go tearing off.Instead, they would be scared in place and not go anywhere.

Front Nine Doesn't Rough Up Wortinger's Game

After three-putting hole No.9 and coming off the green, most onlookers would have thought that Kari Wortinger had just shot the worst round of her career. It looked as if the pressure as the heavy favorite may have been too much for her.Head coach Bill Lantz had trouble getting her to talk to him about the first half of her round.After stepping off of the front nine, she headed straight for hole No.10 before even stopping to talk to anyone. "She was more than mad," Lantz said."She was steaming.Sometimes when you're struggling, you can shoot that score and feel lucky.But her putter left her on the front nine.She had four three-putts." Wortinger's "terrible" score ended up being a 45, tied for the second-best on the front nine.She came back with a 39 on the back nine to shoot an 84, nine strokes better than anyone else at the event.

Bell Blanks The Competition

SYRACUSE - Justin Bell is doing outstanding things for the Wawasee boys soccer team. In 16 games, he has allowed just 10 goals.He has led the Warriors to 11 shutout games and a 9-3-4 regular season. Let's do the math.High school soccer games consist of two 40-minute periods.Eleven shutout games equal 880 scoreless minutes, almost 15 scoreless hours on the field. To take that one step further, in a total of 1,280 minutes of play, Bell and his defensive squad have allowed only 10 goals.On average, one goal scored every 128 minutes, or once every 1.6 games. "Justin could definitely play at the next level if he wanted to," said Wawasee coach Paul Boyd."He has the tools; he's 6-foot-3 and has the quickness necessary to play at the next level." Surprisingly enough, Bell was not always a goalie. "When he came to me as a freshman, he played at the halfback position," said Boyd."We switched him to the goalie position.