ISTEP Results Released

The 2008 Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus results, released recently by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed, showed overall pass rates declined slightly compared to last year.

Wawasee Girls In Control Of NLC

SYRACUSE - If the Wawasee Lady Warriors wanted a shot at a conference title, they needed to beat the Elkhart Memorial Lady Crimson Chargers Saturday.

Florence Mae Reed

SYRACUSE - Florence Mae Reed, 78, of Goshen, and formerly of Syracuse, died at 9 p.m. Nov. 28, 2008, in Courtyard Healthcare, Goshen.

Southern Wells Raids Bourbon

BOURBON - Controlling the ball for 30:13 of the possible 48 minutes Friday, the Southern Wells Raiders had little trouble claiming a regional title.

Manchester Girls Beat North Miami

N. MANCHESTER - Despite the winter storm warnings, North Miami's girls basketball weathered the travel to North Manchester for a Three Rivers Conference matchup Saturday night.

Threats Don't Halt Classes At Triton

BOURBON - Despite threats, Triton School Corp. will have school Wednesday.

Warriors Rally, Roll

It took Warsaw's varsity girls basketball team three-and-a-half quarters to build in a nine-point lead, but it took four minutes for the Wawasee Warriors to turn that lead into a seven-point deficit.

Lady Tigers Fall To Luers

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers junior reserve Melissa Oberley only hit two field goals against the Warsaw Lady Tigers Tuesday, but they were big ones.

Second-Half Surge Leads To Valley Win

AKRON - A second-half surge lifted the Tippecanoe Valley's varsity girls basketball to its third win of the season Wednesday at home.

Area Wrestlers Capture Conference Titles

In two conference wrestling tournaments on Saturday, 14 area wrestlers earned championships.


Political Parties

Editor, Times-Union:Well, here I go again. I have been doing a bit of thinking why Congress has what I call trouble (one party against the other).

Quid Pro No!

There are some really significant problems facing our country right now, to be sure.Economic woes top the list.


Tigers Too Much For Wildcats

SOUTH WHITLEY - An apparent blowout turned into a pretty good game Friday in South Whitley.

Warriors Lose Stronghold On NLC

PLYMOUTH - A week after getting the inside track for an outright conference title, the Wawasee Lady Warriors let the competition catch back up.


Junior Achievement Offers BizTown

With the pervasive news coverage of America's financial turmoil, children may have questions about what is going on in our economy.

Wawasee Girls Survive Scare

SYRACUSE - Saturday's high school girls basketball game between Wawasee and Fort Wayne Canterbury probably should have been as close as it was, but it was still a bit of a shock.