Tootsie Roll Drive This Weekend

The 2015 Tootsie Roll Fund Drive is Friday and Saturday, when volunteers in bright yellow vests stand at intersections and storefronts waving Tootsie Rolls and collecting donations for people with disabilities.

Supports Wilhite

Editor, Times-Union:I have had the wonderful privilege of knowing Jack Wilhite for almost 10 years.

Lt. Gov. Ellspermann Speaks At Lincoln Day Dinner

Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann was the featured speaker during Wednesday night’s Kosciusko Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.

KLA Cadets Present White Papers

Tuesday morning was the unveiling of the 2014-15 Kosciusko Leadership Academy White Paper Projects.

Elizabeth L. 'Betty' Perkins

WAKARUSA – Elizabeth L. “Betty” Perkins, 86, Goshen, passed away at 5:35 p.m. May 25, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.

Planning Team Hears Timeline for School Projects

WINONA LAKE – If all goes according to the timeline Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert presented Thursday morning to the WCS Core Planning Team, a new Lincoln Elementary School will be open by January 2017.

Lutheran Air II Landing At Warsaw Community High School

Emergency Medical Technician students at the Warsaw Area Career Center will have the opportunity to see a Lutheran Air helicopter make a non-emergency landing, weather permitting, May 22 at Warsaw Community High School.

Syracuse Improv Group Advances To Finals

BRISTOL – By advancing out of the preliminary rounds this past Saturday, Syracuse’s improv comedy troupe hopes to win finals Saturday in the Second Annual Comedy Criminals Improv Comedy Festival.

Phyllis Ann Eastman

SYRACUSE – Phyllis Ann Eastman, 63, Goshen, passed away April 29, 2015, in North Webster.

Bryan D. Saving

ELKHART – Bryan D. Saving, 50, Fishers, passed away April 8, 2015, at home.

Hearing Officer Imposes Additional Civil Penalty For Park Avenue Home

Warsaw Hearing Officer Lawrence Clifford Monday imposed an additional $2,000 civil penalty against a mortgage company that owns a Warsaw property that has been deemed unsafe by the city.

Syracuse Residents Demand Jury Trial for Oakwood Noise

SYRACUSE - Syracuse residents filed a noise complaint May 27 against Oakwood Resort and are demanding a jury trial.

Elizabeth L. 'Betty' Perkins

Elizabeth L. “Betty” Perkins, 86, Warsaw, passed away at 5:35 p.m. May 25, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Wakarusa.

Washington May Need New Roof

Improvements to Washington STEM Academy are part of the building project voters approved May 5 in a $39.5 million referendum, but  the school’s leaking roof needs attention now.

Pitching, Defense Lift Triton Baseball Team To Sectional Title

UNION MILLS – Nate Flenar and Zac Pitney combined to throw a one-hitter, and Triton came up with several key defensive plays in the Trojans’ 2-1 sectional championship win at South Central Tuesday evening.

Valley Digs Into Soccer Program

AKRON – One year ago in March 2014, Tippecanoe Valley High School then-junior Josh Petgen approached the school board with a request to start a soccer program.


Cliff E. Sears

   Cliff E. Sears, 86, passed away at 5:10 p.m. April 14, 2015, in Wellbrooke of Wabash.


Is Anyone Telling The Truth?

My dad used to say to me “Son, your name is the most important earthly thing you have … so do everything you can to earn people’s trust and then everything you can to keep it.”What he meant was, when your credibility is priority No. 1.