Gettysburg Address

Editor, Times-Union:One hundred fifty years ago near Gettysburg, Penn., the President of the United States rose to give a speech after a two-hour oration by Edward Everett.

Eugene 'Rick' Jackson

WABASH – Eugene “Rick” Jackson, 77, of Wabash, died at 8:47 p.m. June 22, 2013, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Warriors Can't Slow Down Raiders In Fourth Quarter

MIDDLEBURY — Northridge scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and kept Wawasee off the scoreboard after halftime, en route to snapping a 14-game Northern Lakes Conference losing streak with a 31-14 win over the Warriors in Middlebury Friday night.

Triton Tennis Team Tames Wildcats

SOUTH WHITLEY — There was a moment when the Triton High School boys tennis team’s win at Whitko seemed to be in question, but it didn’t last long Thursday in South Whitley.

Harold Wayne Ross

NORTH MANCHESTER – Harold Wayne Ross, 95, of North Manchester, died at 11:45 a.m. June 3, 2013, in Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.   

Stutzman Introduces Legislation To Protect Gun Owners

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman took a step to strengthen concealed carry laws Wednesday.

Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force To Host 'Mental Health First Aid'

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force will host the first “Mental Health First Aid” training program in the Akron/Mentone area with plans to train up to 30 local citizens in how to improve mental health literacy – helping participants identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness.

Mentone Looks Again at Vacant Property

MENTONE – In 2001, the Mentone Town Council first started looking at Richard Surface’s property at 123 E. Main St.

WACC Supermileage Team Hopes To Repeat Success In Texas

Hoping to repeat their success from 2012, the Warsaw Area Career Center Supermileage team is taking their two cars down to Houston, Texas, this week for the Shell Eco-marathon Americas.

BZA Approves Variance for Home Gunsmith Shop

A decision by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday puts Richard Kuhns a step closer to opening a gunsmith shop in his home.

Pierceton OKs M-16 Rifle For Police Dept.

PIERCETON – Town council members held a short meeting Monday with police department matters the main topic of conversation.

Mentone Council Accepts Bid for Water Project

MENTONE – Bids for the Morgan Street water main project came in lower than the engineer’s estimate, and the Mentone Town Council decided Monday night not to have a fourth reserve officer at this time.

Warsaw Mayor Discusses School Security

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer discussed local security during Monday night’s Warsaw City Council meeting in light of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

World/Nation Briefs 2.28.2013

Benedict’s legacy: A teacher pope who sought to bring church back to conservative rootsVATICAN CITY (AP) — On Monday, April 4, 2005, a priest walked up to the Renaissance palazzo housing the Vatican’s doctrine department and asked the doorman to call the official in charge: It was the first day of business after Pope John Paul II had died, and the cleric wanted to get back to work.

Jeffrey Clayton Jones

Jeffrey Clayton Jones, 33, Claypool, died at 6:30 a.m. April 21, 2013, in his residence.

County Commissioners Seek State Action on Pierceton Woods

Pierceton Woods Academy is not equipped to handle juveniles of any kind, Kosciusko County Commissioners say in a letter to state representatives presented at their meeting this morning.

KC Riley Radio Days Raises Nearly $53,000

KC Riley Radio Days, a fundraiser for the KC Riley Kids Fund held at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, raised nearly $53,000 last Thursday and Friday.

Idol Night Tickets Available

Idol Variety Night is May 11 at 7 p.m. at Wagon Wheel Theatre.

Warsaw Boys Overcome Shooting Woes

ELKHART – The idea that it’s better to win ugly than lose pretty, surely that’s how Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle felt Thursday night.Because despite shooting only 39 percent from the field – just 25 percent in the first half – and getting a mere six points from senior standout Jared Bloom, the Tigers beat the Elkhart Central Blue Blazers 47-45 at historic North Side Gym Tuesday night.

Whirlwind Of A Day For Wogomon

MIDDLEBURY – When school started Tuesday, Tom Wogomon was the football coach at Wawasee High School. By the end of the day, he’d been hired at Northridge.