Warsaw School Names STEM Coach

Warsaw Schools has found its STEM coach, and lunch prices will go up 15 cents next school year for students.

World/Nation Briefs 5.1.2012

Thousands rally for higher wages at Asia’s May Day marches, Europeans to protest austerityMANILA, Philippines (AP) — May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers’ holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures.

Arbor Day Celebration Held in Warsaw

Warsaw is one step closer to becoming a Tree City USA.

County Red Cross Raising Funds

The American Red Cross knows about disasters.

Teacher Pay and Raises to be Tied to Evaluations

Teacher pay and raises at Warsaw Community Schools in the future will be tied to their evaluations.

Robert Ray Sherman

NORTH WEBSTER – Robert Ray Sherman, 48, of North Webster, died at 9:30 a.m. May 8, 2012, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Robinson - GOP Desperate to Unring Economic Justice Bell

WASHINGTON – From all evidence, the issue of economic justice isn’t going away. Break the news gently to Mitt Romney, who seems apoplectic that the whole “rich get richer, poor get poorer” thing is being discussed out loud. In front of the children, for goodness sake.

Parker - Rep. Ryan's Budget Is A Moral Budget

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, provoked some angry pushback when he claimed that not only is his proposed sweeping revamp of the U.S. budget fiscally sound but also morally sound.

Nedra C. Brown

Nedra C. Brown, 80, died at 12:15 a.m. May 5, 2012, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.

OrthoWorx Takes Next Step in Orthopedic Hospital Study

OrthoWorx has appointed a community-based steering committee and     undertaken a philanthropic funding    study as next steps in determining the    feasibility of a nonprofit orthopedic specialty hospital in Warsaw.

Harrison Students Experience Living History

Harrison Elementary fourth-graders stepped back in time Wednesday.

Kerlin Motor Donates $2k to Riley Kids

The Kerlin Motor Company, Silver Lake, recently presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a $2,000 donation for the Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund.

World/Nation Briefs 5.11.2012

First president to endorse gay marriage: Making history, or flowing along with it?WASHINGTON (AP) — He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation’s people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe — that states should decide such issues on their own.

Court News 5.12.2012

Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jason McSherry:

Wagon Wheel Offers Summer Youth Orchestra Workshop

Wagon Wheel Theatre is introducing an opportunity for instrumental musicians in ninth through 12th grade.

Joan Smiley

ROCHESTER – Joan Smiley, 86, of Rochester, died at 9:08 p.m. May 5, 2012, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.

Edgewood Middle School Revises Tornado Plans

A lot has changed since tornadoes ripped through Joplin, Mo., and Henryville.

Warsaw, Tippy Valley Junior Achievers Receive Grants

Local youth will learn how to be more financially knowledgeable due to a grant the Walmart Foundation presented to Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana.

Coulter - Public Service Pays Pretty Well

The real class warfare in this country isn’t rich vs. poor, it’s government employees vs. we, the taxpayers, who pay their salaries.   

Marcus - Probably Not Huntsman's Moment

KEENE, N.H. – This is not, in all likelihood, Jon Huntsman’s break-out moment. Even if the former Utah governor manages to exceed expectations – which would amount to coming in second to Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s primary – his path ahead is unclear. Huntsman has invested months of months of slogging from house party to diner to town hall meeting in this state, but he has little in the way of infrastructure to propel him in South Carolina and beyond.