ELKHART – A judge ordered a “test jury” to determine whether Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron?Rovenstine can get an impartial jury with local residents in his bribery and corruption trial in February.
Together with her grandchildren, Pamela Dixon has published the first in a series of children’s books that will benefit animal shelters, including the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County.
Patricia K. Johnston, 70, Warsaw, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20, 2016, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw. She was born June 1, 1946, to Milo W. and Edna Poirson Lightfoot in Marion. On April 20, 1963, in Pierceton, she was united in marriage to Paul Johnston, who survives in Warsaw.
June Marie Vanator, 84, formerly of Leesburg, died Sept. 11, 2016, at DeKalb Health, Auburn. She was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Indianapolis, to Larry H. and Violet Little Gommadinger. On June 12, 1982, in Clunette, she married Richard M. Vanator, who died June 15, 1997.
Harry “Jim” Boggs, 87, Warsaw, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at 8:50 p.m. Sept. 15, 2016, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw. He was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Chicago, to Helen Claire Dale Boggs and Harry Weber, and welcomed by his older sisters Betty and Nancy. The family later made its home on a farm south of Warsaw, where Jim developed a strong work ethic.
NORTH WEBSTER – North Webster will soon purchase a small dump truck that will give the town two vehicles that can spread street salt during inclement weather.
Junior Erin Cordill and sophomore Mariam Aly each upped their singles’ win strings to four, and the doubles’ pairings of Aly and Cordill and seniors Alaina Beckner and Adriana Brown did likewise, leading Manchester University to a fourth successive Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference dual victory Wednesday with a 9-0 win over Definace College.
Whitko freshman Sarah Walters and senior Hanna Yohe finished 1-2 in a girls cross country race Wednesday at Whitko Middle School, but Rochester earned the Three Rivers Conference win, 25-33, over the Lady Wildcats. Walters, fellow freshman Amanda Leppek, and exchange student Manon Sonneville all set personal-best times, while Yohe, sophomore Elizabeth Foutz, and junior Angel Moyer all set season-best times.