Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years AgoMarc Roth, a Manchester High School graduate, has been selected to participate in the 26th annual Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series in Fort Wayne.Roth is one of 50 players selected to play in the North-South matchup. In his senior year at Manchester, Roth, a catcher and first baseman for the Squires, batted .362, had nine home runs and knocked in 29 runs. Roth, the son of Cheryl and Bob Roth of North Manchester, will continue his baseball career at Huntington College in the fall.25 Years AgoLowell Swick, Pierceton, will be competing in the 1985 World Horseshoe Pitching Championships to be held in LaFayette from July 24 to Aug. 3. A total of 1,000 contestants from all over the world will be competing for thousands of dollars in prize money as well as the world title.50 Years AgoThe 15th annual North Webster Mermaid Festival has been over for three days, but officials are still talking about that wind-up program last Saturday night that attracted the largest crowd in history -- estimated at between 50,000 and 60,000. Shirley Henderson, 18, of Rochester, was crowned the 1960 "Queen of Lakes."75 Years AgoMr. and Mrs. Joe Krauter and children, Genevieve, Jean and Joe, returned to their home southwest of Warsaw after a three-day visit in Detroit, Mich., as the guests of his brother, Chris Krauter and family. Albert Krauter of New Paris accompanied them.
