Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years Ago
Edgewood Middle School cheerleaders placed first in their division recently in the Indiana Cheerleading Association competition in Fort Wayne. That win, against 14 other squads in the eighth-grade middle school division, entitled them to compete in the state competition in Anderson. Members are Wendy Hopper, Courtney Clary, Stephanie Morris, Emily Paar, Jodi Leek, Krystle Barton, Falon Tucker, Hillary Umbaugh, Katy Furnivall, Lauren Cooper, Tana DeRossett, Emma Schwendeman, Krista Slone, Justine Bender, Kelsey Skaggs, Jennifer Whitaker, Alysia Ott, Erica Toney, Janelle Keefer, Allison Finch, Coach Tracy Horrell.
25 Years Ago
“Everything had been so neat up until now, but this leaves a sour taste in my mouth.” That was the reaction today of Steve Hollar after the former Warsaw Community High School basketball standout and three other college players were declared ineligible by their schools because they were paid for appearances in the movie “Hoosiers.”
50 Years Ago
Congratulations are in order to Warsaw High School football tackle Ben Shafer, who was recently named to a special all-Indiana area football team. Backs Pat McClure and Mike Valentine were also given honorable mention and Dick Lesh was a second-team pick in the poll. This included representatives from Jimtown, Washington-Clay, New Carlisle, Bremen, Nappanee, St. Joseph, Knox, Penn and others.
75 Years Ago
The once-familiar “Little Red School House” is on its way out in Indiana. Floyd L. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction, reported that 138 one-room schools have been closed during the current year, and that 1936 was probably the largest single year reduction in one-unit schools since the consolidation movement started.
