Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Mentone High School graduate Rick Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Northenor, Warsaw, has a role in this weekend's Woodstock reunion concert in Saugerties, N.Y.
Amy Speicher, competing as Miss Milford, proudly wears the crown as 1979 Kosciusko County Fair Queen following her coronation at the conclusion of the 63rd fair Saturday night. The 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Speicher, Milford, Amy is a student at Wawasee High School.
Strange Sights Around Our Town ... Miles Stilwell in his horsedrawn brilliant red-painted wagon, pulling up to the gasoline pumps at Clarence Norris' station on the corner of Detroit and Center streets and straight-faced saying, "fill'er up."
The Farmers' Mill and Elevator building at South Whitley, owned cooperatively by farmers, was entirely destroyed by fire, entailing a loss estimated at $30,000, which was almost fully covered by insurance. Six or seven thousand bushels of grain were destroyed.
