Ray Balogh
Warsaw Little League: Providing A Needed Outlet At Just The Right Time
Article by Ray Balogh Photos by Mike Deak InkFreeNews WARSAW — In a historic first, Warsaw Little League started its season this year long before Major League Baseball takes the field July 23. Following the pandemic-sensitive rules of Little League International and state and local quarantine guidelines, the … Read More
Boards Approve 2021 Turkey Creek Fire Budget Proposals
Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday, July 13, approved sending Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s 2021 proposed operations and equipment replacement budgets for further consideration by the Syracuse Town Council.
Read More198 Kosciusko County Businesses Receive Payroll Protection Loans
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Businesses in nearly every Kosciusko County municipality have received loans through the federal Payroll Protection Program administered by the Small Business Administration. The loans were made available through the CARES Act, enacted to preserve the economy amidst the COVID-19 shutdowns. The … Read More
Public Hearing Set For Turkey Creek Conservancy District
News Release SYRACUSE — Kosciusko County Circuit Court has ordered the Indiana Natural Resources Commission to hold a public hearing and receive evidence on a petition to establish the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District. The petition was filed under cause number 43C01-1912-MI-00249. The hearing is scheduled … Read More
Habitat For Humanity Of Kosciusko County: A Ministry Of Changing Everything
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews WARSAW — Rob Nichter stood on the porch and held out his hand to receive the thing that, as his wife, Jamie, described, “will change everything.” With about 40 celebrators looking on, Dennis Judy, construction manager of Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County, … Read More
Families Enjoy Parade Along Lake Wawasee North Shore
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — About 50 patriots and a handful of their four-legged friends reprised a Fourth of July tradition along Lake Wawasee’s north shore that started more than half a century ago. Eleven groups of neighborhood families and friends, appropriately socially distanced, marched eastward … Read More
‘Jesus’ Film Distribution Back On Track
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews MILFORD — The Milford churches had a plan to deliver a DVD of the “Jesus” film, an evangelistic movie depicting the life of Christ, to every home in Milford just before Easter, but the COVID-19 shutdown scuttled that schedule. Now that restrictions are easing, … Read More
Dr. Andrew Simkins To Speak Sunday
Dr. Andrew Simkins will deliver the message during the 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday, June 14, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 708 College Ave., Winona Lake.
Read MoreObadiah Clemans: A Lifelong Student, In And Out Of School
Grace College student Obadiah Clemans earned his bachelor’s degree this year and is now working on his master’s.
Read MoreTurkey Creek Boards Meet For First Time During Pandemic
Turkey Creek fire and township boards met Monday, June 8, for the first time since the pandemic shutdown was instituted in March.
Read MoreDebbie Messenger: Helping People Walk Toward Hope
By Ray Balogh InkFreeNews WARSAW — Debbie Messenger acknowledges she can’t fix her counseling clients. But she knows she can introduce them to the one who can. Messenger was born in Wisconsin and spent her “formative years” in Mexico as a missionary kid. “It was a transient lifestyle,” … Read More
North Webster Student And Teachers Trade Drenched Goodbyes
Article and photos by Ray Balogh InkFreeNews NORTH WEBSTER — Dateline: North Webster Elementary School. The battle engaged at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 28. A sizable convoy of assault vehicles, disguised as family sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks, rolled along the school’s front drive. Giggling young combatants fired … Read More
UPDATE: Two-vehicle Crash On U.S. 6 Injures Six
NEW PARIS — A two-vehicle collision at US 6 and Old SR 15 resulted in transporting six passengers to Goshen General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at 1:37 p.m. Monday, June 1.
Read MoreTwo-vehicle Crash On U.S. 6 Injures Six
Text and Photos by Ray Balogh InkFreeNews NEW PARIS — A two-vehicle crash around 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, sent six of the seven passengers involved to Goshen General Hospital. None of the injuries were life-threatening. A red Chevy Impala, eastbound on US 6, collided with … Read More
Raise the Dough: ‘Because No Child Should Be Without A Parent’
In 2015, Tobe Forshtay founded Raise the Dough, Inc. to financially help one couple adopt a child. Since then the ministry has blossomed into a major local benefactor with a vision of “saying yes” to 100 families by the end of 2024.
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