NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster United Methodist Church, 7822 E. Epworth Forest Road, will hold a Dan’s hand-breaded tenderloin and fish dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. The dinner includes an all-you-can-eat main course, sides, desserts and drinks. The dinner is $9 per adult presale, … Read More
WARSAW — More than 1,700 kids in Kosciusko County have benefited from the efforts of Agaitas Sports Camps since its founding in 2012. The nonprofit organization offers free soccer, baseball and basketball camps to youth from kindergarten through sixth grade. Attendees are taught the fundamentals of the game … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Aug. 13, awarded a $507,837 contract to Syracuse-based Milestone Construction for renovations to the territory’s two fire stations. The motion, passed unanimously, was contingent on final contract approval by Andrew Grossnickle, the township’s attorney, Fire Chief Mickey Scott and a representative … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, Aug. 13, approved the fire territory’s 2019 operations and equipment replacement budgets and the winning bid for renovations to the two fire stations. The board unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s requested $1,822,092 for operations and $765,000 for equipment replacement. The township … Read More
SYRACUSE — At 9:15 a.m. Friday, July 20, lightning struck the steeple of Calvary United Methodist Church. No injuries were reported. “My computer screen went black for a second,” said Lori Barsoda, the church’s administrative assistant. “Then it came back on and we went about our business.” Little … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Northern Lakes Gospel Promotions will host a concert, featuring the Booth Brothers, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, on Tabernacle Lawn in Spring Fountain Park, 700 Park Ave., Winona Lake. The concert is part of the Grace College and Village at Winona summer concert series. … Read More
MILFORD — At approximately 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, a southbound train clipped the rear of a refrigerated box truck at the First Street railroad crossing. No one was injured in the incident. The train was traveling at the track speed of 25 mph and clipped the right … Read More
WARSAW — Pending certification by Guinness World Records, Superior Landscape Products in Warsaw boasts “the world’s largest fairy garden tree,” as its designer, Karen Rowland, describes it. Record or not, the massive hollow tree stump, prominently displayed in Superior’s showroom, houses a miniature wonderland of scenes inside and … Read More
WARSAW — Rainbow Child Care Center will host a community summer social from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 13, at its facility located at 62 Capital Drive, Warsaw. The annual event celebrates families and community members with games, food, entertainment, family fun, activities and prizes. The … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Food Pantry, in cooperation with the NewMarket grocery stores in Syracuse and North Webster, will conduct a food donation and fundraiser during the stores’ hours, 6 a.m to midnight Thursday, July 12. “This is a big fundraiser for us,” said Arlene Glover, director of the … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, July 9, approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s proposed 2019 operations and equipment fund budgets. Scott requested $1,822,092 for operations. “This budget represents an increase of $126,238,” said Scott. “Of that amount, we are projecting to provide funding of $45,000 from … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, July 9, accepted a $492,364 bid from Milestone Construction of Syracuse, the lowest of three bidders, for renovation work on the territory’s two fire stations. The board approved $508,000 to cover a kitchen range and hood assembly not included in the … Read More
WARSAW — When it comes to fun food, county fairs are venues of extravagance. Most fairgoers are familiar with the traditional eats: cotton candy, fried Twinkies, corn dogs and the like. The Kosciusko County Community Fair deliberately goes the extra delicious mile.
Read MoreKOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The 18th annual Kosciusko County Community Fair parade will step off promptly at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8, from Boggs Industrial Park. Many entries can be expected to creatively depict the fair’s 2018 theme, “Barn to be Wild.” The two-hour procession will proceed east along … Read More
AKRON — A large crowd of revelers swatted aside a blistering heat index to attend the Akron Fourth of July Festival. The event drew an estimated 5,000 attendees, nearly five times the number of the town’s 1,100 residents. After the parade, which was themed “Home Sweet Home Akron” … Read More
WARSAW — Half a dozen of the young charges at Rainbow Child Care Center in Warsaw offered a kaleidoscope of opinions on the meaning and history behind Independence Day. The collection of young scholars included Kerrigan Presson, 6, daughter of David and Tassie Presson of Claypool; Eli Rickman, 7, … Read More
