SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s robotics team will have its first regular build session for the 2018-19 Turning Point competition season. Any Wawasee students interested in being a part of Iron Pride should attend at some point between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in room A205 … Read More
SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, the board approved a $2,000 donation from the Wawasee Property Owners Association to the Wawasee Yacht Club. Funds will be used to cover Wawasee High School student fee costs when attending outdoor sports classes. The … Read More
SYRACUSE — A fundraising effort by two Wawasee High School students on the campus radio station last year resulted in a public service award from the Indiana Broadcasters Association. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Aug. 14, in Syracuse, the board heard … Read More
WARSAW — Lake City Bank’s petition for an exception to allow a bank with drive-in facilities on commercially zoned property was approved by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Warsaw. LCB is building a new branch on the … Read More
SYRACUSE — Tuesday, Aug. 14, was the day for teachers and staff of the Wawasee Community School Corporation to gather for breakfast and a meeting prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year. The gathering was held in the cafeteria of Wawasee High School. After the meeting, … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — “North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its board of directors,” stated President Jim Smith at the regular monthly membership meeting Monday, Aug. 13, at the chamber office in the Tippecanoe Township Building. Nominations can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Community Public Library Board of Trustees has signed a contract with North Webster Community Center Board of Directors to purchase the south end of the building that houses the community center with the intent to demolish it and build a new library on … Read More
WARSAW — Unlike some school administrators who became interested in education at a very young age, Tom Ray didn’t decide until his senior year of college. Ray, the principal of Washington STEM Academy in Warsaw, grew up in Grant County and graduated from Mississinewa High School in 1983. … Read More
NORTH MANCHESTER — The Edgecomb family is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser until Sept. 5, to raise funds for their adoption of up to three children from Haiti. The Edgecombs will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, used and new shoes … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School was one of the first schools in northern Indiana to have a vocational education program. Several vocational opportunities were offered when the school originally opened in the fall of 1968. Although building trades was not one of the original programs offered, it began … Read More
WARSAW — Wind farms in Kosciusko County have been under the radar for about the last 10 years. Kosciusko County adopted an ordinance governing wind farms in 2009, but since then other than a single wind turbine installed at Tippecanoe Valley High School, there has been little activity … Read More
WARSAW — A four-lot residential subdivision is one step closer to reality after being recommended for approval by the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 1, in Warsaw. Indiana University Foundation petitioned the planning commission to rezone 5.5 acres it owns … Read More
SYRACUSE — As is the norm each year, when a new fiscal year approaches the Wawasee school board holds budget work sessions. One was held Tuesday evening, July 31, in Syracuse. But this budget work session was different because changes are coming soon to how public school corporation … Read More
WARSAW — The Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour, the largest and longest-running professional wakeboarding competition circuit in the country, concludes its 26th season with a first-time visit to Warsaw, Aug. 4, at Center Lake Pavilion, where the overall champion will be crowned. The family-friendly event features the world’s … Read More
SYRACUSE — Alan Tehan has been described as a “visionary.” He is thinking years ahead and instead of thinking of all the reasons something can’t be done, he focuses on how he can make things happen. Tehan has been actively involved in some of the career and technical … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Dan Ransbottom’s father used a two-row corn picker and a 8-foot drill for soybeans on his farm. Now Dan uses a 24-row planter and a 40-foot drill. Clearly, farming equipment has changed and there is sometimes a tendency to let the past fade away into … Read More
