Miss DeVere Brant, Winona Lake, called “the best teacher in all the world” by her first grade pupils in the Atwood school, is the Kosciusko County Federation of Clubs’ candidate in a national Teacher Award contest.
Read MoreFrom the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Sept. 28, 1968 — An apparently planned practical joke by three teenage schoolmates is suspected as causing the deaths of a young newlywed … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. May 1, 1976 — Warsaw Community High School seniors Sally Howard and Gordy Clemens were crowned queen and king, respectively, of the annual … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. April 18, 1962 — A crane operator set trusses during current construction of the new concrete pier at the Center Lake bathing beach … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. April 13, 1979 – Indiana Civil Liberties Union has joined the dispute over censoring of library books, texts and a newspaper in Warsaw … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. 1996 — The top news story of 1996 was the ongoing tale of the Bicycle Bandit, the assailant who kept Warsaw residents nervous … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. March 11, 1971 — A seething family disagreement boiled into a flaming tragedy late Wednesday when a young Warsaw man was killed by … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. 1993 — Efforts by the new anti-pornography group, Enough is Enough, to eliminate pornographic material from video and book stores caught plenty of … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Feb. 15, 1979 — Winona Lake residents have quenched their thirst on lake water for many years, but may be able to “wet … Read More
From the files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society This is a history column that will appear a few times a month. Dec. 26, 1973 – Warsaw firemen rummaged through more than 20,000 square feet of rubble at Laminated Rafters Products on Ind. 15N, Warsaw, today to learn … Read More
From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Nov. 18, 1986 – Jomac Products Inc. is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. The company has 14 locations in the United States … Read More
From the files of Kosciusko County Historical Society: Editor’s note: This is a new column that will appear a few times a month on Monday mornings. Oct. 20, 1967 — Warsaw’s Murphy Medical Center will be seven years ahead of hospital survey bed needs when present construction is completed … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Historical Society is hosting a dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, at the Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw. The evening’s program features Terry White, author of Winona at 100;Third Wave Rising and docent at the Winona History Center. White’s interactive program will … Read More
WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Historical Society worked for over five years in conjunction with Kosciusko County Geographic Information Systems coordinator, Bill Holder, photographing the cemetery markers in all cemeteries throughout the county. The grave markers can now be found online from a search engine by entering Beacon, … Read More
WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Historical Society Genealogy Library is proud to announce that their 2016 Legacy Book, “Schools of Kosciusko County, 1835-1975”, has arrived and is ready for pick up. The book is dedicated to the early pioneer families of Kosciusko County, the students, and their teachers. … Read More
Nine non-profit agencies made budget presentations to the Kosciusko County Council last night. Most of them projected increases to their budgets as federal and state funds decrease, adding additional stress and reductions on the services they provide. Budget increases for 2014 across the board totaled $70,915. Among the … Read More
