Kosciusko Connect, a fiber internet provider and subsidiary of Kosciusko REMC, recently partnered with Washington STEM Academy to deliver an “engaging and educational” experience to sixth-grade students, according to a news release from Kosciusko Connect.

SOUTH BEND - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) is one of three Indiana recipients that will receive brownfields assessment funding in the latest round announced May 20.

Claims and a notice concerning the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission’s tax allocation areas were unanimously approved during a short commission meeting Monday.

Should Edgewood Middle School eighth-grade history teacher Dylan Ringler win the National History Day 2024 Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award for which he’s nominated, he knows what he’d do with the prize money.

AKRON — Retiring Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation educators June Yazel and Jenny Higgins were recognized Monday at the school board meeting for their years of service.

The first evening of the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concert Series will feature Matt Gabriel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 24 at Central Park Plaza, 225 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley FFA and Kosciusko County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams competed at the state contest on Saturday at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette.

The Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCCVB) is celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week (NTTW) from May 19 to 25.

BURKET – Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announced the commencement ceremony of the Burket Educational Center Class of 2024, which was held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the historic gymnasium.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College will exhibit 78 works by 19 students and three faculty members at the Monroe Community Church Art Show at Monroe Community Church, 1020 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, Mich.

SYRACUSE - Chautauqua-Wawasee and the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association are collaborating to offer a Beginners and Intermediate Plein Air Workshop on May 29-31.

WHITLEY COUNTY - The Indiana State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the east 6500 block of Ind. 114 in Whitley County.

Fat & Skinny Fest

NORTH WEBSTER - The North Webster Lions Club is prepping for the 78th annual Mermaid Festival Cutie King and Queen Contest and Cutie Parade. This year’s Mermaid Festival theme is “The American Dream.”

NORTH WEBSTER - The North Webster Lions Club 78th annual Mermaid Festival is rapidly approaching.

WINONA LAKE - Three hundred forty-five volunteers committed to working at least two hours each over the three-day 19th Fat & Skinny Tire Festival this past weekend.

The first Women Owned Business Market took place Sunday at The Barn 1880, 2076 N. CR 100E, Warsaw.

Edgewood Middle School students took to the water Friday with cardboard boats that were part of a schoolwide project-based unit incorporating a book about an Olympic rowing team.

Bids for two street projects were awarded Friday at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.

Friday night was the first night of the 19th Fat & Skinny Tire Festival, May’s Third Friday and it also was the first time for the Downtown Warsaw Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA).

Human error led to some voters in the May primary election receiving the wrong ballot.

Leave it to a dog to be the star of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday.

AKRON — Workers should pour the new Tippecanoe Valley High School auditorium stage next week.

Stillwater Hospice announced the retirement of Glenn Hall, Kosciusko community outreach director and former CEO of Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice.

Two people were injured after the vehicle they were in allegedly hit a Warsaw Community School Corporation bus Friday.