NORTH WEBSTER – During Tuesday evening’s regular meeting of the North Webster Town Council, Gene Crusie, founder of Surf Internet, made a brief presentation to introduce himself to the council and the community.

WINONA LAKE - With no clerk-treasurer yet in place, the Winona Lake Town Council on Tuesday didn’t have any claims to approve at their monthly regular meeting, but they did approve signatories for the town’s bank accounts.

Pickleball noise at Kelly Park seems to be in a normal decibel range. That was the finding presented to the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Board at its meeting Tuesday.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College will host its 33rd annual FunFest on Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Gordon Health and Wellness Center, 100 Publishers Drive, Winona Lake.

The fall festival, hosted by the Echoes of the Past, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21 has been cancelled due to forecasted inclement weather.

The Kosciusko County WorkOne Center will host a job fair at the Warsaw Community Public Library, 310 E. Main St., Warsaw, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20.

SYRACUSE - Eighteen members of the Wawasee FFA Chapter participated in the Soils Career Development Event where they are trained to determine the slope of the land texture of the surface and subsoil, and other features such as previous erosion, natural soil drainage, patent material and limiting layers.

MENTONE – Mentone Town Council approved a motion Monday to put out applications again for town marshal until the end of the month.

After a lengthy discussion by the Warsaw Common Council on its ARPA grant process for nonprofit organizations, they also heard a request to reconsider the city’s ordinance that prohibits chickens in the city limits.

Kosciusko County Board of Health announced Desiree Ponsler as the new environmental food specialist for the county at its meeting on Monday.

Warsaw Community Public Library Board of Trustees adopted the library’s 2024 budget and approved a staff development date during a meeting Monday.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer is now in the U.S. House of Representatives Records, thanks to Second District Congressman Rudy Yakym.

LaunchPad, the Childcare and Early Learning Coalition in Kosciusko County, announced the successful completion of its transformative five-year strategic plan, marking a significant milestone in the organization's mission to provide quality childcare and early education to children and families in the region.

Two men are being charged after allegedly beating up a Kosciusko County Jail inmate.

The Friends of the Library is celebrating National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 16-21 at the North Webster Community Public Library.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Monday the closure of Ind. 13 in Syracuse for railroad construction.

CLAYPOOL - Claypool Lions will be selling fish ($12 per pound) and tenderloin ($9 per pound) on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or sold out at their building on Railroad Street.

Kosciusko Young Adult Professionals (YAP) will be hosting their annual YAP Talks event on Thursday, Oct. 26.

SILVER LAKE – Silver Lake (Kosciusko Co.) Conservation Foundation Inc. was selected by Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. as a grant award recipient from its Community Funds.

SILVER LAKE - The town of Silver Lake and the Silver Lake Lions Club are sponsoring “Halloween Happenings” on Oct. 31.

The board of directors of the Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation will have a meeting on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, Syracuse.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Arts Commission on Monday announced details for the 2024 Hoosier Women Artists Exhibition and began accepting submissions.

During the week of Oct. 2, 946 eighth-grade students across Kosciusko County engaged with education and career opportunities within advanced manufacturing through OrthoWorx’s DiscoverME (Manufacturing Experiences) program.

NAPPANEE - A New Paris woman was killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash.

Bikers (front to back) Boyd Romine, Kinsley Filley and Adilyn Helser make their way through the trails during Sunday morning's bike race for third- and fourth-graders.