NORTH MANCHESTER - Rick Espeset, director of athletics and head baseball coach, has been named the 2026 Christopher W. Garber Staff Member of the Year at Manchester University.

WINONA LAKE - The 17th annual Blackburn Run 4 Others will take place on June 20.

The Watershed Foundation (TWF) and Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will offer a free workshop about healthy shorelines June 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Winona Lake Senior Center.

The response to this year’s Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber Award banquet held Thursday, May 21 at the Owl’s Nest in North Webster was “overwhelming,” according to Executive Director Brent Randall. “We’ve had a great turnout!” he said.

How do we repay the men and women who served in the U.S. military and made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could have the freedoms we enjoy? Retired Warsaw Community High School teacher and coach Dave Baumgartner, who was the guest speaker Monday at the Memorial Day service at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw, asked that question and provided some suggestions.

FORT WAYNE – Parkview SurgeryONE was recently named one of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for 2026. The facility was one of only eight orthopedic ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) recognized in Indiana as top performers and one of only two located north of Indianapolis, the provided release states.

Warsaw Community Schools (WCS) announced Edgewood Middle School has been recognized as a 2025-26 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School.

Good Vibes Market, 3143 E. Center St., Warsaw, celebrated its grand opening Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce.

With 18 participants graduating Friday from Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, the program now has had 106 officers, EMTs, firefighters, dispatchers and teachers go through the 40-hour one-week program.

Ben Rice, a lifelong resident and graduate of the Warsaw Community School system, officially announced his candidacy for the Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees, representing district 7.

BOURBON – Four foreign exchange students at Triton School Corporation reflected Monday on their experience in their student exchange program as the school year drew to a close.

LARWILL – The Welding Technology program at the Whitko Career Academy continues dual credit status with Ivy Tech Community College.

INDIANAPOLIS - The unemployment rate of the state of Indiana in April was recorded to be 3.2%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate reported for April was 4.3%.

The Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCCVB), in partnership with local historical organizations, has launched the America 250 in Kosciusko County Passport.

Two Gold Star Families were honored Thursday during the Zimmer Biomet Veterans Resource Group’s Memorial Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Zimmer Biomet Center Lake Pavilion.

NORTH WEBSTER – Join the Friends of the North Webster Community Public Library for coffee and a presentation by Marilyn Cassell on the Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana.

WINONA LAKE – Miller Sunset Pavilion announced they will offer roller hockey at the pavilion for the next month to gauge interest and demand before moving forward long term.

Edgewood Middle School Principal JoElla Hauselman will retire in June after 42 years in education, with over two decades as an administrator at Warsaw Community Schools.

The Kosciusko County Convention & Visitors Bureau (KCCVB), in partnership with local historical organizations, has launched the America 250 in Kosciusko County Passport.

Kiwanis Club of Warsaw and Kiwanis Club of Warsaw Indiana Foundation Corporation donates a third of net proceeds ($3,000) from the Pancake & Egg Breakfast to Joe's Kids.

Kiwanis Club of Warsaw & Kiwanis Club of Warsaw Indiana Foundation Corporation donates a third of net proceeds ($3,000) from the Pancake & Egg Breakfast to K.C. Riley's Kids Fund.

The Magical Meadows invites veterans, first-responders and their families to attend “Warriors Weekend” on Saturday, May 30 for a day focused on fun, connection, relaxation, healing and community.

Kosciusko County Opioid Committee approved Judge Karin McGrath’s $40,000 grant request for Reentry Court during a meeting Thursday.

Key Club members of Warsaw Community High School were honored at the Kiwanis Club of Warsaw Indiana meeting.

With Memorial Day weekend nearly here, Indiana Conservation Officers remind Hoosiers to make water safety a priority throughout the summer.