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A Lake Buoy In Wawasee To Receive Real Time Data
Lake Wawasee Press Release WAWASEE — Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams’ usual lake sampling occurs on 14 local lakes once a week between June and August, a process instrumental for its research. But...
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Timeline From The Past: Dalton Foundries Explosion
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. Information for this retrospective series is...
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Annual Tour Des Lakes Bicycle Ride July 16
Approximately 450 cyclists participated in last year’s Tour des Lakes. This year’s Tour des Lakes takes place Saturday, July 16. InkFreeNews photo by Keith Knepp. Press Release SYRACUSE — The 11th...
View ArticleKosciusko Democrats Hosting Online Auction Fundraiser
News Release WINONA LAKE — Kosciusko County Democrats are holding an online auction fundraiser that continues to late August. The proceeds of the auction will help cover costs for yard signs,...
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An Old-Time American Success Story
Georgia Ernst pretending to talk on the telephone Arthur used to communicate with Frank Remy. Photos by Blair Baumgartner. By Blair Baumgartner InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Frank Remy, who along with his...
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FallTastic Trail Walk Continues Sunday
“Just doing something with the family” at the FallTastic Trail Walk are mom April; Carson, 5; Mason, 11; dad Jason; and Ryan, 10. The family hails from Syracuse and this was their first time...
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Deep-Rooted Love For The Lakes And Community
By Blair Baumgartner InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Al Campbell was born in Richmond and from K-12th grade, lived in eight different towns. His father was in the army and was an educator. Al Campbell has a...
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WACF Dedicates Cottrell Turkey Creek Inlet Property
Participating in the dedication of the Cottrell Turkey Creek Inlet are, from left Jeff Herdrich, Priscilla Brown, Tom Cottrell, Heather Harwood and Bob Fanning. Photo by Deb Patterson. By Deb Patterson...
View ArticleSpecial Meeting Set For Turkey Creek Conservancy District Board
News Release SYRACUSE — The governing board of the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The meeting will be at the Wawasee Area...
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Commissioners Hear Crows Nest Drive Drainage Concerns
Carson LLP Attorney Andy Boxberger speaks at the Kosciusko County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the Kosciusko County Courthouse’s Old Courtroom. InkFreeNews photo by Leah Sander. By...
View ArticleLocal Lakes Benefit From LARE Grants
News Release INDIANAPOLIS — Local lakes in the area were among the 34 lake and stream projects to benefit from Lake and River Enhancement grants. The grants, for invasive aquatic vegetation management...
View ArticleNOTICE OF INTENT
The Town of Syracuse is submitting a Notice of Intent to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements of 327 IAC 15-5 to discharge storm water from...
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Stories abound from historic Syracuse property
Dick Waterson, left, Linda Waterson and Thom Combs stand in front of Combs’ historic Syracuse home. The Watersons are holding pictures of the horses owned by Roy and Polita Waterson when they owned...
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Thomas Allen Yoder
Thomas Allen Yoder Thomas Allen Yoder passed away peacefully in his home Thursday, April 27, 2023, after fighting a rare lung disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Tom was born Feb. 21, 1940, in...
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Fun For Everyone At Sixth Annual Earth Day Festival At WACF
Once again, the Chautauqua-Wawasee booth will feature lessons about the monarch butterfly. Photo by Pam Schumm. By Mary Hursh Guest Writer SYRACUSE — A free hot dog, a bag of chips and a bottle of...
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Syracuse Town Council Learns CSX Will Be Repairing Railroad Bridge
Town Attorney Jay Rigdon, left, swears in Sara Pritchard as a new Syracuse police officer. She will be replacing Dan Buell, who went to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. Looking on is Town Manager...
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Fish kill On Lake Wawasee No Cause For Alarm Says Lilly Center
Lilly Center staff investigates a fish kill on Lake Wawasee. Photo provided by Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams. News Release WINONA LAKE — Property owners along Lake Wawasee reported dead fish...
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Transformative Development In Northern Kosciusko County By RFP Issued To...
News Release WARSAW — The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) recently announced the issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) to develop a 112-acre site off State Road 13 near Lake...
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Weather Doesn’t Dampen Flotilla Turn Out
Nick and Adriane Ruddell’s entry Happy 4th of Ju-Luau won this year’s Commodore Cup during the 2023 Wawasee Flotilla By Lauren Zeugner InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Mother Nature caused a slight delay to the...
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Lilly Center Hosts Ecotours Of Kosciusko Lakes Starting July 10
Nate Bosch, left, director of the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College, Winona Lake, is shown leading an ecotour in 2022 on Winona Lake. Photo provided by the Lilly Center for Lakes...
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