Wawasee Flotilla T-Shirts Are In
The 2015 Wawasee Flotilla T-shirts, featuring this year’s unique logo, have arrived and are being distributed to outlets in Syracuse. The theme for this year’s Flotilla is “Pirate Parade.” The...
View ArticleMinor Injuries Reported In CR 1000E Accident
Photos by Maggie Kenworthy Minor injuries are being reported in a two-vehicle accident on CR 1000E (East County Line Road) near CR 1250N, on the north side of Lake Wawasee, Syracuse. The accident...
View ArticleTurkey Creek Sewer District Talks Rate Ordinances, Wawasee Sewers
Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District board members had the chance to talk rate ordinances, amendments and continued projects during their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15. The meeting...
View ArticleCSX Responds To Bridge Condition At Syracuse
Efforts to keep boaters from using the east side of the railroad bridge is being made with caution tape and markers. Board members of the Wawasee Property Owners Association expressed concern over the...
View ArticleSyracuse Garden Walk Loaded With Ideas
One of the many sights on the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Walk is the property owned by Luann and Lew Derrickson and located at 10739-33 N. Southshore Drive, Syracuse. the Walk will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,...
View ArticleBoats Can Go Under Railroad Bridge
A volunteer cleanup crew heads to the CSX railroad bridge to remove concrete chunks from underneath it so boats can now pass on both sides. The bridge is located on the south side of Syracuse Lake....
View ArticleAre You Ready For The ‘Pirate Parade?’
Did you ever want to be a pirate? Here’s your chance to live a childhood dream by entering the 2015 Wawasee Flotilla’s “Pirate Parade.” Use your creativity and imagination to covert your pirate dreams...
View ArticleRegatta Starts With Bang, Ends With Dud [VIDEO]
SYRACUSE – The morning racing in the 2015 Independence Day Regatta could not have started any better. But for the E-Scow and especially Lightning sailors of the Wawasee Yacht Club, the opening of the...
View ArticleWawasee Boat Company Hosting Family Fun Event
Tyce Dechant, son of Shawn and Jess Dechant, tests out a John Deere Gator miniature during Wawasee Boat Company’s Family Fun Event. Father, Shawn, grew up in the area and now brings his family from...
View ArticleA Postcard Day For Wawasee Flotilla
2015 Wawasee Flotilla Commodore Winner Pirates of all ages took over Lake Wawasee Saturday afternoon for the 54th Wawasee Flotilla. Each year the creativity of entries out do the year before. This year...
View ArticleLocal Officials Respond to Hatchery Road Chemical Spill
Turkey Creek Fire Department responded to a chemical spill at 8510 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, at 6:06 p.m. Sunday evening, July 12. According to fire officials, a property was being demolished by a...
View ArticleUpdate On Oil Spill In Lake Wawasee
(Photo created with beaconbeta.schneidercorp.com of the spill site) SYRACUSE — The demolition of a condemned home resulted in Turkey Creek Fire Department being notified of a report of an oil spill on...
View ArticleTCRSD Discusses Rates, Funding for $4.6M Wawasee Sewer Project
CROMWELL — Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District met for its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20, in the Cromwell office. The agenda was packed with discussion of the Wawasee area sewer...
View ArticleAsk Sheriff Rovenstine: Lake Patrol And Visibility On Syracuse Lake
By AARON ROVENSTINE Kosciusko County Sheriff KOSCIUSKO — This month’s question comes from Turkey Creek Township, and the resident asks about our Lake Patrol and its visibility on Syracuse Lake. Before...
View ArticleLocal Experts Weigh In On Potential Of Lake Level Decreases
(Photos provided) WINONA LAKE — An emergency order to restrict watercraft operations on specified lakes in Kosciusko County was filed Friday, July 17. This ordinance went into effect on Lake Wawasee,...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Intoxication After Sinking Boat On Lake Wawasee
(Photo provided) SYRACUSE — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating what caused a boat to sink on a Lake Wawasee this evening. Around quarter after seven this evening, Indiana Conservation...
View ArticleOakwood Supporter Starts Gofundme Account
SYRACUSE — Attorneys for both sides in the Boehm v. Oakwood Resorts LLC are finishing up final paperwork regarding a request for an injunction to stop Oakwood from playing music on its outdoor patio....
View ArticleLake Wawasee Speed Restriction Lifted
SYRACUSE — Indiana Conservation Officers announce the temporary speed restriction has been lifted immediately for motorboats on Lake Wawasee. Hazardous high water conditions no longer exist on this...
View ArticleWACF Discusses Weeds, Funding at Final Lake Talks & Eats
Speaker Jim Donahoe, Aquatic Weed Control, spoke to the audience in detail about treatment of invasive weeds Starry stonewort and Eurasian watermilfoil. (Photos by Chelsea Los) SYRACUSE — The Wawasee...
View ArticleSLA Meets for Breakfast, Lake Study Updates
Center for Lakes & Streams Director Nate Bosch speaks with the audience about high water levels for Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake, noting a cyclic pattern. SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Lake...
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