3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (532+ words) Clayton Garden Center: Quality Service with a Hometown Touch Plan and plant a variety of colorful spring-flowering bulbs this fall to welcome in spring with a beautiful floral display. Fill garden beds with deer- and rabbit-resistant bulbs like daffodils, hyacinths,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (244+ words) BRISTOL – The Bristol Corndog Festival is gearing up for its 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 landing date, with an expanded lineup of food vendors, family activities and local artisans following record attendance at last year’s festival. Organizers said the 2025 festival…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (201+ words) SYRACUSE – The Barefoot Wawasee Challenge awarded multiple participants for their 2026 summer runs Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Frog Tavern in Syracuse. A total of three trophies were handed out to four award winners. Participants signed up at barefootwawasee.com and uploaded…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (181+ words) WARSAW – Kosciusko County Master Gardener Association is inviting the community to its next “Munch and Learn” at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Purdue Extension Office, 202 W. Main St., Warsaw. The Munch and Learn series is a free event to…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (930+ words) WARSAW – There’s a moment in every story where fate steps in. For Mariano Oliveri, that moment happened in a Sicilian hospital during the height of COVID-19, with his wife Grace in a delivery room, Mariano locked outside due to pandemic…...

6+ day, 52+ min ago   (371+ words) COLUMBIA CITY – Many homeowners enjoy and actively grow either small fruit or tree fruit in their gardens or landscapes. That popularity does not come without its challenges from a variety of insect and disease pests. If you are a fruit…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (419+ words) InkFreeNews.com COLUMBIA CITY – Celebrate the changing seasons by reconnecting with nature through a bird walk or a beginner birding class. The Tippecanoe Audubon Society offers free, family-friendly events – both outdoors at local nature preserves and indoors in a welcoming…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (273+ words) 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. 1998 — The Warsaw Community Public Library tripled its size with a building project. The grand opening…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (654+ words) Clayton Garden Center: Quality Service with a Hometown Touch As summer comes to an end, it’s time to prepare landscapes for fall and winter. Proper fall care helps increase plants’ winter survival, supports pollinators and promotes the overall health, longevity…...