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At The Lake Quilt Shop Hosts Weekend Show

Published by admin on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 7:30am

Jubilee Days- Turtle Race Continues Quirky Tradition

Published by admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 7:43am
Chuck Allcorn, chairman of the Jubilee Days Committee, says the Turtle Races have been held during every one of the 52 years of Jubilee Days, and they are the most fun and organized chaos a person can experience. Rich Long of Edwards,  said he has enjoyable memories of the races from the 1970s, when he was a kid; now every time he sees a turtle he thinks of Jubilee Days.
JoAnn Glowczewski, Warsaw librarian, said she remembers big crowds of people when she used to take her sons to the turtle races in the 1980s.

Hatchery Hooks Kids On Fishing

Published by admin on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 1:15pm
 The 17th Annual Kids Fishing Day was held on Saturday at Lost Valley Hatchery.  Lesly Conaway, Aquaculture Biologist, reported that 422 kids were fishing and 46 kids caught their very first fish.  Approximately 816 people attended the event to watch the children ages 2 through 15 fish.  Conaway reported that over 900 catfish and 250 sun fish were released into the kids fishing pond for the special event.
“The weather was beautiful, maybe a little too windy; however, everyone seemed to be having a great time,” Conaway said. 

Wine And Weather Combine For Fantastic Stroll

Published by admin on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 1:01pm
Over 1,100 wine enthusiasts filled Warsaw’s Main Street for the Seventh Annual Benton County Wine Stroll on Saturday afternoon and evening.
“We were very excited about the excellent turnout,” said Benton County Foundation president Shannon Smith.  “After last year’s wet weekend, we were worried that people might not come back, but they did.  Our numbers were way up over last year’s count of 700.”

Forbes Volunteers- Life Is Restored To Abandoned Cemetery

Published by admin on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 9:11am

R-IX District Names Two New Principals

Published by admin on Wed, 04/04/2018 - 7:59am
WHS graduate Jared Wallace will be coming back to Warsaw as the South School  principal for the 2018-19 school year.
Wallace, a 2003 WHS graduate, finished his Bachelor degree from Missouri State in 2007.  He continued his education at William Woods University where he received his Master’s degree.

SPOTLIGHT BUSINESS OF THE WEEK- Benton County Carpet

Published by admin on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 8:49am
Serving the Benton County area since 2004, Doug and Pam Dunning are happy to offer all types of flooring materials at their store Benton County Carpet.
 “My parents had a flooring store in Clinton so we knew all about the business and decided to open up a flooring store in Warsaw,” said Pam.
Located at 2080 Commercial Street, Benton County Carpet offers all types of carpet, wood flooring, tile, laminate flooring, planks, vinyl and luxury vinyl.

Forbes Photo Contest

Published by admin on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 8:21am

Warsaw Set To Hold Junk Market

Published by admin on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 10:36am
Warsaw Area Chamber of Commerce Director Mac Vorce pitched an idea to the City’s Board of Alderpersons, Monday evening March 19, which he called a “Main Street Junk Market,” to take place 8 AM - 3 PM June 16 on downtown Main Street and in several other venues around town. He asked the City to close portions of downtown Main St. for the event, which could see about 30 vendors selling all kinds of used items some might call “junk,” but antique shops could call “junique.” Vorce thought the event could evolve into a bigger annual event. Alderpersons agreed with his request.

Robotics Team Receive Award At KC Tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 03/15/2018 - 8:32am