INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Kevoian, longtime co‑host and co‑founder of “The Bob & Tom Show,” died at 75.

Kevoian died Friday at his home after receiving treatment for gastric cancer. He announced the diagnosis in 2023 and later created a podcast to document his experience.

Kevoian launched “The Bob & Tom Show” with Tom Griswold in Indianapolis in 1983.

The program entered national syndication in 1995 and grew into one of the most widely distributed morning radio shows in the country. It aired on hundreds of stations and built a large national audience over several decades.

Kevoian retired from the show in 2015. That same year, the National Radio Hall of Fame inducted him. Over his career, the program earned multiple industry honors, including the Marconi Award and the Kurt Vonnegut Humor Award.

Before his diagnosis, Kevoian stayed involved in creative projects and continued to appear at industry events. After retiring, he spent much of his time traveling with his wife, Becky, and camping in their Airstream RV.

Memorial service details are expected to be announced later.

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I want to spend some time in this space this week remembering someone whom I called ‘friend,’ and many of you did also.

Dr. John Davis passed away last week at the age of 89.

You can add his name to the list of people who lived a full life and whose legacy is spectacular.

Dr. Davis was a leader.

He was the President of Grace College and Seminary for seven years, was Executive Vice President for six years and worked for the seminary in the admissions department for four more years.

He led by teaching and preaching.

He pastored churches in South Whitley and Tampa and taught the Bible in 45 different countries in his lifetime.

He led by digging for truth and evidence.

He was involved in over a dozen archeological expeditions in Middle East countries like Israel and Jordan, and also here in the United States and Central America.

He is also well known for his work in translating manuscripts into what we call the New International Version of the Bible — one of the most widely used versions in the world. And he’s been a part of writing study editions of the New American Standard version and the New King James Version.

The man knew his Bible.

But the two things I would like to focus on more today are his work in radio and in this newspaper.

You may not know that Dr. Davis was big into hockey, and he worked as a color commentator for Fort Wayne Komet hockey for 10 years.

And you also may not know that he lent his sturdy voice to high school and college sports broadcasts during his younger life.

And the other thing I want to make sure we spend some time on is his column in the Times Union.

“The Outdoor Scene” was a fixture in this publication for 31 years.

He wrote each time with a combination of education and humor that lifelong journalists rarely master.

He wanted us to understand that it was fun outside, and he set out every week to prove it.

I find it quite ironic that his life ended so quietly, tucked away at Grace Village, praising his Lord for each day he had been given, considering how often and in how many ways he lived his life in front of us in all the capacities that he did.

My prayers go up for his lovely bride, Carolyn, and his family.

He was a wonderful man, and my heart is broken that I live in a world where Dr. John Davis is no longer present.

And yet, he is still here, and he will always be here with us in his own way.

I will never pick up my NIV Bible and not think of him.

I will never write another column and not think about him.

His influences are everywhere.

His voice is now silent, but the foundation of where that voice came from can never be drowned out.

Farewell, Dr. John Davis, and thank you…for everything.

Maybe, someday, you and I can share a fishing boat on a quiet lake with my dad and my son—bobbers drifting along in four different directions on a perfect day.

In the remaining space I have left …

Congratulations to the Whitko Lady Wildcats on their regional championship Saturday in the Tiger Den. I know Frankfort feels really far away on a map, and it is. But ask Warsaw fans about last year—that ride home after winning two semi-state games there and punching their ticket to the state championship game felt more like 20 minutes than 2 hours.

Winning makes a lot of things better.

That we haven’t heard a lot about the WNBA labor dispute is not a big surprise. The season starts in May, so there is no urgency on either side to even chat, let alone get serious.

Don’t expect to hear much of anything until mid-March.

March Madness is about a month away. Have you watched any college basketball this winter? There are a lot of good teams and several really good teams. But there isn’t one that you can say “that team is a lock for the Final Four” except for one: Michigan.

They are solid and consistent, and it feels like they have the pieces to win four tournament games.

Oh, and another irony: isn’t it interesting that the warmest week of our year so far is the week that Major League Spring Training begins in Florida and Arizona?

It won’t be long now!

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WARSAW — Former Kosciusko County Democratic Party Chairman Steven Haines will be remembered by his friends for his kindness, hard work and leadership.

Haines, 79, died Wednesday.

Brian Smith, chairman of Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District Democrats, said he met Haines in 2012 when Smith first moved back to Kosciusko County.

“I was volunteering for Joe Donnelly’s first Senate campaign and Steve and I would hang out at the headquarters and make phone calls on behalf of Senator Donnelly, and that’s when I really got to know Steve. He was such an encouragement to me, to other young people who wanted to get involved in our local party. He was just so welcoming to everyone,” Smith said.

At that time, Haines had stepped down from all of his political party roles and was just a volunteer who wanted to see the party succeed, he said.

Haines served as the Democratic Party chair for Kosciusko County for 13 years and was inducted into the Kosciusko County Democratic Hall of Fame. He was a recipient of the Edward Roush Award and was the 3rd District chairman that included Fort Wayne, according to Haines’ obituary.

Smith said Haines would always make sure Smith knew Haines wanted him in the party. At any event, Haines would make an effort to say hello to Smith and anyone else. “Just an outgoing guy,” Smith said.

Haines’ influence in the Democratic Party went beyond Kosciusko County. Smith said, “Within our Indiana Democratic Party, he was very well respected. In addition to being a county chair, he was also the chair of the 3rd Congressional District, which at that time was Northeast Indiana and almost all of Kosciusko County. So he served on our state central committee. Not just in Kosciusko County, but Steve was very well loved by Democrats all across Indiana.”

Haines was a person who could work across party lines, Smith stated. “Steve wanted good government, and he always instilled in me that is our goal at the end of the day, that we want good government.”

As for Haines’ legacy, Smith said it was one of kindness and hard work.

“When I first considered becoming county chair, Steve told me, ‘Brian, you’ve got to talk to everybody. You can’t do this job behind a desk. You have to go out and you have to be constantly talking to people.’ Steve would talk to anybody, not just those he knew were Democrats. Steve wanted to make sure that everyone felt welcomed,” Smith said.

Warsaw Parks and Recreation Superintendent Larry Plummer said he knew Haines probably 25 years and Haines served on the Parks Board a little over 20 years, having retired at the end of 2025.

“Just a great individual and somebody that led our board for many years, I think 10 years as president, and he just had a vision. He had a way to look at things. He had a way to calm situations, but he also was very supportive of our staff, and our employees are second to none in his eyes. We always appreciated that support from the Park Board president,” Plummer said.

Haines would often do stuff for the parks employees like pay for doughnuts.

“The first thing every time we had a park board meeting, him and Larry Ladd also, they would give (Maintenance Director) Shaun (Gardener) money for doughnuts every Park Board meeting. We would get doughnuts the next Tuesday because the doughnut shop wasn’t open on Monday for our meetings at the shop,” Plummer said. “But, yeah, they did that for many years and that was kind of his way of giving back to us.”

Haines was also instrumental in the Parks and Recreation Department’s employee recognition luncheon. All the Park Board members would go to the department’s shop to meet and mingle with all of the employees.

“That was a big step, that relationship between the Park Board and our staff as well,” Plummer stated.

Ryan Burgher has since filled Haines’ seat on the Park Board and will be really great, Plummer said. “But when you try to replace 20 years of experience on a board, for somebody that’s done so much for our board, it’s big shoes to fill, but Ryan will be a great member.”

Ladd said he met and got to know Haines through serving on the Park Board with him.
“Right from the beginning, we just hit it off. Just a decent guy, very dedicated to the Park Board and park system, making it a better place in working with Larry Plummer and Shaun and all the people there,” Ladd said.

“He taught me just a lot of things about the park system that I didn’t know when I first came on. Just turned out we hit it off and a good friendship. I learned a lot from him on just being able to run meetings and working with people closely. He just gave me a real experience.”

Ladd said Haines was just a good, genuine guy, but certainly not afraid to speak his mind.
“Very, very dedicated. You couldn’t find a more dedicated individual to actually the city and especially the park system here,” he said. “I’m a much-better individual because of him, and he helped me learn a lot about more than just the park system.”

Ladd said Haines will be sorely missed.

He said he and Haines just started providing money for doughnuts for the parks employees and it just kept going.

“They enjoyed that and we enjoyed doing it for them. A lot of times the park employees - as well as a lot of the city employees - just don’t get enough recognition sometimes. It was just kind of a small gesture in how much we appreciated them. I think it was Steve who initiated, in the fall, having a nice lunch for them, and that was all the Park Board members chipped in,” Ladd said.

That gave the Park Board members an opportunity to meet and get to know the parks department’s employees.

“The luncheons we generally have in the fall are relaxed and give us a time to sit down and talk with them and get to know them better. It was something that Steve started and I certainly hope we’ll continue that on,” Ladd said.

Steve and his wife, Pat, were married for 55 years. Per his wishes, no formal services will be held. McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels is handling arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the City of Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department, 123 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or the Kosciusko County Democratic Party, P.O. Box 366, Leesburg, IN 46538.

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WARSAW — Former Kosciusko County Sheriff Ron Robinson, who went on to become the first county administrator — and remained in that position for nearly two decades — has died.

He was 78.

Robinson passed away at home on Monday and is being remembered for a life of service, integrity, and love of family and community.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.

Services will begin immediately after at the funeral home.

To see the full obituary, click here.

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Manahan died Sunday, according to information released in a statement by the college on Monday.

He served as president from 1994 to 2013.

"Dr. Manahan dedicated nearly two decades to strengthening Grace’s mission, shaping generations of students, and leading our campus with humility, wisdom, and a deep love for Christ. His legacy continues to ripple through the halls of Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary," the statement said.

"We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Manahan family. Please join us in praying for them during this time of grief, and in remembering a leader who served our community with unwavering devotion," the statement said.

Details about arrangements have not yet been announced.

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WARSAW — Longtime Republican leader and bank executive Jean Northenor has died.

Kosciusko County Republican Chair Mike Ragan confirmed her passing.

Northenor was a former chair of the Kosciusko County Republican Party and a top political leader for decades whose reach was often felt in Indianapolis.

She also had a lengthy career with Lake City Bank.

Look for more coverage and information about arrangements soon at News Now Warsaw.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health is urging parents to take steps to protect their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by unsafe sleep environments.

The state has been alerted to more than 10 infant deaths related to unsafe sleep in August.

Indiana typically averages two such cases a week over the course of a year. Suffocation caused by unsafe sleep environments is the third leading cause of death for all Indiana infants.

Unsafe situations often involve co-sleeping with an adult (such as in a bed), blankets and pillows in the baby’s crib, or the baby being placed on his or her stomach to sleep.

In Indiana between 2015-2019, 36% of unsafe sleep deaths occurred during naptime, so it’s essential to sleep in a safe place every time.

“I can’t stress enough how important it is to place babies in a safe sleep environment,” said State Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, M.D., FACEP. “These tragic deaths are preventable and can have a profound impact on communities.”

Babies should be placed to sleep following the ABCs of safe sleep:

• Alone: Babies should be placed alone with caregiver nearby in the same room.
• Back: On his or her back.
• Crib: With only a tight-fitting sheet, no bumper pads, pillows, blankets or stuffed animals. Never place a baby to sleep on a couch, chair, air mattress, or other soft surface. Do not let the baby sleep in a baby swing or bouncer. Adults, siblings, and animals should not sleep with the baby.

Other precautions to ensure babies have a safe environment include having a breastfeeding and safe sleep plan.

IDOH is working with the Department of Child Services and other partners across the state to increase awareness about safe sleep.

More information and resources about safe sleep is available on the IDOH website.

In June, IDOH released a provisional statewide 2024 infant mortality rate of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, a decrease from 6.6 in 2023. Infant mortality is the death of a child before his or her first birthday and is measured by the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births.

Visit the Indiana Department of Health at www.health.in.gov for important health and safety information or follow us on X at @StateHealthIN and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StateHealthIN.

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The famous military leader George Patton once said, “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men live.”

I think a lot of Cubs fans have been struggling with that sentiment over the last two weeks after Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg passed away on July 28 at the age of 65.

Sandberg had announced in January of 2024 that he had prostate cancer and then alerted us that fall that he’d been given the “all clear” by his cancer doctors.

But this past winter, it was back, and it had spread.

Sandberg had joined the Cubs in spring training, and during that time many of his old teammates came to Arizona to see him and spend time with him.

As the Cubs season moved into July, more and more of the 1980s and 1990s Cubs players found their way back to Chicago. They came to the ballpark, almost to a man, wearing some version of Sandberg’s No. 23 jersey.

They were telling us that something was up, and they knew it.

They had come to say their “goodbyes” to their friend and teammate.

And on that warm July day, Ryne Sandberg slid into eternity’s home plate.

The lazy thing to do here in my space today would be to rifle off his career accomplishments and his stats; his Gold Gloves and All-Star Selections, his career batting average and everything else.

Numbers can be very cold and hard, and they rarely give you the full picture of what a player did or who they were.

For Sandberg, the old line “you had to be there to understand” totally fits.

Sandberg came to the Cubs from Philadelphia in 1982. He was the kid who was thrown into a deal that involved the Phillies getting younger at shortstop by sending veteran Larry Bowa to Chicago for Ivan DeJesus.

Sandberg was sent along with Bowa because the Phillies just weren’t sure where they would put him. Sandberg was a natural second baseman, but the Phillies had messed around with him at third base.

Either way, Philadelphia had Manny Trillo (who also played for the Cubs) at second and future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt at third.

He was going to rot at Triple-A.

And so, he became the pot sweetener in the “Larry Bowa” trade with the Cubs.

What he brought with him to the North Side of town was an old-fashioned work ethic that not only made him better, but it made everyone around him work harder to get better too.

His grasp of the fundamentals of every aspect of baseball almost made him seem robotic. He was as dependable a baseball player as I have ever seen and as the game has ever known.

He would go months without making an error. He was so good with the glove that a ground ball hit to the right side of the pitcher’s mound and more than 30 feet off the first base bag was guaranteed to be an out. You didn’t know what it would look like when he did it, but you took for granted that he was going to get to it, catch it, and hit the first baseman in the heart with the throw.

He was also very smooth at making the pivot for double plays. At a time when taking out the second baseman was the primary objective, he would step through the base path or lift a leg at just the right time to avoid contact. And if none of those were going to work, he had this little hop that he would do to avoid the runner barreling in on him.

He was a second baseman who hit for power and hit for a high average at a time where that position on the field was primarily a defensive position manned by a 5’8” tall guy with two-steps-in-front of the warning track power.

He was not the fastest runner, but his read on a batted ball was as good as there was. He was an excellent base stealer because he knew when to go.

He never got doubled off, and he never got picked off.

He never complained about anything. You never heard him talk about contracts or money. He never doubled into the ivy and then beat his chest or pulled up his shirt.

He just played. He played and gave us everything he had. And it was plenty good enough.
As a Cubs fan, he was our guy. He was someone that everyone in the league respected and admired, and we were proud of him.

When the old guard started coming around this summer, wearing their Sandberg gear, it was our warning that it wouldn’t be much longer. And it wasn’t.

And now he’s gone, and with him went the beautiful way he went about his business.
As the tears roll down my cheeks, let us take General Patton’s advice and not mourn the loss of the dear man forever known as “Ryno”.

Instead, let us be grateful that we saw him play, and that he wore our colors.

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