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Tears of joy and sorrow
Norwell honors students’ academic achievement — and commemorates an absence in their ranks
Woman injured in Ossian accident
An Ossian woman was transported to Lutheran Hospital after she accidentally pulled her car out in front of another woman near Ossian Elementary School at 3:34...
Class will teach skills needed for manufacturing
And when it’s done, they’ll own a guitar
Courthouse bomb threat suspect is taken into custody
The woman alleged to have reported a bomb threat to the Wells County Courthouse was arrested at 10:44 a.m. Friday, according to the Bluffton Police Department log.
Cast announced for WCT’s ‘Willy Wonka’
The cast has been selected for the Wells Community Theatre production of Willy Wonka Jr. to be presented at the Life Center in Bluffton on the weekend of June 14-16.
Cool, clear water
Four-year-old David Micah Wondercheck watches the water flow into his wading pool Thursday afternoon in the back yard of 401 E. Market St. while his father,...
A clean, clear drink of water
When Bluffton High School teacher Susan Ballinger’s honors chemistry and advanced-placement chemistry students turned to the chapter regarding water in their...
Abby Bertsch’s award-winning play can be seen Saturday evening in Fort Wayne
This past winter, while other middle grade students may have been playing on electronic devices or watching TV, Abby Bertsch, 12-year-old daughter of Dave and...
Students injured in bus-truck accident
A truck driven by a Bluffton High School student hit a Bluffton-Harrison school bus carrying 20 students Thursday on Hoosier Highway between 250S and 300S...
Markle water tower ads: Devil is in the details
Markle Town Council could reach a decision as early as the end of the month regarding what signage will appear on the town’s new water tower near Interstate 69.
Water boil advisory for those affected by water main break
Mark Baller, the city’s operations manager, said those businesses and houses that lost water because of Wednesday’s water main break should boil their water for the next 24 hours.
Council boosts clothing allowance
Updating town employees’ clothing allowances for the first time in at least a decade, the Markle Town Council voted to increase the limits during its meeting Wednesday evening.
Worker hurt in water main repair
A city worker injured the soft tissue around his knee Wednesday when a chunk of collapsing dirt hit his leg while he was working on a water main break on Main...
WCLA graduates 5th class
The Wells County Leadership Academy graduated its fifth class from Level 1 Wednesday afternoon, with 17 students receiving certification, and also had 12...
A makeover for Roush Park?
Hoped-for grant would help fund splash pad, walking trail, other improvements
Tax abatement forms reviewed and OK’d
Five tax abatement forms for three companies were approved by the Bluffton Common Council Tuesday night.
Main break brings deluge
A water leak on Bluffton’s busiest thoroughfare at one of the busiest times of the day snarled traffic and caused some concerns for a few businesses...
Man, 31, is accused of using identity of a 9-year-old boy
A Fort Wayne man is facing charges of using a 9-year-old boy’s identity to attempt to obtain welfare.
3 city railroad crossings closed through Friday
3 city railroad crossings closed through Friday
Former Inventure employee charged in $25,000 parts theft
A Bluffton man is facing seven counts of theft after he allegedly stole more than $25,000 worth of merchandise from his former employer.
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