Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Police Notebook: 04-15-2025

INCIDENTS City: Friday, 2:07 p.m., Orchard Ridge and River Road. Driver cited for driving while suspended.

Area 18 to host Manufacturing Camp

Area 18 CTE Cooperative will host its first-ever “Manufacturing Begins with...

BHS participates in PAX Conference in North Carolina

Bluffton High School...

Council, chief address criticism of fire agreement

Monday’s Ossian Town...

Local Sports Roundup: 04-15-2025

Drayer’s hit leads Tigers come back to walk off Golden Eagles in softball Some late-inning magic gave Bluffton a...

New colors, same sport

Two Southern Wells...

Local Sports Roundup: 04-12-2025

Tigers finish Howard County baseball invitational 1-2 Bluffton...

High School Calendar: 04-14-2025

MONDAY, APRIL 14 BASEBALL: Marion at Norwell, 5:30...

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Today’s news: Watkins, Brown throw combined no-hitter, shut out county rival Raiders;...

Monday, April 14, 2025

Today’s news: Former residents sentenced to federal prison in $3.4M COVID...

Another great Street Fair

Above, from left to right...

Heavyweight horse pull

The annual Street Fair...

Wheeling down Washington

The Big Wheel Race was held...

Singing their hearts out

The third time...

Prince and princess crowning

The Bluffton Free...

Diaper Derby

The Diaper Derby...

Commerce secretary: Electronics tariff exemptions temporary

By MAE ANDERSON  and MATT O’BRIEN 

Gov. Braun gets savings for homeowners in amended SB1

By WHITNEY DOWNARD Indiana Capital Chronicle

Yet another head-spinning week

If there is no topic and a first draft of a...

Letter to the Editor: Bluffton’s city water just seems a bit ‘off’

RE: “Board discusses reported water issues downtown”, 3/19/25 News-Banner. While I...

Angelkeep Journals: Some prairie-chicken ponderings

This column topic became a first of over 950 past columns....

Angelkeep Journals: Angelkeep shot a yellow hammer

After spending a winter season with the rare opportunity to continually...

Pickles and the unfortunate midnight escape

I think my sister’s neighbors think I’m crazy. Or maybe they...

The Amish Cook: A glimpse back to a column written by...

(Editor’s Note: Gloria’s husband, Daniel, passed away three years ago, on April 4. He penned this column one year before he passed....

A Joyful Noise: Good News

“There’s good news tonight.” NBC Nightly News anchor...

Blankets for Riley

Several times a...

Historical Society’s annual meeting to feature ‘Casey at the Bat’ enactors

At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, the Wells County Historical...

Here’s the Thing: Who you gonna call? The stress busters!

In February I wrote about stressors in my life at the...

Norwell Girls’ 2024-25 Championship Season

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2025 Spring Agriculture

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Historical Society’s annual meeting to feature ‘Casey at the Bat’ enactors

At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, the Wells County Historical...

Destination Recreation: 03-29-2025

Welcome back from spring break. I hope you were able to...

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