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News Stories / By Justin Peeper

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September 7, 2010

2,000 new words just waiting to be used
As a lover of language, grammar and all things lexical, I read with great interest a few weeks ago an article about the Oxford Dictionary of English adding some new words that have been around for awhile and are in common use.

August 24, 2010

Just 28 days until Bluffton celebrates the 100th fair
We’re sure your counting, but just in case you’re not, we only have 28 days until Bluffton celebrates its biggest five-day bash of the year.

August 17, 2010

Leave the school calendar to local school boards
All students at Wells County’s three public schools are back in the classroom this week just as some politicians and groups are calling for a state law to forbid an August back-to-school start date.

August 10, 2010

The state and nation are talking about B-H schools
From Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., politicians, educators and everyday people are talking about what’s going on at Bluffton-Harrison schools.

August 3, 2010

Facebook, cherry pies & terrorists — quite a summer
As summer begins to wind down and a new school year begins, it’s time once again for this reporter to empty his notebook and brain.

July 27, 2010

What’s on your bucket list?
I’ve met some interesting people over the years who have some pretty neat items on their bucket lists — things they want to do before they kick the bucket.

July 23, 2010

Going once, going twice, SOLD!
Wells County 4-H’ers earn $93,000 at livestock auction on 4-H Fair’s closing day

Sales at 4-H Premier Auction up from ’09
Sales at this year’s 4-H Premier Auction increased for the third year in a row as buyers financially supported many college-bound fair participants.

Stephanie Meyer earns Kane Krinn award at fair
For the third year in a row, a Wells County 4-H’er received an award during the livestock auction that honors the memory of a 10-year 4-H’er who died in an accident in 2008.

July 20, 2010

A look back at the county fair in 1960
Picture it.