Wells County Foundation awards $409K in grants

The Wells County Foundation, Inc.  Board of Directors recently approved grants totaling $409,680 for the first needs assessment grant cycle in 2026.

Police Notebook 06-11-2026

INCIDENTS City: Tuesday, 2:16 p.m.,...

Ossian hears proposal connect water to Fort Wayne

Could Ossian triple…

Colonial games at five points

One of the summer activities the Bluffton Parks Department was...

Take me out to the Semi-State ballgame

I’ve been waiting for a weekend like this — two of our local teams playing for a...

Reminiscing the importance 2010 had on American soccer

Soccer has always carried a lot...

High School Calendar 06-11-2026

THURSDAY, June 11 BOYS’ GOLF: (Regional) Bluffton at...

PITCHING CONTEST WINNERS

Tuesday was the final day …

Athlete of the Week

This week’s Athlete of the Week...

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Today’s news: Ossian hears proposal connect water to Fort Wayne; Foam...

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Today’s news: Early record broken for pool; Norwell looks to include...

Indiana’s toxicology department sees increase in cases

By JACK FORREST Indiana Capital Chronicle

How GOP candidates are campaigning for Indiana secretary of state bid

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana rejects, cancels voter registration for more than half of flagged...

By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana child well-being rank declines in a national report

By MACKENZI KLEMANN Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana Senate’s No. 2 Republican steps down from post

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun extends suspension of Indiana’s gas taxes for another...

By MACKENZI KLEMANN and TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

USA 250 red, white and blue

With all of the local, regional, and national anticipation for the...

The stories that our pets’ names carry

We were half-way through the dinner party that we were hosting...

It all depends on your definition of ‘funny’

Two things this week. One is not funny in the ha-ha...

THE WAR OVER LOVE

Rosaria Butterfield calls herself the “unlikely...

No more cries from a lovesick moose

In the movie “The Paper,” (not...

Grief group organizing at First Presbyterian Church

Bluffton’s First Presbyterian Church is creating a bereavement  group, with plans to meet monthly at the church. The...

A Legacy of Service: Elks Lodge Named April Member of the Month

Pictured holding the Member of the Month sign, from left are Tracy Beer, Club Manager; Kevin Poling, Former Exalted Ruler;...

BRMC makes donations to local groups

As a continued tradition, Lutheran Health Network has a unique way to commemorate National Doctors’ Day...

Colonial games at five points

One of the summer activities the Bluffton Parks Department was offering an afternoon of Colonial Games at Five Points School. Assisting...

At the Community Garden plots

Gardeners having plots at the Community Gardens (W. Cherry Street...

Five Points School breakfast June 13

Supporters of Five Points School will be offering their annual Pancake...

Amish Cook editor fills in for Gloria this week

For more than thirty years, I have been sneaking into a...

Fort Wayne Settlers, Inc. offer hands-on classes

By BARBARA BARBIERI Among the program presenters for...

SHOP

Events at the Creative Arts Council of Wells County: June 9,...

428 S. Oak St. in Bluffton www.wellscocreativearts.com

What’s happening at the Wells County Public Library: June 2, 2026

The Wells County Public Library takes its mission to “provide the...
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