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County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington St. Topics on the agenda include project updates and miscellaneous drainage matters.
Summer seems like it is running at us at 100 miles an hour. We had a very busy opening weekend at the pool, with daily attendance numbers between 350-400 per day. Crowds that size keep our new employees hopping and working frantically to keep up. The good news is that our 15-year-old concession employees can work at...
March 9 was...
SATURDAY, JUNE 3 BASEBALL: (regional championship) Norwell vs. New Castle at Oak Hill High School, 1 p.m. TRACK & FIELD (girls): (state meet): Bluffton at Indiana University, 3 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 4 No events scheduled. TUESDAY, JUNE 5 No...
The Allen County Athletic Conference released its all-conference awards for the softball season. Bluffton and Southern Wells each had one player represented on the second team. Lily King for the Tigers made it as an infielder, hitting for a .447 batting average, hit her first career home run and hit two...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: He Still Has Plans

HE STILL HAS PLANS Another graduation season has arrived, and older graduates look back and smile nostalgically, remembering their childish certainty of becoming a firefighter, ballerina, or nurse. Life has brought new dreams and goals, and oftentimes childhood memories...

Gloria and all her children make the flight to Maryland

“Children, team up!” They held hands by two and three; the two oldest each wore a backpack. I pulled a roller suitcase with a handbag on top and carried Joshua with my free hand. I looked to the right,...

Richard and Joan Morris Anniversary

Richard and Joan Morris, 0196E-300N, Bluffton, are celebrating their 60th anniversary Thursday, June 1. Richard Morris and Joan Eichhorn were married June 1, 1963, at the Murray Missionary Church. The officiant was Rev. Howard...

United Way’s ‘Power of the Purse’ fundraiser set for June 15

“Power of the Purse” is back this year with a luncheon scheduled for June 15. The designer purse fundraiser for United Way of Wells County will be held at Timber Ridge with purse viewings and raffle ticket sales beginning...

Geography, classic songs, and a hidden message

“I read the news today, oh boy.” That, of course, is a line from Lennon and McCartney’s “A Day in the Life” that applies today. The world and the bag of worries that accompanies it can be a tough place. Some days...

Area Things to See and Do: 05-30-2023

ALL FOR ONE PRODUCTIONS, FORT WAYNE  www.allforonefw.org ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL COLISEUM Vera Bradley Sale, June 14-18; Doobie Brothers, June 23; Beyond Van Gogh Experience: June 24-Aug....

Americans rediscover the summer picnic

It’s a positive trend that I hope continues: the resurgence of summer picnics. According to Mental Floss, the Covid pandemic caused a picnic boom beginning in 2020 that is showing no signs of letting up. In...

Angel Keep Journals: Black walnut blossoms and nuts and nut lovers

It appears some nut lovers are busy looking for the finest trees, the choicest limbs, and probably marking them in some way to be sure to revisit come harvest time.  Angelkeep has plenty of black walnut trees even though...

Property: Imagine it anew

Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man  — “Imagine,”1971 I don’t know if John Lennon was...

-30- for a few weeks for an African adventure

The label “-30-” is one of journalism’s oldest, as reporters used to write that number at the end of an article to signify to their editors that the story was finished. I don’t recall ever using it since I...

Money, illusion and the state budget

Indiana’s legislative session addressed some of the most vexing public problems the state faces: hospital monopolies, housing, collapse in college attendance and a slew of social issues. But one aspect of the session is worth considering above all else — the state budget —...

Honoring a remarkable loss for a remarkable family

If you are not a first-time visitor to this Saturday spot, you have likely heard this before: What I’ve enjoyed most in this business is the people I’ve met and the stories I’ve been privileged to tell. There are a handful that...

Norwell sweeps East Noble in girls’ tennis

Norwell's Macy Felger eases the ball over the net during the No. 1 doubles match against East Noble in Kendallville Thursday afternoon. Felger, and partner Annabelle Johnson, handed their opponents a 6-0, 6-0 loss to help the Knights to a 5-0...

Let’s do more to help elder caregivers

Like most Americans, Hoosiers aren’t doing a good job of planning for their long-term care needs. And like many states, Indiana needs to do more to assist the family members who are bridging the care-giving gap. An American Association...

Jefferson Club holds its January meeting

The Jefferson  Homemakers met recently at the Ossian branch of the Wells County Public Library. The club’s roll call was answered by 11 members answering two questions: Have you ever kept a New Year’s resolution? And, do you have a special New...

Public Notice

ADVERTISEMENT TO BID Wells COunty Highway Garage  rEBID Packages WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA Sealed proposals will be received by the Wells County Board of Commissioners, at the Carnegie Annex Building at...

Norse outplay Tigers in opening-game shutout

By ANDREW FEEBACK The season opener...

Twisted Metal in new location

Pictured from left to right are Stacey Duncan of WEG Commercial Motors, Jessica Beste of American Mortgage, Mayor John Whicker, Angie Arnold of HomeCourt Home Care, Kevin Pritchard of Ruoff Mortgage, Jayde Ketring of First Bank of Berne, Michael Frederick of...
Included in the Saturday, May 28, News-Banner: Two page scrapbook from this year's Bluffton High School Graduation. (Photos by Glen Werling)
Included with the Friday, Oct. 1, News-Banner: A 12-page scrapbook full of scenes from this year's Street Fair. Here are more photos. (By Jessica Bricker and Glen Werling)

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Saturday, June 03, 2023

Today’s news: A most grateful graduate; Lancaster Park construction opens with ground breaking;...

Friday, June 02, 2023

Today’s news: Loafin’ about; City park board gets update on summer...

Representative Jim Lucas jailed on OWI, leaving scene after crash in...

By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle

Submissions open for Indiana ag photo contest

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture will accept submissions for the...

Pence to launch presidential campaign June 7

By JILL COLVIN  Associated Press

Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline

By AARON BEARD  AP Basketball Writer

Jefferson Homemakers hold monthly meeting

The Nov. 10 meeting was held at the Ossian Library with...

Events at the Parlor City Plaza this weekend

On Friday evening, Sept. 17,  from 7 to 9 p.m. entertainment...

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BREAKING NEWS: An early morning drug sweep nets 12 arrests, including nine from Wells. Details in the Friday, April 14, News-Banner.