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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Today’s news: Bluffton Fire Department has some big shoes to fill; Solar company’s future lies in limbo after 5 years; Tigers win another ACAC track crown; Knight boys finish in third, girls fourth at Northeast 8 track finals; and more … If you...

Police Notebook: 05-04-2024

INCIDENTS City: Tuesday, 2:38 p.m., Family Practice. Welfare check requested for man acting strange. Tuesday, 2:42 p.m., 700 block of West Wiley Avenue. Report of junk and furniture on porch.

Judith A. Stewart, 80

Judith A. Stewart, 80, of Poneto, passed away Thursday evening, May 2, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. Judy was born in Bluffton, on Nov. 14, 1943, to Earl J. and Della M. (Murray) Murray, both parents...

Ellis H. McFadden, 95

Ellis H. McFadden, 95, of rural Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Ellis was born April 23, 1929 in Fort Wayne, son to the late Otis A. and Edna V. (Pfeiffer) McFadden.  He was a lifelong farmer...

Destination Recreation: 05-04-2024

It’s a bustling day in Bluffton today, with the city-wide garage sales already underway. If you haven’t had a chance to explore them yet, you’re missing out! Today marks the final day of shopping, wrapping up by 4 p.m. Don’t miss your...

Wondering who my ‘Mad Hatter’ might be

I’ve never read Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” Maybe I should, because I was curious enough one day to go down the rabbit hole of property taxes to find, as she did, a nonsensical world. According to one Cliff-Notes-style synopsis of the...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: When God Unexpectedly Shows up

If you are a living, breathing human being, I daresay you have felt disappointed by God at some point. Even if you felt that you couldn’t express that unhappiness around fellow believers lest they think poorly of your faith, everyone has expectations...

High School Calendar: 05-04-2024

Knights top Bulldogs in Northeast 8 softball The Norwell softball team improved to 2-1 in the Northeast 8 Conference with a 12-3 home victory over New Haven Friday night. The Knights jumped to 6-4 overall with...

High School Calendar: 05-04-2024

SATURDAY, MAY 4  BASEBALL: Norwell at Guerin Catholic, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Southern Wells at Muncie Burris, 11 a.m. BOYS GOLF: Norwell, Bluffton, Southern Wells at Bi-County meet at Wabash Valley Golf Course, 9 a.m.

Local News Roundup: 05-04-2024

County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie Government Annex, 223 W. Washington...

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Friday, May 3, 2024

Today’s news: Area Plan Commission recommends new TIF district addition; Silly songs with OES; Arby’s and Axoles kick off season; ; and more … If you are having difficulty with the e-edition below, Click (touch) here to open as a PDF.

Police Notebook: 05-03-2024

INCIDENTS County: Wednesday, 5:44 a.m., South 300 West and West 1100 South, Keystone. Car versus deer. Wednesday, 10:39 a.m., 7900 East U.S. 224, Adams County. Officer provided escort services. Wednesday,...

Gail Hollister, 71

Gail Elaine Hollister, 71, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died at her home on May 1, 2024. Mrs. Hollister was born on March 6, 1953, in Bluffton, to Clarence Albert and Mary Lou (Hankins) Mossburg; they...

Local Sports Roundup: 05-03-2024

Tigers top Patriots, now one win away from ACAC title Bluffton got the job done in ACAC baseball Thursday night and is now one win away from its first conference title since 2009. The Tigers came...

Bluffton to host free physical day

In a partnership with Alliance Health Centers, Bluffton’s athletic department will be hosting a free sports physical on Saturday, June 8. Student-athletes must be in grades 6-12 by the 2024-25 school year to participate. The doors will be open...

The Biggs Group – Ideal Builders Notice of Receipt of Bids

Project: Fawn Meadows, Section 1 Subdivision Summary: Along State Road #1 and Davis Road in the Town of Ossian, Indiana. The project shall consist of a 51 Lot residential subdivision. The subdivision bid items would consist of sanitary sewer,...

Fed: Interest rates will stay at high until inflation further cools

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER  AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has...

What marijuana reclassification means for the U.S.

By JENNIFER PELTZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t...