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Southern Wells held its prom Saturday, May 4, where it crowned its prom royalty. Pictured from left to right are Junior Prince, Andres Herrmann and Junior Princess, Alyssa Green; Queen, Ella Lahr; and King, Joshua Bricker. (Photo provided)
Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Sydney Lillian Wells, 31, Ossian, was sentenced to 60 days at Community Corrections after she pled guilty to one count of theft, a Level 6 felony. Wells is also required to pay court costs and filing fees in the amount of $189.
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Wells County’s Eric Blessing, at right, is shown accepting an “Excellence in Teaching” award from Nadir Adilov, at left, Dean of the Doemer School of Business and Finance at Purdue Fort Wayne. Blessing, who has taught at PFW since 2012, was recognized for his teaching of an Advanced Equity & Fixed Income...
This is the last month of school and soon the kids will be on vacation. That means there will be more kids playing along the Zanesville streets so remember to watch out for them walking or riding their bikes.
Remember that it is primary voting time now. Registered voters on the Allen County side...
Raiders beat Owls in baseball
Southern Wells defeated Muncie Burris 10-6 at home on Saturday.
The win improves the Raiders’ record to 4-11.
Of the 10 hits, Jakob Gearheart, Robby Freimuth and Landon Johnson had two hits each. Johnson’s went for a triple, and Wyatt Yoder also recorded...
MONDAY, MAY 6
BASEBALL: Norwell at South Adams, 5 p.m.; Eastbrook at Bluffton, 5 p.m.; Southern Wells at Daleville, 5 p.m.
BOYS GOLF: Heritage at Bluffton, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS: Norwell at Leo, 5 p.m.; Bluffton at Bellmont, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL: DeKalb at Norwell, 5:30...
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...
Meeting Aktan from Kyrgyzstan
Those attending the Senior Snippets program featuring exchange students from Northern Wells High School were able to hear the outstanding program 16 year old Aktan Satybaldiev from Kyrgyzstan presented to the group at their last Tuesday morning gathering. Learned was that...
Here’s the Thing: What we can learn from labs, the furry kind not medical
I’m reading Tomorrow, a novel by Damien Dibben (2018) with multiple settings spanning 200 years and many locations; it focuses on Venice in 1815 as a 200-year-old dog searches for his master. That’s 200 in human years, a fantastical element of the...
The Amish Cook: Gloria shares the joys of a new marriage and old friends
Bright sunny changes. Yes, that’s right.
The day dawned sunny and beautiful with a pronounced gladness. Cousin Amy had lost her husband two months to the hour after Daniel got hurt, now under the same roof where we...
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...
Catching up, and forging ahead
Holly Gaskill
Probably a dozen times in the last six months I’ve said “I really should write a column” about this or that. And then I’ve moved on with my day.
That’s my first confession....
Wherefore art thou, May Day?
In 1550, probably give or take a spring or two, Pieter (yes, Peter with an “i”) Brueghel the Younger painted a scene in the Netherlands of a village dancing and named it “St. George’s Kermis with the...
Me and my sparrows and finches and spiders
There’s a bird on the back porch. More specifically, there is a female red finch with a nest on the back porch. She made it out of jasmine clematis that Mom planted around 10 years ago. The flowers smell divine in the...
Letter to the Editor: A case for solar on farmland
The topic of solar farms has caused a lot of vocalized opinions at meetings and there is certainly nothing wrong with that, but if you really want to know what the public thinks, look at where the consumer spends their money.
Sometimes the news can be good for a chuckle
The plan had been to take a week off from filling this Saturday morning space. While there always seem to be possibilities rattling around the attic, no particular topic or thoughts seemed all that urgent this past...
March Madness winner
Deb Garrett is the winner of The News-Banner’s 2024 NCAA basketball bracket contest with 206 points. She received a 55 inch LG T V from Stylus Technologies, pictured above. From left to right is Deb Garrett, Patty...
Creative Arts Council of Wells County honored as the Chamber April Member of the Month
The Wells County Chamber of Commerce staff and Ambassadors are thrilled to announce Janiece Lipsey, Executive Director of the Creative Arts Council of Wells County, as the April Member of the Month. The Creative Arts Council of Wells County, located at 428...
Local solar eclipse events listed
On Monday, April 8, Wells County residents will have the opportunity to view a total solar eclipse. The partial eclipse begins at 1:53 p.m.; totality begins at 3:08 p.m. and will last for approximately three minutes.
To celebrate the...
County Briefs: 03-22-2024
Sheriff requests share of ARPA funds
Planning to buy four police vehicles this year, Sheriff Scott Holliday requested a portion of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to help cover the cost. Holliday said there was roughly $131,000...
Park passes ready for purchase
Ouabache State Park passes are now ready for purchase at the park office (or at the park gate on weekends). Sandy Shelly, at left, was purchasing hers from Property Manager Jon Winne. Cost is $25 for seniors,...
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Monday, May 6, 2024
Today’s news: Adams tops Wells County in 2024...
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Today’s news: Bluffton Fire Department has some big shoes to fill; Solar company’s...
Fed: Interest rates will stay at high until inflation further cools
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
What marijuana reclassification means for the U.S.
By JENNIFER PELTZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
Indiana to pilot return to misdemeanor defense reimbursement
By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ
Indiana Capital Chronicle
IU protests, police action draw criticism, defense
Governor tells students to ‘play by the rules’
Historical society re-elects officers, hears history of county bridges
By BARBARA
BARBIERI
Members of...
Ossian Rotary to host Red Cross disaster program manager
At its regular weekly meeting on Thursday, April 25, Ossian Rotary...
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