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INCIDENTS City: Tuesday, 2:57 p.m., E Ind. 124 and Eastmoor Drive. Report of an adult male speaking with several children and trying to get them to play ball with him. Tuesday, 3:16 p.m., S. Bond Street and W. Central Avenue. Report of a suspicious man “lingering” in the...
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28 No events scheduled. FRIDAY, MARCH 29 BASEBALL: Norwell at Brownstown Central, 1 p.m. and vs. Evansville Central at Bloomington South High School, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 BASEBALL: Norwell at Edgewood, 12:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 1
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 No events scheduled. THURSDAY, MARCH 28 No events scheduled. FRIDAY, MARCH 29 BASEBALL: Norwell at Brownstown Central, 1 p.m. and vs. Evansville Central at Bloomington South High School, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Bluffton High School bowler...
Through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, below is the full list of March Mayhem contest scores. LEADER BOARD  1 Ray Hartman 106 2 Mark Cobb 102 Robert Tudor 102
Charles B. Bertsch, 62, of Bluffton, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Goodwin - Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton.

Seasons conjure memories: Springtime on the farm

Spring for me conjures lots of memories of life on the farm. Dad spent hours outside after our dinner at 4:15 when he got home from work. He was a machinist at GE in Fort Wayne. We...

Upcoming Events 03-27-2024

Creative Arts Spring Showcase A Spring Showcase will be presented by the Creative Arts Council on April 26-27 at the Auditorium at 428 S. Oak St. in Bluffton. The Dance Academy students of...

Adams County 5K Run/Walk Challenge

The Adams County 5K Run/Walk Challenge for the 2024 season is set to begin April 20, 2024. The series offers participants an opportunity to participate in a total of eight races within Adams County. The Challenge Series award will be given to...

Area Things to See and Do: 03-27-2024

ALL FOR ONE PRODUCTIONS, FORT WAYNE www.allforonefw.org ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL COLISEUM  Journey: April 19; www.memorialcoliseum.com ARENA DINNER THEATER, FORT WAYNE “A Delightful Quarantine,” April 19-May 4;...

Time to Take a Devotional Break: 03-23-2024

VICTIM OR VICTOR? Society is filled with individuals who consider themselves victims. Nothing reveals this more than advertisements, signs, and social media postings attempting to shame others for real and perceived slights. “If you ever lived...

The Amish Cook: Spring is here and Gloria is counting her blessings

Spring is bursting in splendor. Birds sing the sweetest of songs in melodious chirps, grass is growing tall enough to mow, and the garden is being tilled. Spring. Could life be any better than in this season of new beginnings?

Angelkeep Journals: The darkness of Good Friday revisited

Easter is coming soon. It should be the grandest of holidays on earth. However Christmas takes that role. It seems market dollars increase in greater proportion when buying frenzies are based on a birth rather than a death. Profit lines have not...

Vietnam’s three wars still haunt us all

Few times in the last hundred years has our country not been engaged in armed hostilities. Today, although not in a declared war, American men and women in uniform face adversaries around the world who test the resolve of our nation’s military.

Experiencing kindness at a time we have needed it

No act of kindness — no matter how small — is ever wasted.  Those words summarize the moral lesson in “The lion and the mouse,” one of the many fables that Greek storyteller Aesop wrote in which he teaches...

One giant leap into the 21st century for this old Boomer

One small step for most. One giant leap for others. That would be me. The time had come. Others, particularly my wife, would say it was past time.  It has always been interesting, especially the past...

Angelkeep Journals: Massive cicada invasion, and other hokey hoax

Now that spring has arrived, regardless of the doctrines of Punxsutawney Phil, who, by the way has only a 39% accuracy over the gross of years he’s been prognosticating, it’s time to move on.  Angelkeep also missed out on...

Criminal justice policy in the crosshairs of the session

Crime is a perennial issue already prominent in this election year’s conversation. So, before memory fades and the pitched political battles of 2024 derail our attention, let’s reflect on the last few months of criminal justice policy at the Statehouse. 

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,...

Celebrating 105 years

The American Legion’s....

Sectional Bracket Contest winner

Constance Alma, center, is the winner of the News-Banner and Pak-A-Sak’s Boys’ Sectional Bracket Contest, the prize for which is a $100 gift card. Also pictured are Andrena Baughman, left, of Pak-a-Sak and Brandi Freeman, right, of...

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Today’s news: Local law enforcement prepares for eclipse travel; Imagine Early takes...

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Today’s news: Water adjustments and leak survey approved by Board of...

Q&A: Republican governor candidates on the economy

With less than...

DNR considers deer hunting reform

By WHITNEY  DOWNARD Indiana Capital...

Zach Edey and No. 1 seed Purdue roll into Sweet 16

By MICHAEL MAROT  AP Sports Writer

Purdue gets top seed in Midwest region of NCAA Tournament

By EDDIE PELLS  AP National Writer

Area Things to See and Do: 03-27-2024

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Upcoming Events: 03-12-2024

Lunch & Learn at Ouabache March 14 Ouabache...

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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.