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Wells Superior Court
Criminal Cases
Nathaniel E. Parrott, 32, Bluffton, was sentenced to 60 days in the Wells County Jail with all but 10 days suspended. The sentence was issued immediately after Parrott pled guilty to one count of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the blood, a Class...
Bluffton hosted its first ever thrower’s showcase for track and field on Saturday.
Rori Drayer gets her chance at the shot put. (Photos provided)
The unique event is discus and shot put events only, honoring Bluffton High School Hall of Famer Tony Fey. Tigers’ coach Sebastain Baxter said he hopes...
Raiders rout the Lions in softball
Southern Wells won the weekend game with Liberty Christian in softball in a 20-2 rout.
The Lions are also the Radiers’ first-round sectional opponent and will meet again next week.
The win pushes Southern Wells to a 5-14 record.
The...
MONDAY, MAY 13
BASEBALL: Blackhawk at Bluffton, 5 p.m.
BOYS GOLF: Bluffton at South Adams, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS: Norwell at Carroll, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL: Columbia City at Norwell, 5:30 p.m.; Bluffton at Wes-Del, 5:30 p.m.; Southern Wells at Lakewood Park Christian, 5 p.m.
A Joyful Noise: When the Clouds Come
Someone please alert the authorities: I looked out my office window Friday morning, and I saw that somehow, the sky turned blue and the clouds white.
I scoured the Book of Revelation and Matthew 24 and 25, just in...
Free ‘Firefly Tour’ dancers
Dancers from the Fort Wayne School of Ballet will be appearing at Bluffton’s Kehoe Park on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. for a free “Firefly Tour” concert. They also will be doing free programs at the...
World Labyrinth Day walkers
Walkers in the World Labyrinth Day event on Saturday, May 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. were part of the wave of prayers for peace going across the country, at the Labyrinth beside Bluffton’s First Presbyterian Church....
Here’s the Thing: Fear of failure keeps people from making decisions
I would sit at my desk and look out over my classroom and watch as my students would attack a test with a variety of strategies. I noted the ones that feverishly wrote their answers with such confidence that I knew that...
Amish Cook Rewind: Getting ready for a baby in 2020
Editor’s Note: This is an “Amish Cook Rewind” taking us to May 2020 when Gloria and her family were preparing for the arrival a baby and she shares a special spring recipe. Gloria will return next week! - Kevin Williams, Editor
Grant Bucher: ‘I think we made some ripples in the pond.’
This being the Saturday after an election, there is something in my genes that compels me to share some observations. This year’s is dominated by the story of local-boy-does-good Grant Bucher’s foray into running for office. Not just any office, but Northeast...
Angelkeep Journals: The next generation, Mom, and the linden tree
I will think long and hard about Mom during Sunday coming. Mother’s Day has become a reminiscence adventure.
Gone are the bygone times of buying corsages for mothers and grandmothers. Today’s younger generations have no knowledge of corsages, nor...
The primary campaign gave Indiana what it deserves
French philosopher and statesman Joseph de Maistre is credited with saying it first: “Every country has the government it deserves.” In America, we more often credit the sentiment to Thomas Jefferson, who specifically said, “The government you elect is the government you...
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...
Psi Ote’s give to community groups
Members of the Bluffton chapter of Psi Iota Xi were in a giving mood as they presented money to several community groups for their projects. The check presentation took place at the Wells County Public Library. In...
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...
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
Today’s news: Wells County, city responders train for disaster; Bill changes requirements for...
Friday, May 10, 2024
Today’s news: Health board talks Health First Indiana grants; Senior Expo; Highway garage completion drags...
Judge delays Fort Wayne murder trial
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday delayed until...
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
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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