Police Notebook 06-12-2026

INCIDENTS City: Wednesday, 12:54 p.m., 700 block of West Market Street. Suspicious purchasing activity reported. 

VacMan Air Duct Cleaning named June Member of the Month

The Wells County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recently surprised VacMan Air...

Bluffton Verizon tower down over past two days

Bluffton’s Verizon cell service tower ...

Court News 06-12-2026

Declare Candidacy A town office declaration of candidacy...

Predicting USMNT’s World Cup

Jonathan Snyder The World Cup is in full swing after the first day of games. Despite the U.S....

Semi-State preview:

By RYAN WALKER

High School Calendar 06-12-2026

FRIDAY, June 12 No events scheudled.

Local Sports Roundup 06-12-2026

Bluffton youth baseball scores and results Below are...

Tigers break program’s regional golf record to wrap up successful season

A great young Bluffton Tigers’ ...

Friday, June 12, 2026

Today’s news: Summer sprucing for City Hall; Bluffton Verizon tower down...

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Today’s news: Ossian hears proposal connect water to Fort Wayne; Foam...

Indiana’s toxicology department sees increase in cases

By JACK FORREST Indiana Capital Chronicle

How GOP candidates are campaigning for Indiana secretary of state bid

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana rejects, cancels voter registration for more than half of flagged...

By LESLIE BONILLA MUÑIZ Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana child well-being rank declines in a national report

By MACKENZI KLEMANN Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana Senate’s No. 2 Republican steps down from post

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

Gov. Mike Braun extends suspension of Indiana’s gas taxes for another...

By MACKENZI KLEMANN and TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle

USA 250 red, white and blue

With all of the local, regional, and national anticipation for the...

The stories that our pets’ names carry

We were half-way through the dinner party that we were hosting...

It all depends on your definition of ‘funny’

Two things this week. One is not funny in the ha-ha...

THE WAR OVER LOVE

Rosaria Butterfield calls herself the “unlikely...

No more cries from a lovesick moose

In the movie “The Paper,” (not...

Grief group organizing at First Presbyterian Church

Bluffton’s First Presbyterian Church is creating a bereavement  group, with plans to meet monthly at the church. The...

A Legacy of Service: Elks Lodge Named April Member of the Month

Pictured holding the Member of the Month sign, from left are Tracy Beer, Club Manager; Kevin Poling, Former Exalted Ruler;...

BRMC makes donations to local groups

As a continued tradition, Lutheran Health Network has a unique way to commemorate National Doctors’ Day...

Colonial games at five points

One of the summer activities the Bluffton Parks Department was offering an afternoon of Colonial Games at Five Points School. Assisting...

At the Community Garden plots

Gardeners having plots at the Community Gardens (W. Cherry Street...

Five Points School breakfast June 13

Supporters of Five Points School will be offering their annual Pancake...

Amish Cook editor fills in for Gloria this week

For more than thirty years, I have been sneaking into a...

Fort Wayne Settlers, Inc. offer hands-on classes

By BARBARA BARBIERI Among the program presenters for...

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Events at the Creative Arts Council of Wells County: June 9,...

428 S. Oak St. in Bluffton www.wellscocreativearts.com

What’s happening at the Wells County Public Library: June 2, 2026

The Wells County Public Library takes its mission to “provide the...
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