Bluffton News

Sites in Bluffton and Markle are among six locations in northeast Indiana that the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership is marking as "Certified Site Ready." The locations, at the Bluffton/Decker Industrial Park and at the Markle Industrial Park, have been given the designation after an evaluation by an outside consultant.

If you resolved to cook more this year, there are plenty of chances to learn techniques from some of the best chefs in the region.

Chandler Gerber is still listed in critical condition at the pediatric intensive care unit at Lutheran Hospital following a vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Fort Wayne.

Bluffton Mayor Ted Ellis Tuesday announced appointments to various boards he has made.

Habitat for Humanity of Wells County wants to evict a couple from their Cherry Street residence, claiming that no rent has been paid on the property since the would-be owners occupied the house in August.

The "Angelkeep Journals" column has the rare opportunity to be published on the last day of 2009.

A worker at a grain elevator who died Tuesday in Decatur after he fell 80 feet into a silo has been identified.

If you could be Santa and bring something that Bluffton or Wells County needs, what would you put in your bag? The News-Banner's Dave Schultz posed that question to 12 folks last week, and their responses ranged from a skate park to a $1,000 gift for every resident.

A preliminary plea of not guilty was entered on behalf of Benjamin W. Thornburgh, 25, of Bluffton in the Wells Circuit Court Monday afternoon.

PORTLAND a ' Two wrestlers each for the Southern Wells Raiders and Bluffton Tigers captured individual championships Wednesday in the East Central Indiana Classic at Jay County High School.

Government offices in Wells County, with one exception, will be closed Thursday and Friday for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

A Bluffton woman was arrested Tuesday on charges she had sexual contact with a teenage boy before being hired as a culinary arts teacher.

The Bluffton girlsa swim team posted two school records and the Tiger Sharks posted a double victory over the visiting Columbia City Eagles Thursday night.

WINCHESTER - George H. Flanagan, 81, of Winchester, passed away on December 11, 2009 at the Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester, Indiana.

Habitat for Humanity can now do what it wants to do with lots at the intersection of Cherry and Washington streets.

Living in a small Midwest city definitely has its benefits, but one of the drawbacks many times is a lack of exposure to other people and different cultures.

For Bluffton-based Family Centered Services, the state's budget problems have hit home this month, turning "Merry Christmas!" into "Bah, Humbug." The agency, which provides a variety of social service programs in Wells and Huntington counties, has an annual budget of between $900,000 and $1 million.

HARTFORD CITY - Carolyn Marie Hodgin, 68, passed away at 7:50 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2009 at her residence in Hartford City.

The Woodlan Warriors raced out to a 24-8 lead in the first quarter Friday night and cruised to a 68-31 victory over the Bluffton Tigers in Allen County Athletic Conference girlsa basketball at Woodburn.

Bluffton Police Detectives have charged a local man with breaking into the Bohemian Bean coffee shop during the Thanksgiving holiday week.