Hello, everyone. My name is Chet Baumgartner … and I’m a digital hoarder. Now everyone, say hello back. This is a safe space.

We interrupt my apparent obsession with property taxes to talk about the other certainty of life. The passing of Jim Schwarzkopf at age 88 last week has been on my mind. There are a number of people ...

While we often respond to breaking news, many aspects of news coverage are considered routine, standard or expected. I, for example, always anticipate covering the Wells County Commissioners on the ...

INCIDENTS City: Thursday, 12:47 p.m., 400 block of West Silver Street. Juvenile complaint. Unable to locate. Thursday, 1:06 p.m., 700 block of East Dustman Road. Vehicle crash. Thursday, 1:08 p.m., ...

County Drainage Board will meet Monday afternoon The Wells County Drainage Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, in Room 105, the multi-purpose room on the lower level of the Wells Carnegie ...

Haven’t we had this conversation before? The last time the word “transparency” was brought up in a column, it was discussed in relation to the Economic Development Commission and the lack of clarity ...

Angelkeep is known to have invasive species. Some are fought with a vengeance, however since invasive plants have endurance, ...

Spring Street, Bluffton, IN 46714 is submitting a Notice of Intent to notify the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements under National Pollutant ...

You must be a member to access this content.

As we drove south on Interstate 77 in Virginia toward North Carolina, it only seemed appropriate to start whistling a simple ...

First Bank of Berne presented a donation to Family Centered Services in support of their ongoing efforts to empower families and youth through programs that educate and inspire. Sarah Schwartz, FCS ...

Bill and Betty Longenberger celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, July 23. The couple were married in ...