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In loving memory of Henry Eugene “Gene” Hileman, 88 Peru went to be with the Lord at 9:05am on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Peru. He was born on December 16, 1927 in Miami County to Floyd and Sadie (Henry) Hileman. Henry married his wife Annabelle Hahn in 1949. She preceded…
John M. Sheffield, 77, Swayzee, died at 2:09 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2016, at Century Villa Health Care in Greentown. He was born in Wabash to the late Don and Emily (Smith) Sheffield. On May 17, 1962, John married Janice Daugherty, and she survives. At the age of 18, John began farming. He enlisted…
Dallas E. Booth, Jr., 64, Marion, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in his home. He was born in Marion, Indiana. to the late Dallas and Vada (Smith) Booth, Sr. He married Carol A. Zirkle on February 14, 1970, and she survives. Dallas was a 1970 graduate of Oak Hill High…
After 89 years, Roberta Lael (Jeffries) Littlefield’s journey in this life is complete. The Lord graciously and peacefully called her home in the early morning hours of Saturday, September 10, 2016, following a short battle with cancer. Lael was born December 9, 1926, to Marye Velma [Rumohr] and Edgar Dean Jeffries in Hart Township, Oceana…
The Peru Public Library had to be closed on Monday, September 12th for a maintenance procedure. The trivia program originally planned has been postponed until Monday, September 26th at 6pm. The Peru Public Library still has room for two more teams of up to four people to play. If you would like to participate but…
On 9/10/16, and approximately 8:26 p.m., officers from the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department’s responded to a personal injury accident on America Road, north of 1200 South. The preliminary investigation shows that a 2005 Pontiac driven by Matthew Nose; age: 17, rural Lafontaine, was southbound on America Road at a high rate of speed. The driver…
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — In results released today, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Huntington University as No. 13 Best Regional College (Midwest) in the “Best Colleges 2017” guidebook. HU moved up three spots from its 2016 No. 16 ranking. “The recent national rankings celebrate the great work being done by faculty, staff, students and…
A public hearing on the 2017 budget took place Monday night before the Wabash City Council meeting. One person, former City Council member Paul Lewis spoke during the hearing. He urged council members to reconsider the budget, especially when it comes to pay raises for the council. He said he was speaking for several people…
When a young person is unable to pay court-related costs, he or she can face what’s known as “debtors’ prison,” a practice a new report says can pull them deeper into the juvenile-justice system. In Indiana, these fees and fines include the cost of tests and evaluations, rehabilitation, probation and court operation. According to the…
Peru Community Schools met in regular session of the board of school trustees at Keyes Academy Monday evening. Kristy Eddy gave a report on how Keyes Academy is doing and 20 seniors graduated last year with a total of 113 students having graduated from Keyes Academy over the last 4 years. The four principals came…