Your News Local

Honeywell Center hosts 50th Annual Wabash County Honors Band & Choir Concert

Wabash, IN– The Wabash Valley Music Association’s (WVMA) Wabash County Honors Band & Choir will mark its 50th year with its performance on Friday, March 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the Honeywell Center. Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket is required. In celebration of the 50-year legacy of this program, … Read more

Wings Etc. named among top franchises by
Entrepreneur magazine, Franchise Business Review

FORT WAYNE, IN — Wings Etc., Inc., franchisor of the Wings Etc. Grill & Pub sports bar brand,received two awards in January that point to the brand’s strength as a franchisor. Wings Etc. was recognized as one of the Top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®, moving up from 414 in2023 to 383 this year. … Read more

Honeywell Arts & Entertainment announces new board members

Wabash, IN- The Honeywell Foundation Board of Directors elected 2024 officers and welcomed two new members in January. Sally Krouse was reelected as Board Chair. Other officers elected are Richard Church, reelected as Vice Chair; Dr. Bruce Trump, reelected as Treasurer; and Jack Wiley, newly elected as Secretary. The Board welcomed Dr. Dennis Dickos and … Read more

Curtis Duane Ribble

Curtis Duane Ribble passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 8, 2024 after a 20 day stay at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne IN.   He was born June 27, 1956 to Marie and Howard Ribble, in Peru IN.  He was the youngest of nine children.   His surviving siblings are:   David … Read more

Cynthia Ann Layman

Cynthia Ann Layman, 78, of Peru passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at her residence. A full obituary will follow shortly. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024 from 11:00am-1:00pm at Calvary Temple Church, 2908 West 200 North, Peru, Indiana. Funeral services will follow at 1:00pm with Pastor Kevin Palmer officiating. In … Read more

Bettie Lou Johnson

Bettie Lou Johnson, 82, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 11:50 pm, Thursday, February 8, 2024, at Vernon Health and Rehab in Wabash.  She was born on September 2, 1941, in Van Lear, Kentucky, to Everett and Sarah (Mann) Blevins. Bettie worked at HIZ Inc., General Tire, Wagners, and Pizza Hut, all of Wabash. She loved … Read more

Evelyn Rosamond Bridegroom

Evelyn Rosamond Bridegroom, 95, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:35 pm, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.  She was born on June 26, 1928, in Wabash, to Kenneth “Pete” and Miriam “Marie” (Davis) Lawson. Evelyn was a 1946 graduate of Somerset High School. She married Marland “Jim” Bridegroom at her parent’s rural country … Read more