WABASH COUNTY, IN- Fourteen contestants will compete for the title of Wabash County Festivals Queen in the 34th annual Wabash County Festivals Scholarship Pageant on Friday, July 26, at 7:00 p.m. For the very first time, the Pageant will be held in the Eagles Theater. The new queen will be crowned by our 2023 Wabash … Read more
PERU, IN- The Independence Day weekend is upon us once again! As many of you gather with family and friends to celebrate freedom this holiday weekend, your State Troopers at the Peru Post would encourage everyone to please do so responsibly. In 2023, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission reported eight deaths and approximately 9,700 … Read more
PERU, IN- From June 14th to June 20th, the Indiana State Police, in collaboration with the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Wabash County Sheriff’s Office, Kokomo Police Department, and Rochester Police Department, conducted a highly effective week-long saturation patrol. This concerted effort was aimed at enforcing traffic laws, … Read more
Doris Jean Schnar passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday morning at Aperion Care, Marion. Doris lived a full life for 98 years. She was born to Gladys and Hugh Shillinger on November 26, 1925, in Wabash County and graduated from Linlawn High School. She was a devoted wife for 73 years to Robert Earl … Read more
Cassidy Marie Detamore, was taken to heaven by the Angels on Saturday June 29, 2024, at Marion Health. She was born to Jacob Detamore and Audra Gonzalez. My life was too short, but our love will last forever. I will always be in your heart and someday we’ll be together. In addition to her parents, … Read more
Rosellen (Wilson) Carriger, 84, of Peru, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Blair Ridge Health Campus in Peru. She was born on January 26, 1940 to Earl and Mary (Hutchison) Wilson in Peru, Indiana. She graduated from Peru High School in 1958 and attended business school in Indianapolis. She retired from Wabash Valley … Read more
Sheila I. (Smull) Clouse, 72, Marion, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on June 18, 1952, to Kenneth and Wyoma (Evans) Smull. On April 1, 2011, she married the love of her life, J. Greg Clouse. Sheila graduated from … Read more
Yong C. Schmidt, 79, Marion, was surrounded by her family when she passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024, at her residence. She was born in Pyongnam-do, Korea, on February 24, 1945. On December 29, 1967, she married Lawrence R. Schmidt, and he survives. Yong began working at the VA in 1987 and retired in … Read more
Bill G. Preston, 84, Marion, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 5:14 pm on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Marion. He was born in Peru, Indiana, on Saturday, November 11, 1939, to Earl and Ethel (Carroll) Preston. On July 12, 1959, he married Mary Riddle, and she survives. … Read more
Steven D. Williams laid his burdens down and transcended on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at 10:59 pm. He was born on November 13, 1961, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Jesse Williams, Jr., and Kathy Barren. Steven married the love of his life, Teresa “Lovey” Smith, on August … Read more