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INDOT to hold public hearing on Wabash Street Improvement Project

WABASH, IN- INDOT will be holding a public hearing today, October 29, 2024, to give information on the US 24/Wabash Street Intersection Improvement Project (J-turn/Michigan-left). This meeting, open to the public, will be held in Legacy Hall at the Honeywell Center in Wabash. Open House will begin at 5:30pm with the presentation starting at 6pm.

Red Flag Warning in effect for portions of northern Indiana today

IN- (October 29, 2024) Red Flag Warning in effect for portions of northern Indiana from 1-8 PM EDT today. Record warm temperatures, low relative humidity, strong gusty winds, and very dry topsoil will result in an increased risk for field fires. Avoid outdoor burning. Abide by county burn bans-fires could spark very easily. Any uncontrolled … Read more

Wabash County Adult Learning Center to open Spring 2025

Wabash, IN — Construction of an Adult Learning Center is underway at 1100 Cass Street, Wabash, the former Miller Furniture Store. Wabash County industry, economic development, education, government, and philanthropy partners are realizing a long-time goal of establishing a Wabash County adult learning center to give adults a one-stop location for high school equivalencies, postsecondary … Read more

Harley Leedy

Harley Leedy, 14, beloved dog of Tom and Beth Anne Leedy passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Harley had a previous life to Tom and Beth Anne; one of which consisted of abuse and neglect. He was abandoned at a local vet and adopted by Tom and Beth Anne in 2012. … Read more

New law to improve breast cancer screenings and prevention

IN- With Breast Cancer Awareness Month in full swing, now is the time to show support and join the fight against this disease that affects nearly 1 in 8 women. According to the American Cancer Society, over 300,000 women and over 2,000 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and more than 42,000 women and 500 men … Read more

Phillip Morris Tolley

Phillip Morris Tolley, 81, of Peru passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 21, 2024. He had been under hospice care the last 5 months. He loved giving the nurses a hard time, then hugging them and expressing his gratitude for their care. He was born August 10, 1943, in Kokomo, Indiana to Sam … Read more

Marcia Joan Kellems

Marcia Joan Kellems, a spirited and vibrant soul, was born on May 29, 1949, in Marion, Indiana, where she spent her early years blossoming into the remarkable person she would become. Marcia left this world on October 22, 2024, in LaFountaine, leaving behind a legacy of love and warmth touched everyone who knew her. Marcia … Read more

Doris Jean Swan Paul

Doris Jean Swan Paul, 95, of rural Lagro, Indiana, went to be with her Lord at 9:02 pm, Sunday, October 27, 2024, at her home. She was a loving and devoted, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to all.  She was born on December 16, 1928, in Urbana, Indiana, to John William and Altie … Read more

Gerald Vanlandingham

Gerald Vanlandingham, 83, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:38 pm, Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.  He was born on July 15, 1941, in Wabash, to William and Mary Elizabeth (Cross) Vanlandingham. Gerald was a 1960 graduate of Wabash High School. He married Sharon Harman at the Wabash Church … Read more