Emshwiller named 2010 Bluffton Street Fair Grand Marshal

News-Banner Editor Dave Schultz sat down with Joe Emshwiller recently to talk about the good and bad that comes with being this year's Grand Marshal of the Bluffton Street Fair.

A great honor is his, grand marshal of the 100th Bluffton Street Fair. Tuesday night, Joe Emshwiller will ride in the carriage at the head of the opening night parade, applauded for his service to the community.
There will be thousands of people there, but the man in the carriage will be alone. Not lonely, with family members in the carriage and numerous friends and acquaintances outside it, but alone.
As he puts it during an interview in his office, “Frankie can’t make it.”
“Frankie” is his wife, given name Loretta, known by her nickname, a nurse by profession. She lost a long struggle with cancer on Aug. 31, just as word was circulating around the community that the lifelong Bluffton residents had been chosen for the remarkable honor....

(Read the rest of Dave's story in today's News-Banner)

Homecoming at Wells County schools

The 2010 Senior Homecoming Court at Southern Wells High School posed for a quick snapshot between classes this week. Homecoming is Friday at the school. The king and queen will crowned halftime of the Southern Wells/Fremont game.
Pictured: (Front row) Megan Bryant, Chelsea Adams, Amanda Knowles, Amber Monroe, Kelsey Samsel; (Back row) Daniel Schmidt, Andrew Huffman, Drew Runkle, Luke Roush, Colten Jones.


The 2010 Bluffton High School Senior Homecoming Court. (Front, from left) Nikki Blair, Shelby Sark, Kara Fiechter; (Back, from left) Chandler Okey, Cameron Luke Gerber and Chase Sark. The coronation ceremony will be conducted during half-time of the Tigers football game Friday night.

The Norwell High School Homecoming Court paused between classes Wednesday morning. Their coronation will be Friday during the football game New Haven. (Front row, from left) Paige Meyer, Cassie Herndon, McCormick Clouser, Rebekah Witzig and Kelsey Adams; (Back row, from left) Bobby Haddix, Eden Chaney, Adam Burniston and Robert Connett. Not pictured: Trevor Sebring.

BHS 'On the Banks of the Wabash'

Bluffton High School Marching Band students participated in the 'On the Banks of the Wabash' competition on Saturday. The fog was thick as pea soup, but the music carried. More video is posted on our YouTube channel.

2010 Ossian Days Parade

Ossian Elementary School bus crash

There was immediate report of injuries at the scene of an Ossian Elementary School bus crash in the 700 block of North Jefferson Street in Ossian this afternoon. However, all 40 students were transported to Bluffton Regional Medical Center as a precaution.

From his story in tomorrow's News-Banner:

"A busful of Ossian Elementary School students had an extra stop on their way home Monday afternoon — the emergency room of Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Bus No. 5 of Northern Wells Community Schools was struck from behind by a small car on Jefferson Street (Ind. 1) in front of the Ossian school about 3:45 p.m. Monday. A check at the scene determined that none of the 40 students on the bus were injured, but the decision was made to bring them to BRMC as a precaution...."

National Neighborhood Day 2010

Support DARE; Win this Golf Cart

Support Wells County DARE program and you might win this golf cart.
It is a 1994 Yamaha gas golf cart. All proceeds go to Wells County DARE. Raffle will be held on Saturday, September 25th at 10:00 p.m. Do NOT need to be present to win. Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased from any Bluffton or Ossian Police ...officers and also that the Bluffton or Ossian Police Departments.