County provides assistance for veterans

Claude McMillan, Wells County's veterans service officer, says these are now the presumptive symptoms for exposure to Agent Orange. Vietnam veterans who suffer from any of these diseases may want to contact him at 824-6403.

Learn more in the Thursday, May 31, News-Banner.

1. Acute and sub-acute peripheral neuropathy
2. Angiosarcoma
3. Alveolar soft part sarcoma
4. Adult fibrosarcoma
5. B-cell leukemias
6. Bone pain
6. Chlroacne
8. Clear cell sarcoma of aponeuroses
9. Clear cell sarcoma of tendons and apolneuroses
10. Congenital fibrosarcoma
11. Dermatobibrosarcoma protuberans
12. Ectomesenchymoma
13. Epithelioid malignant leiomyosarcoma
14. Epithelioid and grandular malignant schwannomas
15. Epithelioid sarcoma
16. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma
17. Hemangiosarcoma
18. Hodgkin's disease
19. Infantile fibrosarcoma
20. Ischemic heart disease (IHD)
21. Leiomyosarcoma
22. Liposarcoma
23. Lymphangiosarcoma
24. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
25. Malignant ganglioneuroma
26. Malignant giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath
27. Malignant glandular schwannoma
28. Malignant granular cell tumor
29. Malignant hemangiopericytoma
30. Malignant leiomyoblastoma
31. Malignant mesenchymoma
32. Malignant schwannoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation
33. Malignant synovioma
34. Multiple myeloma
35. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
36. Parkinson's disease
37. Porphyria cuteanea tarda
38. Proliferating (systemic) angiendotheliomatosis
39. Prostate cancer
40. Respiratory cancer
41. Rhabdomyosarcoma
42. Synovial sarcoma
43. Type II diabetes

N-B Video: Wells County honors the fallen on Memorial Day 2012

Video by Barbara Barbieri

Under the big top in Bluffton

The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus came to Bluffton Monday to unleash its clown, juggler, acrobatics and more. The circus, sponsored by the Wells County Chamber of Commerce and the Wells County 4-H Association, performed two shows. (Photos by Chet Baumgartner)

N-B Video: BHS 2012 graduation

The 130th graduating class of Bluffton High School turned their tassels during Friday's ceremony. Over 115 graduated. See the Saturday, May 26, News-Banner for more graduation coverage. (Videos by Jessica Williams)

Bridging the financial gap

The Wells County Council held a special meeting Thursday, May 24, to try to find $7 million to pay for bridge repairs.

During the meeting, Commissioner Scott Mossburg presented the following five-year plan, prepared by USI Consultants, the engineering firm that earlier conducted bridge inspections.


USI also estimated the following costs to complete the five-year plan

• Bridge replacements: $4,715,100
• Bridge rehabilitations: $4,036,800
• Small structure replacements: $584,100
• Bridge inventory and inspection: 142,000

Learn more in the Friday, May 25, News-Banner.

Bluffton-Harrison school board votes to drop fees

Members of the Bluffton-Harrison school board unanimously voted on Monday, May 21, to eliminate the following school fees starting in the 2012-2013 school year. Board members are trying to eliminate the fees in preparation for the new technology fee, which the district will charge to distribute iPads to every student.

Middle school students will need to pay for a gym uniform one more year, as school officials already purchased them.

Also, the above amounts represent average costs.

Learn more in the Tuesday, May 22, News-Banner.

N-B Video: Dollars for Scholars aims for the $1 million mark

Marilyn Lavanchy of the Bluffton-Southern Wells chapter of Dollars for Scholars explains how much it will take for the organization to reach the $1 million level next year. Learn more about this year's awards in the Monday, May 21, News-Banner. (Video by Dave Schultz)