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This from WHS Assistant Principal Jeff Galley: WABASH, IN- This Thursday, May 2, 2024, at approximately 2:45pm, members of the Wabash High School Student Safety Council, along with the Wabash City Fire & Police Departments, will be conducting “Operation Prom 2024.” The mock scenario will show participating junior and senior students the consequences of impaired…
This from the City of Peru Mayor’s Office: PERU, IN- There are a lot of street/road projects happening this year in and around Peru. I want to make our citizens aware of the streets that will be repaved this year from the CCMG. The CCMG is a grant that is a 50/50 matching grant, where…
Billy “Bill” Joe Winger, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and community leader passed away April 30, 2024 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born on December 14, 1945, in Huntington, Bill lived a full and vibrant life, dedicated to his family, his farm, and his country. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1964,…
MIAMI COUNTY, IN- With Miami County being the birthplace of the renowned musician Cole Porter, the family of Cole Porter has had a long-established scholarship granted to Miami County students. This scholarship was established in 1967 in memory of Cole Porter and his mother Kate Cole Porter and the funds for the scholarships have been…
WABASH, IN- On Sunday, April 28th, Wabash High School held its annual National Honor Society Induction and Academic Letter Celebration in front of a full auditorium on the campus of Wabash MS/HS. The day’s celebration started with the induction of 27 new members into the Barrett Chapter of the Wabash High School National Honor Society…
Peggy Louise Miller, 75, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 10:30 pm, Friday, April 26, 2024, at The Waters of Wabash East, with her family by her side. She was born on June 21, 1948, in Wabash, to Marvin B. and Virginia Lois (Ranck) Pressler. Peggy was a 1966 graduate of Southwood High School. She…
Anna Lee Biehl, 92, of rural Urbana, Indiana, died at 6:50 am, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born on January 2, 1932, in Wabash, Indiana, to Earl Jacob and Anna Dean (Yeager) Karns. Anna Lee was a 1949 graduate of Urbana High School. She married L. Max Biehl at the…
Ivan Paul Leahy, Jr., 61, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 2:15 am, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Century Villa Health Care in Greentown, Indiana. He was born on January 19, 1963, in Logansport, Indiana, to Ivan Paul Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Beckham) Leahy. Ivan was a 1981 graduate of Marion High School. He was a…
Mary Nell Hurt, 105, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:05 pm, Monday, April 22, 2024, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born on April 2, 1919, along with her twin sister Ora Dell, in Cyclone, Kentucky, to Ernest and Vadie Easter (Gibbons) Estes, and together they shared many birthdays until her death…
Donna Melick Lamkin, formerly of Sweetser, passed away April 14, 2024, at Magnolia Village, Bowling Green, KY, she was 91 years old. She was born May 11, 1932, in Sweetser, Indiana, the daughter of the late Paul Everett and Hazel (Hocker) Smith Sr. She married Merle Melick on September 3,1960, and he preceded her in…