Wells County News

Celebrating the Fourth of July on Saturday will likely include a hamburger from the Weber grill, Mom's tart potato salad , and seeing how many of last year's bottle rocket purchase will still rocket, report, and sparkle.

By the time you recycle your copy of The News-Banner Thursday night, we hope there is one message you'll remember from this week.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.

The numbers are in and the news is good because of Wells County's students who graduated from the county's public high schools in May and June! Three out of four seniors from the Class of 2009 say they will attend college this fall - the second highest in the past five years.

A three-car crash on Indiana 1 in Wells County on Wednesday evening sent a 20-year-old Ossian man to a Fort Wayne hospital in critical condition.

A suspect in a local bank holdup was arrested early Tuesday in Hartford City after police were tipped to his whereabouts.

It was an "academy," after all - " an institution of learning. After attending a class, I would be asked, "What did you learn today?" The answer was: Nothing in particular and everything in general, all at the same time.

Sixteen students and 10 adult leaders arrived at the Wells County 4-H Park Thursday afternoon as part of a Indiana 4-H international exchange program with Poland.

Two men in Wells County, Indiana have the latest in prosthetic arm technology.

During the Memorial Day service at Veterana s Park on Monday, Scott Cottrell and Claude McMillan prepare to the lay a wreath in honor of those who given their lives in defense of the United States.

Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman speaks during the closing ceremonies of the Wells County Leadership Academy's inaugural session Wednesday afternoon.

Tucker is formally charged with 8-felony counts in Allen County and preliminarily charged with one felony count in Wells County.

There are new charges against a Fort Wayne man, a story you first saw on Indianaa s NewsCenter at noon, Wednesday.

Indiana's Lieutenant Governor says the state budget proposal, coming from her boss in 12 days, will include even more conservative spending measures to respond to tax revenues that are in a "free-fall." Multimedia Becky Skillman sat down Wednesday for a one-on-one interview with Indianaa s NewsCenter during a visit to Bluffton.

They really are number one. The Tigers pose for a team photo after claiming their first ACAC title since 1991 Tuesday afternoon at Bluffton.

Last weeka s manure spill, that resulted, in the contamination of Rock Creek was the major talking point for the Wells County Commissioners Monday morning.

Bluffton was represented at Wednesday's inaugural trip of Honor Flights Northeast Indiana by Jeff Lemler and Tom Hart at left, and News-Banner editor Mark Miller at right.

The pending decision over the fate of township government in Indiana carries with it a Gordian knot a ' fire protection.

State and county officials had a busy night Sunday after being called out to a manure spill at the big Dutch dairy farm on 250E west of Petroleum.

Six students were honored with Turnaround Awards and the academic leader of Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne was the featured speaker at the Wells County Chamber of Commercea s quarterly lunch meeting Wednesday.