Wade Weaver PERU, IN- The public is invited to attend the annual Peru Community Schools Veterans Day program being held on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at 11am. The program will be held at the PHS auditorium. The PHS band and choir will perform along with preschool students reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, guest speaker, and coloring contest … Read more
Kathleen “Kathy” Walker, 91, of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away at 7:56 a.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at NHC-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center in Columbia, Tennessee. She was born on May 17, 1934, to Richard and Imogene (Fine) Burgin in Morristown, Tennessee. Kathy married George E. Walker; he passed away on January … Read more
MIAMI COUNTY, IN- The Miami County Community Foundation invites community members to come together on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for a day of generosity, gratitude, and good company. From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., MCCF representatives will be at the Peru Civic Center, 225 E Riverside Drive in Peru, for visitors to stop in, … Read more
“Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” This John Wayne quote hangs on the wall of our dad’s office, and on the afternoon of Sunday, November 2, 2025, our father, Jack Wiley, completed his final act of courage and faith as he passed from this life to the next. Born on May 24, … Read more
Clara Lou “Clare” Vrooman, 85, of Florence, Kentucky, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:45 pm, Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Legacy Living in Florence, Kentucky, where she had resided for the last three years She was born on December 24, 1939, in Wabash, to Carl and Helen Louise (Pontius) Scheerer. Clare was a 1957 … Read more
Florence C. Ervin, age 97, of Marion, Indiana, passed away peacefully at 6:46 pm on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Marion. Born on July 5, 1928, in Marion, Indiana, Florence was the daughter of Francis and Naomi (McLain) Shaver. She was a lifelong resident of Marion and dedicated her life to … Read more
Betty Oleta Fakes, 80, of Marion, Indiana, passed away on November 1, 2025, at 4:20 pm surrounded by loved ones at her son’s home in Plymouth where she was living. She was born in Bluffton, Indiana, on February 21, 1945, to the late Jesse Butler (Ada) and Dorothy Opal Joy. On May 27, 1971, she … Read more
Mary “Joan” (Simmons) Reece, 92, Marion, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Goshen, Indiana surrounded by her family. She is survived by her three children; daughter, Catherine (Reece) Yoder and her husband, Craig Raymond Yoder; daughter, Virginia (Reece) Mansfield and her husband, John Thomas Mansfield; son, William Reece; six grandchildren, Tyler Craig Yoder, … Read more
DENVER, IN- North Miami Middle/High School will be hosting a Bingo Night fundraising event to benefit Middle School activities. The event is on Thursday, November 6, 2025, and doors open at 5:30pm with the game beginning at 6pm. Bingo Night is for anyone age 18 or older and tickets are $20 per person which are … Read more
Grimes Richard “Rick” Gaston, 69, a resident of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at 6:40 p.m. at his residence, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. He was born on July 6, 1956, to Max Raymond Gaston and Orma (Derck) Gaston in Wabash, Indiana. Rick was a 1975 graduate of Wabash High School. He worked at Ford Meter … Read more