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Layla Adaway

Layla Adaway, 14, Jonesboro, passed away at 3:54am on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at the Gas City Park in Gas City. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on June 22, 2012, to Jessica Kirby and Shawndell Adaway, Sr. Layla was a freshman at Mississinewa High School in Gas City, Indiana, she also attended Encore Dance … Read more

William “Billy” Ray Bruton

William “Billy” Ray Bruton, age 68, of Marion, Indiana, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on June 23, 1958, in Marion, Indiana, he was the beloved son of Betty Ann (Weaver) and the late, Charles L. Bruton, Sr. Billy was known for his kindness, sense of humor, generosity, … Read more

Giving Hoosier kids a financial head start

INDIANAPOLIS- More than 140,000 Hoosier children are eligible to receive a $250 Trump Account investment thanks to a recent donation from the Brad Gerstner Family Foundation. Through the federal Working Families Tax Cut Act, American children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, who enroll in Trump Accounts will receive $1,000 in index … Read more

Local schools receive school safety grants this year

INDIANAPOLIS- House District 23 schools recently received grants from Indiana’s Secured School Safety Grant Program​ to help improve school safety initiatives locally. The program, which was established through legislation the General Assembly passed in 2013, provides matching grants to school corporations, accredited non-public schools and charter schools to help pay for critical safety improvements. This … Read more

Jacqueline A. Moomau

Jacqueline A. Moomau, 69, of Wabash, Indiana, formerly of Livermore, California, passed away at 7:54 p.m., on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Autumn Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wabash, Indiana. She was born on December 10, 1956, to Walter and Nancy (Larson) Brown in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Jacqueline married Edward Allen Moomau on August 12, … Read more

City seeks $350k to assist Marion Homeowners with Critical Home Repairs

MARION, IN- For the past two years, the City of Mar­i­on has run the Mar­i­on Home Repair Assis­tance Pro­gram, serv­ing around 20 home­own­ers annu­al­ly with minor home repairs – address­ing leak­ing roofs, bro­ken win­dows, and bro­ken gut­ters. To con­tin­ue assist­ing home­own­ers with minor repairs as well as expand­ing assis­tance to home­own­ers to cov­er major repairs … Read more

Peru Community Schools Board of Trustees vote to explore possibility of leaving Heartland Career Center

PERU, IN- The Peru Community Schools Board of Trustees has voted to explore the possibility of leaving the Heartland Career Center cooperative. This is an exploratory step, not a final decision, and will take place over a period ending in June 2028. The district’s goals are to expand career and technical education programming within our schools, … Read more

John R. Conliff Jr.

John R. Conliff Jr., 71, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2026, at Howard Community Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 14, 1954, in Peru, Indiana. John built a working life marked by dedication and steadiness. He served as a night shift supervisor at CR Metals and also … Read more

Sandra Kay Crist

Sandra Kay Crist, 83, of Brownsburg, Indiana, passed away at 5:15 pm, Thursday, September 17, 2026 at Brownsburg Meadows in Brownsburg. She was born September 15, 1943, in Newark, New Jersey, to Forrest L. Miller and Constance Jean (James) Woodward. Sandra, affectionately known as Sandy, was a 1962 graduate of Wabash High School. She worked … Read more