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Willshire Days pioneer still attends festival
WILLSHIRE—It was 60 years ago in 1964 when Willshire resident, Farrel Krall, as an active member of the Willshire Lions Club, chartered the first Willshire Days event. Since then, with the exception of one year when there was a major St. Marys River flood, Willshire Days has continued to celebrate the small western Van Wert County community.
The Randolph Freedpeople and other stories from Ohio's past
Learn About The Randolph Freedpeople: In the mid-1800s land was purchased for freed slaves in Mercer County. But white residents wouldn't let them stay. Now a Columbus lawmaker wants to give state-owned land to the descendants of those slaves. Allie Vugrincic with Ohio Newsroom member station WOSU traveled to western Ohio to learn more about the Randolph Freedpeople.
Philharmonic delights a large crowd in Berne
With the Muensterberg Clock Tower looming large over them, some 60-plus members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic delighted a large crowd scattered about the tower’s plaza Saturday night. The musicians brought their Patriotic Pops program to Berne, helping local and area residents get an early start on the Fourth...
MSD of Decatur Township approved for CEP national school breakfast, lunch program
INDIANAPOLIS — The MSD of Decatur Township announced on Monday the implementation of Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year. This means all students enrolled in Decatur Township Schools are automatically eligible to receive a breakfast and lunch each school day at no charge.
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