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News
Wabash County's three public school districts have been awarded millions as part of the third round of federal COVID-19 stimulus funding. Read more
After canceling appointments last week, one local vaccination location which had been using the now-paused Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is switching to an alternate so vaccinations may continue this week. Read more
The Wabash Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 286 will hold a tenderloin dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 23 at 3678 W. Old 24, according to Dan Ford. Read more
The virtual meeting of the Alpha Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG), a women’s educators’ society, was opened by President Sue Corbin on at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 13, according to Nancy Kolb. Read more
The monthly meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) took place on Tuesday, April 13 at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Activity Room, according to regent Barbara Amiss. Read more
Volunteers are invited to gain hands-on Weed Wrangle experience beginning at 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, May 1 at the Blue Heron Trailhead located in Mississinewa’s Miami State Recreation Area, 4673 S. 625 East, Peru, according to interpretive naturalist Teresa Rody. Read more
Sports
Manchester sophomore Thomas Richardson has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men's Track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced on Monday, April 19. Read more
Manchester University Esports Smash won the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) championship with a 3-2 win over Trine University on Thursday, April 9. Read more
Trine University's High Voltage Dance Team finished third during its first trip to the National Dance Alliance Collegiate national championship, held Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9 in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to a press release. Read more
Trailing by 23 points with 4:17 left in the fourth quarter in Saturday’s season finale against Mount St. Joseph, the Manchester University Spartans nearly pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in program history. Read more
Manchester University head baseball Coach Rick Espeset earned his 600th career coaching victory on Wednesday as the Spartans defeated Earlham College 9-7. Read more
Manchester University softball senior Kendal Torrence has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week, the league office announced on Monday, April 12. Read more
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Opinion
One feature of the past two or three decades is what economists call the polarization of labor markets. This is a fancy way of saying that we are seeing growth in high- and low-wage jobs, but a decline in middle-wage work. By any definition, the U.S. still has a large middle class, but three decades is a long time to be in decline, and there is no evidence that this trend is about to turn around.
On Monday, April 5, Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, visited our fair city by meeting exclusively with a handful of white, male business owners for an exchange of ideas.
The first nun the Bolsheviks threw into the abandoned mineshaft was best known as the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, the sister of the Russian Empress Alexandra.
