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ArticleCounty road safety plan changes based on 2021-2025 crash data

Five stat­ist­ical cat­egor­ies about traffic crashes in Adams County from 2021 through 2025 are being used to study poten­tial changes on roads or road­sides by a Local Road Safety Plan Com­mit­tee. County engin­eer Nate Rum­sch­lag, a mem­ber of...

ArticleEnjoy­ing a sweet sum­mer day

The warm sun­shine and pleas­ant weather made for a per­fect day to enjoy a cool treat in Dec­atur recently. Terry and Jan Hawke(pic­tured Left) of Walled Lake, Michigan, and Larry and Martha Spade (pic­tured right) of Berne were spot­ted enjoy­ing ice...

ArticleEver seen a 48-star U.S. flag? One to be dis­played in Dec­atur

An unex­pec­ted relic of the years when the United States had only the “Lower 48” con­tigu­ous states was recently dis­covered in the build­ing that houses Adams Super­ior Court and the pro­ba­tion depart­ment. At the June 2 ses­sion of the...

ArticleAdams County to hold first “Battle of the Badges” for Red Cross blood cam­paign

After com­pet­ing – and always los­ing – to much lar­ger police, fire, and emer­gency med­ical organ­iz­a­tions in Allen County in the annual “Battle of the Badges” blood-dona­tion drive held in Fort Wayne to assist the Amer­ican Red Cross, Adams...

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ArticleCom­munity Cal­en­dar

MONDAY, JUNE 2 Schools Out Sum­mer Youth Tours 8-11:30 a.m. Dec­atur Fire Depart­ment Local youth are invited to tour the Dec­atur Fire Depart­ment and learn about fire safety and emer­gency ser­vices. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Schools Out Sum­mer Youth Tours

ArticleFord recall for seat belt issue and a do-not-drive order for some Bronco Sport and Mav­er­ick vehicles