Cuno Incorporated, a 3M Company, has announced that it will close its Churubusco facility, located at 12628 U.S. 33.
The company plans to relocate equipment to their Enfield, Conn., headquarters and to close the Churubusco plant by the end of the year, according to 3M public affairs representative Dave Wefring.
A Dun and Bradstreet profile on the company [...]

The Turtle Days Festival first-ever fall fundraiser was deemed a success by Turtle Days officers Sunday morning as they cleaned up and dismantled the tent where the 2-day fundraiser was held.
The event took place Saturday and Sunday and included a beer tent, live entertainment, a poker run, a raffle and barbecued chicken dinners.
The committee is [...]

A Noble County woman and her children escaped injury Wednesday, Sept. 24, after their van clipped and downed a utility pole at the intersection of Blue Lake Road and U.S. 33.
According to police reports, Medic 21 treated and released the occupants of the van at the scene and no injuries were reported.
The woman told police [...]

Jesse Howard Roberson, 94, a long-time resident of rural Churubusco in Eel River Township, woke up in the presence of Jesus and the waiting arms of Martha at 9:30 p. m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008.  He had been in declining health for several years.  More…

Albert Joe Wauer, 79, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 5:21 a. m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.  He had been in declining health for some time, and had been a patient there for the past nine days.  More…

Voicing out loud a thought that has been on the minds of local Democrats for several weeks, Columbia City Mayor Jim Fleck may have announced his future political aspirations Thursday night.
“Yes, I am running for vice president,” Fleck said, laughing, as he addressed the Whitley County Democratic party at the Eagles Nest Event Center during [...]

Paul A. Schmidt, 74, a resident of rural Churubusco, died at 9:45 p. m. on Friday, September 26, 2008, at his residence following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Mr. Schmidt retired in 1987 after a 30-year career serving his country, first in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict, and later with the Social Security [...]

The Churubusco sixth grade volleyball team won one, lost one against Westview Sept. 25.
Busco Black won 25-12, 16-25 and 15-10.
Busco Gold lost 16-25, 25-19, 7-15.
This week the team will have three home matches and will play in the elementary gym.
Monday they take on Garrett, Wednesday it’s Whitko and Thursday the Busco Black and Gold [...]

Running through straw mazes, carving pumpkins, gathering around a bonfire, jumping in piles of gloriously-colored leaves, bobbing for apples … where better to be than Indiana for a festive fall season?
For the fifth year, Christa Egolf  has handed out some of that Hoosier country fun by hosting a pumpkin patch and fall fest weekend at her pumpkin and gourd patch and part time [...]

Combine a decades old tradition and gorgeous fall weather and what do you get? A fall festival that attracted lots of people of all ages to the annual Green Center Fall Festival held Saturday at the Community Center in Green Township.
Long lines visited with neighbors while waiting patiently for Gaerte’s fish and tenderloins.
A game room with a variety of games and [...]

Churubusco won the Harding Invitational Saturday, defeating New Haven in straight sets, 25-21 and 25-19 in the championship tilt.
They earned their way to the championship match by going undefeated in pool play. They started the day by besting Norwell in the first match, 25-23 and 25-17.

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Danielle Hartmann had 11 digs while Alexis Bankson had [...]

Vintage British European and Japanese motorcycles - all manufactured before 1989 - filled the Churubusco Community Park during the 5th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Show Saturday, Sept. 20.
Motorcycle buffs with an interest in vintage bikes - as well as an interest in restoring unusual and hard-to-find bikes - gathered in the park and oohed and aahed over the [...]

AJ Marks, an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a brain tumor six months ago, will be the focus of “A day for AJ” on Saturday, Oct. 11, in Churubusco.
The event will begin at 5 p.m. at the Churubusco Church of the Nazarene, 1000 W. Whitley St. with a pulled pork and sloppy joe dinner. [...]

Scott Kruse, longtime director of the Whitley Superior Court Drug and Alcohol Program, celebrated his final days with the program Thursday. From left, above, is Jill Snyder, Bryan House, Scott Kruse, Sharlene Meslo and Julie Jensen-Kelley. Jensen-Kelley will become the program’s new director on Monday.
 
(Talk of the Town photos by Jennifer Zartman Romano)
 By Jennifer [...]

Alma Freeman, above, owner of Columbia House Interiors Antiques and Art Gallery in downtown Columbia City, is excited to display artist P. Buckley Moss’s newly created artwork for Rotary International. The print will be unveiled for the first time in the United States at the gallery in Columbia City. Below, this new print entitled “Back Home in Indiana” [...]

Residents of Whitley County are invited to unload any hazardous waste materials Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Whitley County Solid Waste Management District site, 701 S. Line St., Columbia City.
The free collection will be held from 8 a.m. until noon.
Items accepted include oil, unused paint and paint cans, batteries, tires and medications. There is a limit per [...]

The Green Center Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Green Township Community Center at the corner of C.R. 300E and 300S in Noble County.
Enjoy all-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin with side dishes, as well as a country store, a kids’ game room and the grand opening of the [...]

Churubusco Police Log, Sept 14-22, 2008
SUNDAY,  SEPT. 14:
6 A.M. -  UNIT 11, 10-41(SHIFT CHANGE).
6 A.M. - UNIT 4, 10-42.
12 NOON - UNIT 11, SUBJECT CALLED STATING HE HAD LOST HIS KEYS, POSSIBLY IN THE AREA OF THE POST OFFICE. SEVERAL KEYS INCLUDING A LARGE GREY AUTO KEY ON CHRYSLER REMOTE ENTRY.
2 P.M. - UNIT 1, 10-41.
2 P.M. [...]

The 44th annual presentation of Junior Miss in Columbia City and Whitley County is set for Saturday, Oct. 11, 7 p.m. in the Newell Rice Auditorium of Columbia City High School. Admission is $10 per person.
Nine contestants representing Whitley County’s three high schools will vie for the title of Whitley County Junior Miss 2009. The [...]