The secret to living healthier, happier and longer lives has been out for many years now. Decades-long research from explorer Dan Buettner reports areas of the world where people seemed to be living longer and…

A bread-making class will teach the basics and give participants recipes to take home to practice new skills.  “Basic Bread Making”  is offered at 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Southwind Extension District office, 1006…

Allen Community College’s Board of Trustees will gather for a special meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the board meeting room. The agenda will include a campus tour for trustees. The meeting is open to…

A two-vehicle accident sent a 16-year-old driver to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Allen County sheriff’s deputies said the driver, whose name was not released, was attempting to pass another car on the old highway between…

Hope Unlimited, an organization dedicated to serving survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, hosted a rummage sale Thursday and Friday, one of several fundraisers the organization sponsors each year. Among the workers putting the sale…

Allen Community College President Dr. Bruce Moses will speak Wednesday to the Allen County Retired School Personnel organization. Following a noon meal, the meeting begins at 12:15 p.m. in the Mary Ellen Stadler Conference Room…

Days ago, Jerry stopped by my website, AsktheBuilder.com, perplexed by algae growth on the exterior of his home. Jerry hales from Chesterton, Indiana, the gateway to the massive sand dunes at the south end of…

Dear Carolyn: At a back-to-school event, a teacher stumbled over my child’s name. My child gave the correct pronunciation, and that was that. Or I thought it was, until afterward on Facebook I saw a…

Hi, Carolyn: My husband and partner of 37 years, age 65, has been courageously battling a neurological disease for the past 10 years. He is three years past the average life expectancy for this disease,…

You might need supplemental screenings if you’ve been diagnosed with dense breast tissue. Women with dense breast tissue have less fat and more glandular and connective tissue. They are also at a higher risk of…