My 92-year-old father spent most of the weekend trying to load a very heavy piece of equipment onto his trailer to take it away for scrap. His tractor just wasn’t doing the job. I was…

Elsmore is nestled in the southeastern portion of Allen County. There isn’t much left in the little town. There is a bar on the west end of what used to be main street. At the…

The Elsmore Alumni Association met on Saturday, May 23, at the Elsmore Community Building. Sixty alumni and 38 guests attended the banquet. This year’s theme was “Those Were the Days.” The alumni ranged from the…

ELSMORE — A 2-year-old died in an apparent farm accident near Elsmore Monday evening. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department reported the child was run over by a backing truck shortly before 6 p.m. on a…

ELSMORE — Downtown Elsmore will be the setting Saturday as the community celebrates its annual fall festival. There are several events planned, starting with the Activities Building opening at 10 a.m. The 11 a.m. parade…

ELSMORE — Elsmore residents are invited to evaluate their community at a community conversation hosted by Thrive Allen County. The format includes discussing positives and negatives, hopes and dreams and the barriers that may impede…

Just call them “The Sassy Sisters on South Street.” Three widowed sisters settled into a remodeled church at 503 South St. a little over a year ago. They’ve spent the ensuing months adapting the building…

Your Community Foundation awarded $15,000 to nine area organizations as part of its 2024 giving. The grants focused on promoting health and education efforts. The foundation’s executive director Elaine Stiffler presented the recipients with their…

Infrastructure and housing top the list of priorities for Elsmore residents. The small community held a Community Conversation Oct. 22 to discuss what they enjoy about their town, as well as what areas need improvement.…

The 57th Annual Elsmore Day festivities took place Saturday.  Martin Henderson, the sole remaining Elsmore Ruritan charter member from when the club was formed in April 1967, sat in front of city hall Saturday awaiting…