The Post and Mail

06/05/2025

Where to buy copies of the papers:

Post & Mail:

Dollar General – 515 N State Street, South Whitley

Country Corner Phillips 66 – 6670 W State Road 14, South Whitley

Whitley Food Mart – 116 S State Street, South Whitley

7-Eleven – 102 E Chicago Street, Columbia City

CVS – 286 W Walker Way, Columbia City

Marathon – 545 W Connection Way, Columbia City

Richard’s Restaurant – 252 Frontage Road, Columbia City



Churubusco News:

Busco IGA – 609 S. Main Street

Circle K – 108 S Main Street

Sav U Mor – 308 S Main Street

CVS – 601 S Main Street

Dollar General – 3628 N US HWY 33

10/31/2024

Show us your spooky/cute costume photos! Include names and ages and we’ll see about printing them in the paper.

06/18/2024

A schedule of events for this week's Old Settlers' Days on Page A6 of Saturday's The Post and Mail had some incorrect times and missed some events. Also, the closing night band has changed. The following has been updated to reflect the changes:

Tuesday, June 18
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8 p.m. — Whitley Country Division Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, National Anthem Downtown

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Country) “Cheyenne,” south side of Courthouse Square

Wednesday, June 19
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Oldies) “The Bulldogs,” south side of Courthouse Square

Thursday, June 20
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Day Beef & Noodle Lunch, Grace Lutheran Church

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Days Youngest, Oldest, Longest Citizens. Registration, W.C. Historical Museum

• 4 p.m. — Tie Day. Sponsored by Running Around Screen Printing, 227 W. Van Buren St.

• 4-7 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Day Beef & Noodle Dinner, Grace Lutheran Church

• 5-7 p.m. — Kiddie Tractor Pull - More Farm Stores, City Hall

• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 7:30 p.m. — Old Settlers’ Days Youngest, Oldest & Longest Citizens Awards, Courthouse

• 8-9 p.m. — Music Entertainment (Indie/Pop) – “Attaboy,” south side of Courthouse Square. Sponsored by The Center!

• 8-9 p.m. — Balloon Glow, Courthouse. Sponsored by NAPA.

Friday, June 21
• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements. Midway, downtown

• 8 p.m. — Music Entertainment (90s Rock) “The GenXuals,” south side of Courthouse Square

• 8-9 p.m. — Balloon Glow Alternative Date, Courthouse

Saturday, June 22
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — RC Racing, Corner of West Market & South Chauncey. Sponsored by BocaBearings and Blue Compass RV

• Noon-5 p.m. — Co****le Tournament - Doghouse Co****le, Courthouse Square

• 4-6 p.m. — W.C. Pork Producers - Sandwich Feed, Corner of Main St. & Van Buren

• 5 p.m.-closing — Poor Jacks Amusements Midway, downtown

• 8-10 p.m. — Music Entertainment (dance and country music) "Gunslinger," south side of Courthouse Square

Parade
The best contact information for the American Legion Parade, which takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22, along Main Street from North Street to Ellsworth Street, is the email address, [email protected].
Old Settlers Days-Whitley County

05/03/2024

It's prom season! Share your photos at [email protected] and include names and schools and maybe we'll print them in The Post & Mail. Have a magical night!

03/30/2024

Do you have Easter bunny, Easter egg hunts and Easter celebration photos to share? Send them to us and we might print them in our next edition. Be sure to include names and ages, and locations, if applicable. Happy Easter!

12/01/2023

One more month to nominate!📥

Know of someone who is doing great things in business and/or their community? Nominate them today! Nominations are open for the 2024 Forty Under 40 Awards. We will be honoring 40 amazing individuals under the age of 40 with a banquet and award ceremony in March 2024. Nominations will stay open until January 1st, 2024. (Yes, you can nominate yourself!)

Click here to nominate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DXP586V

11/24/2023

Nutcracker visited with children before the parade.

11/21/2023

Know of someone who is doing great things in business and/or their community? Nominate them today! Nominations are open for the 2024 Forty Under 40 Awards. We will be honoring 40 amazing individuals under the age of 40 with a banquet and award ceremony in March 2024. Nominations will stay open until January 1st, 2024. (Yes, you can nominate yourself!)

Click here to nominate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DXP586V

10/30/2023

UPDATE: We’ve received so many awesome photos that we got over 2 pages worth in Wednesday’s edition and we’ll have more in Saturday!!
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Hey, punkins! In addition to trick-or-treat or trunk-or-treat photos, share with us your Pumpkins on Parade photos!

08/28/2023

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08/11/2023

Today's the day! Whitko is back to school! Submit your first day of school photos to [email protected] to be featured in an upcoming edition.

08/09/2023

It's back to school for the students at Smith-Green Community Schools! Submit your first day of school photos to [email protected] to be featured in an upcoming edition.