Civic show starts Friday

Tickets are on sale for Jay County Civic Theatre’s production of “The Laramie Project.”

The documentary-style play analyzes the death of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student who was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998 because of his sexual identity.

It is intended for mature audiences because of strong language and explicit references to violence.

Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Jay County Campus of Arts Place and Feb. 25 at Blackford County Arts Center. To purchase tickets, stop by Arts Place, call (260) 726-4809 or visit myartsplace.org.



Dean’s list

Several Fort Recovery residents were named to the dean’s list at University of Findlay.

Those making the list were Janel Bruns, Lauren Bruns, Brandon Keller, Derek Lochtefeld, Cassidy Martin and Hope Wendel.

MLK essays



Entries are being accepted through Feb. 28 to the Indiana Association of School Principals 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.

Sixth graders through high school seniors may write essays based on the following quote from Martin Luther King Jr.:

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

For more information, visit iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/. The online submission deadline is Feb. 28.