Local Wiki
Wells County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Commissioners: first and third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM. Council: first Tuesday following the first Monday of each month at 7:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Wells County Carnegie Annex Building, 223 W. Washington Street, Bluffton, IN 46714.
- County Auditor
- Lisa McCormick · 102 W Market St Ste 205, Bluffton, IN 46714 · 260-824-6474 (FAX 260-824-6475) · auditor@wellscounty.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://wellscounty.org/
- Board of Commissioners & County Council
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members by district: President Jeff Stringer (D3), Vice-President Michael K. Vanover (D1), Blake Gerber (D2). County Council, 7 members: President Seth Whicker, Vice President Vicki Andrews, Brandon Harnish, Todd Mahnensmith, Scott Elzey, Steve Huggins, Brian Lambert.
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- MSD Bluffton-Harrison · School District
- Northern Wells Community Schools · School District
- Southern Wells Com Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Bluffton (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Markle · Town
- Ossian (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- Poneto · Town
- Uniondale · Town
- Vera Cruz · Town
- Zanesville · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026