The City of Fort Wayne’s Board of Public Works approved a contract on May 10 between the City of Fort Wayne and GFL Environmental USA, which is another step forward in the process for GFL to be the next garbage and recycling hauler for the City of Fort Wayne. Read more
Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority celebrated the 150th successfully funded CreatINg Places campaign on April 27 at Irwin Elementary School in Fort Wayne. Read more
Three Allen County Council nominations are contested in the May 3 Republican primary election. Read more
The Allen County Democratic Party held the inaugural Democratic Party Obama Dinner at the Grand Wayne Center on March 10 with former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and ACDP Chairman Derek Camp as the speakers. Read more
Citilink and Pilgrim Baptist Church, along with other local organizations, held a presentation on Feb. 1 to proclaim Feb. 4 as “Transit Equity Day” and honor Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement. Read more
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced Jan. 20 that the city of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division, in partnership with the Cincinnati-based company Model Group, will continue the revitalization of The Landing. Read more
The City of Fort Wayne invites the public to attend a public meeting for an overview of the Bluffton Road Bridge Project. The project will include replacement of the bridge beams and deck, and added enhancements such as wider sidewalks with lookout points. Construction is expected to begin i… Read more
City of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Fort Wayne Police Department Police Chief Steve Reed and Fort Wayne Fire Department Fire Chief Eric Lahey provided a public safety recap for 2021 and announced plans for 2022 on Jan. 19. Read more
Fort Wayne City Councilmen Russ Jehl and Tom Didier held a briefing Jan. 14 at Citizens Square to address ongoing concerns and issues surrounding Red River Waste Solutions' trash and recycling pickups. Read more
The Allen County Department of Health has strategized in real-time during each COVID-19 surge over the past two years to determine the most effective ways to utilize resources to conduct contact tracing for positive cases. Read more
The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division in collaboration with the Packard Area Planning Alliance (PAPA) will host a series of open house events at Wunderkammer Company beginning Jan. 10th. Read more
Attorney General Todd Rokita helped lead a lawsuit with 23 other states against the Biden administration over unlawful mask and vaccine mandates applying to all preschool programs funded by the federal Head Start program on Dec. 21. Read more
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend have partnered to create the Fort Wayne Community Identification Card program. Read more
Mayor Tom Henry, Catholic Charities announce Fort Wayne Community Identification Card program (copy)
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend have partnered to create the Fort Wayne Community Identification Card program. Read more
Indiana State Representative Bob Morris (R-IN) is considering sponsoring a bill making all school board races in the state partisan. Read more
The Allen County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Friday opposing a state bill affecting zoning approval for commercial renewable energy projects. Read more
Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters was sworn in for his fifth four-year term during the Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 8 legislative session. Peters was reelected Nov. 3 to represent District 1, which includes most of the eastern half of the county. Read more
Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters was sworn in for his fifth four-year term during the Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 8 legislative session. Peters was reelected Nov. 3 to represent District 1, which includes most of the eastern half of the county. Read more
Leo-Cedarville approved a contract with the newly formed Northeast Allen County Fire and EMS Territory on Jan. 5, after more than a year’s worth of negotiations with other county entities and Northeast Allen County Fire and EMS. Read more
Leo-Cedarville Town Council President John Eastes is hoping to reenter negotiations with other northeast Allen County entities regarding the formation of a new fire territory. However, this time, he wants to bring Perry Township to the table. Read more
The town of Leo-Cedarville is pursuing an annexation that could lead to a partnership with Huntertown for fire and EMS services. While Leo Town Council president John Eastes and council member Ray Pulver called the offer from a Huntertown a good option for Leo, other council members, residen… Read more
A husband and wife were dual recipients of this year’s Linda and Jerry Vandeveer Impact Award, which was presented by the Allen County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 28. Read more
The Allen County Board of Commissioners approved contracts for engineering work on three Allen County bridges Sept. 4. Read more
It’s been nearly 25 years since Leo-Cedarville’s first Town Council was formed. On that night in January 1996, progress was set in motion, current Town Council President John Eastes told a crowd gathered downtown for the Aug. 5 groundbreaking of the town’s streetscape revitalization project. Read more
Allen County Councilman Larry Brown has resigned after comments he made about Fort Wayne protesters prompted thousands online to petition for his resignation. Read more
Fort Wayne City Council members Glynn Hines, D-at large, Michelle Chambers, D-at large, and Sharon Tucker, D-6th district, joined Adams Township Trustee Denita Washington, Wayne Township Trustee Austin Knox, Wayne Township Trustee Board Chair Pat Turner, East Allen County Schools District 3E… Read more
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry revealed a new plan June 18 that will focus on public safety and racial justice in the wake of weeks-long protests in downtown Fort Wayne. Read more
Allen County plans to use a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to educate the public on proper battery storage and recycling methods. The Allen County Board of Commissioners committed June 12 to match a $5,000 state community grant awarded to the Allen County Depar… Read more
The Fort Wayne Community Schools board approved a 10-year lease for the development of a new Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics high school at Electric Works. The board approved the lease June 8. An agency representing Electric Works described the project in an announcemen… Read more
Allen County is planning improvements at the intersection of S.R. 37 and Rupert Road just northeast of Harlan and Grabill. The Allen County commissioners approved a contract June 5 with Engineering Resources Inc. for a study of the intersection in the total of $59,900. Read more
Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd District, pledged his support to several police reform efforts during a June 16 council meeting. Read more
The Allen County Prosecutor’s Office will pore over what it expects could be thousands of hours of footage from protests May 29 and 30 in downtown Fort Wayne, in order to determine how to proceed with the more than 100 arrests made in connection with those protests. Read more
Anyone who lives or works in Allen County is invited to join an All In Allen Facebook Live discussion about the future of Allen County. Read more
A group of protesters took what they believed to be a step toward ending police violence June 4 in Fort Wayne. However, not all the demonstrators gathered downtown shared the same point of view. Read more
Allen County health officials reminded the community June 5 that COVID-19 remains a problem as local hospitals have seen a steady increase in hospitalizations. Read more
All 11 WorkOne Northeast career centers are scheduled to reopen to the public by appointment-only during the week of June 8, Northeast Indiana Works announced. Read more
A group of protesters took what they believed to be a step toward ending police violence June 4 in Fort Wayne. However, not all the demonstrators gathered downtown shared the same point of view. Read more
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and other local leaders told a Saturday morning press conference that the level of unrest that rocked the downtown Friday night was incited by outside agitators. The mayor said police were forced to take action to defend public safety. He said the threat will not b… Read more
As protests and police response continued Friday evening in downtown Fort Wayne, the Police Department asked the public to refrain from adding to the traffic downtown. Read more
John Perlich, spokesman for Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, issues this statement from the mayor at 9:45 p.m. Friday. Read more
John Perlich, spokesman for Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, issues this statement from the mayor at 9:45 p.m. Friday. Read more
The Allen County-Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board of Managers talked turkey May 28 about how drastically the COVID-19 pandemic has hit its operations, schedule and pocketbook. Read more
Fort Wayne City Council members are set to vote May 12 on a resolution that would grant hazard pay to city employees exposed to the outside world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, the resolution could grant workers an additional $2.50 an hour. Read more
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has expanded his executive order due to COVID-19, which will include numerous actions, including keeping schools closed through May 1, it was announced March 20. Read more
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has issued an executive order to delay the May 5 primary election to June 2. Read more
Local officials postponed a meeting on creating a fire protection territory in northeast Allen County amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19. Read more
The Town of Leo-Cedarville has been awarded $750,000 in funding by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs through the Stellar Communities Program. This project is a component of NewAllen Alliance’s East Allen Rural Revival Regional Development Plan, which led to being named a Stel… Read more
The Harlan United Methodist Women will present All About You from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Read more
The Harlan United Methodist Women will present All About You from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 28. Read more
The Town of Leo-Cedarville has been awarded $750,000 in funding by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs through the Stellar Communities Program. This project is a component of NewAllen Alliance’s East Allen Rural Revival Regional Development Plan, which led to being named a Stel… Read more
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