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Fort Wayne protesters march in unity with mayor, police

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.Mayor Tom Henry, members of the Fort Wayne Police Department and other elected officials joined ...

WorkOne Northeast Centers to open by appointment

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.Customers in Allen County will be able to make appointments by calling the Fort Wayne center at 260-745-3555; customers in DeKalb, ...

Fort Wayne protesters march in unity with mayor, police

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.Mayor Tom Henry, members of the Fort Wayne Police Department and other elected officials joined ...

Leaders condemn violence that followed peaceful protests

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 be ...

Fort Wayne’s Grand Wayne Center weathers COVID-19 pandemic

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.Early on in the pandemic — at the beginning of March — the Grand Wayne Convention Center was already crafting ...

Trail projects on hold during pandemic

HUNTERTOWN — Like many things in Fort Wayne, trail development has come to a rest during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Huntertown, that stagnation could continue after the state’s reopening, due to a separate issue with homeowners.A planned section of the Pufferbelly Trail from Life Bridge ...

Council to vote on employee hazard pay

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.Although Citizens Square has been ...

Huntertown weighs in on rate study

HUNTERTOWN — Huntertown’s town council and utility service board have yet to come to a consensus on how much to charge new water and sewer customers in order to recoup costs associated with future utility improvements. But, current homeowners should rest assured their rates won’t go up ...

Mayor Henry reiterates stay-at-home order

FORT WAYNE — Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order goes into effect at midnight March 24. Like the governor, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry is encouraging residents to stay home in an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.City and county officials gathered to answer questions ...