×
×
homepage logo
SUBSCRIBE

News

Huntertown stands ready to feed community as SNAP dries up

HUNTERTOWN — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were expected to end Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown. However, a federal judge Oct. 31 ordered the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP, also known as food stamps, while a second judge ruled that the ...

2025 Treasure Hunt Clue No. 1

Welcome to the start of the Huntertown Treasure Hunt. You will have the opportunity to win $318.37 by finding the hidden film canister that contains the treasure note. Clues will appear in successive issues of the Northwest News and will be posted on the Well Grounded Café’s Facebook ...

July 10 – 2025 treasure hunt begins next week

It’s that time again! The 26th annual Huntertown Treasure Hunt will begin next week with Clue 1. You will have the opportunity to win $318.37 by finding the hidden film canister that contains the treasure note. Clues will appear in successive issues of the Northwest News and will be posted ...

July 10 – Local sheep stay cool at NREMC’s Huntertown solar site

HUNTERTOWN — As record heat settled over Northeast Indiana, a new flock of sheep found an escape, beneath Northeastern REMC’s solar panels. Local sheep producer Zach Warner recently released approximately 85 female sheep and 110 young lambs on Northeastern REMC’s Hatch Road Solar Field. ...

May 7 – Huntertown celebrates community and its family park

HUNTERTOWN – Spring and summer events are gearing up in Huntertown. Two popular events are scheduled for the coming days. The Huntertown Family Park, 2302 Woods Road, is the site of the busy Huntertown Community Market. May 10 kicks off the 2025 market season. Both residents and visitors ...

Dec. 17 – Police: Allen County sheriff’s officer shoots man armed with gun

HUNTERTOWN — An Allen County Sheriff's officer shot to death a man armed with a gun during a call regarding a mental health crisis, according to police. At around 2:27 p.m. Dec. 17, officers with the Allen County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 2700 block of Ascension Court in ...

Old Lima Road closure announced for Huntertown Heritage Days events

Two separate and very popular Huntertown Heritage Days events are expected to shut down Old Lima Road for several hours Aug. 10. The narrow two-lane road runs through the heart of Huntertown. Old Lima Road is scheduled to be closed by 10:30 a.m. for the Huntertown Heritage Days parade, ...

Well Made & More grand opening July 13

HUNTERTOWN — Well Made & More, 14505 Lima Road features the creations of dozens of local crafters and artists. The grand opening for the newly redesigned space is set for July 13. Hours for the event are scheduled from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. “There is nothing like this in the ...

Fort Wayne’s Sydnee Deventer is state pinball champ

HUNTERTOWN — Fort Wayne's Sydnee Deventer swept the Indiana Women’s State Pinball Championship finals Jan. 21 at Wizard’s World Arcade four games to zero over No. 1 seed Jen Ruper of Cleveland. Deventer is the 2023-24 Women's Indiana State Pinball Champion and punched her ticket to the ...

Sept. 18 – Huntertown man killed in hit-and-run identified

The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash. Satwinder Singh Grewal, 40, of Huntertown died of multiple blunt force Injuries due to a pedestrian versus a motor vehicle crash, and the manner of his death is accident, according to the coroner's ...