Author: Wayne Township Trustee - Austin Knox

For the past year the Wayne Township Trustee Office has made many changes in our business operations to adapt to COVID-19. We started by implementing all the recommended safety measures like social distancing, plexiglass shields throughout ... Read more

Saint Patrick’s Day always feels like the beginning of spring to me. It’s close enough to the vernal equinox (March 20th at 5:37 AM this year), and things are definitely greening up around here now. ... Read more

On March 5th this year we will be celebrating Employee Appreciation Day. At the Wayne Township Trustee Office, our employees have always been a vital part of the operation—we couldn’t do what we do without them—but this past year has especially ... Read more

Coming up in the next couple of weeks we will be observing several holidays that celebrate relationships; International Friendship Day is observed in the United States on February 15th; Valentine’s Day is on the 14th; and a lesser known, but ... Read more

In what seems like ages ago now we celebrated the coming in of the New Year—2021, with a holiday meant for remembering the past and for looking forward with hope for brighter and more peaceful days ahead. This coming Monday, January 18, our office ... Read more

We are looking forward to the coming winter holiday and especially to the coming new year. Like most everyone else these days our routine here at the Wayne Township Trustee Office, has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand ... Read more

As we head into a winter holiday season that promises to be like no other in our lifetimes, we are being given a choice: we can see this as a time of masks and social distancing rules and restrictions or as a time of opportunities to get creative while ... Read more

At our monthly board meeting on September 8 (via Zoom) we honored our 2020 Recognizing Achievement Scholar, Shajasha R. Lee. Shajasha is currently studying at IUPUI in Indianapolis with plans to go into medicine, and she received her certificate ... Read more

Wayne Township Trustee, Austin Knox, has been running a virtual township assistance office during the current COVID-19 pandemic. His staff has been working almost entirely from home through phone calls, emails, the internet and the US mail. ... Read more

As an essential service to the community, the Wayne Township Trustee Office has remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic, although our ways of encountering our clients have had to change somewhat. For people looking for emergency financial ... Read more

The Fourth of July weekend is here and, even in these strange times of the COVID-19 pandemic, thinking about the meaning of Independence Day seems as important and relevant as ever. July 4, 1776 is the date that the American Colonies, still at ... Read more

Usually at this time of year we are well into the season of attending large events where we reach out with our informational booth and literature to educate the public on our services. For example, Fort Wayne Housing Authority has, for some years ... Read more

Normally at this time of year we would be transitioning from the school year to a summer of downtown festivals and other outdoor activities. But this year has become a whole different animal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Day festivities ... Read more

Springtime is rolling around, and here at the Wayne Township Trustee Office we are doing spring things like cleaning carpets and putting fresh paint on the walls, changing the seasonal items in the Clothing Emporium and replacing our office ... Read more