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Tuesday, September 20 was National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday celebrating our democracy. Indiana makes it easy for new voters to register for the first time or for existing voters to update their information.
“Government works best when . . .
Eric Biddinger, a nursery and compliance officer with the DNR Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology (DEPP), has received the 2022 Carl Carlson Distinguished Achievement Award in Regulatory Plant Protection.
The award comes from the National Plant . . .
The long-awaited day is here! We are proud to release the secret we’ve been working on for quite some time and teasing Waynedale News fans on social media about.
As a thank you to our community for supporting us for the past 90 years, The Waynedale . . .
“Take what you need. Share what you can.” A mantra from Forward Indiana, a local non-profit organization, has been the driving force in the creation of food cabinets throughout Fort Wayne. It has even inspired Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire to add . . .
The Ft. Wayne based non-profit, Bridging Worlds, is pleased to announce a unique concert by Chilean artist, Marcelo Jara, traveling to our city all the way from the Southern Cone of the Americas. The concert will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, . . .
The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved more than $22.9 million in matching state grants, marking the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking school safety investments. The grants will be allocated to 425 schools, which is the largest . . .
Winners were selected last week for the recent Shop Waynedale event. Anyone who was able to obtain all of the stamps and answer all of the scavenger hunt clues correctly on their Shop Waynedale Passport, were entered into a random drawing to select . . .
On Thursday, August 25, 2022, NIPSCO employees volunteered at Wellspring Interfaith Social, an organization that provides free programs and services to neighbors in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
During the month of August, NIPSCO employees, with support from . . .
Due to longer holding periods to fully vaccinate cats being cared for at the shelter and capacity issues, cat intakes will be diverted until Sept. 15 or until shelter medical staff determine it is safe to resume normal operations.
Citizens will be offered . . .
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw recently donated decommissioned respiratory therapy equipment to the One World Medics charity. The donated supplies include two mechanical ventilators, an oxygen tent, two King Visions (used for intubation), . . .
A Huge Thank You To Our Community!
On September 2nd, The Waynedale News celebrated its 90th year in print! This historic landmark for the newspaper did not come easy. Throughout the years, myself and many Publishers before me, made decisions and sacrifices . . .
It’s a big celebration and historic Nappanee continues its tradition of being one of Indiana’s top fall festivals when its annual Apple Festival opens September, 15-18. Beginning in 1975 as a one-block festival, this community of 7000 offers up . . .
Mayor Tom Henry joined City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, the City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division and other community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of Powell Park and highlight progress on the implementation of the Southeast . . .
Twenty firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a graduation ceremony at the Public Safety Academy.
Sixty percent of the FWFD’s 94th recruit class are in a group that is currently underrepresented within the FWFD, including . . .
Healthier Moms and Babies will host their 6th annual Diaper Dash walk/run to raise awareness for their mission of preventing infant mortality and improving the outcome of pregnancy in Allen County. Healthier Moms and Babies aims to increase prenatal . . .
August 28th 2022 will be the 50th year of the Mizpah Shrine Fly-in Breakfast at Bear Field airport. It is a fundraiser for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals begun by the Flying Shriners unit that was formed in 1958 by about 30 Fort Wayne Shrine members . . .
The Fort Wayne Pit Bull Coalition has our upcoming “Spayghetti and No Balls” event on October 1st, 2022. We’re a 501c3 organization who rescues pit bull type breeds working to rehabilitate, foster, and eventually adopt these breeds out. One of . . .
“We have worked tirelessly with the Governor’s team to get Hoosiers their checks, and despite the many challenges we encountered, we are pleased to get printing started,” said Auditor Klutz. “To those Hoosiers who have been patiently waiting . . .
The community-wide event, Shop Waynedale, came to a strong finish last Saturday, August 20th. Organizers say that they are still collecting feedback, but, so far, participants and businesses are giving the event two thumbs up.
“It’s great that volunteers . . .
Humane Fort Wayne received 25 beagles at its shelter in Fort Wayne, Indiana as part of the group of beagles removed from a mass-breeding facility riddled with animal welfare concerns. The Humane Society of the United States coordinated the removal . . .
Mike’s Carwash raised $36,214 for the Ft. Wayne YMCA Youth Service Bureau through its Wash for a Cause promotional event the weekend of July 15-18. Throughout the weekend, Mike’s Carwash donated half of the proceeds from each Ultimate Wash sold . . .
Volunteers of the Waynedale Community Improvement Team (WCIT) are working hard to bring new community events to Waynedale and they’re calling on any businesses or non-profit organizations in the area to participate to show their support, a chance . . .
The James Foundation announces a special grant program for 2023. It will be awarding 365 grants of $1,000 each throughout 2023. The Foundation will announce a grant award winner each day on social media.
“When writing our mission statement, we were . . .
The staff of the Peggy F. Murphy Community Grief Center, a service of Stillwater Hospice, is pleased to announce the creation of a grief support group for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The LGBTQ+ grief support group is for members of the LGBTQ+ community . . .