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Austin Knox

January 1, 2020April 20, 2020 Wayne Township Trustee - Austin Knox

Trustee Austin Knox is a Fort Wayne native who has been working at the Wayne Township Trustee Office since January of 2015. On Friday, January 10, 2020, he was unanimously elected trustee at a caucus of Democratic precinct committee leaders ... Read more

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Michael Morrissey

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 Michael Morrissey

Michael Morrissey is a writer and journalist from Fort Wayne. He attended South Side High School and Northwestern University. He has written for newspapers in Michigan City, Indiana; Pekin, Illinois; and Bradenton, Florida. He also has ... Read more

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Camille Garrison

March 29, 2017April 20, 2020 Camille Garrison

My day job is as a Program Outreach Coordinator for the Volunteer Center on Lake Avenue. I work with a great team and we link volunteers in the community to non-profits, faith based, civic and medical organizations that are in need of volunteers. ... Read more

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Shawn D. Wall

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 Shawn D. Wall

Shawn graduated from Ball State University in 1991 with a degree in finance. He started building his practice with Edward Jones in Waynedale. He has been in the same location since 1992 continuing to build relationships on hard work and the ... Read more

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Allen Shaw

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 Allen Shaw

Allen is a lifetime resident of Waynedale. He graduated from Elmhurst High School and was a formal choral director there as well. He also graduated from Fort Wayne Bible College, where he met his wife Deb (Lehman) Shaw. He coached gymnastics ... Read more

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Vince LaBarbera

March 29, 2017March 31, 2017 Vince LaBarbera

Vince LaBarbera is a Fort Wayne native. He attended Cathedral Grade School, Central Catholic High School and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in communication arts. He also earned a master of science degree ... Read more

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State Senator David Long

March 17, 2013 David Long - IN Dist. 16 Senator

David C. Long is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 16th district. He serves as the President Pro Tempore of the Indiana State Senate. Prior to his election to the Senate, David Long served from 1988 through 2005 ... Read more

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Richard A. Stevenson

September 1, 2009April 20, 2020 Richard A. Stevenson - Wayne Township Trustee

Wayne Township Trustee Rick Stevenson was elected Trustee in November of 2006 and took office in January of 2007. Stevenson retired from Trustee in December of 2019. He is very passionate about helping those in need and considers it a privilege ... Read more

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Michael Alberico

September 1, 2009 Michael Alberico

Hello, my name is Michael Alberico. I was the co-owner and publisher of The Waynedale News for nearly four years (2009 – 2013). I am a native of North Carolina that relocated with my family to the Waynedale area as a youngster. I grew to love ... Read more

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Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing

September 1, 2009 Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing

I was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, and my wife Jane and I now live south of Albion, IN. I retired from the Ft. Wayne Fire Department in 1995 after 23 years of service. I am of Mohawk Indian ancestry on my mother’s side. I am an ordained Christian ... Read more

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Glenn Chesnut

September 1, 2009 Glenn Chesnut

Glenn F. Chesnut was Professor of History and Religious Studies at Indiana University in South Bend for 33 years, where he was one of their most popular teachers, winning Indiana University’s Herman Frederic Lieber Award for excellence ... Read more

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Mitch Harper

September 1, 2009 Mitch Harper - Fmr. Dist. 4 FW City Council

Mitch Harper represents the 4th District on Fort Wayne’s Common Council. The 4th District includes Waynedale, Time Corners and Aboite. He was first elected in 2007 and was reelected in 2011. Mitch Harper was born in 1956 in Fort Wayne ... Read more

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Ray McCune

September 1, 2009 Ray McCune

Ray McCune is an import from the hills of West Virginia and is a former Associate Editor with The Waynedale News. He has lived in Waynedale for the last 45 years. He retired from a less rewarding job after 28 years of service with a local telephone ... Read more

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Ronnie McBrayer

September 1, 2009 Ronnie McBrayer

Ronnie McBrayer was born in the foothills of the North Georgia Appalachians. He claims he barely survived the fire-and-brimstone, fundamentalist indoctrination of his hard shell Baptist-reared childhood. But in the great comedy of God, ... Read more

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Doug Hackbarth

September 1, 2009March 31, 2017 Doug Hackbarth

Born in Fort Wayne, December 10, 1952 my family purchased Broadview Florist and Greenhouses in 1957 when I was only 4 ½ years old. We moved into the three-bedroom apartment above, where I currently live with my wife. My daughter and mother-in-law ... Read more

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Ron Coody

September 1, 2009 Ron Coody

In April 2002 my family moved from Fort Wayne to Istanbul, Turkey on a work assignment. This is not the first time we have lived outside the United States. In 1993 we worked in the former Soviet Union in the newly formed republic of Kazakstan, a ... Read more

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Lois Levihn

September 1, 2009January 22, 2017 Lois Levihn

I’m Fort Wayne native Lois Levihn author of Around the frame. I grew up close to Waynedale graduating from Wayne High School and IPFW. I’ve been a writer since 2009 when the new owners Alex and Michael were looking for new columnists. ... Read more

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Alyce Faye Bragg

September 1, 2009 Alyce Faye Bragg

The oldest of seven children; born on Big Laurel Creek in Clay County, West Virginia in 1935. Mother of six children; grandmother of 22, and great-grandmother of 23. Born and raised in the country, and still lives on the same farm where she was ... Read more

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John Stark

September 1, 2009 John Stark

John Edward Stark was born to Irene Elizabeth and Edward William Stark on April 11, 1945. He attended grade school at Waynedale Elementary School, middle school at Maplewood School, High School at Elmhurst High School and was graduated in ... Read more

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Hal Vizino

September 1, 2009 Hal Vizino

Have you ever heard of Poughkeepsie, New York? That’s my hometown! It’s located 75 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River. My high school class of 1950 is celebrating its 60th reunion this fall. Following my gradation, ... Read more

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Dr. Jayme Nill, D.C.

September 1, 2009 Dr. Jayme Nill, D.C.

Dr. Jayme Nill, D.C., a Fort Wayne native, received his undergraduate degree of Science from Ball State University with a major in Biology. He then went on to chiropractic school at the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, ... Read more

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John Barleycorn

September 1, 2009January 21, 2017 John Barleycorn

After Robert Stark purchased Waynedale’s newspaper in 2000 he called a friend and asked him to write a column about alcoholism. The friend was skeptical that the column would last more than a few months for a lack of interest. Ten years ... Read more

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The Waynedale News Staff

September 1, 2009March 13, 2019 The Waynedale News Staff

Our in-house staff works with community members and our local writers to find, write and edit the latest and most interesting news worthy stories. Their responsibilities also include working on additional Waynedale community projects ... Read more

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Jim Schindler

September 1, 2009 Jim Schindler

At the age of three, Jim Schindler was put into St. Vincent’s Villa, a Catholic orphanage. After he finished the fifth grade, he was placed in a foster home along with his brother, where they were terribly mistreated. In spite of his unhappy ... Read more

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Cindy Cornwell

September 1, 2009February 6, 2017 Cindy Cornwell

I am a transplant to the Fort Wayne area. I was born and raised in south central Wisconsin where my mother and father still live. I have two sons; Alex-who is a co-owner of The Waynedale News and also owns a web-design company called Acorn Design ... Read more

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