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Writer Biographies

The Waynedale News is privileged to have many contributing writers. As a part of our mission to promote the Waynedale community, our writers’ columns are meant to inform and engage our readers with positive, family friendly and unique news and entertainment from around the Fort Wayne, Indiana area.


Writer Biographies 

Maria Sutherland

January 1, 2022April 25, 2022 Maria Sutherland
Maria Sutherland is a community advocate that enjoys being involved in opportunities that encourage engagement and connection. Her passion for the natural environment has also led her to become a Naturalist at Lindenwood Nature Preserve ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

Doris Montag

January 1, 2022July 21, 2022 Doris Montag
Doris Montag of Iowa City, IA, is a new contributor to the Waynedale News expanding her reach into Indiana. Her column, The History of Ordinary Things, currently runs in Pennsylvania and Iowa/IL. Doris Montag is a homespun historian and an ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

The Waynedale News Staff

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 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
Kasey Butcher - At The Movies
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Kasey Butcher

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 Kasey Butcher
I am proud to be a Ft. Wayne native and really love the Summit City, especially the festivals and great places to eat downtown. I am also a big Tin Caps fan. I graduated from Homestead High school and then went on to Ball State University, where I ... Read more
Alex Cornwell Waynedale News Fort Wayne
Writer Biographies 

Alex Cornwell

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 Alex Cornwell
A VISIONARY FOR WAYNEDALE – Community Spotlight by Camille Garrison I’d be surprised if you didn’t know Alex Cornwell. Armed with his affable grin, you can depend on him to be involved at any major Waynedale happening like the recent Christmas ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

Lois Levihn

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 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
Slim Randles
Writer Biographies 

Slim Randles

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 Slim Randles
Raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, Slim Randles was 14 before he was able to buy a horse. This was a $50 horse, and Slim’s dad used to say they fed it around the clock to keep the buzzards from circling the house. The same could’ve been said of Slim at ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

Daris Howard

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 Daris Howard
Daris Howard is an author and playwright who grew up on a farm in rural Idaho. Throughout his life he has associated with many colorful characters including cowboys, farmers, lumberjacks, truck drivers, factory workers, and others while ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

Neil A. Case

September 1, 2018January 19, 2022 Neil A. Case
I was born in a small town in northwest Iowa in 1931, lived and went to school there until I was 17. Dad enlisted in the Army early in 1942, earned a commission and served in Europe until the end of the war. He returned to Iowa, went back to his previous ... Read more
Writer Biographies 

Vince LaBarbera

March 29, 2018January 19, 2022 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
Writer Biographies 

Austin Knox

January 1, 2018January 19, 2022 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
Writer Biographies 

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
Writer Biographies 

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
Writer Biographies 

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
Writer Biographies 

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
State Senator David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
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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
Writer Biographies 

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
Jim Schindler
Writer Biographies 

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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Writer Biographies 

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
Mayor Tom Henry
Writer Biographies 

Mayor Tom Henry

September 1, 2009 Tom Henry - Fort Wayne Mayor
A lifelong Fort Wayne resident, Mayor Thomas C. Henry is committed to public and community service. He was elected to his first term as Fort Wayne’s Mayor November 6, 2007. From 1984 to 2004, he served on Fort Wayne’s City Council, ... Read more
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Writer Biographies 

Mrs. Waynedale

September 1, 2009February 4, 2017 Mrs. Waynedale
BIRTH – Mrs. ‘D’ as we call her here at The Waynedale News, says she was “borned” and raised, but doesn’t tell us where in the United States, if in deed she was born in the United States which is not unlike ... Read more
Richard A. Stevenson
Writer Biographies 

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
Michael Alberico
Writer Biographies 

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
Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing
Writer Biographies 

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
Glenn Chesnut
Writer Biographies 

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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