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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, 2017May 11, 2021 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

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

Rev. Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing

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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

Glenn Chesnut

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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

Mitch Harper

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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

Ray McCune

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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

Ronnie McBrayer

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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

RON COODY

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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

Alyce Faye Bragg

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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

John Stark

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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

Dr. James Nill

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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

Jim Schindler

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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

Kasey Butcher - At The Movies

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Kasey Butcher

September 1, 2009 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

Mayor Tom Henry

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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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