500 volunteers mobilize to assist Fort Wayne community
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – IPFW sent more than 500 students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteers into the Fort Wayne community Saturday. The sixth annual BIG Event kicked off at 8:30 a.m. with volunteers assisting around 40 non-profit agencies with projects ranging from filing and office work to painting, landscaping, and small-scale renovation projects. The BIG Event is the largest one-day, student-led service project in the nation and has expanded to more than 75 universities across the c..>> view originalTenerowicz's triple leads Bowling Green over Fort Wayne in 11 innings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Robbie Tenerowicz hit an RBI triple in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 5-4 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Saturday.Rene Pinto scored the go-ahead run on the triple after he reached base on a forceout.Reliever Elias Torres (1-0) went two scoreless innings, striking out two and walking one to get the win. Mark Zimmerman (0-1) went two innings, allowing one run and two hits in the Midwest League game. He also struck out two and walked..>> view originalKomets finish off Mallards to end regular season
Now that the practice games are over, the real fun can begin. The Fort Wayne Komets and Quad City Mallards completed a home-and-home pair to finish off the ECHL regular season on Saturday night with a 6-1 Fort Wayne win before 8,106 Memorial Coliseum fans. After both teams were basically playing not to get hurt, they can now fully look ahead to next Friday and Saturday's opening-round playoff games. The first two games will be played in Fort Wayne. Mike Embach and Kyle Thomas scored first-peri..>> view originalFacing diversity, FWCS adapts
Families visit Fort Wayne Community Schools' relatively new downtown facility for various reasons, including registration, health screenings and informational sessions on topics such as mobile apps. There's one thing the administrator overseeing the Family and Community Engagement Center hopes visitors don't encounter: barriers. That's why signs throughout the building are in English, Spanish and also Burmese. The multilingual labels signify the FACE Center serves the entire community, said D..>> view originalSoftball Walks Off Game 2 to Earn Split With Leathernecks
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Fort Wayne softball team walked off in style as the Mastodons won the second game of its doubleheader with Western Illinois 4-3 in eight innings to split the day. The ‘Dons fell in game one to the Leathernecks 6-1. Sierra Miranda led the Mastodons on the day going 5 for 7 at the plate with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. Brooke Imel finished with three hits (including the game-winner in game two), two doubles and two RBIs. Taylor Bolyard and Lauren ..>> view originalWater for Good helps rebuild pride, integrity
ghousholder@kpcmedia.com His hat made me think he might have an interesting story. One of the last travelers boarding the March 23 flight to Fort Wayne from Atlanta was wearing field clothes. Shortly after the plane took off, I learned his journey had begun 2 1/2 days earlier in the Central African Republic, known as CAR. Jim Hocking is the founder of Water for Good, a ministry based in Warsaw. He has spent most of his 62 years in Africa, and will be returning in early May. His trip to Warsaw..>> view originalImmigration an economic lifeline
Immigration and population How immigrants affected Midwest population change from 2000-2015 Metro area - Change - Percent change due to immigration Population gain completely attributable to immigration Akron, Ohio 11,722 100 percent South Bend-Mishawaka 2,792 100 percent Population gain mostly attributable to immigration Chicago/tri-state area 444,617 54 percent Rockford, Illinois 20,683 61 percent Sheboygan, Wisconsin 4,098 81.7 percent Population gain partly attributable t..>> view originalBusiness people
Several F.C. Tucker/Malcolm & Schlueter Realtors sales associates were recently honored at the real estate company's annual awards banquet. The Oswalt Team received the award for leading sales producer, with licensed team members; Tucker Associates Top 10, with licensed team members; and the president's club award, sales over $5 million. Kevin Gerbers received the award for leading sales producer, without licensed team members and the president's club award, sales over $5 million. Aaron Shive..>> view originalPolice stepping up seizure of illegal guns
A warning to all gangsters – traffic violations could be your downfall. Something as easy to fix as an expired license or failure to use your turn signal might be what triggers your demise. “When we do see a gang member or a known gang member and they're leaving a known gang house or drug house and we follow them and they make a traffic violation, that gives us probable cause to make a traffic stop,” said Capt. Kevin Hunter, with the Fort Wayne Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Unit. “On..>> view originalCats rescued from house fire
When Fort Wayne Fire Department crews arrived at a house fire in the 1100 block of Seddlemeyer Avenue Saturday afternoon, the only person inside had made it out, but she said she still had cats inside.Firefighters were called to the fire at 4:29 p.m. and arrived at 4:32 p.m. Within minutes they had extinguished a fire in the home’s bedroom and set off on their search for the missing cats. Both were rescued. No injuries to people or pets resulted from the fire. Although firefighters reported th..>> view original
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