State gives $676K to buy flood-prone homes in Fort Wayne, Decatur
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security will award more than $676,000 in federal grants to buy 10 flood-prone homes in Fort Wayne and Decatur. The state announced Monday that $676,860 had been awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. The cities of Fort Wayne and Decatur had applied for the grants through state homeland security. “These properties have experienced repetitive flooding and damage, resulting in recurring ec..>> view originalLongtime Fort Wayne pastor and civil rights leader the Rev. Clyde ...
Longtime Fort Wayne pastor and civil rights leader the Rev. Clyde Adams has died This 1995 photo shows the late Rev. Clyde Adams, who served as pastor for nearly 50 years at Union Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, with an image of a possible expansion at the church. Adams, who helped lead local civil rights efforts during the 1950s and 1960s, died Tuesday at age 102. (News-Sentinel file photo) The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., fourth from left, came to speak in Fort W..>> view originalAll Around Downtown: Community services, events help development
Related Coverage FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The city that was once known for saving itself is now reinventing itself. The landscape of Fort Wayne is changing, especially in the downtown area, where businesses and city services are being improved or being built from scratch. “Fort Wayne is my home. It’s been my family’s home for more than 100 years,” Mayor Tom Henry said. “Fort Wayne has so much potential. We’ve got great people that live here, that work here, that help guide industry here. It w..>> view originalZiffles to take BBQ mobile with a food truck
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) After three decades of serving up award-winning BBQ in Fort Wayne, Ziffles is on the move – literally. Ziffles has announced it will send a food truck onto Fort Wayne streets in the coming weeks. Ziffles Zip n Go will serve “what we’ve always been known for at Ziffles,” including ribs, pulled pork and chicken fresh and made-to-order, truck owner Autumn Dennis told NewsChannel 15. Fort Wayne restaurant Ziffles will open a food truck, Zip n Go. Dennis, the daughter of Todd..>> view originalTunnel project will claim latest piece of city's once-proud pump ...
Tunnel project will claim latest piece of city's once-proud pump heritage This building at 800 Glasgow Ave. was once the Wayne Pump factory but the city plans to buy the property for $272,500 and raze the structure to make room for the entrance shaft into the $200 million tunnel that when complete in 2021 is expected to reduce the discharge of untreated sewage into the rivers by 90 percent. Wayne was one of three early manufacturers that for a time made Fort Wayne the "pump cap..>> view originalPolice: Man stabs father in neck outside west side home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Department is investigating an incident involving a man allegedly stabbing his father in the neck, Officer Michael Joyner said. 1 person was critically hurt in a stabbing in the 600 block of Putnam Street on Monday, February 27. Police responded to the report of the stabbing at a home in the 600 block of Putnam Street at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Joyner said that when officers arrived they found a man outside of the home suffering from a stab wound in the ne..>> view originalJulyan Stone bound for Italy after release by Mad Ants
Julyan Stone bound for Italy after release by Mad Ants Fort Wayne Mad Ants guard Julyan Stone, left, dribbles against Sioux Falls' Bubu Palo in a game earlier this season. (News-Sentinel file photo by Reggie Hayes) More Information For more on the Mad Ants, follow Reggie Hayes on Twitter at reggiehayes1 Fort Wayne looking into other moves as trade deadline looms. By Reggie Hayes, rhayes@news-sentinel.com Monday, February 27, 2017 1:21 PM Point guard Ju..>> view originalRestaurant Notes: New owner, cook slowly changing things at Olde ...
More Information Olde Towne DinerWHERE: 14515 Leo Road, Leo-CedarvilleHOURS: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-SaturdayCALL: 627-2395 InsideSee more restaurant news in Features each Tuesday. Have restaurant news? Call Lisa M. Esquivel Long at 461-8244 or send email to notes@news-sentinel.com or write Restaurant Notes, C/O The News-Sentinel, PO Box 102, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.>> view originalSisters from across the seas
Minn Myint Nan Tin is a Fort Wayne resident and community advocate. When a group of exchange students from Mawlamyine, Myanmar was invited to the stage at a Sister Cities gala dinner Feb. 18, Mehn Joan Thamah spoke on behalf of the students to invite the dinner guests to their city more than 8,000 miles away. The invitation is extended to all residents, as Mawlamyine now has a closer tie to Fort Wayne. Last year, Mayor Tom Henry and Mon State Development Affairs Minister Dr. Toe Toe Aung sign..>> view originalGM dials up discounts on pickups
General Motors Co. boosted incentives on its pickup models this month after its biggest foes gained ground, intensifying a price war within the U.S. auto market’s most hotly contested segment. Discounts averaged about $6,996 for the Chevrolet Silverado and $5,315 for the GMC Sierra this month through Feb. 12, according to J.D. Power dealer data obtained by Bloomberg News. Incentives on GM’s models surged 56 percent and 82 percent, respectively, from a year earlier as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles..>> view original
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