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One hurt when coil semi overturns
BUTLER — A Fort Wayne man suffered abrasions and minor lacerations but his semi was a total loss when it overturned in the 4700 block of S.R. 8 at 10:43 a.m. Monday, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported. S.R. 8 was shut down to all traffic for nearly four...
Council approves tax abatement requests
AUBURN — The DeKalb County Council Wednesday took final action in approving two tax abatement requests. By 6-1 votes, the council approved confirmatory resolutions to create economic revitalization areas and real property tax abatements for Project Red and for Brand Dairy Farms. Council member Amy Prosser voted against the resolutions in each case.
Waterloo dog rescue to close its kennels
WATERLOO, Ind. (WPTA) - A non-profit canine rescue in central DeKalb County announced last week that it would be closing its kennels at the end of July. Canine Haven Rescue shared in a recent Facebook post that due to medical issues, it will be closing its kennels by the end of the month.
Police: Alcohol, speed contributed to ATV crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that a Butler man was hurt when he was thrown from an ATV Sunday morning. Police believe that 45-year-old Jade Hewitt was on the four-wheeler at County Road 26 and County Road 79, east of Butler. Investigators think the ATV skidded on the roadway beforeHewitt was thrown off.
Alcohol, speed factors in ATV crash
BUTLER — A Butler man suffered a head laceration in an all-terrain vehicle crash that occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday at C.R. 26 and C.R. 79 east of Butler, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported. Jade M. Hewitt, 45, of Butler, sustained a laceration to the back of his...
Driver suffers hand, head injuries after accident on S.R. 8
AUBURN — A Fort Wayne man suffered a hand and head injury after a single-vehicle accident Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. on S.R. 8. According to an accident report from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Javon Bynum, 39, told police he was driving a 2009 International west in the 4800 block of S.R. 8 when an animal ran into the roadway.
DeKalb County man injured after being thrown from ATV
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— A Butler man was hospitalized with a head injury after being thrown from an ATV early Sunday morning. At approximately 1 a.m., DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a man who had crashed his 4-wheeler at the intersection of County Road 26 and County Road 79, east of Butler.
One person injured in overnight ATV crash in DeKalb County
DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office shares that one person was hospitalized following an ATV crash early Sunday morning. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to a report of a crash involving an ATV at the intersection of County Road 26 and County Road 79 around 1 a.m.
Michigan man sentenced for theft
AUBURN — DeKalb County Judge Monte Brown sentenced a Flint, Michigan man to 15 months of incarceration for organized theft Monday. Cortereal Mack-Morris, 25, of the 300 block of West Dartmouth Street, pleaded guilty to the Level 6 felony as part of a plea agreement filed in DeKalb Superior Court II.
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