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8/23 Highlight Zone – Week One
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Leo scored the game-winning touchdown in the final two minutes as the Lions topped reigning 2A state champ Bishop Luers 20-17 in your first Highlight Zone “Game of the Week” for 2024 to headline our coverage of 20 local games in week one!
Mastodons extend women's basketball coach Maria Marchesano through 2030
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Purdue Fort Wayne's women's basketball program has an energy that's new to the program. PFW is coming off a WNIT Super 16 run this past spring, capping off the program's best season in it's Division I history. Now, Mastodon Coach Maria Marchesano is being rewarded...
Grace Remains Unbeaten with Pair of Victories
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Grace College's volleyball team improved to 5-0 on the season with a pair of victories on Friday at Onset Invitational. The Lancers' 5 game winning streak, which includes wins over No. 16 IU Kokomo and No. 6 Midland, is their best unbeaten-streak to start a season since 2020.
Community builds new playground at Country Meadow Elementary School
ASHLEY, Ind. (WPTA) - On Thursday and Friday, community members gathered in Ashley to help build a new playground at Country Meadow Elementary School. Brightmark, an Ashley-based recycling facility, helped raise funds for the project. Together, Brightmark, JICI Construction, Shambaugh & Son, and community members completed the construction. Those involved...
HARD ROCK NORTHERN INDIANA RECAP: RedHawks off to best start since 2022
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana University Northwest volleyball team defeated IU Southeast in five (25-14, 12-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-11) but lost the final match of the OnSet Tournament to Columbia International in straight sets (25-16, 25-15, 25-15). The RedHawks are off to their best start since 2022 at...
Westwood North residents upset over new business moving into neighborhood
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A new truck driving school is headed to Fort Wayne; however, residents of a northwest side neighborhood are not too happy about it. Thursday, a representative with Tri Area Trucking went before the Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals, requesting to permit a trucking school and driving course to be housed at Gateway Plaza off Goshen Avenue.
Silver Alert canceled for 71-year-old man missing from Fort Wayne
UPDATE: Silver Alert 080-2024 issued Friday on Melvin Perry has been canceled. For more information on this cancellation, contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 260-427-1222. INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Melvin Perry, a 71-year-old white male who is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, […]
Week 1 Evansville-area high school football scores, schedule and streaming links
EVANSVILLE — Another season of high school football in Southwestern Indiana is upon us. Below are scores from Friday's Week 1 games around the Evansville area, plus links to online radio broadcasts and video streams where applicable. (If a stream is missing, please contact clindskog@gannett.com) ...
Parlor Doughnuts to open in SW Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Parlor Doughnuts has already posted a sign on Illinois Road near Scott Road to announce a second Fort Wayne location is coming soon. Owner Gaven Vogt told WANE 15 Thursday that “soon” could be late this fall. “We’re excited to get going,”...
Great Value apple juice recalled due to arsenic
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Refresco Beverages US Inc has issued a voluntary recall for Great Value 8oz Apple Juice six packs due to a level of inorganic arsenic above the industry guidelines. According to the enforcement report, the products were sold in multiple states, including Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. The recalled products have a listed […]
Managing the last mosquitoes of summer
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As the summer winds down and temperatures start to feel more like fall, many Hoosiers are enjoying the cooler weather. However, one pesky reminder that it’s still technically summer is the presence of mosquitoes. Despite the pleasant temperatures, mosquitoes are still active, and unfortunately, we may be a month or two away […]
Farm groups and legislators poised to work on high farmland property taxes in 2025
Every year, farmers like Terry Hayhurst of Terre Haute contend with operating costs and fluctuations in prices for what they grow. “Beans are down roughly about 25 percent what they were last year, and corn is down closer to 40 percent less than what it was last year,” he said. “So those two things are kind of going against one another. Even though our profitability is extremely limited, our expenses from property taxes continue to go up.”
So. Indiana Area McDonald’s Restaurants Support Local Schools with “Fries for School Supplies” Fundraiser
Who knew that indulging in a delicious order of McDonald’s fries could make such a big difference in our community? From August 26th to 30th, local McDonald’s owner-operators are turning their fry boxes into tools for change with the "Fries for School Supplies" fundraiser. During these five days, 10% of all à la carte fry sales will be donated directly to local schools.
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