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Become a citizen scientist with The Watershed Foundation
NORTH WEBSTER — Community members are invited to roll up their sleeves and join The Watershed Foundation for its eighth annual Snapshot Water Monitoring Day from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. Working in teams, Snapshot volunteers spend the afternoon as citizen scientists, collecting, testing and analyzing water samples at...
Aug. 24 - Community calendar
Mizpah Shrine 52nd Fly-in Breakfast: 7 a.m.-noon at Fort Wayne International Airport, Aviation Hangar 2019, 11021 W. Perimeter Road. Public invited. Minimum donation of $8 per person. Children under 5 eat free. Serving eggs to your order, sausage, ham, pancakes, hash browns, toast, coffee, milk, or orange juice. Children’s games and crafts for sale. Benefiting: Shriners Hospitals for Children. Contact: 260-426-4543 or go to mizpahshrine.com.
Aug. 21 - Whitley County bookings
Justin Aker, 41, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 12, charged with contempt of court. Jarrod Bond, 38, of South Bend, was arrested Aug. 13, charged with possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, dealing marijuana hash oil or hash, operating while intoxicated endangering a person and operating while intoxicated.
Aug. 17 - Whitley County Consolidated Schools welcomes back staff
COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County Consolidated Schools welcomed staff back and officially opened the 2024-25 with a renewed focus on building relationships and a motivational message from keynote speaker Sean Buchanan. The morning started with networking opportunities and breakfast served by the WCCS Food Service. The day celebrated the...
Aug. 17 - Registration open for Senior Games
COLUMBIA CITY — The Whitley County Senior Games will take place Sept. 9- 13 at The Woodlands Senior Activity Center and Paige’s Crossing. on land bait casting contest, corn hole contest, jigsaw speed contest, horseshoes, euchre, scooter race, skee ball, driving range, putting contest and dominoes. Closing ceremony and ice cream at 1 p.m. Sept. 13.
Aug. 17 - Community calendar
Mizpah Shrine 52nd Fly-in Breakfast: 7 a.m.-noon at Fort Wayne International Airport, Aviation Hangar 2019, 11021 W. Perimeter Road. Public invited. Minimum donation of $8 per person. Children under 5 eat free. Serving eggs to your order, sausage, ham, pancakes, hash browns, toast, coffee, milk, or orange juice. Children’s games and crafts for sale. Benefiting: Shriners Hospitals for Children. Contact: 260-426-4543 or go to mizpahshrine.com.
Single-vehicle crash in Whitley County leaves one dead
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WFFT) — One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Whitley County on Monday. Daniel Ralph Henderson, 78, of Columbia City was driving eastbound near 7725 East 800 South around 5:20 p.m. Police say Henderson’s 2013 Lexus left the roadway for an unknown reason. His...
Aug. 14 - Whitley County bookings
Alonzo Villarreal, 25, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 5, charged with driving while suspended prior and possession of marijuana, hash oil or hash. Roger Johnson, 40, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 5, charged with contempt of court.
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