Dirk Herschberger, senior at Woodlan Jr. Sr. High is the recipient of The Daughter’s of American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Scholarship award of $1000. This scholarship is a competitive scholarship throughout Allen County. The student has to write an essay about a topic that is given to them on the day of the scheduled essay…
United Way’s 26th annual “Day of Caring” brought together energetic volunteers to make a large impact in Allen County. Hallmark Home Mortgage (HMM) on Coldwater Rd. selected Associated Churches as their destination for a “Day of Caring” on June 21, 2018. They landscaped the garden, sorted food in our warehouse, and inserted our September’s Hunger…
Officials with NewAllen Alliance, a coalition of communities in eastern Allen County, recently received word they were selected as one of six regions invited to compete for millions of dollars in state funds through the Indiana Regional Stellar Communities Program. NewAllen Alliance, in cooperation with the Allen County Board of Commissioners, submitted the East Allen…
American Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima Post is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred at approximately 10:30 P.M. on Sunday, May 20, 2018, on Eastown Road in Allen County. A 2016 Kawasaki ZX-6R, operated by Parker R. Oldenettel, age 21, of South Jacksonville, Illinois, was southbound on Eastown Road. While overtaking…
Warriors roll on with win over PatriotsWoodlan led 19-0 at halftime and cruised from there to a 47-6 win over Jay County in high school football action Friday night in Allen County. The Warriors led 6-0 after one quarter and extended the lead to 19-0 at the break. Woodlawn pushed the margin to 33-6 at…
On Monday, July 31. Lots of young people with Sheriff Deputy Nick Mendez and several area Dare program sponsors work to have a fun kids day at the Paulding LaFountain Park. This event went on all day long starting at 10:00 in the morning and going till 3:30 in the afternoon. All kinds of games…
iAB Financial Bank, A Division of First Merchants Bank, was pleased to be a corporate sponsor for the Wells County Youth for Christ (YFC) Golf Outing which took place this year on Friday, July 21st at Timber Ridge Golf Course in Bluffton. Sid Schwartz, iAB Vice President, presented YFC with a check in the amount…
iAB Financial Bank is pleased to welcome Yen Nguyen as a new Mortgage Loan Originator. Yen holds Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in both Political Science and Criminal Justice from Indiana University. She comes to iAB with over 20 years experience in mortgage loan origination. Active in her community, Yen has partnered with Pathfinder Community…
Associated Churches invites families in the community to celebrate father figures by participating in a Father’s Day 5k walk/run, Kids Fun-Run and Pancake Breakfast. Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County is hosting a Father’s Day 5K walk/run at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2017. The Father’s Day 5K is a family-friendly walk/run…
Recently, Barnes & Noble held a Teacher Appreciation Essay contest throughout the nation. Students could write an essay, poem, or thank-you letter (500 words or less), sharing how a teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate and admire them. The students who authored the winning essays received a certificate of recognition and were…
The Allen County Public Library will celebrate National Library Week the week of April 9, 2017, with various events throughout its 14 locations. National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association that began in 1958 to recognize the contributions libraries of all types make to their communities. This year’s theme,…
WOODLAN – The Woodlan boys basketball team picked up a pair of easy home victories last week as the Warriors rolled past visiting Antwerp and Southern Wells to improve to 12-7 on the season. On Tuesday, Woodlan outscored the visiting Archers 33-18 in the middle two quarters to pull away for a 66-47 victory. The…
On Tuesday, January 10, the wind was incredible with strong gusts. Well this was not without ill effect around the area. At Sauder Feeds in Grabill it was noticed on the south end of the manufacturing campus the building housing the trucks was sparking where the power lines coming in to the facility with the…
