Churubusco News

Starting today, cities and towns in Indiana will be able to decide for themselves if golf carts will be allowed on public roads.

Turtle Days in Churubusco continues today and it will end Saturday night with fireworks.

Deep beneath the murky waters of Fulk Lake, a giant turtle -- a monster, they say -- trolls along the muck, looking for food and avoiding humanity.

Oscar, the legendary beast of Churubusco, likely won't be there - if indeed he ever existed - but visitors to Churubusco's Turtle Days festival this week will have a chance to see another huge snapping turtle.

By CHRIS MEYERS Staff Writer From the adult leadership at Smith-Green Community Schools, the message was clear - there is much more ahead in life and the learning does not stop with the completion of high school.

Early Tuesday morning a van was stopped for a traffic violation and after passing another vehicle in a no passing zone.

*American Legion Post 202 in Butler hosts a memorial service at Eddy Cemetery near Butler at 8:30 a.m. *Waynedale Memorial Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. at Waynedale United Methodist Church, 2501 Church St.

Reaching speeds of up to 157-miles per hour, State Police say a Fort Wayne man is lucky to be alive.

Joe Lepper, who attended LaOtto, shares memories with wife Robin, left, and Jenny Garn.

By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer Two Churubusco students who are cousins have claimed the top two spots in the graduating class of 2009.

Due to a problem with a fiber optic communication line, 911 service is currently unavailable in Noble County and parts of Whitley County.

A 22-year-old Fort Wayne motorcyclist is facing a variety of charges after leading Indiana State Police troopers on a chase during which his motorcycle reached 157 mph on U.S. 30 on Monday night.

By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer Despite the failure of the General Assembly to pass a biennial budget this spring, State Rep.

By Chris Meyers Staff writer The construction of apartments for senior citizens took another step forward Thursday night as the Churubusco Plan Commission voted to approve the plans for Blue River Senior Apartments' next venture.

Blue River Senior Housing received a check for $2.3 million Friday from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with the help of U.S. Rep.

Forty-three citizens of Whitley County were recognized Thursday evening at Indian Springs Middle School for their charitable giving, acts of kindness ... their Hearts of Gold.

The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend plans to merge three Fort Wayne-area parishes with larger parishes and might consolidate two more to build a new church and school in the Huntertown area, according to a long-awaited report released Wednesday on the future of the diocese's 80 congregations.

On a day when people think about "going green," nearly 300 people were thinking about wind power at a conference in Fort Wayne Wednesday.

Fort Wayne and Churubusco will receive almost $3 million in federal stimulus money to make improvements to their sewer and water systems.

Churubusco has taken another step forward in an ongoing project to improve storm water drainage on the north side of town.