Whitley County News

The people at JH Specialty in Fort Wayne are accustomed to getting calls from big-name companies wanting to buy large quantities of coffee cups, water bottles, seat covers and just about anything else you can think of.

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

By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer Whitley County's unemployment rate reached 13.2 percent in May, meaning that more than one out of every eight men and women in the county is out of a job.

He was a baby when his parents moved from Rome City to Whitley County and 97-year-old Emmanuel Geiger has been here ever since.

An Allen County Sheriff's Department officer directs traffic at Washington Center and Butt roads after an overturned tractor-trailer rig forced the closure of U.S. 30 on Sunday.

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana said a tornado warning for several northeast Indiana counties has expired.

Crunch is no Beast of 'Busco, but he's a decent stand-in for a legendary snapping turtle purportedly the size of a rowboat.

The Salvation Army has already started its Tools for School campaign in Allen County.

Sunday crash left four others injured By Chris Meyers Staff writer A Fort Wayne mother who was the passenger in a car which her daughter was the driver of, has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash from Sunday afternoon in Whitley County.

A Fort Wayne mother who was described as caring and active in her faith died Sunday when the car her teenage daughter was driving crashed in Whitley County, authorities said.

Workers received notice of shutdown By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer Fort Wayne Foundry has informed United Autoworkers Local No.

Awakened by the sound of coughing, a young Whitley County father lifted his sickly infant from his crib and pleaded for divine healing before Joel Hall died of pneumonia just 26 days after he was born.

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. - Camp Whitley's Board of Directors says it's not at liberty to discuss employee or former employee matters.

A former Whitley County youth camp director made her first appearance in Columbia City this morning.

A trooper following up on a traffic violation in Whitley County found a wanted man and woman, a shotgun, ammunition and items commonly used to make methamphetamine, Indiana State Police said.

A former Camp Whitley director faces more than 30 counts of sexual misconduct and child seduction charges for allegedly engaging in sexual contact with a boy who was a 15-year-old counselor at the camp at the time, according to documents filed Thursday by the Whitley County Prosecutor's Office.

A Fort Wayne man reached 157 mph on a motorcycle Monday night during a three-county pursuit with state police.

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

Two mobile disaster recovery centers will be in Michiana this week to help those affected by the March floods.

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.