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Mayor Tucker welcomes the FWFD 96th recruitment class
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Mayor Sharon Tucker welcomed the new Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) recruits for their first training today. Mayor Tucker welcomed 31 FWFD recruits to a training class the morning of May 28th, with two additional firefighters attending from the Huntington Fire Department. During her public...
New stretch of trail along Stellhorn Road receives nearly $600K in funding
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The latest addition to Fort Wayne’s expansive selection of trails will be in northeast Fort Wayne after Fort Wayne City Council approved funding for the project Tuesday. City Council voted unanimously to provide $595,350 for the new trail, which will run along the...
Fire hydrant replacement to cause West Jefferson Boulevard lane restrictions Wednesday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Drivers should expect lane restrictions on West Jefferson Boulevard beginning Wednesday morning. Crews are expected to begin replacing a fire hydrant in the morning and finish up sometime in the late afternoon. The restriction will be between Rockhill and Union Streets. City Utilities warn that...
Hundreds honor fallen soldiers at Memorial Day parades across Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Hundreds lined Fort Wayne sidewalks, cheering on Memorial Day parades throughout the city Monday. One of them, 5-year-old Ellowyn, says she always looks forward to the Waynedale parade. "I like catching candy," Ellowyn said. Fort Wayne’s parades are about more than drivers tossing Tootsie Pops,...
Fort Wayne City Council approves funding for bridge replacement at Lawton Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Lawton Park will receive a new pedestrian bridge thanks to Fort Wayne City Council approving funding Tuesday to replace the park’s current bridge. The Lawton Park Trestle Bridge Construction project aims to replace the current bridge that runs over Spy Run Creek and...
Several Southeastern Fort Wayne art projects gain grant funding
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Several cultural art projects have been granted funding in Southeastern Fort Wayne. The 2024 recipients for the Community Connections: Southeast Arts Project Grant Program were announced by Arts United and NIPSCO May 28th. The administrators of the grant program Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne...
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