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BLITZ’S PICKS: Sectional finals

Here we are. Time to hand out some hardware. At the beginning of the season, every team’s goal is to win a sectional championship. Yes, conference crowns are nice, but they don’t come with long-lasting hardware. A sectional trophy is forever, and every team, no matter if they have 30 program sectional titles or zero, longs to raise one in early November.

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Auburn, Indiana’s old car showroom still looks ready to sell you a Duesenberg

You walk into a building where car dealers once sold Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs to the wealthiest buyers in America, and the building still does exactly that job. More than 120 classic and antique cars fill three floors of the former Auburn Automobile Company headquarters in Auburn, Indiana. The place...

Auburn, IN · 1d

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Skip The Chains And Grab A Coney At These 4 Old Indiana Hot Dog Counters

Indiana has a coney dog habit, and it runs deeper than most people realize. In Fort Wayne and Kokomo, small independent counters have been ladling meat sauce over hot dogs for generations, long before drive-thru menus took over every highway exit. These spots are simple, cheap, and proudly local. Some...

Fort Wayne, IN · 7h

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Parkview nurse reveals how free testing altered family’s health journey

Briana Gross enrolled in Parkview's genetic testing and discovered a breast cancer risk that also affected her family.

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Clothes for Joes opening new Fort Wayne veteran center on Veterans Day

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A Fort Wayne nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans and their spouses is preparing to open the doors of its new Veteran Service Center on Veterans Day. Clothes for Joes will host a public grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, at its...

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Family calls for accountability after Adams Central School Board scraps Valedictorian honors following unannounced staff meeting

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - For generations, earning the title of Valedictorian or Salutatorian stood as the pinnacle of academic achievement at Adams Central High School. That longstanding tradition came to an abrupt halt last fall when the school board voted unanimously to eliminate class-rank honors in favor of a Latin Cum Laude system.

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Traffic congestion expected Friday night at Warsaw High School

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is preparing for a busy evening at Warsaw Community High School on Friday, Nov. 6. The Warsaw Tigers will host Fort Wayne Snider in the Class 5A Sectional 11 Football Championship at Fisher Field, while WCHS Performing Arts will present the opening night of its fall production, CLUE.

Warsaw, IN · 14h

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Allen County Department of Health awards $835,000 to 13 local organizations

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Allen County Department of Health announced Friday that it will be distributing $835,000 to 13 local organizations. The effort is part of Health First Allen County, an initiative launched in 2023 to ensure ‘a strong and stable platform to deliver Core Public Health Services prescribed by state law’.

Allen County, IN · 10h

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Warsaw Drops Season Opener 41-31 To FW Snider

A new era of Warsaw girls basketball began on Tuesday night, as the Lady Tigers, boasting almost a completely new roster as well as new head coach in Kyle Harman, opened up the season against Fort Wayne Snider at the Tiger Den. Points were hard to come by all night long, and it was the Lady Panthers that took control of the game in the fourth quarter to hand the home team its first loss of the season 41-31.

Warsaw, IN · 2d

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Heights Alumni Reunion helps grow scholarship fund

According to the Hamilton Heights Alumni Association (HHAA), September’s All-School Reunion welcomed more than 200 people and raised enough money to increase the scholarship fund for 2027. This year, two $1,000 scholarships were given to Hamilton Heights seniors; next year, two $1,500 scholarships, plus a $1,000 scholarship from the...

Hamilton, IN · 21h

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Severed pig’s head intimidation inspires Fort Wayne interfaith solidarity

A severed pig's head was found steps away from the Universal Education Foundation of Fort Wayne, or UEF's entrance, on Oct. 12.

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Komets legends returning for FanFest weekend

For 18 months, the Komets front office has been putting together a weekend worthy of the brand, pulling in more than 75 former Komets with guys flying in from all over the country. The 75th Anniversary FanFest runs Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15, marking 75 continuous seasons of hockey in the same...

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Jersey Mike’s will set up shop next to Skechers on Coliseum Boulevard

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Sturges Property Group announced on Wednesday that Jersey Mike’s will be setting up shop on 416 W. Coliseum Blvd., next to Skechers. The sandwich shop will move in where Studio 13 Tattoo currently is. Studio 13 announced recently that they’re relocating to 1820 Bluffton Road on Dec. 1, meaning Jersey Mike’s will likely open this winter.

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INDOT educates people on emergency vehicles on roadway for Crash Responder Safety Week

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WPTA) - First responders in 21Country are working to make highways safer, starting with telling drivers how to react to crash scenes. In New Haven on Thursday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) teamed up with police, fire, EMS, and tow truck crews to stage a mock crash response scene.

New Haven, IN · 1d

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Plans filed for new $5.5M fire station in Waynedale

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Plans to build a fire station in Summit City’s Waynedale neighborhood are finally in motion after four years in the making. Fort Wayne Fire Station No. 5 will be located at 2050 Lower Huntington Road, spanning 11,540 square feet, totaling an estimated $5,500,000 in construction costs, according to recently filed planning documents.

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Community Harvest’s U Can Crush Hunger competition enters final days

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Seven northeast Indiana colleges and universities are competing to fight food insecurity as Community Harvest Food Bank’s 12th annual U Can Crush Hunger food drive enters its final days. Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana University Fort Wayne, Ivy Tech, Manchester University, Trine University,...

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‘Festival of Trees’ adding Black Friday Bookish Pop-Up

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A Black Friday Bookish Pop-Up event will take place from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, during the Embassy Theatre’s annual “Festival of Trees.”. The pop-up features a curated collection of books and book-related finds from select vendors. The Embassy...

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Community Harvest Food Bank braces for holiday surge amid higher grocery costs

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - With Thanksgiving just weeks away, preparations inside Community Harvest Food Bank’s nine-county distribution hub have turned into a race against the calendar. As regional families grapple with lingering grocery inflation, local pantries are bracing for a sharp seasonal spike in demand—all while facing higher...

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