U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-3rd) filed to run for reelection to represent Indiana’s Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Banks has served as the congressman for Indiana's Third District since Jan. 3, 2017, serving on the House Armed Services Committee, Veteran Affairs Committee an…

As a Fort Wayne accounting instructor with a financial counseling practice, Kevin Kensinger has had occasion to help couples recover from relationship damage resulting from money behavior.

Nearly half the country struggles to discuss finances with loved ones despite the fact that 93% believe in the importance of planning for their financial future, according to a survey conducted for Lincoln National Corp.

CHURUBUSCO — Chuck Jones sits comfortably at a white table in downtown Churubusco History Center surrounded by dozens of photos, newspaper clippings and mementos of the small town’s storied past.

MARKLE — Business partners Mike Grant and Kyle Decot can hardly contain their enthusiasm over their building project in Markle.

State Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, front at podium, honors USS Indianapolis naval ship and its members. The USS Indianapolis was commissioned for service on Oct. 26 at a ceremony in northern Indiana.

BUTLER — The Laurels of DeKalb, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center operated by Laurel Health Care Company, has been recognized as Tier 4 Achiever.

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A Grabill couple have purchased the Hair Candy, a salon in the final Fort Wayne home of Bun candy bars.

AUBURN — Kruse Plaza will be the site of The Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Legends Conference 2020 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 1.

General Motors Co.’s Fort Wayne Assembly Plant has fewer temporary workers and more higher-paid, regular, full-time employees than at the start of the year.

Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority members have a daunting task ahead of them in choosing which of nine applicants for housing, trails and other community programs will receive $250,000.

Do your children have a digital device? They are in good company. Fifty-three percent of children own a smartphone by age 11, and 84% of teenagers have their own phones, according to Common Sense Media.

HUNTERTOWN — State testing, vouchers and teacher pay were highlights during a public education forum Jan. 9 at Carroll High School. Four state elected officials offered their thoughts on education funding, accountability and the role of public education during a 90-minute forum.

For 34 years, the local club named in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has held an event to mark the January holiday named in his honor.

GARRETT — A few weeks ago, Mayor Todd Fiandt was concerned that closing his barber shop in downtown Garrett at the end of the year might leave a dark store in the community.

Low unemployment, higher wages and a call for a hands-free device driving law were topics of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s State of the State speech Jan. 14.

These post offices in Indiana will be open on Jan. 20, when the U.S. Postal Service observes the federal holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

Six Ivy Tech Community Fort Wayne hospitality administration students will be studying in Italy after winning the 23rd annual European Competition on Jan. 10.

What children are inhaling while “vaping” may be a marijuana-related chemical delivered with Vitamin E, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked to several deaths and injuries referred to as “popcorn lung.”

Less than a year after it opened, a major expansion project is underway at the Club Room at the Clyde to serve coffee and to-go items including sandwiches.

AUBURN — Christmas came five days late at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, but it was worth the wait.

ANGOLA — Joe Martin’s presentation during Trine University’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. last year left a powerful impression on all who attended.

The first meeting of the new year for the Allen County Board of Commissioners saw them weigh a hefty increase of over $169,000, in the county’s drop-off recycling program.

Morrison Agen has sold his Neat Neat Neat Records and Music to the owners of Wooden Nickel.

Corn growers in Wells and surrounding counties were hoping to see production resume this year at an ethanol plant operated in Bluffton by Valero Renewable Fuels Co.

A couple of forecasters at Purdue University Fort Wayne do not expect supply and demand to ease the metro area’s labor shortage this year.

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Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters, District-1, announced that he planned to file Jan. 8 to run for another term. He previously served for 10 years on the Allen County Council and has had various business interests within the community.

Ivy Tech Community College and McDonald’s restaurants are collaborating to help more people attend college.

Partisan loyalties seemed to dominate the first meeting of the year of Fort Wayne City Council on Jan. 7.

Having just wrapped up Purdue University’s sesquicentennial celebration, President Mitch Daniels touched on the past but focused on the future in his annual open letter to the People of Purdue.

The big tractors for the Fort Wayne Farm Show will be entering the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum early in the week of Jan. 13. To Fred Cline, show director at Tradexpos Inc. which puts together the event, it’s always a sight to see: “It’s like watching dinosaurs come in!” he exclaimed.