Sundown Towns in Indiana: How a Legacy of 'Whites-Only' Towns …
WEBSep 17, 2020 · In northeast Indiana, the city of Huntington has been documented as a confirmed Sundown Town on Loewen’s website. Huntington Mayor Richard Strick said, while the city has come a long way, a lack of documentation can make having conversations about that time difficult and hard to relate the current environment to …
Purdue, IU now support a revamped high school diploma. New
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Purdue University now approves of Indiana’s latest high school diploma draft, just weeks after sounding alarms that the state’s model fell short on academic standards.
Delta Is Causing A Surge In New Cases In Indiana. Here’s What …
WEBAug 9, 2021 · Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and public health professor at George Washington University, told PBS Newshour that breakthrough cases can be limited if everyone gets vaccines – essentially, “the unvaccinated are putting the vaccinated at risk.” Indiana consistently ranks near the bottom of states by population fully vaccinated.
Navigating tenant and landlord rights for affordable housing in …
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Mell Bennett, a Fort Wayne Housing Authority (FWHA) tenant, has been living in her home for almost a year and has issues with appliances breaking, but it usually gets fixed in a few days. “I applied for FWHA a while ago and was finally accepted and I am blessed to have a home for me and my children,” Bennett said.
GM to layoff more than 250 part time workers at Fort Wayne …
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Staff and officials celebrate General Motors announcement of $632 million investment in the Fort Wayne Assembly plant in June 2023. After a disagreement with the United Auto Workers Local 2209 that represents the workers at the Fort Wayne Assembly plant, General Motors announced it would layoff 253 ...
Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker unveils 2025 budget proposal
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker unveiled her first city budget proposal as mayor on Thursday. Tucker said the proposal is a “balanced budget plan for 2025” and “features major investments in neighborhoods, parks and public safety.”
U.S. Department of Labor awards $1 million+ grant to southeast …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Labor, awarded more than $200 million in training and career services grants to 20 organizations across the country – including one in Indiana. The U.S. Department of Labor, awarded more than $200 million in training and career services grants to 20 organizations across the ...
Day Sponsors | WBOI - NPR News & Diverse Music in Northeast …
WEBDay Sponsors. Each day, WBOI brings a full-range of NPR news, local stories, and diverse music to Northeast Indiana. WBOI Day Sponsors help make that possible, and have their gift acknowledged on the radio and our livestream with a message of their choosing. Day Sponsor messages can celebrate a birthday or an anniversary.
Visiting the world's biggest Elvis festival in — unexpectedly — a …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the worlds biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.
Indiana's voter registration deadline for the 2024 general election …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · People in Indiana who want to vote in this fall’s election have about a month left to register or update their registration. The 2024 general election voter registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 7.. To be eligible to vote, you have to be 18 years old by Election Day, a citizen of the United States, and have lived at your current address in Indiana for at least 30 days before Election Day.