Local drag queen announces bid for Fort Wayne mayor, wants to continue Tom Henry’s work
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – A Fort Wayne drag queen announced a bid for mayor Tuesday afternoon. Branden Blaettner, better known throughout the community as Della Licious, announced his bid via Facebook. Allen County Democratic Party Chair Derek Camp confirmed he filed paperwork to be one of the candidates seeking to finish out the fifth […]
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Remembering Mayor Tom Henry: A final goodbye
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – The community is preparing to a say final goodbye to the late Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry ahead of his being laid to rest Friday morning. 21Alive will carry a live stream of the funeral for those unable to attend, starting at 10 a.m. You can watch it live on […]
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Community to mourn late Mayor Tom Henry’s death at funeral, procession today | Local Government
People across Allen County and beyond today will honor the life of the late Mayor Tom Henry. Henry died March 28 after announcing his late-stage stomach cancer diagnosis a month earlier. Henry had served as the mayor since 2008 and was sworn in for a fifth term in January. Gov. Eric Holcomb has directed the […]
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Karl Bandemer sworn-in as acting Fort Wayne mayor
You can watch the live swearing-in ceremony above. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – The 79-year-old man who has served as the Summit City’s deputy mayor for over 10 years will soon be acting mayor following the heartbreaking passing of the late Tom Henry. On Thursday evening, Tom Henry’s family shared the news that the mayor […]
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Clean Drains program receives Fort Wayne Mayor’s Art Award | Local Government
A Fort Wayne City Utilities artistic program has received the Mayor’s Arts Award for illustrating the importance of keeping rivers clean, Arts United announced Thursday. City Utilities soon after announced that its seeking artists to create sidewalk murals for the fourth year of Clean Drains Fort Wayne: Be River SmART. The initiative raises awareness about […]
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Fort Wayne mayor announces program to fight homelessness, housing crisis | Local Government
Fort Wayne has created the Everyone Home plan to address homelessness in the area, Mayor Tom Henry said during his State of the City address Wednesday. Everyone Home is a project through Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services and other local partners to prevent and end homelessness in the city. Henry said after […]
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City Council to vote on $17.6M cybersecurity contract | Local Government | #citycouncil
Fort Wayne City Council will vote Tuesday on a more than $17.6 million computer security contract, which city officials said is a necessary cost to maintain public safety. Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, asked to hold the item at the Nov. 28 meeting because she wanted to fully understand the three-year contract. Tucker said she had […]
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City Council incumbent Jehl to face Rinehart for 2nd District in election | Elections | #citycouncil
Republican Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, is running against Democratic candidate Melissa Rinehart in the upcoming election. Jehl is running for his fourth term on the council. He grew up in northeast Fort Wayne, and his family homestead has been in southern portion of the district for 75 years. Jehl said he initially […]
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