April 17, 2020 - Citizens Square and the Rousseau Centre will remain closed to the public through at least the end of the month, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and the Allen County Board of Commissioners announced today.

The decision follows Governor Eric Holcomb's announcement that he will extend to May 1

April 17, 2020 - Due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, Fort Wayne’s annual spring clean, the Great American Cleanup™, is rescheduled for September 19, 2020 from the original date of May 2.  

Each year, this important community event brings out more than 5,000 volunteers to spiff-up neighborhoods and public

April 15, 2020 - Fort Wayne UNITED in partnership with City Life will host a virtual forum on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. to share encouragement, offer solutions and answer questions for those in the African-American community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Visit facebook.com/FortWayneUNITED to

April 15, 2020 - Local government and mental health experts and organizations today highlighted mental health services and resources that are available to individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and

April 14, 2020 - Neighborhood Code Compliance is extending the suspension of payments, as well as order-to-repair and demolition hearings, until June 1, 2020.

April 13, 2020 - The Fort Wayne / Allen County 9-1-1 Center is celebrating the second full week of April (April 12-18) as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week which is nationally celebrated every year, honors the thousands of men and women who answer and dispatch emergency

April 9, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department is reminding the public about the closures of most of its facilities to promote social distancing and prevent additional spread of the COVID-19 virus.

April 9, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and the Allen County Commissioners are asking area residents to take part in the All In Allen comprehensive planning process by taking an online questionnaire.

Input from residents is critical to the work to update the community’s comprehensive plan,

April 8, 2020 - Construction on State Boulevard, over the Spy Run Creek, moves to a new phase next week, requiring a complete closure of the road for two months.  

Beginning Monday, April 13, 2020, State will be closed from Wells Street to Clinton Street while crews work to tie-in the new road. A

April 8, 2020 - Traffic signals at seven intersections in the northeast part of the City are without power at this hour.

Temporary 4-way stop signs are now in place at the following intersections.

April 8, 2020 - Local government and several organizations working with the most vulnerable populations in the community today highlighted resources that are available to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown,

April 7, 2020 - The City of Fort Wayne will receive $1 million from the State’s Community Crossings Matching Grant Fund Program. The award was announced by Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation earlier today.

The funding will go toward one of the City’s comprehensive

April 6, 2020 - The temporary restriction to limit residential garbage and recycling collection to City-issued carts only is being extended through at least May 3^rd.

During this time, residents should not place any additional bags, boxes, personal containers or bulk items out for collection.

April 3, 2020 - Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and the Allen County Board of Commissioners today announced that Citizens Square and the Rousseau Centre will remain closed to the public. The announcement follows Governor Eric Holcomb's decision to extend Indiana's stay-at-home executive order by two

April 1, 2020 - The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge downtown will be lit up in red and white April 3 - 7, 2020 to honor local emergency service and healthcare workers on the front lines who are fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

The idea came from New York City, where the iconic Empire

March 31, 2020 - Local government and utility and banking sectors today provided an update on the community’s response to COVID-19 and resources that are available to the public.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, Allen County Commissioners Rich Beck, Therese Brown, and Nelson Peters were joined

March 31, 2020 - The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department has announced the 2020 “Music You Know By Heart” Concert Series at the Foellinger Theatre, featuring shows from national acts performing the music of classic bands.

March 25, 2020 - Effective Thursday, March 26, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department will be making a location change for dinner service to school children. As a response to a decreased demand due to Indiana’s stay-at-home order, and the need for Community Harvest Food Bank to focus on

March 24, 2020 - Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is temporarily closing its adoption center starting Wednesday, March 25 and urging citizens to keep their pets if at all possible during the “stay at home” order.

We must work together to reduce the number of animals entering the shelter at a time when