Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 24th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Erin’s House for Grieving Children will host its second annual Healing Heart Hustle 5K on Sunday, Aug.
30 at Purdue Fort Wayne Campus starting at 2:00 p.m. Participants can run, walk, or join virtually to honor loved ones + raise funds for local grief support programs.
🎭 Culture
On Saturday, the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum unveiled two tribute benches honoring local veterans Neale Shank and Kevin Pape (Concordia Lutheran High School graduates).
Shank died in Iraq in 2007 and Pape lost his life in Afghanistan in 2010; community fundraising efforts supported the memorial.
🎓 Education
The Allen County Public Library’s summer program (Unearth a Story) drew over 15,000 participants during June and July.
The event offered free books, more than 26,000 prizes, and a dinosaur exhibit downtown while teen volunteers and food partnerships enhanced learning for all ages.
Indiana Tech is hosting the Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for high schoolers on three consecutive Saturdays beginning Oct.
31. The free event offers meals + transportation support while students learn how AI is used in healthcare, art, and business.
🌲 Environment
Historic flooding damaged crops on a Daleville farm, where owner Jesse Landess estimated a revenue loss of $5,000 to $8,000 as his pumpkin patch & tomato tunnel were heavily affected.
The farm faces a delayed fall harvest and postponed planting of 7,500 strawberry plants due to saturated ground.
🏈 Sports
At the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, the Bullpen Plaza Party will kick off PBR Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct.
3 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.—featuring local country tunes by the Rylie Lynn Band, mechanical bull rides, rider appearances, and family activities free for ticketholders.
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Monarch Festival
The Little River Wetlands Project announces its annual Monarch Festival to be held on Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve barn, located at 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. This family-friendly event celebrates the incredible lifecycle and transformation of monarch butterflies through a variety of engaging programs and activities.
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