Good morning, Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne International Airport and the Grand Wayne Convention Center will launch GoodMaps, an indoor navigation system for people with disabilities, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept.

9, at the convention center (120 W. Jefferson Blvd) to improve navigation in public spaces.

Crews are crack sealing sections of the Rivergreenway starting at North Anthony Boulevard and working east to North River Road; trail users must avoid sealed areas until the sealer cures.

The work will be finished by the end of day Friday, Sept. 11.

Tuesday, Fort Wayne City Council allocated $1 million from the Legacy Fund for Victory Gardens, a $24 million project at 2700 Elmdale Drive; the development has also secured a $1.089 million READI grant + an expected $1.2 million loan, with construction starting before year-end and phases completing over three years.

Allen County Public Library hosted a free Star Trek 60th Anniversary Marathon Tuesday, Sept.

8 at its Main Library Theater with showings of 'Space Seed,' 'The Wrath of Khan,' and 'The Voyage Home' (children under 13 were accompanied and fans registered in advance).

A Purdue survey shows Indiana farmland values have been stable this year, with top quality land averaging $14,909 per acre & average and poor quality land dropping 1% and 3.1% respectively.

Experts expect values to move within a 3% range for 2027 across regions.

Governor Braun highlighted Indiana’s strong workforce and new business investments in a Labor Day message on Sept.

8. He noted that Do it Best plans to bring True Value’s headquarters to Fort Wayne & that additional investments by Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar, and HysterYale aim to boost job growth and training opportunities.

Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that 14 nonprofits in Fort Wayne will receive $520,350 from the city’s opioid settlement funds to boost treatment+recovery and maternal health programs.

The funding is scheduled to support these services through 2038.

As harvest season nears, Purdue Extension advises Indiana farmers to get their equipment ready and care for their mental health while using local resources like the 988 hotline.

The guidance stresses that asking for help is part of caring for both farm and family.

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.