Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 15th of September.
Good morning, Fort Wayne.
🏘️ Community
On Friday morning, the Ashley-Hudson Volunteer Fire Department held its third annual 9/11 Honor Walk between Ashley and Hudson to remember the firefighters, police officers, and first responders who died during the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks — several surrounding departments joined in the remembrance.
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory celebrated 100 years of the Grow It!
School Plant Program on Saturday, Sept. 12 at McMillen Community Center. Student gardeners from over 60 schools received more than 17,000 plants in a citywide show that offered hands-on gardening experience.
Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is hosting a feline draft that offers $3 cat and kitten adoptions until Wednesday, Sept.
16 (all animals are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped) at the shelter and offsite locations for football season.
The Fort Wayne Zoo announced several fall events — Wild Weekends in September (10 a.m.–3 p.m.), Zoolooween weekends and ticketed events like Princesses & Pancakes on Oct.
17 and Beastly Bash on Oct. 23, and discounted Fall Weekends starting Nov. 1.
💼 Business
7 Brew is building a second drive-thru beverage location at 2117 N.
Coliseum Blvd. (near a Lowe's parking lot) in Fort Wayne; no completion date has been set.
🎭 Culture
The free downtown concert series Rock the Works will be held outdoors at Weigand Yard next to Union Street Market before moving indoors if it rains.
Two events are scheduled on Sept. 27 and Oct. 11 with a full season planned for next summer.
📰 Economy
Gas prices in Fort Wayne jumped over 15 cents per gallon in the past week + now average $3.57 with lows of $3.39 and highs of $3.84 reported across 201 stations.
Analysts say the rise is driven by geopolitical tensions and supply issues.
🎓 Education
A WalletHub report finds Indiana ranks 13th among best states for teachers, with factors like salaries, school funding, and work conditions influencing the ranking.
The study places Indiana ahead of nearby Ohio - though local educators still face challenges with compensation.
🏛️ Government
Fort Wayne officials broke ground Monday for the second phase of the Lincolndale Drain Project in Interstate Industrial Park, creating a 2-acre wetland to reduce chronic flooding and improve stormwater flow.
The project received a $300,000 grant and is among 50 planned improvements over the next five years.
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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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