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  • Aboite Center Rd. Closing Delayed Until April 12

    The closing of Aboite Center Road between Dicke Road and Coventry Lane, originally scheduled to begin tomorrow, has been moved back to April 12. The Allen County Highway Department said the decision to delay the closing will allow crews to concentrate on...
  • Recycling Video Contest Winners Named

    Tony Burrus, director of the Allen Co. Solid Waste Management District, presents Becky Katz of Homestead High School with the 1st place award in the District's Recycling Video Contest The Allen County Solid Waste Management District today announced the...
  • Patient Safety Ordinance Set for Friday Vote

    A new version of a patient safety ordinance introduced to the Allen County Board of Commissioners last week is scheduled to be acted on at the board's April 2 legislative session.  The meeting will start at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners' Courtroom on ...
  • Commissioners Release 2009 Annual Report

    The 2009 annual report for Allen County was released today by the office of the Board of Commissioners. A copy of the report is available by clicking here. ...
  • Cheaper Dust Control Program Offered in Allen County

    Some good news this year for Allen County residents who want the Highway Department to apply dust control material to their stone and gravel roads – the price for the service has come down. ...
  • City Joins County in Merging Dispatch Centers

    Allen County Commissioners Linda Bloom (far left), Bill Brown (second from right) and Nelson Peters (far right) join Ft. Wayne Mayor Tom Henry (seated) for the signing of the interlocal agreement merging the City and County public safety communications ...
  • ''Vaccines for Teens'' Clinic to End March 31

    Time is running out for parents to take advantage of a special clinic for teens who will need three additional vaccines for school in the fall. The Vaccines for Teens clinic has been extended for three additional days. The clinic will be open Monday thro...
  • Patient Safety Ordinance Changes Prepared for Commissioners’ Consideration

    After a year and a-half of discussion and input from the local medical and health community, a new version of a proposed patient safety ordinance was introduced to the Allen County Board of Commissioners at its March 26 legislative session. You can view ...
  • Commissioners Deny Harlan Incorporation Petition

    The Allen County Board of Commissioners today voted 2-0 to deny a petition for incorporating the town of Harlan. ...
  • Portion of Aboite Center Rd. Set to Close Apr. 1

    The Allen County Highway Department announced today that a portion of Aboite Center Road will be closed to traffic beginning April 1 so that the first phase of a $6.6 million improvement project can move forward. ...
  • County Council Joins with Commissioners in Approving Communications Merger Agreement

    An interlocal agreement between Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne that would combine the County and City public safety dispatch centers received the unanimous approval of the Allen County Council today.  The vote comes one month after the Allen...
  • Joint Building Task Force to Meet March 26

    The joint City-County building task force is scheduled to meet at 11:30 a.m. March 26 in the Omni Room. ...
  • Commissioners to Decide on Harlan Incorporation Petition Friday

    The Allen County Board of Commissioners will vote on whether to approve or deny a petition for incorporating the town of Harlan during its legislative session Friday.  The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the 2nd flo...
  • Commissioners, Private Firm Reach Two-year Agreement on Future of Former Youth Group Homes

    Nine months after closing, the Allen County Youth Services Center’s two group homes for juveniles will resume operations – but with a different focus. ...
  • Disaster Response Workshop Set for March 13

    Volunteers around the community are mobilizing to help with the extraordinary devastation in Haiti and Chile, and the need is only expected to grow in the weeks and months to come. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health and its community partne...
  • Commissioners, Health Department Recognize “Flu Fighters”

    County Commissioner Linda Bloom (far left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Deborah McMahan and Mindy Waldron recognizing the work of the FW-AC Department of Health during the H1N1 pandemic.  Joining Bloom are Commissioners Bill Brown ...