Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Utilities Commission of Ohio issues heating season reconnect order
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has issued itsSpecial Reconnect Orderfor the upcoming heating season. The Special Reconnect Order helps Ohioansserved byPU...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Areas largest energy storage project gains attention from local legislators
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – In December of 2020, Northeastern REMC (NREMC) announced a new energy storage system that would save consumers more than $35 million dollars over the next 20 years; no...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Premier Truck Rental breaks ground on HQ expansion
UPDATE (October 6, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Premier Truck Rental (PTR) this morning broke ground on a $4.9 million expansion of the company's headquarters near Fort Wayne International ...
Joey Martin Oct 06, 2022

Victim in Wildwood Avenue shooting identified
UPDATE (October 5, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The victim in a recent fatal shooting has been identified. Officials with the FWPD say that a 16-year-old, who has not been named, shot and k...
Joey Martin Oct 05, 2022

Mayor, council reach deal on trash and recycling rates
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – It does look like we will be paying more for our trash and recycling services but not at least until July of next year thanks to money from the American Rescue Plan Ac...
Joey Martin Oct 05, 2022

FW Animal Care & Control participates in 'Return to Home' challenge
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is participating in the national Return to Home Challenge for the entire month of October to keep animals out of the shelter and ...
Joey Martin Oct 05, 2022

Arts United announces 2022 Amplify Art projects
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Arts United has announced the projects selected for the 2022 cycle of Amplify Art, a crowdfunding campaign platform designed to support arts and culture projects in No...
Joey Martin Oct 04, 2022

New group of CASA volunteers to be sworn in
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Children in our community are entering the child welfare system at an alarming rate. These children are victims of child abuse and neglect stemming from a myriad of ca...
Joey Martin Oct 04, 2022

Victims in St. Joseph County Toll Road crash identified
UPDATE (October 4, 2022): ST. JOSEPH CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A Youngstown school teacher and a former standout student-athlete have been confirmed as victims in a fatal Indiana vehicle accident. Jil...
Joey Martin Oct 04, 2022

One person hurt in three-vehicle crash in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say one person was hurt in a crash involving three vehicles in DeKalb County Friday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, 29-year-old Samu...
Joey Martin Oct 03, 2022