Kellie Knauer News Today

AUBURN – While the matter was tabled, the Auburn Plan Commission learned that Dairy Queen, 1018 W. 7th St., could be demolished and replaced with a new one.

AUBURN — Each member of the Auburn Plan Commission was seated and ready to listen.

AUBURN — While one 7th Street car wash will be going away, a new one will be taking its place.

AUBURN — The Auburn Common Council took another step toward remedying the truck traffic situation on 15th Street.

AUBURN — An Auburn group seeking to take advantage of mild temperatures to begin infrastructure work on the city’s west side must first have written permission from two existing businesses,

AUBURN — Two petitions gained unanimous support from Auburn’s Plan Commission Tuesday.

AUBURN — DeKalb County’s new Community Corrections Center supervised 44 participants in 2020 with a successful completion rate of 81%, according to its annual report. The center at the west edge of Auburn opened Feb. 4, 2020, but paused operations from April 10 to May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has not yet filled its 52-bed capacity due to pandemic restrictions. Its resident count peaked at 26 in January, and at last report it held 18 criminal offenders who participate...

AUBURN — An option to connect a new DeKalb County Jail to the existing Community Corrections Center met with a storm of opposition in a meeting Tuesday afternoon. DeKalb County Commissioners said connecting the buildings would save $3.1 million in construction costs, plus at least $5 million on operating costs and depreciation over the next 20 years. The proposal would reduce the number of work-release beds in the Community Corrections Center from 52 to 12. The center opened in February 20...