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SACS to look internally for next superintendent ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette The next person to helm Southwest Allen County Schools likely will be a familiar face. The school board has decided to pursue internal applicants for the looming superintendent vacancy. Phil Downs announced in January he intends to retire Dec. 31. No decision is more important than hiring the next district leader, board President Bradley Mills said. "Following Dr. Downs retirement announcement, SACS board is in...

Lobbyist for FWCS to advise board ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette The Fort Wayne Community Schools board has regularly given parents tips about what to say when contacting lawmakers about proposed bills this legislative session, and today members will get advice of their own. The seven-member board will receive this training during a noon executive session at the Family and Community Engagement Center downtown. The districts lobbyist is expected to help board members become more effective ...

FWCS to go totally in-person in August ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Community Schools is planning to begin the next academic year with in-person classes for all students five days a week. Superintendent Mark Daniel shared those “very optimistic” intentions during his monthly Facebook Live update Tuesday. District leaders also are discussing virtual options offered for unique situations, he said. “If this pandemic has told us one thing,” Daniel said, “it has told us ...

A Mackay man has been named among the top 10 agents in the state at the recent Rate My Agent 2021 awards. Mark Daniel from Explore Property was the only Mackay agent listed in the Rate My Agent ‘top 10 agents in Qld’ award – coming in at number eight. Mr Daniel was also the highest-ranking Mackay agent named in the ‘top 100 agents in Australia’, ranked at number 37. The agent said he was “super excited” and “stoked” about receiving the gongs. “I’m also honoured to have...

Almost 40 northeast Indiana school district superintendents, including all four from Allen County, are asking state leaders to stop spring standardized testing.

Fort Wayne Community Schools is planning to begin the next academic year with in-person classes for all students five days a week.

Nunda Township sees 2 contenders for highway commissioner, several trustee seats open in primary Provided photos/Courtesy Shaw MediaEric Dowd, left, and Mike Lesperance.   Updated 2/10/2021 8:58 AM The Republican primary election in Nunda Township pits incumbent Highway Commissioner Mike Lesperance against Eric Dowd, and several trustee seats are contested as well. Within the primary, two slates have formed: one called "Team Nunda," consisting of Lesperance, along with trustee cand...

One state lawmaker returned to the Statehouse last week – carrying extra oxygen after her bout with COVID-19. Rep. Vanessa Summers, D-Indianapo ...

It is never easy to say goodbye to a friend and mentor. Former publisher of The Hanford Sentinel, good friend and my first boss, Jack Morgan, passed away late in the evening of Feb. 1 and leaves behind lasting memories for those who had the pleasure of knowing and working for him. Morgan came to the Sentinel in 1971 after serving 12-plus years in newspaper positions in Provo, Utah, Napa and Santa Maria in California, and Klamath Falls, Oregon. His 19-year run at the helm of The Sentinel was the...

| This paint-by-numbers mural on a construction wall at Epcot in Disney World is part of the ongoing Taste of Epcot International Festival of the Arts Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst With the creation of the International Festival of the Arts in 2017, Walt Disney Worlds Epcot began offering a specialty festival for nearly every season. This years edition, a Taste of Epcot International Festival of the Arts, joins older festivals dedicated to flowers and gardens, food and wine and the year-end holi...