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When Jack Yatsko stirred in the cockpit, he smelled gas, and his small plane was upside down on a mountainside in Clinton County.

A homeless Crossville area man said he accidentally discharged a stolen shotgun when confronted by police as he walked by a playground where children were playing.

ELLA ABBOTT / WBOI Fort Wayne Philharmonic Musicians held a rally with supporters to ‘restore the music’ on the Allen County Courthouse Green on Saturday, another protest of management’s treatment of musicians over the past year.   Several speakers from both around the community and the country came to show support for the musicians, decrying management’s use of the pandemic to furlough musicians.   Ray Hair is the International President of the American Federation of Musicians. He pointed to orchestras in Columbus, Ohio and Chicago where management worked with musicians to kee...

Photos by Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette Musicians with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic play at Saturday's “May Day Rally to Restore Music.” The musicians fear the Philharmonic will shrink the season when a new contract is negotiated with the Philharmonic Players Association, the musicians' labor union. Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette Andrew Lott, a musician with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, played his trumpet at Saturday's May Day Rally to Restore Music held by Musicians of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Michelle Davies | The Journal Gazette Ray Hair, International President of t...

Verbatim: Philharmonic musicians plan May 1 rally Musicians of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic issued the following Thursday, April 29, 2021 – Musicians of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic have announced the lineup of guest speakers for their May Day Rally to Restore Music scheduled for 1 PM Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Allen County Courthouse Green in downtown Fort Wayne. Ray Hair, International President of the American Federation of Musicians, will be the Keynote Speaker. Additional guest speakers include Christopher Guerin, Fort Wayne Philharmonic CEO, 1985-2005; The Reverend Dr. Fred Hasecke, P...