Allen County

The fire protection district, created in 2022, is no longer staffed by volunteers. Officials say a new fire station is needed to accommodate full-time staffers and improve response times.

The Indiana Tax Court heard final arguments over whether or not the Allen County government can use the historic Allen County Courthouse as collateral for a construction bond to help fund building the new county jail.

Two years after a derecho devastated Fox Island Park, the park is finally set to reopen to the public.

A special judge appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court gave herself until July 12 to decide whether the Allen County Residents Against the Jail should have to raise millions of dollars to keep its lawsuit going against the funding plan for the new jail.

The Allen County Bicentennial Executive Board originally planned to unveil the design of the new Allen County flag on Flag Day, but Tuesday, it announced that unveiling has been postponed due to the high volume of entries.

An Indiana Tax Court judge will hear arguments over the funding plan for the new Allen County jail this week after a group sued to stop the plan in the spring.

After the ACLU filed a motion for a three-judge panel to set population levels at the Allen County Jail, Sheriff Troy Hershberger clarified what a prisoner-release means

The lawsuits filed by a group of citizens attacking the funding structure of the planned jail have delayed the project, and attorneys representing inmates want to have the court step in.

The city calls the piece "functional art" as it was painted by a local artist and also serves as a bench.

As Allen County officials look to continue to celebrate the county's 200th birthday, they wanted to add some permanent fixtures to the county in honor of the milestone. Friday, they revealed two more of those projects.