Kendallville

About 40 minutes northwest of Fort Wayne, Kendallville is a quaint city with a downtown on the National Registry of Historic Places. Home to quirky attractions like the Mid-America Windmill Museum, this city has spirit and shows it at the annual Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival, as well as the autumn Apple Festival.

Fort Wayne native Nathan Gotsch is encouraging vaccinated residents to bring up this critical topic with their unvaccinated loved ones this holiday season.

Avoiding vax convos with loved ones in Indiana this holiday season? This campaign says Bring It Up!

"You don’t know what your friends and family are worried about, what their fears are, unless you have a conversation with them and ask."

Senior Morgan Metzger at Manchester Junior-Senior High School taste tests sausage bread made with local pork from 4-H as part of the school's Farm to School efforts.
How can Northeast Indiana improve its health, equity, and economy? At the root is local food systems

With food insecurity and supply chain shortages on the rise during the pandemic, many say the time to change food systems is now. Here's what's happening in the region's local food movement.

Employees Fred Billingsley, Wiredrawer, left, gives feedback to Clifford Griffith, Engineer Tech in order to improve work at Fort Wayne Metals on Ardmore Ave. on September 27, 2021.
Pandemic unemployment benefits have ended in Indiana, but workforce challenges persist

A deeper look at the reasons behind the region’s scramble to fill jobs—and how companies are evolving for the future.

Special Report: New physician residency programs in Fort Wayne support community growth and talent

Indiana will need an additional 817 primary care physicians by 2030 to keep up with the state’s healthcare needs. This program is poised to help.

Christopher Spalding, Co-Owner of the Fort Wayne Ballroom Company, shares his remarkable recovery from a cancerous brain tumor bigger than his fist.
This world-champion ballroom dancer in Fort Wayne didn’t let cancer keep him down

Christopher Spalding, Co-Owner of the Fort Wayne Ballroom Company, shares his remarkable recovery from a cancerous brain tumor bigger than his fist.

Input Fort Wayne's Managing Editor will host a conversation with a national food journalist at the 2021 Local Food Forum & Expo.
Input’s Editor will interview a national food journalist at the 2021 Local Food Forum & Expo

Kara Hackett will host a conversation with national journalist Lela Nargi, expanding on Input's food reporting and exploring how local food systems affect the health, wealth, and wellbeing of Northeast Indiana communities.

Zaeden climbs on the playground during a 30 minute play time outside during Miss Nielson's 3-5 year old class at Children's Village, 6613 S. Anthony.
How are Fort Wayne families and schools coping with another pandemic year?

Meet three organizations in Fort Wayne helping families and schools survive another academic year complicated by COVID-19—and address pre-existing challenges.

A new program called Double Up Indiana helps low-income families double their buying power on fruits and vegetables at participating retailers. 
Nutrition incentive programs are growing in Indiana, expanding into grocery stores

Double Up Indiana helps low-income families double their buying power on fruits and vegetables at participating markets. Now, it's expanding into grocery stores. 

Jacqueline Barros, left, receives her COVID-19 vaccine from Judy Nix, Parkview Community Nursing.
Pop-up clinics bring COVID-19 vaccines to Northeast Indiana’s vulnerable, underserved residents

Parkview Health shares how it’s using data and community collaborations to move the needle on Indiana’s vaccination rates.

Fresh produce is displayed at the Berry Hill Farm table during the Fort Wayne's Farmers Market at McCulloch Park on Saturday June 19, 2021.
COVID-19 food challenges increase demand to localize Northeast Indiana’s food system

“For about 40 years, the American consumer fell asleep on what was going on in the agricultural sector. Then, all of a sudden, they started waking up."

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