Monday, October 6
Hi – 85° Low – 62° | 🌤 Mostly Sunny → 🌧 Showers Late
A mix of sun and clouds with a warm high near 85°F and a steady southwest breeze. Great weather early in the day before clouds roll in. Tonight turns overcast with scattered showers and a low around 62°F under the glow of the full moon.

🕰️ Timekeepers Play at First Presbyterian Theatre

🎃 Hope’s Harbor Hosts Hopeloween Celebrating Resilience

🤝 Touch Care Ministries Holds Informational Event About Transformation 06

🎄 Salvation Army Expects High-Need Year for Christmas Assistance

⛽ Save 50 Cents a Gallon and Support Cancer Services

🏠 Fort Wayne Plans Homeless Services Center

✈️ Government Shutdown Changes Honor Flight Northeast Indiana #53

🔫 SE Side Shooting: Man Critical, Suspect Arrested

🏃 Concordia Cross Country Sweeps SAC Championships at Northrop

🕰️ “Timekeepers,” a play by Dan Clancy, is being performed by the First Presbyterian Theatre in Fort Wayne. Set in a World War II concentration camp, it follows two imprisoned watchmakers (one Jewish and one gay) who clash but ultimately find shared humanity amid hardship. The show, intended for mature audiences due to language and sexual content, runs October 10–12, with performances at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays at 300 W. Wayne St. Tickets are available through ArtsTix. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎃 Hope’s Harbor will host Hopeloween on Saturday, October 11, beginning at 11 a.m., celebrating families facing medical crises. The event combines Halloween fun with community support for hospitalized children and their families, featuring food trucks, a petting zoo, a dunk tank, putt putt, a photobooth with princesses and superheroes, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, and more. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🤝Touch Care Ministries hosted an invite-only informational event to introduce “Transformation 06,” a project aimed at addressing community needs in southeast Fort Wayne’s 46806 area. The initiative seeks to tackle issues such as food deserts, hygiene security, infant mortality, mental health, and childhood challenges by creating a building that houses an international grocery store, affordable laundromat, medical center, TCM Garden, and spaces for other nonprofits. The organization aims to raise $10 million for the project and plans to break ground next year. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎄 The Salvation Army of Allen County is preparing for a “high-need” holiday season as families apply for Christmas Assistance beginning October 6–10. Last year, over 700 families received help, and this year’s goal is to support 800–900 families with toys, clothing, and holiday meal gift cards. Applications will be accepted in person at 2901 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, from 9–11 a.m. and 1–3 p.m. each day. Required documents include photo ID, children’s birth certificates, and proof of assistance or income. Read more from WANE 15 here.

⛽ MacFood Mart in Fort Wayne is hosting its third annual Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser for Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana. On the customer appreciation day, regular unleaded gas at the Goshen and Washington Center location will be 50 cents off per gallon from 12–2 p.m., up to 20 gallons. Customers can also purchase $2 Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon magnets at all four store locations throughout October, with all proceeds supporting Cancer Services. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏠 The City of Fort Wayne announced plans for a Homeless Services Center to provide low-barrier, comprehensive support, including 24/7 shelter, meals, showers, laundry, phone access, storage, and parking for people living in vehicles. The City will own the building, while a nonprofit will operate it. Proposals are being solicited from local nonprofits to run the center, with requirements including barrier-free entry, safety protocols, housing prioritization, and recordkeeping. Funding sources may include federal housing dollars and a mix of public and private support. Proposals are due by December 5 at 5 p.m., with a technical assistance session on October 21 at 2 p.m. Read more from WANE 15 here.

✈️ Due to the government shutdown, Honor Flight 53 on Wednesday, October 8, will no longer depart from the 122nd Air National Guard Base. Morning check-in and departure will move to American Legion Post 241 in Waynedale at 7605 Bluffton Road, with veterans and guardians asked to arrive by 5 a.m. Parking is available at the post. The public is invited to welcome the veterans home at 8 p.m. at Fort Wayne Airport. Some long-term parking will be closed due to construction, and most of the welcome home will be outside the terminal. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🔫 A 21-year-old man is in life-threatening condition after a shooting near Oxford and Hanna Streets early Saturday at 3:11 a.m. Police found the man down near a Marathon gas station with a gunshot wound and provided life-saving measures until medics arrived. Markevius Click, 21, was taken into custody later that morning in the 3000 block of Warsaw Street. He faces preliminary charges of Attempted Murder – Firearm Enhancement and Aggravated Battery. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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🏃Concordia’s boys and girls cross country teams dominated the SAC championships at Northrop High School on Saturday. In the boys race, Hunter Panning finished first in 16:03.7, leading the Cadets to a team title over runner-up Northrop. In the girls race, Mallory Weller won in 17:39.6, followed by her sister Daphne in second, helping the team claim the championship over Bishop Dwenger. The IHSAA state sectional meets begin Saturday, October 18. Read more from WANE 15 here.