Maj. Dan Rooney had a simple but vital message to share with sponsors and students of Big Brothers Big Sisters during their annual dinner Thursday night.Do good for others and you’re also doing good for yourself.Today 1:51 pm Memorial Day weekend observances in Fort Wayne, northeast Indiana and northwest. Watchfire – Presented by the Allen County Council of Veterans; 9 p.m. Friday through 9 p.m.Today 9:59 am The plague of prescription drug abuse is so widespread and so pervasive that NBA Hall of Famer George “The Iceman” Gervin said the culture surrounding these drugs has to change.Today 9:39 am The Home Builders Association of Fort Wayne on Tuesday said there were 45 Allen County residential construction requests in December, compared with 43 permits the same month a year earlier.
Year-to-date figures showed a 1.6 percent increase, at 691 permits.
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