SACS quarantine rule adjustment reversed
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A decision by the Southwest Allen County Schools board to loosen quarantine rules won’t stand. In an email to parents Superintendent...
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Health Commissioner disputes school board’s quarantine ruling
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County’s Health Commissioner is challenging a local school board’s authority to set its own COVID-19 quarantine rules. Earlier this week...
COVID-19 patients strain Indiana hospitals as virus surges
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana’s rapid surge in coronavirus infections, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, is again straining hospitals as patient admissions spike to levels...
Additional area school districts consider revision to COVID protocols
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – Currently, Northwest Allen County Schools and Fort Wayne Community Schools are the only two districts in the county that require...
Allen County COVID cases nearly at 50,000
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Healthcare officials in Allen County have seen almost 50,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to the Allen County...
Purdue Fort Wayne extends mask mandate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Purdue Fort Wayne announced an extension of their mask mandate on Thursday. The university says the mask mandate will now run...
Indiana’s largest hospital system suspending some surgeries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s largest hospital system will be stopping all inpatient non-emergency surgeries as the state faces a growing surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations. Indiana University...
Mask mandate to begin Tuesday at all City of Fort Wayne buildings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced Thursday that masks will be required at all city-owned facilities starting Tuesday in response to...
NACS Teaching assistant claims she was fired over mask rules
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Network Indiana): A classroom assistant at a high school in Fort Wayne says she was fired because she refused to wear a...
Video accuses FWCS of having “COVID rooms,” FWCS responds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): An area parent is raising concerns over how Fort Wayne Community Schools are handling students with possible illnesses. Amanda Tokos posted...