will permanently close after business hours on Friday The new Huntertown Post Office location will open on Monday Hours of operation at the new location are Monday through Friday the Postal Service determined the current Huntertown location was too small to house postal operations due to growth in the area was chosen as the new post office location The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to 169 million addresses six and often seven days a week. 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The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says one person is dead following a shooting Wednesday morning at a Huntertown home Police were first called to a home on Halsley Court off of Hand Road in the Preserves West neighborhood Police say they received reports of an armed man who was “naked and walking down the street” Allen County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Adam Griffith says police officers tased the man at the scene The department later confirmed that the man had shot a person inside the home They say the individual is not a law enforcement officer Officers say he allegedly admitted to the shooting while talking to police He has been preliminarily charged with murder To be the first to get the latest breaking news alerts Download for both iPhone and Android devices can be found here Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInALLEN COUNTY (WPTA) - Crews are responding to a house fire in northern Fort Wayne on Thursday morning The Huntertown Fire Department was called to a home on Shavono Cove Crews at the scene say at least one dog died in the fire but were not able to share any further information The fire remains under investigation at this time This is a developing story and will be updated as soon as more information is available Download for both iPhone and Android devices can be found here the coroner identified the victim as Taurean Malik Hayden marking the 8th in Allen County so far this year The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says they were called to a home off of Hand Road on Wednesday morning following reports that an armed man was “naked and walking down the street” police say Hayden allegedly admitted to shooting someone inside the home Story continues below our previous report Court documents released on Thursday show Hayden admitted to shooting his son because he “owed him money” Hayden was then taken to a hospital for treatment and was later released and booked into the Allen County Jail Read more here (WPTA) - The Huntertown Post Office is set to move its operations to a new facility at the end of March Huntertown determined in 2022 that its current post office location was ‘too small to house postal operations due to growth in the area’ officials chose 15707 Lima Road as the new location to provide them with more area for operations and growth The town’s new post office will open on Monday The latest information about the Huntertown Post Office can be found here We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us Please use the button below to verify an existing account or to purchase a new subscription Your current subscription does not provide access to this content Please use the button below to manage your account or sign up for a new account to continue reading no promotional deals were found matching that code Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight Police say they continue to investigate what caused a head-on crash Tuesday night on C.R A Huntertown man was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital for treatment of his injuries AUBURN — A Huntertown man was airlifted for treatment of his injuries following a two-vehicle crash that was reported at 8:45 p.m the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported suffered a fractured and lacerated left leg and a possible broken arm He was flown to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne by a Parkview Samaritan helicopter for treatment of his injuries Police said McClish was driving a 1998 Chevrolet S10 pickup south on C.R 427 when his vehicle went left of center and struck a northbound 2006 Chevrolet Equinox head on Both vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage and were towed from the scene Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash,” police wrote in the news release County police were assisted by the Auburn police and fire departments Jeff’s Towing and DeKalb County Central Communications We're always interested in hearing about news in our community Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Order a subscription box for three months of Kentucky snacks, treats and seasonings, all crafted by hand! story by Donna Hecker & photography by Talitha Schroeder Mrs. Josephine Carr, born and raised in Huntertown We met in the driveway of her old house on one of Huntertown’s two lanes the only paved driveway in the whole hamlet and all that’s left now of the property where she grew up ‘this yard is big enough to keep you; don’t go down the road – there’s bad people there.’ But my favorite thing was the basket meetings because that’s when I got to play with other children Carr was an only child; her father was killed when she was five and her mother died four years later I was raised by my grandmother – not half-raised — raised Every week she met the Riney “B” train on one of its two daily runs and picked up baskets of laundry which she carried home to wash by hand with Fels Naptha Her hands were rough from washing and it felt good on my skin she hung the clothes outside to freeze before bringing them in a one-room schoolhouse where grades one through five were all taught by Mrs she moved to Simmons Colored School and would have graduated twelfth grade had she not become pregnant and gotten married in February of that year I fell in love and didn’t want anybody else to get him They were together 58 years and had ten children He groomed horses at Keeneland Race Track for over 57 years the second longest tenure of anyone in his position at the world-famous track we met up on the day that would have been Mr Huntertown was famous for its basket meetings Carr and her grandmother filled their basket with fried chicken and chicken croquettes Once her grandmother had wrung the chicken’s neck little Josephine was tasked with retrieving and plucking it Carr was one of the first to leave Huntertown After construction of the Bluegrass Parkway in the 1960s became prone to ever more frequent flooding We had a lot of preachers in Huntertown and there was a big revival one day I got religion and I still have it in here Memories are all that’s left of Huntertown today. After Woodford County bought the last properties, the remaining 23 structures (including 15 houses) were torn down in 2006. Between 2012 and 2021, proposals were pitched and plans made to convert the site into an interpretative park. In August of 2021, on the 150th anniversary of the first parcel purchase, Huntertown Park was dedicated are traditional for Juneteenth celebrations STORIES & RECIPES Recipes Stories Holly Hill Inn Wallace Station Windy Corner Market Midway Bakery & Cafe Smithtown Seafood Honeywood Zim’s Cafe SHOP © 2021-2025, Holly Hill Inn/Ilex Summit, LLC and its affiliates, All Rights Reserved Terms of Service A Huntertown teen was taken to an area hospital after his vehicle left the road and rolled over in the 1400 block of S.R CORUNNA — A Huntertown team was injured in a single-vehicle crash that was reported at 5:50 p.m was transported to an area hospital by ambulance after complaining of lower back pain and abrasions to both arms Clark was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 series truck when it went off the roadway The truck proceeded to roll over into a field “It is believed that speed and alcohol contributed to the accident.” County police were assisted by the Corunna Fire Department Riverside Towing and DeKalb County Central Communications (WISH) — An Allen County resident was taken to a trauma center with severe burns after an explosion and fire at their house early Monday morning the Northwest Fire District was dispatched to a building fire in Huntertown a community of about 9,000 people roughly 12 miles north of Fort Wayne “Initial reports came from a district firefighter, who heard the explosion and found a modular home on fire with part of an exterior wall blown out,” Northwest Fire District said on Facebook post. Firefighters arrived and saw heavy smoke and fire coming from multiple windows One person inside the modular home was able escape but had “severe burns to their extremities,” the fire district said That person was treated by medics and transported to a local trauma center No one else was inside the building and the fire was quickly brought under control The cause of the initial explosion has not been determined; officials from Allen County and the state fire marshal’s office were at the scene for several hours Monday morning The Northwest Fire District serves the town of Huntertown along with Perry This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page (WPTA) - A pizza joint in Huntertown is temporarily closed after court records show its owner is facing drug possession and maintaining common nuisance charges According to state records, 41-year-old Robert D. Sills of Kendallville is registered as the owner of Timmy’s Pizza & BBQ of Huntertown, off Lima Road. After a notice was posted on the business’ website stating it’s temporarily closed 21Alive learned Sills had been arrested on various drug charges was found with over 14 grams of methamphetamine in his car following a traffic stop on June 14 Police say he was also driving while his license was suspended police were called to Sills’ home after someone reported two men were outside yelling at each other they noticed a strong order of marijuana coming from the garage Documents say after police found the marijuana Sills is currently facing two counts of possession of meth operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator