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After not being available in-house for several years, students at Eastside Junior-Senior High School will be able to enr...
12/16/2025

After not being available in-house for several years, students at Eastside Junior-Senior High School will be able to enroll in diesel mechanics classes through a partnership with MacAllister Machinery. DeKalb Eastern agrees to provide space at Eastside to conduct the class as well as students. MacAllister will provide the instructor and engines for students to work on.

BUTLER — Diesel mechanics will return as a course offering for Eastside juniors and seniors next fall, the DeKalb Eastern school board heard Monday.

Students in DeKalb High School's chapter of the National Honor Society recently participated in a food drive to support ...
12/16/2025

Students in DeKalb High School's chapter of the National Honor Society recently participated in a food drive to support a joint "Hunger Relief Response" effort of Fortify Life, the United Way of DeKalb County and Community Foundation of DeKalb County.

AUBURN — Students at DeKalb High School and DeKalb Middle School recently demonstrated the power of youth leadership in addressing real-world challenges in their community.

A trial for a Fort Wayne man who is facing multiple charges - including attempted murder in a Nov. 2022 incident - began...
12/16/2025

A trial for a Fort Wayne man who is facing multiple charges - including attempted murder in a Nov. 2022 incident - began with jury selection Tuesday morning.

Joseph Alan Fisher has been incarcerated since his arrest on Nov. 30, 2022. He is charged in DeKalb Superior Court II with attempted murder, a Level 1 felony; serious violent felon in possession of a firearm, a Level 4 felony; and residential entry and possession of methamphetamine, both Level 6 felonies.

AUBURN — A DeKalb County jury this week will hear the case of a Fort Wayne man who is facing multiple charges after police said he allegedly fired shots at

Be sure to read online or pick up a copy of tomorrow's Star. Star editor Jeff Jones had an in-depth interview with Chuck...
12/15/2025

Be sure to read online or pick up a copy of tomorrow's Star. Star editor Jeff Jones had an in-depth interview with Chuck Surack, one of the main investors trying to bring a race track/motor park to the former Kruse Auction Park. The investors are working to purchase the property from Daryle Doden and Gotham Holdings. While construction could begin in the summer of 2026, with the track open in summer or fall of 2027.

AUBURN — Other than a number of General Motors vehicles being stored for a time on the property and occasional use for training purposes by local law enforcement officers, there

Men from Auburn and Angola are facing bribery charges involving a Steuben attorney, his mother and uncle. The attorney i...
12/11/2025

Men from Auburn and Angola are facing bribery charges involving a Steuben attorney, his mother and uncle. The attorney immediately called Indiana State Police to report the case.

AUBURN — An Auburn man and an Angola man each are facing two charges of bribery in cases allegedly involving a Steuben County deputy prosecutor, his mother and uncle.

Greg Lantz has announced his resignation from the DeKalb Central school board, effective Sunday, Dec. 14. He was in his ...
12/10/2025

Greg Lantz has announced his resignation from the DeKalb Central school board, effective Sunday, Dec. 14. He was in his second term on the school board and had served as school board president in 2023 and 2024.

WATERLOO — DeKalb Central school board member Greg Lantz has announced his resignation.

Ex-coach, teacher reverses direction, now wants to move forward with guilty pleas involving child po*******hy and s*x cr...
12/10/2025

Ex-coach, teacher reverses direction, now wants to move forward with guilty pleas involving child po*******hy and s*x crimes against children.

AUBURN — A former DeKalb High School employee and former Garrett High School teacher and coach has reversed course on his request to withdraw his guilty pleas to charges involving

An Auburn man was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries following a Monday afternoon traffic acciden...
12/08/2025

An Auburn man was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries following a Monday afternoon traffic accident that occurred at C.R. 40 and C.R. 61 southwest of Butler, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported.

BUTLER — An Auburn man was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash that occurred just after 4 p.m. Monday at the intersection of C.R.

A former coach and teacher wants to withdraw guilty pleas to child s*x crimes and child po*******hy charges; judge denie...
12/08/2025

A former coach and teacher wants to withdraw guilty pleas to child s*x crimes and child po*******hy charges; judge denies request for judicial change.

AUBURN — A sentencing hearing for Brody Dixon on charges involving child po*******hy and s*x crimes against children had been scheduled to take place in DeKalb Superior Court II Thursday.

Butler Police are seeking information about several Butler Cemetery headstones that were either toppled, dislodged or da...
12/08/2025

Butler Police are seeking information about several Butler Cemetery headstones that were either toppled, dislodged or damaged. The incident occurred sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Anyone with information is asked to call the Butler Police Department at 868-2171.

BUTLER — Butler Police are seeking the public's assistance to determine who damaged stones in Butler Cemetery.

Boy Scout Troop 169 placed first in Community Foundation DeKalb County's Giving Tuesday DeKalb campaign.
12/03/2025

Boy Scout Troop 169 placed first in Community Foundation DeKalb County's Giving Tuesday DeKalb campaign.

AUBURN — Giving Tuesday DeKalb was a success with over $83,000 donated to support nonprofit and charitable organizations in growing their endowment funds at the Community Foundation DeKalb County.

State rep; Ben Smaltz: Indiana redistricting done 'purely for political performance' of GOP
12/03/2025

State rep; Ben Smaltz: Indiana redistricting done 'purely for political performance' of GOP

INDIANAPOLIS — The author of Indiana’s new congressional redistricting bill acknowledged the maps are “politically gerrymandered” during committee questioning Tuesday but defended the proposal against accusations of illegal racial gerrymandering.

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The Star is the daily newspaper serving DeKalb County, Ind.. Its history reaches back into the 19th century. The Auburn Courier began publication as a weekly in 1871. Three years later, it found it had a competitor in the weekly Auburn Republican, renamed the Auburn Dispatch in 1885. They later merged.

In 1913, the Courier and Dispatch, a twice-a-week publication, became a daily named The Evening Star. The paper was owned and published by Verne Buchanan from 1916 until 1968, when it was purchased by Nixon Newspapers of Wabash, Indiana.

In December 1971, The Evening Star was purchased by KPC. On March 12, 2000, the newspaper added its Sunday edition. On April 6, 2009, it converted to a morning newspaper seven days a week. The newspaper’s name then became The Star.