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The Star newspaper Daily newspaper serving DeKalb County, Indiana.

"It keeps me moving." Glendys Price-Eifrid celebrated her 90th birthday Friday by doing Zumba - as she has done for appr...
07/29/2025

"It keeps me moving." Glendys Price-Eifrid celebrated her 90th birthday Friday by doing Zumba - as she has done for approximately two years.

AUBURN — It may have seemed like just another Friday, one day before the weekend, but for Glendys Price-Eifrid, this past Friday was Zumba day at the Heimach Senior Center.

Three juveniles were injured when an off-road vehicle overturned just before 9 p.m. Wednesday. One juvenile was flown to...
07/24/2025

Three juveniles were injured when an off-road vehicle overturned just before 9 p.m. Wednesday. One juvenile was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital while the other two juveniles were treated and released to their mother.

One girl was flown to a Fort Wayne hospital and two other children were treated and released following an off-road vehicle accident that occurred just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, the

A record 10 people have successfully completed Addiction Treatment Court.
07/24/2025

A record 10 people have successfully completed Addiction Treatment Court.

AUBURN — The DeKalb County Addictions Treatment Court Wednesday celebrated its largest group of graduates during a program in DeKalb Circuit Court.

Miranda Garcia adds details to her "Welcome to Auburn" themed crosswalk design at West 6th Street and Main Street. This ...
07/23/2025

Miranda Garcia adds details to her "Welcome to Auburn" themed crosswalk design at West 6th Street and Main Street. This is one of several crosswalks that will be painted as part of a project led by Auburn Main Street and members of Junior Auburn Main Street. Five more artists will paint crosswalks around the city in the future.

Artist Miranda Garcia of Auburn works on what will be a “Welcome to Auburn” design in the 6th Street area Monday. Garcia’s work is part of the “Paint the Crosswalks”

A new restaurant, 2 Amigos Taqueria, has opened in Waterloo.
07/23/2025

A new restaurant, 2 Amigos Taqueria, has opened in Waterloo.

WATERLOO — A new restaurant opened for business Monday.

A Grabill man died from injuries sustained in a three-vehicle crash that occurred Monday on U.S. 6 at the DeKalb-Noble c...
07/23/2025

A Grabill man died from injuries sustained in a three-vehicle crash that occurred Monday on U.S. 6 at the DeKalb-Noble county line.

KENDALLVILLE — A Grabill man was killed in a three-vehicle crash late Monday afternoon after his car was struck from behind, forcing his vehicle into oncoming traffic on U.S. 6

Two local men - Kenneth Lee Kelley, 60, of Waterloo and Scott Lin Truelove, 52, of LaOtto - were arrested Tuesday by the...
07/23/2025

Two local men - Kenneth Lee Kelley, 60, of Waterloo and Scott Lin Truelove, 52, of LaOtto - were arrested Tuesday by the Fort Wayne Police Department. Kelley and Truelove were among four who have each been preliminarily charged with one count of public indecency.

FORT WAYNE — Four men — including one from Waterloo and an East Noble school board member from LaOtto — were arrested by Fort Wayne Police Tuesday.

Adyson Brown and Bridget Dunn have been named DeKalb County 4-H Master Achievers.
07/21/2025

Adyson Brown and Bridget Dunn have been named DeKalb County 4-H Master Achievers.

AUBURN — Adyson Brown and Bridget Dunn received Master Achiever awards at the DeKalb County 4-H summer awards program Thursday night.

Did you see Kathryn Bassett's Life feature about the downtown Auburn summer art exhibit? It's in Saturday's paper. If yo...
07/21/2025

Did you see Kathryn Bassett's Life feature about the downtown Auburn summer art exhibit? It's in Saturday's paper. If you missed it, copies of this article are also available at The Star office.

AUBURN — With summer in full swing, downtown Auburn also is in full swing with the Downtown Auburn Business Association and Auburn Main Street summer art exhibit.

The DeKalb Central school board has approved several school safety specialists as well as an overall safety plan for the...
07/17/2025

The DeKalb Central school board has approved several school safety specialists as well as an overall safety plan for the district.

WATERLOO — The DeKalb Central school board Tuesday approved a list of school safety specialists for the district for the 2025-26 school year.

The Auburn Common Council voted Tuesday to annex 31.27 acres on first reading. A second reading will take place at a fut...
07/17/2025

The Auburn Common Council voted Tuesday to annex 31.27 acres on first reading. A second reading will take place at a future council meeting.

The parcel is surrounded by C.R. 31 to the west, Auburn Drive to the north and C.R. 46-A to the east. The developer approached the city seeking voluntary annexation.

AUBURN — The City of Auburn added another piece of ground, but not without some discussion Tuesday.

An Auburn man apparently suffered a medical issue while driving on Interstate 69 Tuesday afternoon. Police said the man ...
07/17/2025

An Auburn man apparently suffered a medical issue while driving on Interstate 69 Tuesday afternoon. Police said the man also complained of neck pain. He and two passengers were taken to an area hospital. The passengers were not injured.

AUBURN — An Auburn man was injured and two passengers in his vehicle were taken to an area hospital for examination following a two-vehicle crash reported at 5:38 p.m. Tuesday

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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.