The Garrett Clipper

04/30/2025

Thirty-two Garrett High School students were recently inducted in the John W. Garrett chapter of the National Honor Society.

Thirty-two students were inducted into the John W. Garrett chapter of the National Honor Society. The ceremony took place April 21 in the Performing Arts Center. Inductees from the Class

04/30/2025

Juniors Jackson Endsley and Ryleigh Crowl, left, were crowned prom prince and princess, and seniors Liberty Badger and Camdyn Woods, right, were crowned prom queen and king at Garrett's prom that took place Saturday in the Garrett Middle School gym.

Juniors Jackson Endsley and Ryleigh Crowl, left, were crowned prom prince and princess and Camdyn Woods and Liberty Badger, right, were crowned prom king and queen Saturday at the conclusion

04/30/2025

Garrett's English team has qualified for the academic state championships to take place May 10 at Purdue University.

FORT WAYNE — Garrett’s English academic team is headed back to the state finals.

04/15/2025

Mahlan Dircksen has been named a Doermer Distinguished Scholar at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

FORT WAYNE — Mahlan Dircksen of Waterloo has been named Purdue Fort Wayne’s Doermer Distinguished Scholar for 2025 and will receive a full scholarship.

04/15/2025

Mayor Todd Fiandt has signed a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Mayor Todd Fiandt, center, signs a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. With him are Renee Hood, left, mental health coordinator and Prevent Child Abuse Council for the

04/09/2025

DeKalb County Department of Health officials have confirmed a measles exposure in Garrett; it is connected to a measles case reported in Allen County.

The Easter egg hunt scheduled to take place Saturday in Garrett has been postponed to a date to be announced.

AUBURN — DeKalb County has reported a first measles exposure according to a news release from the DeKalb County Health Department.

02/27/2025

Family members and friends shared the impact in the wake of the March 2023 death of Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey in Thursday's sentencing hearing for Terry Dewaine Sands.

AUBURN — One after another, family, friends and law enforcement brothers and sisters took the stand in DeKalb Superior Court I Thursday to share the unique qualities of fallen Indiana

02/27/2025

Terry Dewaine Sands has been sentenced to 41 years in connection with the March 2023 death of Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey. The sentence was issued Thursday in DeKalb Superior Court I.

AUBURN — The driver involved in a March 2023 crash on Interstate 69 near Auburn that claimed the life of an Indiana State Police trooper was sentenced to 41 years

02/27/2025

Star reporter Kathryn Bassett made this video of Terry Sands, 44, as he is escorted out of the south entrance of the DeKalb County Courthouse around 1 p.m. Thursday. The walkway from the courthouse was lined with Indiana State Police and local law enforcement officers. Sands received 41 years in prison in connection with the March 2023 death of Indiana State Police Master Trooper James Bailey.

02/15/2025

On a night in which it honored its past, it was the present that took center stage as the Garrett Railroaders boys basketball team cruised to an 83-34 win over Eastside Friday. Carter Coffman set a new sophomore scoring record with 34 points in the win.

GARRETT — On a night in which it honored its past, the present took front and center for Garrett's boys basketball team.

02/01/2025

Garrett's varsity boys and girls basketball teams defeated Lakeland in different ways in Friday's doubleheader. For the girls, it was their final tune-up before sectional play. For the boys, the win snapped a two-game losing skid and knocked Lakeland from the ranks of unbeaten in the Northeast Corner Conference.

GARRETT — Garrett’s boys and girls basketball teams won both ends of Friday’s Northeast Corner Conference varsity doubleheader with Lakeland, butin completely different fashion.

09/19/2024

Eight contestants will compete for the title of Miss DeKalb County at Monday's pageant.

AUBURN — Eight young women will compete for the title of 2024 Miss DeKalb County in Monday’s pageant at the DeKalb County Free Fall Fair.