🌱 Planning Services office serving Woodburn closes early Thursday

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• Planning Services office serving Woodburn closes early Thursday

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Showers around in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 49, low: 31.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ARCH names historic preservation award winners in Allen County (journalgazette.net) — Woodburn residents planning a visit to the Department of Planning Services in Citizens Square should note an early closure Thursday, Nov. 12. The department, which serves Woodburn and other Allen County communities, will close at 3 p.m. for a staff event and reopen for normal business hours Friday.
   

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📸 Around Woodburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodburn

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Former Ruins in Fort Wayne-area Nov 12 at Woodburn Missionary Church →
  Woodburn Missionary Church, 5108 Bull Rapids Rd, Woodburn
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday November 17

• Financial Aid Information and FAFSA Completion Night
  Woodlan Jr/Sr High School, 17215 Woodburn Rd, Woodburn
  6:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• DIY Scrap Fabric Wreaths
  Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room
  3:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• Doodle Dough Designs
  Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room
  10:30 am

Friday November 20

• All Abilities Club
  Woodburn Branch - Meeting Room
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Creative Growth Art Group
  Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room
  1:30 pm
• Tween Book Club
  New Haven Branch - Meeting Room
  3:30 pm
• The Art of Ink
  Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
  3:30 pm
• Fort Wayne Community Schools: College & Career Success Nights
  Family & Community Engagement Center (FACE)
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Toddler Storytime
  Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
  10:30 am
• Sunflower Bracelets
  Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
• Layered Greeting Card
  Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Premise Health posted a job opening for Medical Assistant in Woodburn. Apply here.
• Yellowstone Landscape posted a job opening for Landscape Laborer - Maintenance in Grabill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodburn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

New Haven

• Law enforcement announces 27 charged, 105 firearms seized in operation (journalgazette.net)
• VWCO Sheriff's activity log 11/6/2026 « The VW independent (thevwindependent.com)
• Silver Alert issued for missing New Haven woman (fox59.com)

Fort Wayne

• Vincent Village opens new $18 million transitional shelter in Fort Wayne (wowo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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