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• Property tax rise expected
  State-funded homestead credits will go away next year, and several tax experts predict that property tax bills will rise, especially for rural homeowners who are unlikely to benefit from recently enacted tax caps.Sunday
• No sale: Car auctions struggle
    The cars were out for display, the concession stands were open and the chairs and stands were set. They had everything they needed for the auction, except buyers.Sunday
• Avilla resident held on molesting charge
  An Avilla man, accused of molesting an 8-year-old girl in 2002, was arrested by Indiana State Police on Friday. Frederick W. Weese, 53, was being held at the Noble County Jail on a preliminary charge of child molesting.Sunday
• Garage fire engulfs home; no injuries
  A two-story home at 6115 Hunter Wood Drive was severely damaged by a fire that began in the garage Saturday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the home at 12:52 p.m.Sunday
• Detector helps occupants get out
  Six people escaped a house fire at 4333 Avondale Drive early Saturday after being alerted to the blaze by the home’s smoke detector, according to the Fort Wayne Fire Department.Sunday
• DeKalb airport gets stimulus for runway
  The DeKalb County Airport will receive a grant for $184,929 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help extend the runway.Sunday