Early voting is underway in Allen County for the Nov. 3 general election, and it continues through Monday, Nov. 2.

Through Friday, Oct. 23, voters can cast ballots on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Rousseau Centre, 1 E. Main St. On Saturday, Oct. 24, hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rousseau Centre and the Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus on N. Anthony Blvd.

Starting Monday, Oct. 26, satellite sites open with weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31, hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Locations include Christ's Community Church, the Firehouse Reception Hall, Grace Point Church, the Public Safety Academy and Resurrection Lutheran Church, along with the Rousseau Centre and Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus.

On Monday, Nov. 2, only the Rousseau Centre is open, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Voters who prefer a mailed ballot have until Thursday, Oct. 22, to request one, according to the Election Board's calendar. On Election Day, polls across Indiana are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Allen County uses vote centers instead of precinct-based polling places.

Check the official schedule, the map of locations and your registration status before you go, since hours differ by site and by week.

Read more from the Allen County early voting page, WANE, WPTA and the state voter portal.

Fort Wayne's 2026 leaf collection begins Monday, Nov. 2, and runs through Dec. 19 in the city's more than 400 neighborhoods.

Crews work in two rounds. North neighborhoods are first (Nov. 2 to 7 and Nov. 30 to Dec. 5), followed by central (Nov. 9 to 14 and Dec. 7 to 12) and south (Nov. 16 to 21 and Dec. 14 to 19).

Collection continues on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, but not on Nov. 26 or 27 for Thanksgiving.

Rake leaves to the curb or park strip, not into the street, by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week. Leaves do not belong in trash or recycling carts, storm drains or burn piles.

If you would rather pick your timing, place leaves in brown paper biodegradable bags at the curb and call 311. Bags are collected within two business days, but only during leaf season.

The city posts daily updates before 3 p.m. naming the next day's neighborhood, and the Leaf Hotline at 260-427-2302 offers a recorded update. Weather and leaf volume can shift the schedule.

Read more from the City of Fort Wayne, the Street Department, WANE and WPTA.

The Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory at 1100 S. Calhoun St. is a comfortable indoor outing as the weather cools.

It is closed on Mondays. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for youth ages 3 to 17, and children 2 and under are free. On Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m., admission is just $1.

The Café Flora, the Conservatory Shop and the Sales Garden have no admission fee.

The current showcase exhibit, Pueblo Garden: Styles of the Southwest, is open through Nov. 15 and is included with regular admission. It features adobe-inspired structures and a look at Pueblo gardening techniques.

The city's Botanical Conservatory page also lists fall events, including Botanical Brew and an outdoor Rocky Horror Picture Show screening with a costume contest, so check the calendar for dates. This year's holiday exhibit dates had not been posted at the time of writing.

Read more from the City of Fort Wayne, the Pueblo Garden announcement, WPTA and the Fall Fun Times brochure.