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A Purdue University Fort Wayne faculty member whose specialties include linguistic anthropology received the institution’s Outstanding Research Award, a news release said.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Vigo County School Corporation is doing its final Buddy Bench presentations of the school year this week. Monday, a Buddy Bench was presented to Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. The Buddy Bench is a way for kids at schools to show they need someone to play with without having to [...]

SALEM – The Salem First Presbyterian Church, 436 E. Second St., will host a celebration of Earth Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. The congregation will be celebrating Earth Sunday by recognizing the gift of pollinators as part of God’s Creation. The theme of the service will be “What’s the Buzz all About? Presbyterians […]

Sarah Scott Middle School principal Scotia Brown is retiring effective May 28, according to a personnel report approved by the Vigo County School Board on Monday.

An elementary school has two new, meaningful places to sit thanks to the efforts of one six-year-old Santa Fe girl.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Just in time for Earth Day, students at Ben Franklin Elementary School were greeted with a surprise on Monday. Steel Dynamics donated a Buddy Bench

Sammie Vance founded the Buddy Bench initiative in 2017 at the age of eight as an easy way for kids to find companionship

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Monday morning, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School received its very own Buddy Bench. This was a part of the Earth Day festivities and a surprise to the students with a personalized message from the founder of the Buddy Bench Project. VCSC and Steel Dynamics teamed up to make this chair completely [...]

A Buddy Bench that will honor the late Tom Henry will be unveiled and dedicated at 3 p.m. today at Citizens Square.

A collection of stories from The Journal Gazette about the late-stage cancer diagnosis of Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry.