WARSAW — Unlike some school administrators who became interested in education at a very young age, Tom Ray didn’t decide until his senior year of college. Ray, the principal of Washington STEM Academy in Warsaw, grew up in Grant County and graduated from Mississinewa High School in 1983. Then it was on to Ball State …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL It was Indiana’s version of the Gold Rush. In the 1880s, the discovery of a massive natural gas field in east central Indiana launched a gas boom of historic proportion. The news spread fast — as it did with California gold — and folks poured into Indiana in search of fortune. “There …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to keep patients connected to their classrooms while receiving care, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health operates an ongoing Bear in the Chair program. Once a patient is admitted for two weeks, Riley staff sends a teddy bear to the child’s classroom. The bear sits in the child’s …read more.

Two Italian car production companies, OMR and Sirmax, announced plans to build new facilities in central Indiana during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. OMR, which manufactures parts such as chassis, engine supports and suspensions for the Fiat Group will build its North American headquarters in Speedway. Ground breaking for the $10 …read more.

A month after Fort Wayne’s Baer Field Speedway closed due to decreasing attendance and negativity from some drivers, the Gas City I-69 Speedway announced it is also closing down. Last week, the venue’s promoter resigned and now, the website for the quarter-mile dirt track says it will not host any more races this summer. The …read more.