Young Fort Wayne cancer survivor ready to cheer Olympic swimmers and other top stories.

• Young Fort Wayne cancer survivor ready to cheer Olympic swimmers

  Young Fort Wayne cancer survivor ready to cheer Olympic swimmers Cora Walrond of Fort Wayne poses Thursday by the pool at the Helen P. Brown Natatorium, 3301 South Calhoun Street. A cancer survivor, she will be going to the Olympic Games in Rio, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Photo by Reggie Hayes of The News-Sentinel) More Information For more on local sports, follow Reggie Hayes on Twitter at reggiehayes1 Make-A-Wish sends middle school swimmer, parent..

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• Fort Wayne's All-Time Greatest Series: Pinky Hargrave, DH

  

  Fort Wayne's All-Time Greatest Series: Pinky Hargrave, DH Pinky Hargrave News-Sentinel names area's all-time Major League Baseball team By Blake Sebring, bsebring@news-sentinel.com Thursday, July 28, 2016 8:00 PM The younger brother of Bubbles, Pinky Hargrave played 10 years in the Major Leagues, mostly as a catcher, hitting .278 with a .428 slugging percentage for five teams. His best season was with the Tigers in 1929 when he hit .330. His career-high wa..

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• Fort Wayne manager Contreras talks Espinoza, Paddack, trades

  Check out the latest episode of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review The Show Before the Show on iTunes. The podcast is also available via the Stitcher app. Send your questions and feedback to podcast@milb.com. You can follow hosts Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) and Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) on Twitter. Listen to The Show Before the Show Podcast » Episo..

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• 4-Year-Old Airlifted to Fort Wayne Hospital after Being Hit by Car

  

  WESTFIELD, Ind. -- Kelly Day will have to miss the first day of classes at Westfield Middle School where she...

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• Do it Best revenues top $3 billion

  

  Do it Best Corp. surpassed $3 billion in total sales for the fiscal year that ended June 25, the Fort Wayne-based hardware and building supplies cooperative said. Sales of $3.02 billion for fiscal 2016 topped the $2.99 billion recorded in fiscal 2015. The increase reflected strong membership growth, supported by retail performance programs and new product introductions, the company said. “While we are certainly excited to reach this sales milestone, what continues to be our top priority is pr..

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• Nursing chair is departing IPFW

  

  After three years at the helm, Lee-Ellen Kirkhorn stepped down as chair of the nursing department at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to pursue a new opportunity. Kirkhorn accepted a teaching position at the University of Wisconin Eau Claire. She moved after deciding not to renew her position as nursing chair at IPFW for another term when the current term expired in July, she said. “In May, I had a lengthy visit with vice chancellor (Carl) Drummond,” Kirkhorn said. “Both of us ..

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