TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) — Dozens of officials and residents gathered outside Terre Haute City Hall on Thursday morning to witness the unveiling of the city’s new logo and brand. The design, crafted with Terre Haute’s architectural and cultural history in mind, marks a significant step in updating the city’s visual identity.

Mayor Brandon Sakbun emphasized the importance of differentiating the new logo from the city seal, which will continue to be used for formal and legal purposes. The logo will be featured on communications, signage, and public-facing materials, such as street signs and city cars.

“This is just the beginning of this process,” Sakbun said. “Of course, we are going to update the street signs and some of the cars. But the main project is that we are updating the website. So digital marketing and our digital presence is something that a lot of Hoosiers and people from Illinois and Kentucky see when they visit Terre Haute. So we wanted to offer that fresh start.”

The new logo incorporates blues and yellows, consistent with the Terre Haute flag and other city initiatives. It prominently features the steeple of the Vigo County Courthouse, a landmark of the city, and includes a basketball silhouette to highlight the impact of sports in Terre Haute. The logo’s tagline, “Meet us at the crossroads,” represents the city’s historic highway intersections.

PRESS RELEASE: VALE SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Vale High School Track and Field team expects victory.

Case in point: The Viking track and field team will send over 20 athletes – including a host of district champions – to the 2025 OSAA 3A Track and Field State Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene on May 29 and 30.

The Viking tracksters will make the journey to Eugene after a virtuoso performance at the district meet in Milton-Freewater last week.

“We did well (at district). We expected to do exactly what we did and we knew what our potential was,” said Paul Bentz, Vale High School Track coach.

The Vale girls track team – for the second year in a row – clinched the team title at the district meet while the boys team finished second. Burns claimed top honors in boys team standings at district.

Bentz said the performance of his team was impressive, especially because of the unique attributes of track competition.

“It is a very mentally tough sport. Especially district because you have to do it that day (of district) or it doesn’t matter,” he said.

The Vikings will send 10 girls and 11 boys to the state meet.

On the girls’ side, juniors Peyton Bates, Karlee Crane, Elli Jacobs, Claire Johnson, Addie Saunders and Kesley Stepleton qualified for the state meet. Seniors Brynlee Hartley and Bella Johnson along with sophomore Kaylynn Brandon and freshman Anna Jacobs also qualified for state competition. Hartley won top honors at district in the pole vault event and will compete in that event at state. Johnson clinched the district title in the 300 hurdles and 100 hurdles events.

Bates claimed the district title in the javelin event and will compete in that category at state. Brandon will be part of the Lady Viks’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams and will compete in triple jump at state. Brandon claimed the district crown in the triple jump event.

Crane will compete in high jump event. Anna Jacobs will compete as part of Vale’s 4×400 relay team at state while Elli Jacobs will participate in the 4×400, 4×100 relay team events and run in the 400- and 200-meter races.

Claire Johnson will go to Eugene to race as part of the 4×100 relay team and compete in the 100- and 200-meter races. Bentz said Claire Johnson broke her own school record and the district record at Milton-Freewater in the 100-meter race. Johnson captured district titles in the 100- and 200-meter races.

Saunders is set to participate in the 3,000 and 1,500 races while Stepleton will journey to Eugene as an alternate. Saunders was the district champion in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter races.

For the boys, junior Trent Braese will travel to the west side of Oregon as an alternate while senior Skyler Cade will compete as part of the Vikings 4×400 relay team. Rye Cummings, sophomore, will also go to Eugene as an alternate.

Senior Jake DeVos will compete as a member of the 4×100 relay team, run in the 100-meter dash and do the shot put at state. DeVos claimed the district title in the shot put and 100-meter race events. Sophomore Duncan Fritz will run in the 3,000- and 800-meter races at state. Senior Brady Jacobs will compete at state as part of the Vikings 4×400 relay team while freshman Bannock Lamb will participate in the 4×400 and the 4×100 meter relay races. Junior Brody McElroy will travel to state as an alternate in the 4×400 relay team while sophomore Collin Mulvany will run with the Vale 4×400 and 4×100 relay teams.

Senior Kase Schaffeld is set to throw the shot put at state, run in the 100-meter race and compete as part of the 4×100 relay team and compete in the discus event. Schaffeld claimed the district title in the discus event.

Freshman Brandon Stewart will compete in the pole vault event at state.

Bentz said a winning attitude honed in the crucible of tough competition paid big dividends for his team this year.

“We traveled and went to some pretty big meets to get some exposure. That’s probably the biggest difference. We went out to get some extreme competition,” he said.

He said his track athletes arrive for the sport in the spring already primed for success.

“They come in and know how to win,” said Bentz.

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