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NEW: Vigo schools on two hour delay Wednesday
Vigo County School Corp. activities and events, including night school, will conclude by 8 p.m. tonight because of weather conditions.
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NEW: Slain inmate’s mother questions cellmate placement
The mother of an inmate fatally strangled by his cellmate in a southern Indiana prison’s mental health unit questions why her son was housed with a violent offender when he had just weeks remaining on his sentence.
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State Rep. Tincher will not seek re-election
State Rep. Vern Tincher, D-Riley, will not seek re-election to the Indiana House of Representatives in the May primary election.
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As storm approached, Valley left questioning how much snow would fall
Road crews were preparing for the worst Monday as weather forecasters predicted a big snowfall for central Indiana, including Vigo County.
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Jenkins taking over as director of Vigo Juvenile Center
A former two-term sheriff has been appointed as the new executive director of the Vigo County Juvenile Justice Center, following Monday morning’s resignation by Lynn Austin.
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School Board expected to make Gibault decision at its Feb. 22 meeting
At a time when state funding for public schools is being cut, does the Vigo County School Corp. want to take on the additional responsibility of sponsoring and monitoring a charter school?
That is one of the issues the School Board will need to consider as it decides whether to grant Gibault Inc.’s request that it sponsor a charter school, an Indianapolis attorney told the board Monday.
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Newport split on building municipal sewer system
The Vermillion County town of Newport is divided over a proposal to build a municipal sewer system.
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Board of Works OKs proposal to lock in gas prices
The Terre Haute Board of Public Works and Safety gave a green light Monday to a proposal to allow the city to lock in gas prices for the rest of the 2010.
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Seelyville woman gets four years in prison for battery with beer mug
A Seelyville woman who admitted to battering another woman with a glass beer mug received a four-year prison sentence Monday.
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Suspect appears in court for purse-snatching case
A Terre Haute man accused of being the getaway driver in a Jan. 13 purse-snatching appeared in court Monday following his Friday arrest.
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Man pleads guilty to charges involving battery on officer
A Terre Haute man arrested in August after he was warned not to ride his motorcycle on the sidewalk has pleaded guilty to charges involving battery on a police officer.
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Police looking for two suspects after early morning gas station robbery
Police are seeking two suspects in the early morning robbery of the Marathon gas station at 1831 N. Third St.
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NEW: Jason Aldean's Wide Open 2010 Tour coming to Hulman Center
A concert featuring a lineup of country artists topped by Jason Aldean is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the Terre Haute facility.
Jennifer Cook, assistant director of business and marketing for Hulman Center, today confirmed the headliner is Aldean, whose list of hits includes “Hicktown” from his self-titled debut album in 2005 for Broken Bow Records, “Johnny Cash” from his sophomore release, “Relentless,” and “Big Green Tractor” from his third album, “Wide Open.”
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Love and care helps save one dog who suffered from neglect
A medium-sized yellow and white dog, curled in a ball and covered with sores, was lying in an outdoor kennel at the Terre Haute Humane Society shelter early one morning last fall.
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Hoosier heartbreak: Colts fan's hopes blown away by a strong Brees
Nearly 200 Christians prayed over their nachos that, for at least one more Sunday night, the Saints wouldn’t make it to the promised land.
But as it turned out, salvation came for New Orleans as the Saints topped the Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami.
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Hundreds turn out for 10th annual Tribune-Star Bridal Showcase
Hundreds of brides-to-be, their family and friends, caught up on the latest in wedding fashion Sunday afternoon inside Hulman Center.
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The Off Season: Temptation sometimes comes in a 12-cent package
The comic books in Wilbur Hickman’s grocery store always sat in a spinning, white-metal rack that was tapered like a Christmas tree, and no less inviting than one. The rack stood just a few feet inside the glass doors that led into Wilbur’s Rosedale IGA when I was a kid, and it was a monument to boyhood temptation at 12 cents a copy.
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Wabash Valley’s Habitat for Humanity puts in time on its 52nd home
Temperatures hovered in the low 20s Saturday morning as volunteers nailed siding to the outside walls of a new house.
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NEW: Another Winter Storm Watch issued for Wabash Valley
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Wabash Valley in effect from late Monday night through late Tuesday night with up to 7 inches of snow possible.
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Saints coach tied to Wabash Valley
The Wabash Valley is never far from Sean Payton’s heart. And for good reason.
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Sometimes football and life cross paths
“Cam Cameron is in my hall of fame,” says Jamie Costello, who is starting his 21st year with WMAR-TV in Baltimore. Costello co-anchors Good Morning Maryland. For two decades, he has covered every major event in Baltimore, from the pope’s visit, the Ravens winning the Super Bowl to Cal Ripkin’s first game all the way to Cooperstown.
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Vigo County School Board to discuss Gibault’s charter request
Gibault, Inc. has asked the Vigo County School Corp. to sponsor a charter school, Summit Academy, which would be located on the Gibault campus.
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Black Leadership Conference speaker calls for development of leaders
The black community needs to develop more leaders and rely less on entertainers to fill those roles, award-winning social activist and political commentator Jeff Johnson told students Saturday at Indiana State University’s Black Leadership Conference.
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Winter blasts Wabash Valley
A wintery storm’s weather haggled local traffic and closed Vigo County school activities for the weekend.
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Police use Facebook, MySpace to find suspect
It isn’t often police thank a suspect for helping them in their case against him, but a local tattoo artist received just such gratitude from the New York authorities who’ve been looking for him since last autumn.
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Farrington Bed & Breakfast up for sale
As she answered a telephone call, Diane Trackwell made her way across vintage wooden floors through an expansive turn-of-the-century home to get to her scheduling book.
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Colts backers ‘tailgate,’ show pride, spirit
Jenny Thomas showed her Indianapolis Colts spirit Friday by wearing a No. 18 Peyton Manning jersey, blue horseshoe earrings, blue and white beads and even eyeglasses with blue frames.
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Couple seeks help after theft of photo albums, scrapbooking supplies
The recent theft of family photo albums and scrapbooking supplies from a vehicle at a Terre Haute hotel has caused an Elkhart couple to ask for help from Terre Haute residents.
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Wood-burning stove may have caused Friday fire
A wood-burning stove is being considered a possible source of a Friday afternoon house fire in the 4000 block of Tuttle Avenue.
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Convicted felon gets three years for theft
A convicted felon received a three-year prison sentence for stealing items from Walmart on Indiana 46 in Terre Haute.
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Ladies Unity Night two April dates
The 2010 Wabash Valley Ladies Unity Night planning team announces that the seventh annual event will be at 7 p.m. April 16 and 2 p.m. April 17 at Maryland Community Church.
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NEW: Ex-Indiana player Leary arrested in fraud case
Indiana broadcaster and former Hoosiers player Todd Leary has been arrested on felony charges in connection with what authorities say was a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
The 39-year-old Leary was booked into the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington Thursday night and was being transferred today to Fort Wayne, where he faces charges in Allen County court.
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City Council still wrestling over scrap ordinance
The Terre Haute City Council had another long and lively debate Thursday night over a proposed ordinance to require some businesses to report daily sales information to the police.
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Numbers up and down for buses
For the first time in five years, ridership did not grow on the Terre Haute Transit Utility, a decrease officials say is a direct result of a down economy and necessary changes in bus routes.
