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Housing board may have had illegal meeting
The Terre Haute Housing Authority board of directors may have violated Indiana’s public access laws when it voted to approve a new executive director for the low-income housing agency late last month.
Property tax reform may force city to tighten belt
Some belts will need tightened once the effects of House Bill 1001 are fully realized, but local officials are arming up with information.
Rezoning ordinance receives Council OK
Two local businesses are expected to expand after the Terre Haute City Council approved zoning ordinances. Little Hands Child Care & Preschool at 500 Barton Ave., is taking on a house to add to its two-house facility.
One of world’s most influential lands new book deal
High-profile opportunities keep coming for Terre Haute native Jill Bolte Taylor. The 49-year-old scientist who specializes in brain research was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine last month.
City man still critical after shooting
A Terre Haute man remained in critical condition Thursday evening in Union Hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head police believe was accidental.
12 Points Neighborhood Watch gets new signs
Criminals have not yet been banished from the 12 Points and Collett Park area, but several signs are pointing in the right direction.
Court denies latest appeal in Thompson lawsuit
Plaintiffs were dealt another setback last week in a two-year-old lawsuit regarding a land swap deal between a local businessman and the county.
Two ISU police officers honored for saving professor’s life
Ted Piechocinski felt dizzy one early January morning, then remembers nothing until he woke up on a hospital bed in an intensive-care unit with a tube from a respirator down his throat.
Learn more about ‘History, Heritage, and Heroes’
The public is invited to a reception and brochure release at Arts Illiana from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today as part of the "History, Heritage, and Heroes" street banner project honoring local African-Americans.
Hundreds set to attend statue dedication
Hundreds of pilgrims are expected to join the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods for the dedication of a statue honoring St. Mother Theodore Guerin on Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
City police investigating northside shooting
Terre Haute Police were investigating a shooting late Wednesday inside a house at Ninth Street and Third Avenue.
Valley youth to help Indy make Super Bowl bid
She’s just in eighth grade, but Molly Nasser is going to play an important role in Indianapolis’ efforts to host the 2012 Super Bowl.
News-making TV station general manager leaving Terre Haute
WTWO television station general manager Duane Lammers is leaving Channel 2 as well as the Terre Haute community after 11 years.
South principal leaving for United Way
Troy Fears, principal at Terre Haute South Vigo High School, soon will leave the job to take on a new role in the community.
Westminster Village shows off completed Phase 1 of its new senior living villas
Tom and Joan Reed are looking forward to moving into their new home, just one of the many new senior-living villas recently built at the Villas of Westminster.
Feds: Housing Authority getting in line
The Terre Haute Housing Authority is working to bring itself fully in line with government regulations after being cited for practices in “substantial non-compliance” with federal rules, a U.S. government official said Monday.
WFXW TV station still not broadcasting
On Wednesday, WFXW television Channel 38 was still not broadcasting despite hopes the station’s problems could be fixed by the beginning of May.
All Clay Community schools closed Thursday
Clay Community Schools classes stand canceled today because of an electrical problem in Clay City, school officials report.
But power at Clay City Jr./Sr. High School as well as the elementary should be back on today as Duke Energy replaces a transformer that failed Wednesday afternoon.
Final Vigo vote totals
The Vigo County Clerk’s office has issued final, unofficial totals for Tuesday’s primary election, which include votes cast in touch-voting machines used by the deaf or blind.
Final Vermillion vote totals
Final Sullivan vote totals
Wabash Valley brother, sister honored for creating Youth Embracing Service
Although they didn’t start Youth Embracing Service for the recognition, Grant and Amanda Mansard are getting a lot of it.
Public health readiness model in the works
By July, the Indiana State Department of Health expects to join, most likely with a private firm, to implement a new model for public health preparedness planning to respond to emergencies ranging from earthquakes and tornados to pandemic flu and nuclear attacks.
NEW: Obama ascendant after trading primary wins with Clinton
Politically wounded and financially strapped, Hillary Rodham Clinton plunged back into the presidential campaign today even as Barack Obama declared that Tuesday’s primary results left him with a “clear path to victory.”
Obama beat Clinton soundly in North Carolina and fell just short in an Indiana cliffhanger, a rebound for the Illinois senator that presented Clinton with fast-dwindling chances to deny him the Democratic presidential nomination.
Vigo County Council at-large: Incumbents win nominations
Incumbents are one step closer to finishing what they started as the Vigo County Council at-large candidates. Both the Democratic and Republican incumbents Mark D. Bird and Mike Morris earned the most votes of all the candidates in Tuesday’s crowded primary election with 11,854 and 2,103 votes respectively.
About 50 percent of voters turn out in Vermillion
Vermillion County voters went to the polls in large numbers Tuesday despite few local contested races.
Sullivan looking at possible recount
A possible recount is on the horizon in Sullivan County with a 36-vote difference between the Democratic candidates for District 3’s county commissioners in Tuesday’s primary.
More than 8K head to the polls in Clay County
Clay County voters turned out in force Tuesday, bringing more than 8,000 voices to the polls.
Voter turnout doubles in Parke County
For a Republican county, Parke County ended up with a lot of Democrats and double the usual voter turnout for Tuesday’s primary election.

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