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Club Soda gives back to community as Thanksgiving nears
Sometimes, helping other people helps the people helping them.
Sunday afternoon, members of Club Soda, their families and friends gathered in a meeting room at the 609 S. Fourth St. facility, passing cans of food into crates, preparing food baskets for Thanksgiving.
Freemasons open doors for membership inquiries and tours of lodges
Ornate doors to ancient works were opened wide on Saturday. “It’s the greatest fraternity the world’s ever known,” Jerry Burns said inside the Terre Haute Masonic Temple, offering tours and answering questions about a society with secrets that wants the public to visit.
Tribune-Star looks to provide 500 Christmas baskets
With the troubled economy and high unemployment, the need for assistance is great in many Terre Haute households this holiday season.
Sewer system issue has city, redevelopment, education officials debating options
Many people probably don’t realize it, but dozens of times each year, raw sewage from the city of Terre Haute flows directly into the Wabash River.
Vigil honors victims, military, the missing
Dozens crowded around Terre Haute City Hall’s south side Saturday night in a vigil for the lost.
17 homes take part in 17th Annual Collett Park Christmas Craft Walk
Families strolled about Saturday’s sunshine, up and down the northside streets around Collett Park, visiting neighbors and checking out crafts.
Board to look at revisions to sexual harassment policy
The Vigo County School Board will consider revisions to its sexual harassment policy when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday.
MASSAGE MESSAGE: Getting rubbed the right way touching for CODA
A relaxing massage can be a great way to alleviate the stresses of the workplace.
Vigo Air Pollution Control to be dismantled
A revised county air pollution control ordinance that would have provided for collection of fees from manufacturers with a federal air permit is dead, dismantling the Vigo County Air Pollution Control Department.
Oh deer, hunter fails to abide by limits, police say
A Sullivan County man faces a Nov. 30 court date after his arrest for illegal possession of five whitetail deer.
Terre Foods moves closer to its goal
Terre Haute continues to inch its way toward having a natural foods grocery store downtown.
Salvation Army kicks off annual Red Kettle campaign
The Kroger Co. aspires to increase holiday collections at its three stores in Vigo County to help the Salvation Army as it begins its 2009 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.
Longtime coach taught ‘the lessons of life’
It seems fitting that the gymnasium at Otter Creek Middle School was dedicated Thursday evening to a former coach and teacher following one basketball game and immediately before the start of another game.
Three in Greene County arrested on suspicion of burlary
Police in Greene County arrested three people this week on suspicion of stealing from the home of a deceased person.
ISU program promotes respect, acceptance
As seventh-grade Woodrow Wilson student Baelee Stearley stood in her cheerleading uniform, with the gold beads of a Saudi Arabian headpiece resting on her forehead and covering her red-ribboned ponytail, she embodied the message of the day.
Terre Haute man in critical condition after shooting self in head
A Terre Haute man was in critical condition Thursday after shooting himself in the head.
ISU student appears in court on theft charges
An Indiana State University student is facing charges of theft and false informing after her arrest Wednesday morning.
Exchange Club conducting annual 'Bikes For Tykes' program
The Exchange Club of Terre Haute is conducting a Bikes For Tykes campaign to underwrite the costs of providing tricycles and bicycles to the homes of needy children in the Wabash Valley for the holiday season.
Hoosier set to blast off aboard Endeavor
When Astronaut Dave Wolf heads into space Saturday morning aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, it will be with a large contingency of Hoosiers watching nearby.
First seven inducted into ‘Local Legends’ Walk of Fame
Seven plaques awaiting placement on North Ninth Street bear familiar names to history. But it might surprise the schoolchildren of 2009 to know that these people all once lived in Terre Haute.
Church sign raises objection
A sign at a Terre Haute church bearing a message that many people would deem “intolerant” has raised an objection from a concerned teenager who could not let the message go unchallenged.
Billboard issue remains up in the air
It’s still not clear whether the City of Terre Haute will allow two new billboards to be erected on South Third Street — despite the fact that city building permits for the signs have been issued.
Twi-hards out for ‘New Moon’
To say that Andrea Dunn is a “Twilight” fan is a serious understatement. She’s a die-hard Twi-hard who attends “Twilight” conventions and has a fan blog called Indy Twilighter that she runs with fellow Twi-hards Amy Martin and Mary Ruiz.
Terre Haute airport board accepts settlement for 2006 storm damage
The Terre Haute International Airport board of directors officially accepted an insurance settlement Wednesday evening related to storm damage there in 2006.
H1N1 clinics coming up in Valley
Union Hospital’s Maternal Health Clinic is continuing to vaccinate pregnant women and women who have given birth within the past six weeks for H1N1.
Newly remodeled WorkOne embraces open concept
With a floor to ceiling curved glass wall on the first floor, giving way to numerous computer stations and classrooms, a newly remodeled WorkOne Western Indiana Services Center provides an inviting atmosphere.
Vigil for Victims of Crime set for Saturday
Two special Christmas trees will illuminate varied emotions during a solemn ceremony Saturday.
City Council meets over proposed billboard construction
Members of the Terre Haute City Council want to stem the construction of any future billboards in the city.
New breast cancer advice draws fire
As a breast cancer survivor, Sue Jarvis understands the importance of early detection.
Rotary foundation awards community grants
Bringing people into focus with a pair of new glasses is a community mission for a new optometry program at St. Ann Medical Clinic.
New Sarah Palin book sparks interest in Valley
As Christmas looms around the calendar’s corner, some Wabash Valley residents might just find Sarah Palin going rogue beneath their tree.
Democracy for America sponsors health care forum
Activists and organizers agreed, federally-mandated health insurance without a public option is “just a windfall for the insurance industry.”
State police to conduct DUI checkpoint
Indiana State Police officers from the Terre Haute post will conduct a DUI checkpoint in Vigo County sometime this weekend.
Man accused of calling police ‘Nazis’ released on bail
A Terre Haute man accused of calling police “Nazis” and threatening them has been released on bail from the Vigo County jail.

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