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In its 162-year history, the Edgar County Fair has provided spectacle, amusement and summertime memories to attendees. This year, the Fair is providing something new: a “party barn.”. According to Edgar County Fair Board member Mark Brinkerhoff, the fairgrounds, located at 1104 North Main Street in Paris, will play...

The Physical Therapy Laboratory at Union Hospital in Terre Haute has a new tool to help rehab patients re-learn how to get in and out of a car. Six Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology mechanical engineering students found a 1994 Ford Ranger at the salvage yard and transformed it into a car simulator to help patients get on the road to recovery. It is open on one side to allow therapists and other staff to help assist patients throughout the training process.

The Paris High School boys and girls tennis team hosted the 2024 PHS Tennis Open, a one-day tournament for local tennis players, Saturday, July 6. Competition winners received gift cards to local restaurants, including two graciously donated by Rocky’s Italian Bistro and Savoia’s Pizza. The competition saw its best turnouts since pre-COVID tournaments, raising more than $300 in entry fees and donations.

Local and state economic officials were in the Clay County town of Staunton on Monday to mark the opening of a new subdivision of houses made possible by grant funding from the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI. The new development, Clay Court, features 10 market rate homes...

Mary Morgan Ryan was announced as the new superintendent of schools for Paris Union School District in late April. On Monday, July 8, Morgan Ryan participated in her first Board of Education meeting since stepping into the role. The arrival of Morgan Ryan, who came to Paris 95 after working...

PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in?. Triathlon and marathon swimming are scheduled to take place in the Seine, where it has been illegal to swim for more than a century. Despite the city's efforts to clean up the long-polluted river, the water has tested unsafe for humans in recent weeks, and cleaner on other days. The Games run from July 26-Aug. 11.

Andrew Lewis Hall, 77, died peacefully at 11:27 a.m. July 13, 2024, surrounded by family at his home. He was born April 14, 1947, in Millen, Georgia, to Andrew Jackson Hall and Dorothy Virginia (Foster) Hall, and grew up near Waynesboro, Georgia. He learned to work at an early age on his Granddaddy Foster's farm, where his chores included picking cotton and plowing with a mule. His first job was for a cattle ranch and peach orchard called Boll Weevil, where his experiences were as varied as helping to track down and kill a 10 ½ foot alligator to showing cattle at numerous state fairs. As a teenager he spent part of each summer with his Uncle Danny and Aunt Lillie (Foster) Hayden, in Dodds Bridge. He graduated from Sardis High School, Sardis, Georgia, in 1965 and was stationed in South Korea during his service in the Army. On March 15, 1969, he married Carolyn Sue Thompson at the Evangelical Methodist Church, Sullivan. The first two years they resided in Terre Haute and Prairieton. On Feb. 2, 1971, they were joined by a son, Andy, while living at Prairie Creek. Daughter, Brook, was added to the family Nov. 4, 1972, during their years at Dodds Bridge. From there they moved to Graysville, and for the last 31 years their home has been on the little farm and family compound east of Sullivan. Known for his generous and helpful spirit, Lewis enjoyed his family, friends, business, work, travel, fishing, football, and cooking. He and his wife have been members of Sullivan First Assembly of God for 40 years. During those years he has served as a teacher, Royal Ranger leader, bus driver, “chief cook” (but not “bottle washer,” he had people for that) and board member. Lewis was co-founder and owner of Linton Carpet Center, now known as Flooring America of Switz City, which is still owned and operated by his family.

Entek Lithium Separators L.L.C. received a conditional commitment for a direct loan of up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to finance its new facility in Terre Haute, Ind., to manufacture lithium-ion battery separators, primarily for electric vehicles. The $1.5 billion project will strengthen and onshore the...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) –Update: 8:53 p.m. The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office has given an update on the crash via a post from Facebook. The identity of the motorcyclist that was killed in the fatal accident was 35-year-old Austin Byrd of Terre Haute. One is dead after a...

Clay County In. – Two hundred donors, volunteer and supporters of the Indian Sheriff’s Youth Ranch were on had recently for the opening of the Dr. Everett Conrad youth cabin and the UAW Local 933 Youth Cabin. In addition, ground was boke for the Joyful Manna Peace Chapel. The Indiana Youth Ranch is located south of Brazil on State Road 59.

ENTEK, the only U.S.-owned and U.S.-based producer of “wet-process” lithium-ion battery separator materials, has received a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion for a direct loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The loan will finance...

FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — WTWO is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Six over 60 Awards. The contest, sponsored by Camp Navigate and Horizon Health, recognizes six people over the age of 60 for their contributions to the Wabash Valley. Residents were able to submit nominations...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – Local representatives say they are shocked and saddened by the tragic shooting. After the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump, several local government figures have shared their reactions. Vigo County Republican Party chairman Randy Gentry is in Milwaukee preparing for the Republican National Convention. He says that things changed […]

James Wiseman signed with the Indiana Pacers this offseason, and he shared with Pacers on SI that the decision was largely about the opportunity to develop.

ROCKVILLE, Ind. (WTHI) - Police in Rockville said they arrested a woman after thousands of dollars worth of items were stolen from a local store. The Rockville Police Department arrested Kayse Jo Lee. Police said on July 8, she allegedly walked away with several items from G&M Ace Hardware. Officials...

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