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Terre Haute · Terre HauteTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO-WAWV) -- Fayette Township Water has announced a boil order. The order is for Libertyville, Shirkieville and New Goshen customers. Those areas are under a boil order until further notice.See the Story
Boil order in Fayette Township
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Terre Haute · Terre HauteROCKVILLE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Tiki Hut convenient store in Rockville now has a new mural on the front of the store. They said that this mural brings the entire feel of the store together. The mural is just part of the improvements and expansions they are doing as they are also adding a state-of-the-art barbecue restaurant right next door to the store. It is going to include a full bar along with a chef from New York that has 25 years of exp…See the Story
Tiki Hut adds new mural and is set to open barbecue restaurant
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Terre Haute · Terre Haute*Note: The attached video is from our coverage of the band's 2023 season. BRAZIL, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Local musicians in high school and older age groups are invited to join the long-running Brazil Concert Band as it begins preparations for the summer season. Organized originally in 1858, the band is the oldest band in the area still playing today. Some of the earliest members even fought in the Civil War.
A look at the 165-year-old Brazil C…See the Story
Brazil Concert Band tuning up for the summer
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Terre Haute · Terre HauteFARMERSBURG, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indianapolis Zoo is excited to announced the grand opening of the International Chimpanzee Complex. The complex will officially open on Memorial Day Weekend. Indianapolis Zoo Public Relations Specialist Cody Mattox said the complex spans about 9,600 square feet. An overhead trail that runs about a quarter of a mile long connects three buildings in the complex. The first building is the Community hub where chim…See the Story
Indianapolis Zoo to unveil giant chimpanzee complex
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Terre Haute · Terre HauteTERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Residents in Terre Haute should be aware that a 36% fee increase is coming related to trash collection. Terre Haute City Council passed an ordinance during their May 9 meeting that bumps the monthly fee to $15. A $4 increase over the previous rate of $11 set in 2019. The ordinance shows that previously fees had been increasing at a rate of 25¢ per year between 2017 and 2019. Fees had remained stagnant through the …See the Story
Terre Haute trash collection fees to increase 36% this summer
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Terre Haute · Terre HautePARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Terre Haute man will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for possession of child pornography. Harry Pumphrey was in Parke County Circuit Court for sentencing on Tuesday. The Judge accepted Pumphrey's guilty plea as part of a plea agreement to two counts of possessing child pornography. As part of the deal the state agreed to drop a charge of child solicitation, and further possession of child pornogra…See the Story
Terre Haute man sentenced to prison for child porn
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Terre Haute · Terre HauteSULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- The Southwest School Corporation has laid off 16 employees as a result of budget issues. We have previously reported on the reasons for the financial issues-- the main one, a drop over $100 million in the school’s valuation from 2023 to 2024. At Wednesday’s school board meeting, superintendent Chris Stitzle said of those who were laid off, four were certified staff and 12 were non-certified.
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Southwest School Corp. lays off 16 employees amid budget concerns
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Terre Haute · Terre HauteMARTINSVILLE, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — At the end of the school year Sheila Shotts, a teacher at Martinsville Elementary, is going to retire after 50 years of molding young minds. In this time, Shotts has been making an impact on everyone that has been around her at Martinsville Elementary. Principal Sheri Cooper had her as a teacher in third grade and wanted her daughter to experience the same thing. "My daughter was fortunate enough to have her as…See the Story
Sheila Shotts to retire after 50 years with Martinsville Elementary
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