News From Terre Haute, Indiana Local & Bistate 2014-08-12T11:19:40-04:00 urn:uuid:dbb0d381-0da9-4eba-bb87-97e8bd8603db ‘This is the Army’ Arthur Foulkes urn:uuid:03cc230f-41ff-4030-be8f-dad12b4c7bc2 2014-08-11T23:16:30-04:00 <p> Calling all dancers, singers and set designers &#8211; The Vigo County Historical Society Wants You!<br /> The historical society is dusting off the music and clothes of the 1940s to put on a commemorative &#8220;Tribute to the USO&#8221; next month.</p> Addiction recovery agency faces major cuts Lisa Trigg urn:uuid:4a6b762e-2f52-4abf-92e1-282dbe932830 2014-08-11T23:16:21-04:00 <p> Funding has been drastically cut for an agency that has stayed mostly in the background while helping people with addiction issues get their lives back together.</p> Alicia Morgan: Children, full of bravery, make letting go a little easier Alicia Morgan urn:uuid:613d0224-0147-4c9d-a14c-59306a03a026 2014-08-11T23:15:54-04:00 <p> They say the first day of kindergarten is more difficult for the parents than for the child. I believe for most moms and dads, this has to be true.</p> Teachers agree to contract Sue Loughlin urn:uuid:6d3a2025-a5de-4282-a1bd-d7ba64840184 2014-08-11T23:13:11-04:00 <p> Vigo County teachers who are rated effective and highly effective would receive a 3 percent salary increase under a tentative contract agreement reached last week.</p> ‘Every interaction can make a difference’ Sue Loughlin urn:uuid:007c9b9e-140c-43e1-ba7f-780d53e389b6 2014-08-11T23:12:52-04:00 <p> DeVaney Elementary teacher Carol Sumner recruited some of her kindergarten students from last year to help deliver a back-to-school message to educators Monday.</p> New trial date set for 2012 homicide Lisa Trigg urn:uuid:e5459247-db0f-4c70-8d12-cdc72f7fa6e4 2014-08-11T23:11:05-04:00 <p> A Dec. 15 trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering his wife almost two years ago.</p> Driver arrested after high-speed chase Staff Report urn:uuid:48e31e2c-5b5e-40a6-8960-adff137f7fe5 2014-08-11T23:09:21-04:00 <p> A 35-year-old Illinois man was arrested Saturday near Dana in Vermillion County after a high-speed chase.</p> Launch of a entrepreneurial climate Howard Greninger urn:uuid:ddde56ad-518b-454f-b60a-b2c8b157e4ff 2014-08-11T23:09:08-04:00 <p> Developing and marketing a co-work space for Launch Terre Haute is about building an overall ecosystem that allows entrepreneurs to flourish and grow, rather than target individual companies to receive financial incentives.</p> School board approves range of health care plans Sue Loughlin urn:uuid:91282ced-98c5-4e8f-b641-a406aa0bc193 2014-08-11T23:07:36-04:00 <p> The Vigo County School Board voted Monday to advertise proposed 2015 budgets totaling $148.9 million, the first step in the annual budget process.</p> Fourth Street to be two-way Staff Report urn:uuid:ca9ac8ac-886b-4f92-8925-72d301dd2b91 2014-08-11T23:05:10-04:00 <p> Fourth Street is about to become a two-way street between Cherry and Poplar streets downtown.</p>