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Joseph University softball team hit the road to Terre Haute for a conference doubleheader against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology After a week of weather delays and uncertainty the Lions were fortunate to avoid a reschedule and take the field as planned MSJ came out on top in an extra-inning battle in game one but narrowly fell short in game two Game One | MSJ 2 – RHIT 1 (8 innings) With first pitch at 5:30 p.m. game one quickly developed into a classic pitchers’ duel We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it OK Privacy policy Nearly 500 elementary and middle school students explored STEM fields through interactive activities at the first Rose-Hulman STEM Jubilee brought nearly 500 bright young minds to campus on April 26 for a fun-filled day of STEM activities Elementary and middle school students bubbled with excitement at the chance to visit over 30 different booths led by more than 150 Rose-Hulman student volunteers From learning about circuits so they could build their own lightsabers to discovering chemical processes through making bottle rockets and slime each booth ignited students' curiosity about a particular aspect of STEM.   STEM Jubilee Project Co-Lead Makayla Johnson remembered the impact that similar events had had on her younger self and wanted to create a space where everyone felt welcome in STEM.  "Making STEM really fun when I was in elementary school was probably the biggest reason as to why I'm interested in it now as well as why I pursued it in high school," she said "STEM is a huge field that people may not have a ton of information about Smiles sparkled from both sides of the tables as current Rose-Hulman students shared their passions with the next generation of scientists and mathematicians through hands-on creations.  Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity members guided the participants in creating their own lava lamps clutching her creation in her multi-colored sleeves  who wants to be a doctor when she grows up explained what else she had learned during the event Keeva was not the only attendee mystified by the wonders of science At a booth teaching kids about the chemical changes of mixing acids and bases a child watched in awe as a Rose-Hulman student combined a yellow liquid with a clear liquid to produce a vibrant blue liquid blue is my least favorite color!" the child protested.  I'll change it back," The Rose-Hulman student offered immediately - and a first-grade student at Rio Grande Elementary School was more astonished by astronomy than chemistry He enjoyed recreating constellations with pretzel sticks and miniature marshmallows before learning about telescopes and celestial objects with Elizabeth Melton assistant professor of physics and optical engineering and director of the Oakley Observatory Evan explained his new knowledge by saying "You need a certain type of mirror so you can look through it There's a moon one and a sun one and a solar eclipse one." "I had so much fun I don't even know what the word would be!" Parents and guardians also expressed similar enthusiasm for the day's activities One shared with STEM Jubilee Project Co-Lead Taylor Donen that she discovered during the event that her attendee had a passion—and a knack—for circuits and that she had new ideas of activities to incorporate into their household Another noted that her daughter had spent over 45 minutes at the Biomedical Engineering Society booth where she had made a model prosthetic hand with straws and string the daughter eagerly piped up to share her plan to attend Rose-Hulman and become an engineer "I think this is a really important event because it's a lot of students' first exposure to STEM It's really important to inspire the future Rose students." was inspired by a similar event Donen had experienced in high school and she brought the idea to the Noblitt Scholars who quickly agreed that the outreach mission was a noble one.  the team intended it as a volunteer opportunity for Noblitt Scholars but soon found avid interest from other student organizations as well The project leaders also worked closely with the Vigo County School Corporation to promote the event The community's response to the first Rose-Hulman STEM Jubilee exceeded even the planning committee's expectations "I'm really happy with how it turned out," said STEM Jubilee Project Co-Lead Catherine Arrandale "It made me smile to see parents and kids having fun and volunteers being engaged." The team is already receiving requests to host the event next year a testament to their planning and organization "It's a completely student-driven project," said Christine Buckley, PhD, associate professor of biology and biomedical engineering and faculty director of the Noblitt Scholars Program "I'm just thrilled for the students who planned this." The team hopes that the STEM Jubilee inspired a lifelong curiosity and craving for discovery that will help them blossom along their journeys as they grow up.  Rose-Hulman STEM Jubilee booth activities also included: © 2025 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology shuffling cards and going all in on big bets the Terre Haute Casino Resort is starting to pay off in big ways it’s not only been a place for a fun night of gambling but local officials are also saying the revenue generated from the casino is helping fun projects around Vigo County and the City of Terre Haute “I always like to point out that some of our very clear physical projects and improvements people are seeing is coming from gaming tax revenue,” said Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun Please fill out the form to send a message to the CDC Gaming Reports team you can send an email to the address on the footer of each page Terre Haute provides plenty of active adventures Terre Haute is justifiably proud of its parks that offer great places to be outdoors and active with everything from hiking and kayaking to pickleball and birdwatching on offer.“Vigo County is known for its large number of exceptional parks executive director of the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau “so much so that we’ve become known for having the most parks per capita in Indiana.” is the location of the 25.9-acre Fowler Lake which has a boat launch and a beach for swimming and is a popular spot for kayaking Both it and a smaller lake are well stocked with a variety of fish —largemouth bass channel catfish and black crappie — to welcome fishermen The park also has a campground where it’s possible to spend the night in a covered wagon Especially interesting for outdoor history buffs is Pioneer Village The village is frequently the site of events such as the Annual Pioneer Days when visitors can experience the way Indiana pioneers lived during the 1800s-1840s Children’s activities and a blacksmithing class go on all year Nearby Griffin Bike Park features 300 acres set aside exclusively for those who enjoy hard-core mountain biking.A championship disc golf course will be coming to Fowler Park in 2026 and another one just opened last year at Prairie Creek Park The most distinctive aspect here is a vibrant grove of old growth sugar maple trees and each year a sugar camp harvests the sap for turning it into syrup.Hawthorne Park and the JI Case Wetland Wildlife Refuge consist of 256.72 acres of land and a total water area of 68.6 acres that attract fisherman a wildlife observation shelter that overlooks the refuge invites visitors to watch for the animals often seen here continuous trail winds in and around the grounds with numerous access points The park adjoins a 13.4-acre lake and has a 1.8-acre pond both stocked with a variety of fish and welcoming to fishermen Also here are basketball and tennis courts and plenty of shelters and tables for picnics adding a mindful walking option.Birdwatchers will want to make their way to the Wabashiki Fish and Wildlife Area which was set aside specifically for that purpose and bottomland forest area is home to whitetailed deer and other wildlife and frequently hosts raptors Brittlebank Park is Terre Haute’s premier pickleball destination with 12 courts along with a basketball court and new playground a scenic 1.5-mile path connecting the town of Riley to the National Road Heritage Trail.Perfect for walking it offers a peaceful route through natural surroundings designed to educate the public about holly and provide a gift of beauty to the community and sport facilities that include basketball and tennis courts.The Torner Center between the Oakley Playground and the Spirit of Terre Haute Miniature Train which also includes the Dewey Point Shelter and Trailhead as well as a brand-new football field It’s also possible to forage for mushrooms but a permit is required for removing plants Another good spot for birdwatching is Ruble Park whose 822 scenic acres offer 11 miles of place to go for classes and camps Among the most popular is the Deming Park Pottery Studio which offers classes for all ages and skill levels.The Wabash River adds an extra layer of fun in Terre Haute The park plays host to many events throughout the season including the annual Banks of the Wabash Festival and bingo games along with gospel music on Sunday “Each park has its own unique amenities,” Dyer said “That means visitors can enjoy a wide range of activities and beautiful outdoor settings from kayaking and fishing to taking a pottery class or making a high jump on a bike into the lake For more information visit: www.terrehaute.com Input your search keywords and press Enter Photo by: David Eaton-Murray State AthleticsRacers Battle For MVC 1st Place in Terre Haute4/24/2025 5:11:00 PM | Baseball The Racers take on the Indiana State Sycamores a half game behind first place Missouri State Stacker compiled a list of the most expensive homes in Terre Haute listed for sale on realtor.com Homes are ranked by price with ties broken by price per square foot vsGibson Invitational Kash Allen Leads Blue Demons on Final Day in Terre Haute4/19/2025 9:45:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD DePaul wraps strong final day at Gibson Invitational WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television The Terre Haute Casino Resort marks one year of operation April 3 and casino leaders promised it would benefit the area The Terre Haute casino earned more than $10 million from gaming in February about twice as much as southern Indiana’s French Lick Resort Elected officials, such as former Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett, showed enthusiasm at the casino’s June 2022 groundbreaking “Here's a company that's coming in and not ask for any incentives and investing their own money and then having to give some of it back and then giving it some of it back on their own that we're gonna be able to do some really great things for the citizens of our community,” he said the casino was expected to bring good-paying jobs to Vigo County At least the first two seem to be panning out the majority of its 550 employees come from Terre Haute About two thirds of them have been here since day one Austin Muchemore is the general manager at the Terre Haute Casino Resort “The best part of my job at this point is seeing some of these people who are from this area who have now moved up already and have been promoted to leadership positions,” he said Starting positions range from $15 to $17 an hour, while tipped positions go above $20. The average hourly wage in Terre Haute, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Terre Haute and Vigo County are ready to put those tax dollars to work Bennett said at the end of his term that if the casino met its revenue goals approximately $10 million would go from the casino directly to local government in 2025.  Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun said the city alone gets 25 percent of gaming revenue per month and 40 percent of supplemental taxes.  “Those numbers are a little bit higher than anticipated so we'll definitely meet our budget requirements fill the cash surplus and then review those plans for 2026,” Sakbun said.  A foundation set up by the casino to sponsor local projects has raised over $2.5 million “It did take quite some time to get board members on board and involved and then also for them to hire their own legal counsel as a part of the foundation and get projects moving," Vigo County Commissioner Chris Switzer said really been any money put forward or put out into the community yet but that will be coming in the coming months.” The extent to which crime and problem gambling has affected Terre Haute is unclear But the city’s casino fund will cover public projects this year including part of a renovation for the local YMCA It’s also paying for a new aquatic center at the Deming Park Pool as well as paving and sidewalk work around town Eight-hundred thousand is going to the Vigo County School Corporation for supplies “Most normal Vigo County and Terre Haute people are still excited about it and we’ve got to find good ways to use that money,” Switzer said.  The challenge remains getting those tourists into the city numerous customers say they’re staying at the nearby convention center But barista Sydney Harmon said she’s barely met any staying at the casino 15 minutes away “We're a little bit of a drive from the casino so that's not really something that we're seeing our customers come into town for," she said.  there’s a lot of in-house options for hotel guests Neither Sakbun nor Muchemore said they have a reliable way to track how many casino patrons visit other spots in Terre Haute but they’ve been meeting to come up with ideas “How can we sell Hulman Links golf course or the Verve Bar and Lounge to folks who are at the casino That's where we really need to start synchronizing our marketing and tourist efforts,” Sakbun said “There's been a lot of great brainstorming," Muchemore said "We'll see where it comes but at this point it's just great that these people are in the same room having conversations that are all aimed towards growing tourism and convention in this area.” As someone who lives and works in Terre Haute Harmon said the way to attract casino visitors downtown may be simpler more stuff to do downtown during the day instead of drinking.” Indiana Public Media is the home of WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television, including your favorite programming from NPR and PBS. Learn More © 2025, The Trustees of Indiana University • Copyright Complaints Vaughan boasts a 3.87 ERA and a 7-7 record in 21 appearances She has completed 3 games and recorded 1 shutout she has held opponents to a .329 batting average Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Thirty-two USAC Silver Crown entries are set for this Sunday’s 21st running of the 100-lap Sumar Classic on April 7 at western Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track The event at the 1/2-mile dirt oval features five past winners: Kody Swanson (2014) two-time victor Justin Grant (2018 & 2022) and defending winner Logan Seavey (2024) They’re among the 22 Sumar Classic veterans in the field along with first-time winning hopeful and past runner-up Daison Pursley who finished 2nd in the 2024 race Fellow top-five Sumar Classic finishers in this Sunday’s lineup include Brady Bacon (3rd in 2022) Chase Stockon (4th in 2024) and Matt Westfall (5th in 2002-03) Bill Rose (6th in 2022) and Briggs Danner (7th in 2024) also return to the Sumar Classic field Further returnees to the Sumar Classic lineup are Mario Clouser (12th in 2024) Gregg Cory (18th in 2024) and Nathan Moore (19th in 2024) Trey Osborne (25th in 2024) and Kyle Wissmiller (26th in 2004) who is making his series comeback after a 21-year hiatus Nearly a third of this Sunday’s field belongs to Sumar Classic first-timers including late model star Ricky Thornton Jr USAC national winners Kaylee Bryson and Kyle Cummins also look to make their first Sumar Classic start Also looking to crack the Sumar Classic feature starting lineup for the first time are Dave Berkheimer scored a AAA Midget feature victory at the Terre Haute Action Track in 1955 The 21st running of the Sumar Classic features the USAC Silver Crown National Championship this Sunday at the Terre Haute Action Track’s 1/2-mile dirt track in Terre Haute Pits open at 2pm Eastern and grandstands open at 4pm with the drivers meeting at 4:15pm and cars on track at 5pm followed immediately by qualifications and racing Advance tickets are on sale now at www.ActionTrackTix.com Advance tickets are $30 for grandstand seating General admission seats are not reserved and are on a first come basis advance ticket holders will gain access through gates beginning 30 minutes prior to the published gate opening times Grandstand seating is included as well as access to the controlled Pit Pass area Signed waivers must be completed prior to access which allows for access to the grass infield of the Action Track through the tunnel at the far right (turn one side) of main grandstand Sunday’s Sumar Classic can be watched LIVE on FloRacing. Get the most important Racing stories delivered straight to your inbox This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page in Terre Haute to Doylene Turner and June Stewart Turner.  Larry was a proud and dedicated farmer for 63 years.  In his earlier years he loved taking the family boating on Kentucky Lake.  He was also in a bowling league for many years.  Larry will be remembered for his favorite colors green (John Deere) and red (his red trucks).  When they were able to get away from working the fields Larry and Donna were blessed to have visited Europe several times.  They were able to experience Switzerland and Paris among other beautiful countries.  Larry was a member of the Farmersburg West Lawn Cemetery Board and a member of the Farmersburg United Methodist Church.  Most of all Larry was a family man.  He loved spending time with his wife and grandchildren.  He will be missed by so many Larry is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years and Jeff Duling (Sherri); grandchildren Olivia Johnson and Harry Chambers; great grandchildren Elias Johnson and Wakely Sage; brother John Turner (Cheryl) his beloved cats Coco and Samantha; and many close friends and extended family He was preceded in death by his parents and son in law Jay Johnson to 1:00 p.m.  Service will begin at the funeral home on Friday at 1:00 p.m.  Pastor Jeff Blansett will officiate Burial will follow at Farmersburg West Lawn.  Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South will join the reconstructed Sagamore Conference starting with the 2026-27 school year which have been part of Conference Indiana since 2013 Harrison (West Lafayette) and McCutcheon in a six-team league beginning in 2026 “We are thrilled to welcome Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South to the Sagamore Athletic Conference family,” said Lebanon principal Frank Meyer said in a release from the conference on Thursday excellent facilities and strong community support make them perfect additions to our conference.” More: 462 wins and 26 seasons later, Danville basketball coach resigns The Terre Haute schools had been part of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference for 15 years until administrators in the MIC voted in Lawrence Central and Pike — also previous members of Conference Indiana — to join the Central Indiana schools in 2013 The release from the Sagamore Conference addressed the travel citing “athletic directors from all six schools have collaborated to develop innovative scheduling solutions that address transportation logistics effectively.” The Sagamore Conference, established in 1968, underwent a big change when several longtime members — Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone — announced in 2023 they were leaving to form a new conference, the Monon Athletic Conference Greencastle and North Putnam are also part of the eight-team league Tri-West, another previous member of the Sagamore Conference, is part of the new Hoosier Legends Conference with Beech Grove With Bloomington North set to fill Greenwood’s spot in the Mid-State Conference, it is unclear what will happen to Conference Indiana with Bloomington South, Columbus North and Southport remaining. Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649. Racers Travel to Terre Haute for Series Against Sycamores3/20/2025 5:13:00 PM | Softball JR Holmes has been athletic director at Bloomington South for all 28 years it has been a member of Conference Indiana but Thursday brought a first "All these years and I've never had an emergency Zoom meeting with the conference," Holmes said He had a suspicion what it was about and he was right Terre Haute North and South both announced that they would leave the league to join the recently reduced Sagamore Athletic Conference which includes Danville and Lebanon and new members West Lafayette Harrison and McCutcheon who left the far-flung North Central Conference "I've told them if they get a chance to go "I knew our conference was getting ready to go in multiple Southport has been trying to get out for the past couple years." More: Bloomington North switching conferences. Here's where the Cougars are headed North Putnam and Greencastle in forming a new league heading to a new Hoosier Legends Conference With Bloomington North leaving the CI to join the Mid-State in 2026-27 And the Cardinals were one of the schools asked to apply to the Mid-State and certainly have more options in the Indianapolis area The questions now: Will the CI find more willing partners to join now that they won't have to make the trips to Terre Haute or will the three remaining teams seek other leagues The Hoosier Hills Conference might be one option "I guess we'll have to see what's available and who's interested and who is looking around," Holmes said "We'll have a meeting next week and see if there are any viable solutions and what possibilities we have on what to do next." South is 5A in football while Columbus North and Southport are 6A Many of the larger independent schools and powerhouses fill their schedules with out-of-state competition "I think it'll work out somewhere," Holmes said Columbus North's had success and we both have a good following I think we'll be attractive to some people." Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.