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3 weeks ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— A recently formed support group is providing a sense of community for local people who have visual impairment. The group meets once a month, and they discuss different topics during each meeting. On Wednesday, they learned about assistive technology. This was the second time the group met. “I’m excited to learn about new devices for blind and low vision people.” said Luna York, an attendee of the group.
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3 weeks ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Friday evening, Richard Goodall rocked the house at the Zorah Shrine Theater. The Kelly Brothers and Sugar Street joined Goodall in performing famous songs from Journey, Boston, and Toto. Goodall says Friday night is his one-year anniversary since taking the stage. He said he’s had a great time traveling the world and getting to meet new people. “Today is the anniversary of when I stepped on that stage,” said Goodall.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Knox County Health Department teamed up with local organizations to celebrate National Nutrition Month. The Healthy Food Festival was an event featuring a variety of activities, like hands-on healthy snack demonstrations and interactive games. The purpose of this festival is to promote healthier eating habits and provide knowledge to make nutritious choices. Community Health Nurse Susan Yochum said it’s important to be aware of what we’re eating.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— This evening, the Vigo County School Board addressed new graduation requirements. Locally Created Pathways are specialized programs developed by local educational agencies, to fulfill the postsecondary-ready competencies requirement, for Indiana’s Graduation Pathways policy. These pathways are meant to meet the needs of students, to ensure that graduates have the necessary skills and knowledge for success after high school.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— This evening, Sullivan Park and Lake held a community forum to discuss the dredging project for the lake. Local city and county leaders attended the meeting to explain the environmental impacts of dredging the lake. The project will help improve water quality, increase recreational opportunities, and preserve the aesthetic appeal of the lake. Sullivan Lake opened in 1969 and was planned to be dredged every 15 years.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Thursday evening, the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual dinner and awards ceremony. One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of several awards on businesses or individuals who made impacts in the community. Some examples of those awards were, “small business of the year” and “business of the year”. Those were awarded to Graber’s Handcrafted Furniture and Taber Owens Construction respectively.
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1 month ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— After starting in 1985, Vigo County CASA is celebrating its 40 year anniversary. The program is made up of specially trained community volunteers who advocate for children in the juvenile court system, due to being abused or neglected. They have recruited and trained hundreds of dedicated volunteers from in and around the Wabash Valley. At monday night’s event, they announced their volunteer of the year, which is Connie Ralston.
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2 months ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Teachers from the Vigo County School Corporation got to show off their skills against a popular basketball comedy team. Wednesday evening, teachers from Hoosier Prairie, Riley, Dixie Bee, Fuqua, and Sugar Creek agreed to take on the Harlem Wizards. The Harlem Wizards are a professional basketball team and unlike most basketball teams, their primary focus is not on winning games. Instead, their aim is to entertain the crowd using a variety of basketball tricks.
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2 months ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Wednesday evening, the Knox County Public Library hosted a discussion about the Holocausts of the 20th century. Dr. Rinderle, a noted historian, spoke about “ordinary heroes”, who fought the nazis and, in many cases gave their lives. Dr. Rinderle has written 2 books on the period, and had relatives during these times. One was a supreme court judge in Germany that was executed by the nazis, and another was a mayor of a large town in Germany, that fled to Switzerland.
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2 months ago | 
mywabashvalley.com | Christopher Boyll |Ashley Zukokas
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Terre Haute North Vigo High School was awarded a $10,000 grant, to perform a musical. Students will perform a new and revised version of the musical “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”. The revised musical is a rags-to-riches story about Molly Brown, a champion of women’s rights, labor rights, and immigration reform. The grant involved a nationwide competition application process, and Terre Haute North is one of several other schools nationally to receive this award.
