$600K contract OK'd to repair historic Indiana fieldhouse
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana school board has approved a nearly $600,000 contract for emergency repairs to one of the nation's largest high school basketball venues.
A severe thunderstorm toppled part of the Muncie Fieldhouse's brick facade last November, damaging its roof and water pipes that released a deluge that damaged the Muncie gymnasium's hardwood basketball court.
The Muncie Community School Board authorized emergency repairs in August and on Tuesday it approved a $580,000 contract with an Indianapolis company that will repair the roof and the facade.