Dead Squirrel Thought To Be Source Of Courthouse Stench

[matcom]

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Something has stunk at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse for almost two weeks. But officials now think they have solved the problem.

A mysterious, foul odor had lingered in the Superior Court 6 staff office since mid-July, distracting employees and visitors alike.

"I can smell it down the hall when I walk in every morning," court secretary Sharon Macy said. "Others can smell it, and some have asked us to close the door."

Thanks to persistence by staffers, representatives from the health department late Wednesday found the apparent cause of the sour, decay-like stench -- a large, dead squirrel was located in the office's duct work.

A search last week discovered a dead bat in a light fixture near the ceiling.

But the stench wouldn't go away, and employees said further searches focused on the ceiling, boxes and in the floor. Maintenance crews were called in and couldn't find anything other than the bat.

http://www.lafayettejc.com/news20040729/200407296local_news1091078395.shtml

[Sabriel]

1. Sorry, I thought it might have been Scalia...

But then I saw it was some other courthouse.