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                                                                  EXHIBIT 31 (a)


      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-
                               OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        I, Michael T. Vea, certify that:

             1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Integra Bank
                 Corporation;

        2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
        statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
        to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
        such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
        covered by this report;

           3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
        financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
        material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
        cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
        this report;

           4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are  responsible
        for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
        (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
        registrant and have:

           (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
        disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
        to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
        including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
        within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
        report is being prepared;

           (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
        controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
        about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
        the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
        and

           (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
        most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
        the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
        reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting; and

           5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
        based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
        reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
        registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
        functions):

           (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
        design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
        are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
        record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

           (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
        other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting.

           Date: March 12, 2004

                                    /s/ Michael T. Vea
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                                    Michael T. Vea, Chairman of the Board, Chief
                                    Executive Officer and President