POWER OF ATTORNEY


         The undersigned, John T. Beatty, hereby constitutes and appoints Mark
T. Gorski, Joyce A. Helt, and Melissa A. McGill as the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, from the date hereof until such authority is
terminated by me in writing, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities, to sign any Form 3 - Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership
of Securities, Form 4 - Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of
Securities, or Form 5 - Amended Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
required to be filed by the undersigned with respect to the undersigned's
beneficial ownership of securities of Home Federal Bancorp (the "Company"), and
to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any national stock market on which the Company's securities are
listed, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or a substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

         Executed as of this 28th. day of June, 2005.


/s/John T. Beatty
John T. Beatty
Board of Director
Home Federal Bancorp

John T. Beatty
Printed Name



STATE OF INDIANA)
                                    ) SS.
COUNTY OF Jackson)

         Before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State and
County, personally appeared John T. Beatty, and acknowledged to me to be the
person who executed the foregoing Power of Attorney as his/her act and deed.


                                  /s/Donna R. Maxie
                                  Notary Public

                                 Donna R. Maxie
                                  Printed Name

My Commission Expires:
12-12-2012