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WRV students to pay more for breakfast next year
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley School Corporation students who are used to eating breakfast at school will have to pay more to do so next year. WRV superintendent Stephen Campbell told the Board of School Trustees on Thursday night the school's current 55 cents per breakfast charge is by far the cheapest of any Greene County school...
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Bessie L. White
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Bessie L. White, 91, of Linton, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born July 25, 1909 in Ravenden Springs, Ark., and was the daughter of William and Etta E. (Howard) Brown. She worked several years as a waitress for Klusmier's Restaurant when it was located at the Roosevelt Hotel, for Coulter's Fabric Shop, and for Linton Hardware. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and Order of the Eastern Star 140, both of Linton...
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Millie Minerva Neal
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Millie Minerva (McDonald) Neal, 94, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:52 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at her residence. She was born Oct. 4, 1906 in Greene County, and was the daughter of John A. and Florence M. (Sill) McDonald. She was a school teacher for many years in the community. ...
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Ralph Barnard
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Ralph Barnard, 63, of Bloomington and formerly of Linton, passed away at 5:04 a.m., today, May 18, 2001 at Bloomington Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Hanna Marie Collins
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Hanna Marie Collins, one month, three weeks, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:06 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born March 25, 2001 in Sullivan, and was the daughter of Christina Collins...
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Lady Miners blank NK in softball
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Brittney Franklin tossed a three-hitter and the Lady Miners came up with 10 hits in a 14-0 victory at North Knox Wednesday. Nikki Burns had a triple and single for Linton-Stockton (7-13). Rachael Gennicks had two hits and two RBIs. Franklin helped her own cause with one hit and three RBIs while Sunny Boston, Shandi Yuodzukinas, Danielle Carpenter, Becky Poe and Cristina Hoffer each had one base hit...
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Cards beat WRV in softball
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Bloomfield won for the sixth time in the last eight games as the Lady Cardinal softball team defeated White River Valley 7-1 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference game Thursday. Jessica Gooding tossed a one-hitter to earn the victory, her third in as many decisions...
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Miners draw NK in baseball sectional; Lakers get bye
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Pairings for the baseball postseason tournament were drawn at the Indiana High School Athletic Association's offices in Indianapolis Thursday afternoon. In the Class A Shakamak Sectional, play will begin at noon, Monday, May 28 when White River Valley (0-19) faces Clay City (7-11)...
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South rallies past Shakamak in baseball
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Shakamak jumped to a 3-0 lead but Terre Haute South scored in three of the last four innings as the host Patriots came away with a 4-3 victory. Shane Husband hit a solo home run for a 1-0 Laker lead in the second inning. Trent Myers belted a two-run homer in the fourth for a 3-0 Shakamak cushion...
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Pats nip Miners on links
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Linton-Stockton shot a 149, but came up two shots short of Owen Valley in a boys golf match at Rollings Meadows Thursday. The Patriots fired a 147, led by medalist Mitch Wetzel (34). Cloverdale, which played three freshmen, shot 152 and finished third and Greencastle had a 161...
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WRV boys fare well in sectional
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
The White River Valley has had its share of memorable moments in track and field in recent years. But Thursday's performance at the Bloomington North is likely a highlight. White River Valley's boys team won four individual events and the Wolverines 1,600 meter relay team also placed first as WRV placed sixth in the team standings...
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WorkOne earns state award
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
WorkOne in Linton, formerly Indiana Workforce Development, has been named the "One Stop" office of the year by the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security. "This is the first time this office has won this award," said Nancy Karazsia, manager of the Linton WorkOne office. "This award was given to the office they felt has done the best job in the state."...
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Abshire moves his law office
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Local attorney Marvin R. Abshire has relocated his law practice to 5 N. Main in Linton. The building served as the home of Edward Jones Investments for several years. Admitted to the Indiana Bar on June 1, 1984, Abshire began his practice in Richmond, Ind, with the law firm of former Con. ...
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Area educators disagree with new kindergarten date
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
Educators recently learned that Gov. Frank O'Bannon will allow the state's budget to become law without his signature. A rider on that finance bill allows any child who turns 5 years old by July 1, to enroll in kindergarten. The former cutoff date was June 1...
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Attorney wants accident reports
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
A Bloomington attorney's request for accident reports from area police agencies has raised some eyebrows. Ken Nunn, a personal injury attorney, sent a letter to over 500 police agencies in the state requesting department to fax his office a copy of all accident reports. He is willing to pay the $5 fee for the copy of the report. He has also put in a toll-free fax line...
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Gregg says no to run at Eighth District
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
A day doesn't go by that State Rep. John Gregg (D-Sandborn), Indiana's Speaker of the House, isn't asked if he's going to run for the Eighth Congressional District seat. He's flattered by the question, and has seriously considered the thought of trying to unseat incumbent John Hostettler (R-Evansville)...
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GED helps those who didn't graduate from high school
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
The General Education Development (GED) Tests are devised by the American Council on Education so persons who were not able to graduate from an accredited high school may have an equivalent certificate of education for employment and post-secondary education pursuits...
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Kimberly Stockrahm
(Local News ~ 05/18/01)
SCOTTSBURG ---- Kimberly Stockrahm, 35, of Scottsburg, passed away at 12:50 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2001 at the University of Louisville Hospital in Kentucky. She was born Oct. 8, 1965 in Columbus, and was the daughter of Roberta J. Carnahan Vaughn Smith and Donald Vaughn...
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