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Will I-69 help? Dibble says yes
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
When Charley Dibble is asked for information concerning Greene County from businesses looking for a new home, the question of a four-lane highway is nearly always brought up. When filling out questionnaires about the county, "you have to place checkmarks next to the areas they need, and if you have it ... ...
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Rosetta Ellen Fuller
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Rosetta Ellen Fuller, 75 and of Jasonville, passed away at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born Nov. 4, 1925 in Dugger, she was the daughter of Virgil Ray and Mary Alice (Reeves) Rutledge...
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John H. Enochs
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- John H. Enochs, 69, of Indianapolis, passed away Oct. 15, 2001 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 21, 1932, he was the son of Elisha H. and Bessie Edna (Rice) Enochs. He was an electronic engineer for IBM for 31 years, retiring in 1984. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
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James L. Terrell
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- James L. Terrell, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Donald L. Worth
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Donald L. Worth, 71 and of Bloomfield, passed away at 3 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at his residence. Born Jan. 22, 1930 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Ray and Syvilla (Woods) Worth. He was a right-of-way agent for Hoosier Energy. He was a member of Elks Lodge 866 in Linton, Scottish Rite, Zorah Shrine Temple of Terre Haute, Masonic Lodge 560 in Linton...
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Union ranked No. 2 going into volleyball sectional
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
It was back to business at practice for the Union (Dugger) volleyball team, after being handed a 15-2, 15-2 loss at Terre Haute South Monday. The Lady Bulldogs, 29-3 and ranked No. 2, have put that loss behind them as they now focus on North Central (23-6), who they will open the Class A Bloomfield Sectional against at 6 p.m. Thursday...
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WRV opens sectional play Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Although White River Valley possesses the fourth-best record at the Class A Bloomfield Sectional and have lost to the three teams with better regular-season marks, the Lady Wolverines are where most wanted to be ---- in the bye game against a weaker opponent and just a win away from the championship match...
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Bloomfield opens sectional against Shakamak
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
After being the favorite and getting the bye the last two seasons, sixth-ranked Bloomfield finds itself as just one of four teams with a chance to walk away with the volleyball sectional championship trophy. The Lady Cardinals, four-time defending champions, open defense of their title against Shakamak (8-17) at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Shakamak wins again
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Shakamak concluded the regular season with a 15-7, 15-11 victory over host North Daviess Tuesday night. "It is nice to have a little momentum going into the sectional," said Shakamak volleyball coach Cassie Smith, who has won 3 of 4 and 5 of 9 entering the postseason. "Our defense keeps getting better...
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Linton opens volleyball sectional with 11-11 record
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Linton-Stockton volleyball program is on the rise. After winning just 13 matches the past two seasons, the Lady Miners posted an 11-11 record during the regular season. They will try to assure themselves of a winning season when they open sectional play at South Knox at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, against North Posey (16-11). The Lady Miners hope to win a postseason match for the second consecutive season ---- they defeated South Knox and lost to North Knox in the semifinals last season...
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Gallagher's sister glad he turned himself in
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Cecil T. Gallagher is still incarcerated at the Sullivan County Jail after turning himself in Friday. For one family member, it is a relief. "I am just glad to know he is safe. I knew if he went to Sullivan County he would be safe. Sheriff (Ed) Martindale and (reserve deputy John Woodruff) Woody know him," said Doretta Cunningham, Gallagher's sister...
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Rural Sandborn man charged with child molesting
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
An arrest warrant has been issued by Greene Superior Court for the arrest of a Greene County man on charges of child molesting. The arrest warrant, signed by Superior Court judge David Holt on Tuesday, is for Jeramy J. Walls, 22, of R.R. 1, Sandborn...
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Residents ask for help with speeding vehicles
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Complaints of speeding cars and four-wheelers on Greene County roads were brought to the attention of Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday. John Hayden, who lives on County Road 275N near Linton, said that road is "a small, one-mile stretch of gravel road that's been rapidly developed in the last year, and there are some problems there. One is a non-posted speed limit."...
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Commissioners hear update on Wilder Project
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Dan Luczynski, conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Bloomfield, on Tuesday updated Greene County Commissioners on the Wetlands Reserve Project, known as the Wilder Project. The conservation project, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's NRCS, involves approximately 7,000 acres of ground in the Goosepond-Beehunter area southeast of Linton. It is well under way and tentatively scheduled for completion in 2004...
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Court of Appeals upholds Thompson conviction
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the November 2000 conviction of a Switz City man. William A. Thompson, 40, was convicted in Greene Superior Court of child molesting. The victim was a 6-year-old child. Thompson currently is serving a three-year sentence in the Putnamville Correctional Facility. His projected release date is July 17, 2002...
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'Angels' help brighten day for area children
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Wabash Valley Human Services' Head Start centers in Linton, Bloomfield, and Jasonville are looking for caring people who want to make a child's life a little brighter this year. They have a special name for such people ---- Secret Angels. Connie Jewell, teacher/center coordinator for the WVHS Linton Head Start, said Secret Angels is a relational volunteer program under which a volunteer can become an "adoptive" Secret Angel, a "grandparent, big brother or big sister" to an underprivileged preschool Head Start child, either personally or anonymously, during one school year.. ...
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I-69 routes narrowed to five; three include Greene County
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
It's expected to be over a year before the final decision is made concerning the route I-69 will take between Indianapolis and Evansville. But Greene County received some good news Tuesday afternoon concerning the controversial interstate. Three of the five alternative routes selected pass through Greene County...
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Rebecca R. (Becky) Haskett
(Local News ~ 10/17/01)
Rebecca R. (Becky) Haskett, 71 and of Albany, Ind., died Oct. 16, 2001 in her home. She was born in Linton on July 11, 1930. She graduated from Muncie Central High School and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Muncie. She had worked at the Muncie First Merchants Bank prior to working at Ball State University, where she eventually retired from as an accounting clerk...
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