Stories from Wednesday, September 4, 2002

If you're thinking about starting your own small business but realize you have a lot to learn ---- take heart entrepreneurs, help is available. A Small Business Planning Course will begin Thursday at the Greene County Area Learning Center at 6:30 p.m. The Area Learning Center is at White River Valley High School on State Road 54 in Switz City...

Linton-Stockton defeated White River Valley and Bloomfield in a junior high golf match at Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. The Miners had a 161, WRV scored 189 and Bloomfield shot 201. Caleb Dunkerly led the winners with a 35. George Fritch IV had a 37; Kyle Herndon shot 44, Rachael Pruett 45; Evan Lewellyn 47; Kolin Kramer 52; Justin Rogers 57, Lauren Miller 63 and Chelsea Dunning 68...

Eastern came up on the short end of a 21-19, 21-18, 24-25, 21-19 score to visiting Orleans in a high school volleyball match Tuesday. Hannah Cobine topped the Lady Thunderbirds (2-5) with 10 kills and one solo block. Kasey Hash had seven kills and 18 digs while Jodie Davis had eight kills and 12 digs...

Host Edgewood won for just the second time in 10 matches, defeating Shakamak 21-19, 21-15, 21-19 at Ellettsville Tuesday night. "I could tell that we had a three-day weekend," said Shakamak volleyball coach Jeri Morin. "Our heads were not in the game."...

Linton-Stockton started off September like it finished August ---- perfect. The Lady Miners disposed of host Clay City 21-7, 21-16, 21-8 Tuesday night. Linton won for the fifth time in as many matches. L-S also is 2-0 in both the Tri-River and South Western Indiana Athletic Conferences...

White River Valley's Junior High football team opened the season with a 19-12 comeback victory Saturday night. WRV trailed 12-6 at halftime. Tony Dyer led the winners with 196 yards on 13 carries. He scored all three of WRV's TDs and the Wolverines only extra point...

White River Valley extended its winning streak to three with a 21-14, 21-16, 24-22 victory over Northview in a non-conference volleyball match at Switz City Tuesday night. "Our serve receive was a lot better than it has been," said WRV coach Becky Borter. "Our defense was better...

In a battle among the top five volleyball teams in Class A, No. 4 ranked Union (Dugger) continued its best start in school history with a 20-22, 21-10, 21-23, 21-19, 15-10 victory over No. 5 Barr-Reeve in match at Montgomery Tuesday night. The Lady Bulldogs remained undefeated with its ninth consecutive victory, eclipsing the 7-0 beginning by the 1997 team. Ironically it had been five years since Union has beaten the Lady Vikings...

When the Vincennes Community School Corporation went looking for a superintendent, it did so knowing the candidate would face some tough decisions in the near future. The corporation will be doing some long- and short-term planning in the coming months, and that includes dealing with a shrinking school population and financial concerns...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Commissioners, county officeholders, judges, planning and construction representatives gathered at noon Tuesday on the Greene County Courthouse lawn to break ground for an upcoming $10.5 million courthouse renovation and addition project...

Sullivan County officials were still looking for four prisoners this morning after they escaped from the Sullivan County Jail sometime after midnight on Tuesday morning. However, the jail did not know they were missing for nearly 11 hours. According to a jail spokesperson, the four escaped after midnight by going through a pipe chase door...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously (3-0) to join the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP is a federal program enabling property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance protection against losses caused by flooding. ...

SWITZ CITY ---- At Switz City's very short council meeting Tuesday evening, the board passed a resolution to decrease the 2002 budget by $1,600 and conducted a public hearing on the 2003 budget. Next year's budget, which is in the amount of $22,805, will be formally voted on at a special meeting Sept. 16...

When Doug Rose learned he had a legitimate shot at the superintendent's job at the Vincennes Community School Corporation, he was excited. Then he realized what he would be leaving behind if he accepted the position. Rose, Linton-Stockton's superintendent for the past eight-plus years, knew he had a good thing if offered the Vincennes job. It was a sweet deal. More money, more assistants, more time to focus on his education passions...

To minimize schedule conflicts with team practices, the open adult soccer will take place at 2 p.m. Sundays, beginning Sept. 8. All adults over age 18 who are not currently playing in the GCSA recreational league are invited to play. For more information contact 847-BALL or find the Greene County Soccer Association web site at eteamz.com...