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Risk pays off in bringing Winalta USA to county
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Anyone familiar with the banking business knows that an unsecured loan can be a risky venture. But imagine having a $2,400,000 unsecured loan. "A lot of faith ... a lot of faith," is the way Bloomfield State Bank president Mark Barkley described issuing the loan to Winalta USA when the company was looking at Linton...
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Cards draw Paoli
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/02)
Pairings for the Loogootee boys tennis sectional were drawn Monday night. At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, North Daviess will take on Loogootee. Bloomfield (12-5) will face Paoli in the 6 p.m. match. The two winners will play at 10 a.m. Saturday for the sectional championship...
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Norman "Jack" Miller
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Norman "Jack" Miller, 76, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:05 a.m., today, Oct. 1, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Michael J. Nelson
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Michael J. Nelson, 53, of Hymera, passed away at 4:37 a.m., Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Jan. 27, 1949 in Illinois, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include, his wife, Kathryn (Kardokus) Nelson...
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Dorothy Evelyn Morris
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Dorothy Evelyn Morris, 78, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7:28 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 2, 1924 in Golden Pond, Ky., she was the daughter of J.B. and Lula (Smith) Oakley. She was a sewing machine operator for Lee Walls In Kansas City, Mo., and she was of the Baptist faith...
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Poe sets record
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Jenny Poe broke the Linton-Stockton Junior High girls cross country record as she was clocked at 14 minutes, nine seconds in a race against North Daviess Monday. Also for the Lady Miners, Whitley Fusco ran the course in 15:01. Other times include Tricia Emmons (17:34), Emily Fischer (17:52), Brittany Rehmel (20:09), Gabby Hale (23:52), Savannah Henico (23:29), Sam Stewart (23:24) and Ashley Chesterfield (23:26)...
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Freshmen finish undefeated
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Linton-Stockton's freshmen volleyball team finished the season with a 21-16, 21-18 victory over Vincennes Lincoln at home Monday night. The Lady Miners (7-0) had a balanced attack as Emily Gaither collected nine digs, five kills, one point and one block. Kara Mullis finished with four assists, three points, two aces and one dig. Whitney Rager had seven points, six digs, one ace and one kill...
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Eastern slips to 5-14
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Eastern came up on the short end of a 21-19, 21-13, 21-12 score in a home volleyball match against Bedford North Lawrence Monday night. For the Lady Thunderbirds (5-14), Hannah Cobine led with 11 kills and two blocks, including one solo block. She also had one dig...
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Greene County Soccer Association game results by age group for the fourth week of play.
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Division standings are determined by a points system. Three points are awarded for a win, zero points are awarded for a loss and one point is awarded for a tie. Ties in the division standings will be broken by using goals allowed by each team. Saturday, Sept. 28...
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Bloomfield wins
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Bloomfield Junior High swept two matches from Eastern on Monday night. The Lady Cardinals won the eighth-grade contest 16-21, 21-16, 21-10. Eastern dropped to 2-5 with the loss. Bloomfield won the seventh grade match 22-20, 22-20. It was the five loss in seven matches for Eastern...
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Gennicks helps Anderson win
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Linton-Stockton graduate Zach Gennicks is playing for the Anderson University junior varsity football team. Gennicks, who helped the Miners go 8-3 a year ago, starts at cornerback for the Ravens, who defeated Wabash College 14-7 on Sept. 23. Gennicks and teammate D.J. Krieg, a graduate of Perry Central, teamed up to sack the punter in the first half...
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Coal museum open to visitors
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
The Dugger Coal Festival means different things to many people. For the older folks, it's a reunion. For coal miners, it's a celebration of the area's rich coal-mining history. For kids, it's a school carnival, Union High School homecoming, and a chance to have some fun...
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State veterinarian: deer not likely to get West Nile Virus
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
With this summer's onslaught of West Nile virus in several states including Indiana and reports of a serious neuralgic disease of deer in other states, some hunters are wondering if deer can get WNV, and if it will be safe to eat deer meat this year...
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Bloomfield man eludes police for over two hours
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
A routine traffic stopped resulted in a two-and-half hour search in Bloomfield starting late Friday night and ending early Saturday morning. According to Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade, Bloomfield Officer Jeremy Inman and Kenneth Tharp stopped a vehicle driven by Ernest Porter, 35 of Bloomfield, when they noticed he was driving erratically on Grove St...
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Amber Alert takes effect today
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen is excited about the fact that Indiana is joining in Amber Alert. "It has proven to be good correspondence with the public in locating lost and missing children," Allen said. State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) joined Gov. ...
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Charges dropped against Gillenwater
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
Charges against a Bloomfield businessman have been dropped in Greene Superior Court and a petition to revoke his probation also has been requested to be dismissed. Bradley J. Gillenwater was charged in May of this year after an incident at Rumors Sports Bar...
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Heaton fire is ruled an arson
(Local News ~ 10/01/02)
A fire that destroyed the Heaton Bowling and Recreation Center west of Bloomfield on Saturday morning has been ruled an arson, Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen said this morning. Robbery also is suspected. The Bloomfield area's only bowling alley was completely destroyed by fire despite the efforts of eight fire departments. ...
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Miners continue surge
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/02)
Linton-Stockton's boys tennis team continues continues its late-season surge with a 3-2 victory over host White River Valley Monday. The Miners (3-8) swept singles as Brett Dunkerly, Drew Dunkerly and Jacob Hobbs all came up with victories. It was the first varsity match for Hobbs, who is filling in at No. 3 singles for the injured Jimmy Colvin...
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