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Hennette says he'll 'get his feet wet' first with new job
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
A Linton man who was appointed the new Greene County Road Commissioner on Thursday believes the first thing to do is get to know his employees, and learn the ins and outs of the job. Mike Hennette was named road commissioner on a 2-1 vote by commissioners Bart Beard and Tom Britton, with Warren Britton voting no...
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Betty Jo Moses
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Betty Jo Moses, 79, of Worthington, passed away at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Feb. 24, 1923, she was the daughter of Jesse Ray and Aimee May (Hines) Dyar. She was a registered nurse, and formerly worked in Dr. ...
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Everett "Jack" Watt
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
FREEDOM ---- Everett "Jack" Watt, 82, of Freedom, passed away at 5:28 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, in Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 24, 1920 in Greene County, he was the son of Oscar and Pearl (Reed) Watt. He was a farmer and construction worker. ...
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Stanley W. Hudson
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
SOLSBERRY ---- Stanley W. Hudson, 89, of Solsberry, passed away at 11:05 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 at his residence. Born Dec. 15, 1913 in Greene County, he was the son of Virgil and Vivian (Abram) Hudson. He worked for Full-O-Pep Appliance Inc., was self-employed, and retired. He was a veteran of the Army, a member of the Solsberry Masonic Lodge, and Solsberry Christian Church...
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Connie J. Haldeman
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Connie J. Haldeman, 55, of Linton, passed away at 10:05 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 at her residence. Born May 17, 1947 in Linton, she was the daughter of Hubert and Evelyn (Bowersock) Justus. She worked at Greene County General Hospital in various departments and also at the Area Agency on Aging. She was a member of Linton Assembly of God Church and Delta Theta Tau Sorority...
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Bill D. Bays
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Bill D. Bays, 77, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Born Aug. 8, 1925 in Greene County, he was the son of Don and Mary (Arthur) Bays. He was a self-employed truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II with the 773rd Tank Destroyer Battalion in Europe. He was a member of Bloomfield Masonic Lodge and Worthington American Legion...
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Lakers drop two
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Shakamak dropped two games at the Eagle Holiday girls basketball tournament, hosted by South Putnam Saturday. In the opening game, defending Class A state champion North Vermillion swamped the Lady Lakers (4-7) 61-19. Kayla Hinkle topped NV with 20 points and Rachel West hit for 17...
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Eastern holds off Linton
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Despite 24 points from Linton-Stockton forward Katie Tharp, Eastern remained undefeated in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference standings after a 43-38 victory over the host Lady Miners Saturday afternoon. Eastern, who improved to 9-3 overall, 4-0 in the SWIAC, outscored Linton 24-20 in the second half, including 9-4 in the third quarter as the Lady Thunderbirds pushed a 19-18 lead to 28-22...
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Graves hits 70-footer to beat Mustangs
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
A.J. Graves tossed in a 70-footer as time expired to give White River Valley, ranked No. 1 in Class A, a 59-56 victory over Edgewood at Switz City Saturday night. Graves, who finished with a season-high 31 points, five steals and nine rebounds on the night where he was honored as the fifth Wolverine to achieve 1,000 points (1,034 points currently), took a pass from Jordan Schantz with one second remaining, turned and swished a shot from the Edgewood free throw line, according to WRV boys basketball coach Sean Vandeventer.. ...
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WRV wins two
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
White River Valley extended its winning streak to three games with a 71-45 South Western Indiana Athletic Conference victory over North Daviess in a girls basketball game at Switz City Saturday afternoon. The Lady Wolverines, who are now 11-3 overall, 5-1 in the SWIAC, forced 30 turnovers with their man-to-man pressure defense...
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Lakers topple Vikings
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Josh Langford and Josh McDaniel combined for 49 points to lead Shakamak to a 69-63 victory over West Vigo in a boys basketball game at West Terre Haute Saturday night. Langford connected on 11 of 18 shots and made 6 of 7 free throws as the 6-4 senior finished with a career-high 29 points, four blocks and three rebounds...
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South clips T-Birds
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Drew Adams scored on a putback with two seconds remaining to give Bloomington South a 47-46 victory over host Eastern Saturday night in a non-conference boys basketball game. Eastern, who lost for the second time in nine games, had taken the lead 46-45 ---- on a 3-pointer by Nathan Martindale with 12 seconds remaining...
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Bulldogs slip to 0-7
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
Union (Dugger) only managed to score 12 points in the final 16 minutes as visiting South Knox pulled away for a 61-28 victory in a boys basketball game Friday. The Spartans, who won for the third time in eight games, led just 26-18 after Union senior Brandon Chambers opened the second half with a basket. But South Knox scored 16 of the next 18 points to take a commanding 42-20 advantage to the fourth quarter...
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It's time to leave '12-11' behind
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- It's funny how things can get blown out of portion. Take Bloomfield's 12-11 victory over Eastern last year at Glover Gymnasium. Sure it was a great game plan by Bloomfield boys basketball coach Ron McBride, who employed a delay offense that former North Carolina coach Dean Smith would have been proud of, because he didn't think his Cardinals could match up with Eastern's size...
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Eastern tops Bloomfield in key SWIAC game
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Despite leading by double figures for most of the second quarter, Eastern boys basketball coach Andy Igel knew that his Thunderbirds were not going to have any easy time with Bloomfield. The visiting Cardinals closed to within two points in the fourth quarter, but never led as the Thunderbirds scored 12 of their final 16 points from the foul line, keeping alive their hopes for a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference championship with a 51-40 victory here Friday night...
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Griffith plans to keep busy in retirement
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Just what does a man do with his time after retiring? The answer is pretty simple for Max Griffith. "Pat (his wife) has 43 years and three months worth of honey-do jobs waiting for me," Griffith said. On Saturday, family and friends gathered at the Jasonville Post Office to honor Griffith who retired Friday as postmaster...
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Hamm looking for old cemeteries, historical sites
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
As a member of the Greene County Historical Society, Aaron Hamm knows where a lot of old cemeteries and historical sites are located in the eastern half of the county. But not all of them, and that's why he's asking for help locating them all. As part of a study to determine where the proposed I-69 route from Indianapolis to Evasnville will go, Hamm has volunteer his time to locate all cemeteries and historical sites from the middle of the county east...
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Newberry residents searching for help with 'eyesore'
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
NEWBERRY ---- Don't talk trash to the residents of this small Greene County town, they're fed up with it already. Some Newberry residents are upset that nothing has been done about a property in town, reportedly owned by William "Bil" Meek of Bloomfield, that has numerous old cars, house trailers and trash on it...
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Barbara L. (Willie) Nelson
(Local News ~ 01/06/03)
COALMONT ---- Barbara L. (Willie) Nelson, 66, of Coalmont, passed away at 5:10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born May 5, 1936 in Sullivan County, and was the daughter of Max and Josephine (Bonham) Willie. She worked for 17 years at the Shakamak IGA bakery, and was a member of KAMPS ---- Scamper Club of Bristol...
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