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County council slices department budgets
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Jim Oliphant knew going into Monday evening's Greene County Council meeting that the decisions made wouldn't be popular, but were necessary. "I'm sorry to the officeholders ... but we are just doing our jobs," OIiphant said...
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Bulldogs bite Cards
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/03)
Despite missing 25 of 38 free throws, Union (Dugger) defeated visiting Bloomfield 49-44 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball game Monday night. "I'll take it," said Union (Dugger) coach Steve Meurer. "At one point, we missed nine free throws in a row in the first half...
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Gail Lee Wade
(Local News ~ 01/07/03) Gail Lee Wade, 51, of Jasonville, passed away at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at his residence. Born Dec. 19, 1951 in Sullivan, he was the son of John W. and Doris (Brewer) Wade. He was a maintenance mechanic at Specialty Blanks in Terre Haute, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War... -
Clara Foster
(Local News ~ 01/07/03) Clara Foster, 98, passed away at 6:20 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003 at the Lyons Health and Living Center. Funeral services are pending at the Lester Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield. -
Under ground mine could effect Switz City Water project
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
If it's determined that the planned site for the water tower west of the Open Arms Christian Ministry on State Road 54 is undermined, Switz City's water project may be delayed until a new location is established. At the council meeting Monday evening, water superintendent Joe Graves informed the board that there should be a drill sample taken to determine if the property is undermined by any long-abandoned coal-mine shafts...
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Dugger council worried about ammonia levels at treatment plant
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
Ammonia levels, triple the norm, in liquids coming into the Dugger Sewage Treatment Plant is cause for concern for the facility manager as well as town officials. "We've been out taking samples at all the lift stations, trying to find the source," said Shane Floyd, a facilities manager with EMC, an environmental management corporation that oversees both the Dugger and Sullivan City sewage treatment plants. ...
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Coalmont man facing drug charges in Sullivan County
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
A search warrant was executed at the home of a Coalmont man Monday afternoon following the man's arrest on drug charges in Sullivan County on Friday. Donald Duane Bickel, 41, was arrested late Friday night by Indiana Conservation Officer Tom Lahay after the officer had received a poaching complaint near the Sullivan-Clay county lines...
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Read 2003 is under way in Linton
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
Challenging two different age groups to read 2,003 books ---- each ---- and then read even more is the local library's, and the school's, way of promoting reading while having fun at it. Read 2003 is under way. The project, to promote reading while having fun and enjoying bit of competition, kicked off Monday morning at Linton-Stockton Elementary School library, hosted by principal Kent Brewer. ...
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Deputy Allen apprehends suspect after car and foot chase
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
An Owensburg man who led police on a chase Monday afternoon was behind bars in the Greene County Jail this morning. Gary L. Roberts, 20, stole a vehicle parked in front of CVS Pharmacy in Bloomfield at approximately 1:30 p.m. "I was relaying the report to dispatch when Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Allen located the vehicle westbound on State Road 58," Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade said...
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Oliphant elected council president
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
It was an unusual sight at the Greene County Council meeting Monday evening. For the first time in months, all seven members were present. Veterans Butch Brown, Rod Hasler, Jim Oliphant and Ralph Raper were joined by rookies Ed Cullison, Brent Murray and John Wilkes...
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Anderson resigns from Linton Police Department
(Local News ~ 01/07/03)
Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald received the resignation of Linton Police Officer Chadd Anderson on Monday. "He cited personal reasons in his letter of resignation," McDonald said. Anderson's resignation was effective immediately. He was hired in October 2001 and would have been off probation in October 2002, but that was extended because he had not yet attended the police academy...
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Greene County Invitational begins tonight
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/03)
The 33rd annual Greene County Invitational will begin tonight at White River Valley High School as Clay City (5-2) will face Vincennes Rivet (4-4) in the first game at 6:30 p.m. to be followed by Linton-Stockton (2-5) against host White River Valley (6-1) in the second game at 8 p.m...
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