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Courthouse change orders OK'd despite concerns
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ----Greene County commissioner Bart Beard has balked on two points concerning a problematic and often stalled $10.5 million courthouse renovation project. At Tuesday's meeting, Beard voted against paying change orders on work and materials made necessary by delays in the project. He also voted against moving forward until further information is gathered...
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Roger Wayne Parks
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Roger Wayne Parks, 32, Bloomfield, passed away at 1 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at his residence. Born Aug. 11, 1970 in Bloomington, he was the son of Judah Dale and Brenda K. (Hayes) Parks. Survivors include his mother, Brenda K. (Hayes) Parks of Bloomfield; one brother, Rusty Dale Parks of Bloomfield; maternal grandmother, Rosa Hayes of Bloomington; one nephew; four nieces; one sister-in-law...
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Michael Van O'Neall
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Michael Van O'Neall, 21, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 18, 1981 in Bloomington, he was the son of Robert K. and Susan B. (Lents) O'Neall. He did body work for Feltner and Warnick Body Shops in Bloomfield. He was a member of the Bloomfield First Christian Church...
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Lorene Riggs
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
LYONS ---- Lorene Riggs, 97, of Lyons, passed away at 4:30 a.m. today, July 2, 2003, at Lyons Health & Living Center. Funeral service is pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Lyons.
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Earl W. Miller
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
ELLETTSVILLE ---- Earl W. Miller, 76, of Ellettsville, passed away at 2:47 p.m. Monday, June 30, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 1, 1927 in Monroe County, he was the son of Earl C. Marguerite (Stine) Miller. He was a retired police officer from Indiana University in 1989. He was a member of Zion Community of the Nazarene Church of Ellettsville...
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William H. Foglesong
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
William H. Foglesong, 75, of Linton, passed away Monday, June 30, 2003 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born April 1, 1928 in Lomax, Ill., he was the son of Charles and Iva Webster Foglesong. He moved to Linton in 1954 to open the P.H. Hirsch & Co. ...
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Morin using summer to get ready
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Jeri Morin did not have a chance to prepare for her first season as varsity volleyball coach at Shakamak High School, being hired during the first week of preseason practice after coach Cassie Smith departed to take a job at North Central...
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Allen gets OK for work on jail
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County sheriff Leon Allen got the go-ahead from county commissioners Tuesday on some work to be done at the jail. In addition, commissioners approved putting $15,000 in the sheriff's budget for repairs. Both were approved by a 3-0 vote...
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Linton teen finds out no means no
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
A 16-year-old male juvenile from Linton learned Tuesday night that Linton Officer Paul Clark was serious when he told him to stop. Linton Officer Michael Morin had been contacted by the juvenile's mother because he had gone to the carnival without her permission. He then refused to go home with her...
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Retirement opens spot at Bloomfield elementary
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
The retirement of a veteran elementary school teacher has opened the door for the second recall of a teacher laid off recently as part of a reduction in force (RIF) budget-cutting action. Tuesday night, the Bloomfield Board of School Trustees received the retirement resignation from sixth-grade teacher Patty Riddle. The board also announced that special education teacher Janis Shaw would be "recalled" as the result of the staffing vacancy...
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Bloomfield board cuts its salary in half
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees conducted its annual leadership reorganization Tuesday night and cut board member salaries in half as one of its first official acts of the new year. Keith Hanauer, who's starting his sixth year on the board, was named president, while Steve Dowden was selected vice president and Peggi Blakely secretary. Hanauer succeeds Marvin Helms as board president...
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Fees going down for some Bloomfield students
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
Parents of students attending classes in the Bloomfield School District will get a break financially in their pocketbooks this coming school year ---- especially at the elementary school level. The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees, meeting in special session Tuesday night, approved book rental, workbook and consumable materials charges for the 2003-04 school year...
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Anna Henderson
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
TERRE HAUTE ---- Anna Henderson, 85 of Terre Haute, passed away at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at Meadows Manor East. Born Aug. 21, 1916 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Charles and Allie (All) Dean. She was a homemaker, and a member of Northside Community United Methodist...
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