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Jimmie K. Wright honored for his service
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
On Friday, about 35 friends of Jimmie K. Wright surprised him with a granite bench, placed on the city hall lawn to commemorate his 20 years of service as the mayor of Linton. "I thought that was really nice of those people," said Wright. "I didn't have any idea ... I was unaware they were doing it."...
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Linton baseball coach busy making upgrades
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/03)
When it comes to baseball, there's no such thing as down time for Linton coach Bart Berns, who is always thinking of ways to improve the Miners' program. Besides the time involved in spreading 10 tons of dirt at Roy Herndon Field this summer, there have been plenty of improvements, some of which will be noticeable and some which won't...
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Rose Marie Tucker
(Obituary ~ 07/30/03)
Rose Marie Tucker, 92, of Linton, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born July 18, 1911 in Linton, she was the daughter of Honore and Bertha (Teyssier) Mounier. She was a 1929 Linton-Stockton High School graduate, a homemaker and had worked as a bookkeeper for several local businesses. She was a member of the Summerville Church of Christ and had been a Sunshine volunteer at Glenburn Home for about 10 years...
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Vernalee (Royal) Bays
(Obituary ~ 07/30/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Vernalee (Royal) Bays, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:57 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Edith E. Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/30/03)
Edith E. Baker, 79, of Linton, passed away at 4:07 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 12, 1923 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Bert and Malinda (Lester) Morrison. She was a homemaker and ordained minister, and attended South Linton Church of God...
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Senator says center will increase productivity, help solidify future for Crane
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh has announced that the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command has given its support to building a new Joint Pyrotechnic Center at the Crane Naval Base. Crane is the military's leading source for the production and development of pyrotechnic devices, such as infrared decoy flares and "candles" for mortar and artillery illumination rounds...
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Greene County 4-Hers going to state fair
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
Greene County 4-H club members will be well-represented at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, which kicks off Aug. 6 with the opening of Exhibit Hall. A total of 117 projects that were judged during the recent Greene County Fair will be displayed at the 11-day State Fair...
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Registration set for Bloomfield, Eastern schools
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
Registration dates for students attending both the Bloomfield School District and the Eastern Greene Schools have been announced for the 2003-04 school year. In the Bloomfield School District registration will be conducted 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6; and from 2:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7...
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Group formed to promote horses, tourism
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- Some Greene County horse people have formed the state's first local council to promote horses and equine activities. The Greene County Horse Council, patterned after the statewide Indiana Horse Council, is in its infancy stages. Its second meeting was Tuesday night. About a dozen people from several areas of the county met at the county 4-H fairgrounds to discuss how to form the council, its goals, and what the first step will be...
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Greene County Rehab Center to reopen
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
A residential and outpatient drug and alcohol addictions treatment facility will soon open in Bloomfield. "Patients in Recovery" d.b.a. Sunrise Counseling Center, a private treatment center based in Bloomington, has purchased the old Greene County Rehab Center property on North Seminary Street and plans to immediately convert it into a treatment center...
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Candidates have until noon Friday to file for office
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
Candidates hoping to land a slot on the Nov. 4 municipal election ballot in the towns of Bloomfield, Lyons, Newberry, Worthington and Switz City have until noon Friday to file paperwork in the Greene County Clerk's office. That's the final day to get on the ballot or withdraw from nomination to the general election ballot by a town convention...
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Courthouse project's fate still unknown
(Local News ~ 07/30/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- It's become very familiar ---- the Greene County courthouse renovation project remains "on hold," with no further work being done, until attorneys and insurance companies can sort out who is at fault for delays in the problematic project ---- and who will pay for additional costs incurred...
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Sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/03)
Hastings Memorial The inaugural Steve Hastings Memorial Scramble is set for Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. Hastings, a 1959 Linton-Stockton graduate and the son of Richard and Evelyn Hastings, who owned Hastings Appliance in Linton, was a retired commander in the United States Navy. He passed away on Dec. 31, 2002 after a battle with cancer...
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