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Lyons Health & Living Center gets gazebo
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
Sue Hancock loved being a nurse and caring for other people. "She took better care of others than she did herself," said her brother, Bill Morrison. Sue died at the age of 44 nearly seven years ago. Her memory is still fresh to those who knew and loved her...
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Eastern football ready for varsity debut
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS-The wait is almost over! Eastern, after several years of community football and two years at the junior varsity level, are busily preparing for their first varsity season. The Thunderbirds will get a sample of varsity football on Friday when they host Charlestown in a scrimmage at Olcott Field in Bloomington. The real season starts a week from Friday at Linton...
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Mary Lou Pelfree
(Obituary ~ 08/14/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Mary Lou Pelfree, 46, Bloomfield, passed away at 2 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2003 at Lawrence Hollow Estates. Born Aug. 23, 1956 in Albany, Ill., she was the daughter of LeRoy and Ruby (Petro) Rodman. She worked in the cleaning department at the Hospitality House in Bloomington. She was a member of Whitehall Pentecostal Church...
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Robert Kai Martinez
(Obituary ~ 08/14/03)
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. ---- Airman First Class Robert Kai Martinez, 22, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003 at Destin, Fla. Born Feb. 26, 1981 in Madison, Ind., he was the son of William "Bill" Martinez and Mary Gross Arizo...
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Corrections
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
The address of the alleged crime listed in a story published Monday about a former Bloomfield man, Lyle J. Currie, who is charged with sexual misconduct with a minor was printed wrong in the court document. The correct address should be 246 B Street in Bloomfield, not 248 B Street...
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Jasonville mayor working to get better cell phone service
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
If you see someone parked at Peavey Cemetery or the old Jasonville airport do not jump to conclusions that they are up to no good. Most likely they are using their cell phone. Those two spots seem to be better for cell phones. The lack of a cell tower is frustrating in the area. No one is more frustrated than Jasonville Mayor Dorman Clark, who has been working for several years to try to get a tower...
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Lyons asked to come up with a wish list
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
LYONS ---- Jo Arthur from Southern Indiana Development Commission visited the Lyons Town Council on Wednesday night to explain the Planning Grant and to ask the town to identify its needs with a five-year plan and "wish list." She said the commission is looking into expanded areas and long-range plans for small towns and is trying to determine such things as to why so many jobs are lost in Greene County and asking how the situation can be turned around...
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Roach was an important part of Linton PD
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
For 13 years if you called the Linton Police Department for assistance, you probably spoke with Frank Roach. But Roach decided in June that it was time for him to be with his wife Martha and grandchildren more. Roach worked as a records clerk and head of communications at the department...
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Wade leaving Bloomfield Police Department
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
The town of Bloomfield is searching for a new town marshal. Town Marshal Terry Wade formally announced Wednesday that he is leaving his post Aug. 29 to join the Greene County Sheriff's Department as a deputy. The town council "regretfully" accepted Wade's resignation at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon...
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Linton mayoral candidates looking forward to election
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
The November election in the city of Linton promises to be interesting. Two men seeking the title of mayor, Democrat Tom Jones and Republican John Sexton, both say it could be a close race. Both candidates ---- newcomers to the city's political scene ---- were asked what kind of campaign they intend to wage and what issues they feel are important to Linton...
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IHSAA to decide former Eastern student's fate
(Local News ~ 08/14/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The parents of a former Eastern Greene High School student say they just can't afford to pay the high tuition to send their daughter to school in Greene County. Instead, they have opted to send her to Bedford North Lawrence High School in the school district where she actually lives...
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Morin excited about second season with Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/03)
JASONVILLE - With eight returning lettermen from last year's 12-17 team, Shakamak volleyball coach Jeri Morin has reason to be excited as she begins her second season in charge of the Lady Lakers. "It will be very hard to replace Kara (Cooprider) and Erica (Hobbs) and their leadership abilities and beyond, but I have very high expectations," said Morin, who last year was named coached less than two weeks before the season began. "Over the summer, this team has started to come together...
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