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Ultralight plane crashes near county line
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
A rural Springville man and his stepson died in an ultralight plane crash that was discovered Thursday morning in a field located in northwestern Lawrence County, near the eastern Greene County line. The victims were identified as the pilot David L. Kimmell, 60, Springville and his stepson, Jamie R. Umphress, 29, Mitchell...
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Clay City boys have proven cross country dominance
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/03)
SWITZ CITY-Clay City, with three straight SWIAC boys cross country titles and four in the last five years, is dominating the conference the way Eastern once did not too many years ago when the T-Birds won seven in a row and eight of nine. What is the secret behind Clay City's success? Hard work certainly figures in. A good run of athletic boys helps. Cross country behind the only sport for boys in the fall doesn't hurt...
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Clay City boys, North Daviess girls win SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/03)
SWITZ CITY-Abbey Gilliland gave Bloomfield's girls cross country team its first individual SWIAC champion. North Daviess, which for so many years has produced the individual champion, (six straight years from 1996-2001 with Katie Solomito and Jennifer Fuller), but had little else to go with the first place girl, had plenty on Thursday at White River Valley to win its first team title...
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Linton wins conference titles
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/03)
Linton's volleyball team entered play against Union on Thursday having never won a conference championship. The Lady Miners won both the SWIAC and Tri-River last night with a hard-fought 21-19, 21-18, 21-19 triumph over the Lady Bulldogs. The ninth-ranked Miners (17-1) extended their winning streak to 15 matches, while ending Union's eight-match win streak. The loss dropped Union to 18-7...
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Reba Foster Skeel
(Obituary ~ 10/10/03)
BARGERSVILLE ---- Reba Foster Skeel, 89, of Bargersville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003 at Regency Place of Greenwood. Born Oct. 17, 1913 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Elva Lambert and Lilly Leora (Steele) Foster. She was a homemaker, and a member of Bluff Creek Christian Church and Senior Citizens at Bargersville...
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Bonnie L. Riley
(Obituary ~ 10/10/03)
Bonnie L. Riley, 52, of Linton, passed away at 9:19 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Dec. 4, 1950 in Boone County, she was the daughter of Arthur C. "Blocky" and Laura E. "Betty" (Merriott) Roth...
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Robert R. Bennett
(Obituary ~ 10/10/03)
AVON ---- Robert R. Bennett, 70, of Avon and formerly of Dugger, passed away at 6:20 a.m., today, Oct. 10, 2003 at Hendericks Regional Hospital in Danville. Born July 7, 1933 in Dugger, he was the son of Homer and Grace (Thompson) Bennett. He was employed for 37 years at Allison's Gas Turben Transmission in Indianapolis. He was a member of the Plainfield Christian Church...
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Linton business adds new products
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
Greene County Feed and Supply, at 189 W. Vincennes St. in Linton, has added some new products and services for its customers. The feed and supply store, owned and operated by Doug Schneck ---- with help from "the boss," his 4-year-old daughter, Marissa ---- is now also Goose Pond Carts...
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Woman preparing for Ironman event
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
Do you know anyone fit enough to swim 2.4 miles in the ocean, then hop on a bike and pedal 112 miles ---- then run for 26.2 miles? Greene County has one such amazing athlete. Her name is Renee Vincel. A Bloomfield resident, the 34-year-old is a critical care nurse at Bloomington Hospital. She will compete in the Hawaiian Ironman competition Oct. 18...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak School Board signed the status quo contracts for teachers at Shakamak schools at Thursday night's board meeting. The delay in ratifying a contract is the "unknown assessed value," according to Shakamak superintendent Mike Turner...
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Bloomfield police warn of scam
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
Bloomfield police are advising residents to be wary of a possible door-to-door scam involving the sale of burial plots. Interim police chief Bob Richardson said he received report that a medium-built man, with blond-brown mix hair and wearing a dark suit and tie has been attempting to sell burial plots in town...
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Ledbetters enjoy their mission work
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
"When God calls He puts a desire in your heart of where you are to be." For Tony and Kim Ledbetter the where is Haiti. They serve as missionaries from Calvary Baptist Church in Linton to the Caribbean country. So how does a former Linton police officer go from serving the community to serving the people of Haiti?...
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Woman finally leaves 35 years later
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
This is the second in a two-part series on domestic violence in Greene County. A local woman tells her story about being a long-time victim of domestic battery and abuse. Her real name, location or exact age is not being used in this story to protect her from her soon-to-be-divorced husband. She is currently a client of Middle Way House's Bloomfield office, which serves individuals from Greene and surrounding counties...
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KPT first-round saga nearly over
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
The first round in the legal saga of the closed KPT, Inc. plant on the eastside of Bloomfield could soon be coming to an end with news that a U.S. District Court is now considering a motion for summary judgment in a $1.5 million mortgage foreclosure suit against the owners of the former tile factory...
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Glenburn earns award
(Local News ~ 10/10/03)
Glenburn Community Center has received a Community Provider award at the Generations' Age of Excellence Star Award program Oct. 2 at Green Civic Center at Vincennes University. Kevin Kramer, director of Glenburn's Community Center, said he, Glenburn administrators and staff are very proud to have been recognized for their efforts...
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Eastern tops North Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/03)
Eastern's volleyball team won just four matches the first six weeks of the season. The Lady T-Birds won for the fourth time in the last eight days on Thursday by collecting a 21-14, 21-14, 21-18 home victoy over North Central. The Lady T-Birds (8-18) did so by putting up some pretty good stats against the Thunderbirds from Sullivan County...
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