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England found guilty
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
A Bloomfield man is facing more than 50 years in prison after he was convicted of child molesting in Daviess County. It took the jury a little less than three hours to return a guilty verdict on eight child molesting charges against Jonathan D. England, 31, on Friday...
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Lady T-Birds survive fouls to win opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS-The Eastern Lady T-Birds jumped out quickly on Vincennes Rivet, built their lead up to as many as 23 points, and then survived foul trouble and some late turnovers by the reserve players to win Friday's season opener against the Vincennes Rivet Lady Patriots 54-47...
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BHS honors fall athletes with awards banquet
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/03)
Bloomfield held its fall sports awards banquet on November 4 to honor high school athletes involved in volleyball, cross country and tennis. The varsity volleyball team fashioned an 18-14 record and finished second in the conference with a 6-1 mark...
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Lucille Vergene Stewart
(Obituary ~ 11/17/03)
SULLIVAN ---- Lucille Vergene Stewart, 71, of Sullivan passed away at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born March 3, 1932 in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Elihu and Gladys Wilkey Huff. She was a former employee at Rex Russell Insurance Agency and the Shelburn IGA. She was a 1950 graduate of Graysville High School, a member of the Shelburn First Baptist Church and the Shelburn American Legion Auxiliary...
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Stephanie Kim Floyd
(Obituary ~ 11/17/03)
OAK GROVE, Ky. ---- Stephanie Kim Floyd, 10, of Oak Grove, Ky., passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2003. Survivors include her parents, Captain Richard and Tracy Floyd; sister, Emily Floyd; paternal grandparents, Stephen Su Yong Floyd of Oklahoma City, Okla.; maternal grandparents, Luther and Marion Everett of Richmond, Va.; paternal great-grandmother, Wilma Floyd of Lyons; aunts Kim Gibbons, Nancy Bell and Whitney Bolka; and 11 cousins...
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John E. "Jack" Abbott
(Obituary ~ 11/17/03)
John E. "Jack" Abbott, 68, of Linton, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born March 1, 1935 in Potomac, Ill., he was the son of Ruel and Hazel (Stump) Abbott. He was a retired general foreman for Amax Coal Company. ...
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Crane gets money for project
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
Nearly $50 million has been secured for construction projects at military installations throughout Indiana, including $11.4 million for the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh and Sen. Richard Lugar announced the funding ---- which in addition to a boost for Crane NSWC, should mean new facilities and better training for Indiana National Guard soldiers...
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By Nick Schneider
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
Staff Writer A group of Bloomfield High School students is extending a holiday goodwill hand to anyone in the community who would like to join them for a free Thanksgiving meal. Members of a BHS Nutrition and Wellness class will host a special lunchtime Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 26. Students in Darla Bent's first-period class will prepare a turkey meal with all of the trimings and serve 40 guests...
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Meet and Greet conducts first program
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
A new informational program kicked off Friday morning at The Garden House bed and breakfast in Bloomfield with a half dozen individuals attending the first Meet and Greet session. The free program brings together a different guest speaker from the Greene County community each week for a 10 a.m. pre-lunch informal session, according to Marilyn Stone, one of the organizers...
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Attorney General to crack down on Medicaid fraud
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
Medicaid fraud effects everyone. Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter realizes that and is putting together a team to investigate those situations. On Nov. 10, Carter was in Evansville to announce the appointment of Steven Hunt as Deputy Attorney General. His job will be to deal with Medicaid fraud...
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Hospital board meets By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
Greene County General Hospital Board members Warren Bartlett and Dr. Thomas Bailey both voiced concerns Friday night about the board's choice of meeting night. The board traditionally for a number of years has met monthly at 6:30 p.m. on the second Friday...
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Seminar to offer information about winter weather
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
The dangers of winter weather will be the focus of a special informational meeting Tuesday night, sponsored by the Greene County Emergency Management Agency. The free Winter Awareness seminar, open to anyone, will be at 7 p.m. in the White River Valley High School cafeteria at Switz City. Roger Keenan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's office in Indianapolis, will conduct the program...
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WRV to help area soldiers
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
Starting today, White River Valley School District students will be doing their part not to forget their hometown alumni now serving on active military duty around the world over the coming Christmas holidays. The WRV Teens In Love with Christ (TLC) Club and the Spanish Club are jointly sponsoring a drive to collect a variety of items that will be included in "care packages" that will be sent to White River Valley graduates serving oversees in the military. ...
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Man faces stalking charges
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
A Carlisle man is facing a charge of stalking involving a woman he is not to contact. Travis J. Frye, 33, faces the class C felony charge after Tracy D. Frye complained of harassment to Lyons Town Marshal Craig Pierce According to Pierce's probable cause report, on Oct.. ...
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By Lana Robertson
(Local News ~ 11/17/03)
STAFF WRITER Employees of Bloomfield State Bank are back in school. They have teamed up with area schools in a mentoring program made possible by The Volunteer Connection. Sue Knoll, senior vice-president of the BSB at the Linton Banking Center, explained that the employees volunteer their time in Linton-Stockton Elementary School one or two at a time, five days a week...
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'New-look' T-Birds win scrimmage with Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/03)
Since Eastern will be the first boys' basketball team in the area to open the season, the T-Birds were also the first team to play a scrimmage game, doing so at Edgewood on Saturday. The "new-look" T-Birds, they graduated seven players from a year ago, defeated the Mustangs 27-23 in three, 12-minute quarters...
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