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Newberry honors Cass Township veterans
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
NEWBERRY ---- Work is nearly complete on an impressive-looking lighted memorial honoring Cass Township military veterans. The $9,000 town of Newberry project ---- boasted by donations from Triad Coal Mining Company, Jones and Sons, Inc., Bloomfield American Legion Post No. 196 and Austin Memorial Arts, Inc. as well as other local businesses and individuals ---- was erected and unveiled a few weeks back...
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Shakamak notches win over Barr-Reeve
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
Shakamak overcame the loss of leading scorer Nicole Fougerousse to defeat Barr-Reeve 34-26 on Monday. Fougerousse suffered a knee injury during Saturday's loss to Washington Catholic and did not play last night. "We really don't know her status yet," Shakamak coach Jon Miller said. "It's an undetermined injury and it's day to day right now. They told her the last time to play if she could handle the pain. If not they'll have to go in and clean it up."...
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Shakamak begins challenging week with Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
Three SWIAC boys basketball teams face tough challenges tonight. Shakamak (1-1) will play at Sullivan (1-0), Union (0-1) will host North Knox (0-1) and Clay City (0-1) entertains Northview (1-0). Shakamak coach Ernie Maesch witnessed Sullivan's 72-56 victory over South Knox last week and came away impressed...
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Lady Miners win most stats, but lose game
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
The Linton Lady Miners struggled with their shooting and with turnovers all game long against Eminence Monday night, and their inconsistency in those two areas cost them in a 56-51loss to the Lady Eels. Linton shot 39 percent (19-49) from the field and turned the ball over 32 times in falling to 1-4 on the season. Senior forward Katelin Tharp led the Lady Miners with 15 points before fouling out with 3:25 left in the game...
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Lloyd D. Warren
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
Lloyd D. Warren, 99, of Worthington, passed away at 2:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born Oct. 1, 1904 in Worthington to Ira and Crude Lynn Warren. He was a farmer all of his life and a member of the Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington...
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Wilma R. Walton
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Wilma R. Walton, 73, of Bloomfield, died at 6:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at Greene County General Hospital. Born Jan. 26, 1930, in Owensburg, she was the daughter of Roy and Esther (Pribble) Ashcraft Sr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Linton. She had worked at RCA for 21 1/2 years as a tester...
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Mable Elizabeth (Morris) Bradley
(Obituary ~ 12/02/03)
Mable Elizabeth (Morris) Bradley, 88, of Indianapolis, died Sunday, Nov. 30, in St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born in Indianapolis on May 13, 1915, she was the daughter of Lemuel and Elsie (Spinks) Morris. She was a graduate of Central Business College, had worked as a private secretary from 1934-46 for Empire Life Insurance Company, and had worked in the office of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1960-63. ...
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Bloomfield coat drive a success
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
Bloomfield School District students have completed a successful holiday community service project that collected more than 300 winter coats for needy individuals in Greene County in about a three-week period. The coats were all donated to the Family Life Center in Bloomfield on Monday as part of the not-for-profit organization's annual coat collection drive...
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Switz City Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
Jo Arthur from Southern Indiana Developmental Commission visited the Switz City Town Council meeting Monday night and opened the floor for questions and comments regarding the proposed water project. Arthur reported that the proposal for the project is due the last Friday in January 2004, and the application will be submitted the following April...
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Linton man charged
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Linton man who threatened to kill his wife remained in the Greene County Jail on Monday. According to a probable cause report filed in Greene Circuit Court, Robert L. Ashton has been charged with intimidation and possession of methamphetamine...
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Jasonville works on fire hydrants
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
JASONVILLE ---- As you drive down Main Street in Jasonville you may have noticed that the fire hydrants have been painted. The fire hydrants are white with different color tops on them. No, the fire department was not being festive. Rather they were painting the hydrants the universal colors according to the National Fire Protection Association...
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Greene County Horse Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Greene County Horse Council got a vote of approval from the Greene County 4-H Council on Monday night. The 4-H group, headed up by president Tim Egnew, voted to work with the horse group and allow the use of the fairgrounds for an upcoming horse show...
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County-bred filly finishes with a victory
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
A Greene County bred and raised thoroughbred moved a step closer to being named the state's best filly of 2003 with a convincing win on Friday night. Down By The Sea and jockey Bill Troilo dominated the field in the fifth running of the $35,000 Indiana Stallion Stakes at Hoosier Park in Anderson...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
DUGGER ---- Dugger town officials were pleased with the participation with this year's Christmas in Dugger celebration. "We were so pleased with the turnout for the Christmas in Dugger 2003 parade and activities this last Sunday. I think we probably had about 200 people turn out for the parade and the church was full for the service. ...
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Work to begin on courthouse
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Jim Corey, who took the job of representing the county on the long-stalled courthouse project about two weeks ago, told county commissioners Monday that work should begin again by Wednesday. Corey said he had gotten a response from Weddle Brothers Construction Company of Bloomington, which started the $10.5 million remodeling/addition project last fall but stopped work in March, citing safety concerns...
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Commissioners put speed limits on hold
(Local News ~ 12/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- At least seven county residents showed up at Monday's Greene County Commissioners meeting to complain about the county's proposal to reduce speed limits on county roads. At the November meeting, commissioners Tom Britton, Warren Bartlett and Bart Beard voted unanimous approval of lowering the rural speed limits to 30 mph on gravel roads and 40 miles per hour on blacktops. ...
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WRV uses forward thinking approach
(High School Sports ~ 12/02/03)
SWITZ CITY-White River Valley used a forward thinking approach to beat Clay City on Monday, as in starting forwards Dani Lammert (22) and Amber Williams (17) combining for 39 points in the Lady Wolverines' 54-44 SWIAC victory. WRV (4-1) was only clinging to a 30-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter when Lammert and Williams teamed up to tally 19 of the Wolverines' 24 fourth quarter points...
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