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Jury finds Meek guilty
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
A Greene Circuit Court jury needed about four hours Wednesday to deliberate before convicting a former Bloomfield man of the 2002 burglary, theft and arson fire that destroyed a local bowling alley. The seven-woman, five-man jury returned a guilty verdict against 37-year-old William Meek, Jr. on the three felony charges about 8 p.m. The verdict came on the fifth day of testimony...
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Hard work pays off for Powell, others
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
A visibly-tired Greene County Prosecutor David Powell managed a smile minutes after he learned he had won the five-day case against a former Bloomfield man accused of three serious felony charges ---- arson, burglary and theft. William Meek, Jr. will soon be going to prison, and months and months of work, sleepless nights countless interviews and a rigorous five-day trail had its payoff -- in Powell's view justice was done...
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Jones, Foglesong attend workshop
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones and city councilman Kelly Foglesong may have only been in office for 21 days, but they already have taken steps to learn more about their jobs. On Jan. 14-15 the two, along with Linton Utilities Superintendent Brent Slover, traveled to Indianapolis to attend the Newly Elected Officials Training. The training is offered by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT)...
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Board has long-distance meeting
(Local News ~ 01/22/04)
The Greene County Building Corporation conducted a long-distance reorganizational meeting Wednesday morning linking the three-member board in conference call between a trio of different states hundreds of miles apart. Board members Amos Musselman of Newberry and Plato Spencer of rural Worthington are "wintering" in Texas and Florida, respectively and were unable to attend the required annual reorganizational meeting...
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Betty J. Bays
(Obituary ~ 01/22/04)
Betty J. Bays, 74, of Jasonville, died at 2:02 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born May 26, 1929, in Royalton, Ky., she was the daughter of Harrison and Mary Jane Kilburn Osborne. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Paul D. and Jeane Pruett Jr. of Wheaton, Ill.; grandchildren, Dawn Pruett and fianc/ Shawn Shedd, Cheryl A. Pruett and Steve Sullivan; a niece, Ruth Ann Quinlan of Jasonville and a nephew, Ronald Joseph of Chelsea, Mich...
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Former BHS standout reaches 1,000 at NIU
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Lindsay Secrest is still the sweet, fun-loving kid she was six years ago when she helped lead Bloomfield to the Class 1A state championship. She's also her same brash self when it comes to her ability to shoot the basketball, which she put on display as a sophomore at Market Square Arena when she made four three-pointers, some of which would have made Reggie Miller proud...
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Brett to return to Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/04)
By Mark Downey, Sports Editor It's been 11 years since Steve Brett coached a game in Glover Gymnasium. Brett will be on the visitors bench on Friday when he brings his eighth-ranked Loogootee Lions (9-3) into Bloomfield to face the fourth-ranked Cardinals (12-2)...
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Area players posting big numbers
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/04)
Whether starting or coming off the bench, Lindsay Secrest continues to post big numbers for Northern Illinois. The former Bloomfield standout and senior forward, came off the bench twice last week to lead the Lady Huskies (7-9) to victories. Secrest scored 16 points in 20 minutes last Wednesday to lead NIU to a 74-59 win at Central Michigan. Secrest was 6-10 from the field with four three-pointers. She also had six rebounds and one steal...
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Lakers hope for better start against Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/04)
The outcome of White River Valley's victory over Shakamak at the Greene County Invitational was decided very early when the Wolverines raced out to a 30-7 lead and went on to post a 69-58 victory. WRV coach Sean Vandeventer doesn't expect the same kind of start against a very good Shakamak team...
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