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Borders to give District 45 seat another try
(Local News ~ 02/19/04)
Two years ago former Jasonville mayor Bruce Borders came within 240 votes of Alan Chowning in the race for the District 45 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives. On Tuesday, Borders ---- a Republican from Jasonville ---- made the trip to Indianapolis to officially put his name on the ballot for the seat. Chowning, a Democrat, has filed for re-election...
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WRV drug testing off to a good start
(Local News ~ 02/19/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Only one of five Greene County school districts are now randomly testing a number of its students for drugs and alcohol and the administrator in charge of the program believes it is an easy-to-do deterrent that can help curb or control substance abuse at his school...
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WRV schools honored for their improvements
(Local News ~ 02/19/04)
Kevin Keller and Kurt Lentz are both proud of their schools ---- but even moreso after each was recognized by the Indiana Student Achievement Institute (InSAI) for raising their ISTEP scores. Keller is principal of White River Valley-Worthington Elementary/Junior High, and Lentz, principal of WRV-Lyons Elementary/Junior High...
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Union students to conduct fashion show
(Local News ~ 02/19/04)
For girls ---- of all ages ---- spending an afternoon at a fashion show while enjoying a buffet is fun. You can do just that Saturday at the Union High School cafeteria in Dugger. "The cheerleaders are going to have a prom style show," explained UHS high school and junior high cheerleader coach Amanda Smith...
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Roy Howard Bredeweg
(Obituary ~ 02/19/04)
Roy Howard Bredeweg, 94, of Linton, passed away at 11:25 a.m., Wed., Feb. 18, 2004 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Dec. 13, 1909 in Greene County, he was the son of John and Ether (Hart) Bredeweg Boriff. He was a retired farmer and drove a Linton-Stockton school bus for 38 years, retiring in 1975. He was a lifetime member of the Saron United Church of Christ in Linton...
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Leland E. Craig
(Obituary ~ 02/19/04)
Leland E. Craig, 68, of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004 at 2:20 a.m. in his residence. Born in Martin County on June 12, 1935, he was the son of Dwight and Helen Perkins Craig. He was a construction worker for Ralph Rogers Company for 40 years and was a farmer. He was a member of the Tunnel Hill Pentecostal Church...
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WRV can sew up SWIAC at Union homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/04)
With girls' sectional play completed, boys basketball teams get back into the weekend swing with nine games involving SWIAC teams. On Friday, fifth-ranked White River Valley (16-4) plays at Union (3-15) where the Wolverines will have a chance to run the table in the conference. In other games, Eastern (5-14) plays at Shakamak (12-7), Linton (7-11) travels to North Central (3-15), Clay City (12-6) plays at West Vigo (8-10) and North Daviess (8-11) pays a visit to Evansville Day School (9-9)...
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Carmichael's Austin Peay squad riding streak
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/04)
Stanford, St. Joseph's, Austin Peay. The country knows all about the first two men's basketball teams. They're the top two ranked teams in the country and both are unbeaten. Austin Peay is unbeaten as well...in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Governors are living a charmed life this season and junior guard Levi Carmichael, a 2001 Eastern graduate, is enjoying the ride...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/04)
Bloomfield softball meeting February 24 The Bloomfield Girls Softball League will hold a meeting at 7:00pm. on Tuesday, February 24 in the Bloomfield Junior High conference room. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect officers for the coming year and also to elect a member of the Town Park Board...
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