-
Secretary of Navy to visit Crane
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
The Secretary of the Navy will visit Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center next month to get a first-hand look at the high-tech military facility that is undergoing evaluation as part of an effort to show the importance of keeping the base open, in wake of the possibility of the closure when Congress finalizes its Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) selection process in 2005...
-
Rains, Fougerousse listed among top 100 seniors
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
The following list is Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Top 100 senior girls' high school basketball performers for 2003-2004 as compiled by Garry H. Donna, publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. Eastern's Danielle Rains and Shakamak's Nicole Fougerousse, the second-leading scorers all-time at their respective schools, made the list...
-
Bucher wishes he was bringing better team to Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
John Bucher would be more excited about bringing his Princeton basketball team to Bloomfield's Glover Gymnasium on Saturday if the Tigers were having a better season. Bucher, a 1995 Bloomfield graduate, is in his second season at Princeton. He coached at Borden two years before taking the Princeton job. The Tigers were 11-12 last season, but graduation hit them hard, (one of his players is starring for Franklin College), and they have struggled this season with a 2-18 record...
-
Boyd scores career-high; Secrest gets 17 in four OT win
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
Brody Boyd scored a career-high 25 points on Wednesday to help lead the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-9) to a 78-67 win at Ohio State. Iowa is 7-5 in the Big Ten. The Union graduate blazed away by making 8-12 field goals, including 6-9 from behind the three-point line. He added three steals, two assists and one rebound and only turned the ball over once in 37 minutes...
-
WRV knows Tecumseh is better than record
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
Tecumseh's record (11-12) may not be impressive, but the Lady Braves have impressed White River Valley coach Joe Pigg in the tapes he's watched. The Lady Wolverines (15-8) and Lady Braves will meet tomorrow morning at 10:00am. in the opening game of the North Daviess Regional. Top-ranked North Vermillion (21-2) and fourth-ranked Washington Catholic (19-3) will play the second game at noon. The winners will return at 8:00pm. for the right to play in the Southridge Semistate...
-
Martha E. Padgett
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
Martha E. Padgett, formerly of Greene County, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 at 12:50 a.m. at Countryside Manor Nursing Home in Anderson. Born Sept. 29, 1911, she was the daughter of William and Alice (Taylor) Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Koleen United Methodist Church, Koleen Ladies Aid, and Quilting Club...
-
Roy F. Owen
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Roy F. Owen, 88, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Clay County on Jan. 31, 1916, and was the son of Everett and Alpina (Burris) Owen. He served in World War II in the Army, and was an inspector of National Bureau of Standards and Calibrations for Naval Avionics for 36 years. ...
-
Charles K. "Ken" Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
TERRE HAUTE ---- Charles K. "Ken" Miller, 85, of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born April 27, 1918 in Paris, Ill., he was the son of Charles and Grace (Sisson) Miller. He owned and operated Weberg's Furniture for 42 years. He served in World War II in the Navy, and at Wabash River Ordinance Works in Newport. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Terre Haute Elks Lodge 86, and Masonic Lodge 268 in Paris, Ill...
-
Roy Howard Bredeweg
(Obituary ~ 02/20/04)
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 Ethel (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...
-
Members of 1-152nd receive Bronze Star
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
Several members of the Alpha Company of the 1-152nd have been honored with the Bronze star for their service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Those receiving the high military honor Thursday at Camp Atterbury were: Sgt. 1st Class Brian Fletcher, Linton...
-
Reclamation work under way at Hawthorn
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
A land reclamation project is under way at the long-closed Hawthorn Mine, owned by Peabody Coal Company which is based in St. Louis, Mo. The surface coal mine, southeast of Linton, shut down in 1999, putting about 300 people out of work. The mine has several thousand acres of ground in both Greene and Sullivan counties...
-
Meek receives 23 years in prison
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
A former Bloomfield man was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 23 years in prison in connection with the burning down and burglarizing of a rural Bloomfield bowling alley in late 2002. William J. Meek, Jr., 37, of rural Elnora, was given a 23-year sentence with the Indiana Department of Correction. Three years of the sentence was suspended...
-
Residents may have missed out on reduction
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
State officials say that more than 500 Greene County families missed out on filing for significant deduction off of their federal income tax forms in recent years. A total of 545 working Greene County residents who were eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) failed to file for it in the past, according to Kari Kritenbrink, a spokesperson for the Indiana Family and Social Services administration...
-
Survey work done on courthouse
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Some surveying activities in the problem-plagued Greene County courthouse Wednesday had some county employees wondering what was going on. Working five days a week in an 1885 brick building, built on sandy soil and plagued with structural problems, makes many of them nervous about the building's stability...
-
WRV board votes 5-2 to move JH students
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees decided Thursday to go with a plan that would move junior high students from Worthington and Lyons to Switz City for the 2005-06 school year. The plan was accepted on a 5-2 vote, with members Ted Wagner and Bill White opposing...
-
Soldiers to be honored locally on Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/20/04)
Sunday is the day. Soldiers from the 1-152nd will be coming home to a heroes' welcome that afternoon. The soldiers are expected to arrive in Linton from Camp Atterbury at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. A celebration is scheduled to begin at the Linton National Guard Armory at 2 p.m...
-
Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/04)
Linton boosters to meet March 8 The Linton-Stockton Athletic Boosters will meet on Monday, March 8 at 6:30pm. in the high school media center. Adults are asked to please bring a high school student to the meeting. The group will discuss ways to increase school spirit...
Stories from Friday, February 20, 2004
Browse other days