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Contractor wants something done with courthouse project
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
A local contractor is fed up with the long-stalled Greene County courthouse renovation project and thinks perhaps it's time to call this project off and build in another location. Larry Poe, owner of Poe Electric in Linton and one of the subcontractors for the project, wants out. He also wants the taxpayers to speak out on what they want to do about the courthouse...
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McVay believes 1A sectional is better than last year
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/04)
A long standing tradition went by the wayside last year when Clay City played host to the local sectional and the White River Valley gymnasium stood empty. As it turned out, the tournament at Clay City didn't have to take a back seat with exciting, hard fought games throughout the sectional...
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WRV tops Barr-Reeve
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/04)
For the second straight season White River Valley faced Barr-Reeve with the Vikings' backs against the wall as far as trying to extend their string of winning seasons. The Vikings came through last season, defeating the Wolverines 58-51 on WRV's court and went on to post a winning season...
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Girls All-SWIAC Team senior dominated
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/04)
The 2003-04 SWIAC Girls All-Conference basketball team is dominated by seniors with eight seniors among the 12 players voted to the team. The squad, in alphabetical order: Ali Beckman, North Daviess; Hannah Cobine, Eastern; Nicole Fougerousse, Shakamak; Christy Goble, Shakamak; Whitney McWilliams, Clay City; Danielle Rains, Eastern; Stacey Secrest, Union; Kayla Summitt, White River Valley; Katie Tharp, Linton; Rachel Thomas, Bloomfield; Ashley Thombleson, Bloomfield and Amber Williams, WRV...
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Janice Graber Musgrave
(Obituary ~ 02/25/04)
BARGERSVILLE ---- Janice Graber Musgrave, 63, of rural Bargersville, passed away on Feb. 20 at Community South Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 15, 1941 in Linton, she was the daughter of Otha and Wilma Graber. She graduated from Shakamak High School in 1959, and worked in nursing for 17 years, retiring in 1997. ...
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Myra L. Lawson
(Obituary ~ 02/25/04)
Myra L. Lawson, 67, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at 4:48 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Feb. 10, 1937, in Evansville, she was the daughter of Norman and Beatrice (Petty) Cooper. She was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church of Worthington, and a member of the VFW Post 7117 Ladies Auxiliary...
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Marvin Leon Harris
(Obituary ~ 02/25/04)
TIALNEPANTLA ESTADO, Mexico ---- Marvin Leon Harris, 63, formerly of Jasonville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004 in Mexico. Born April 11, 1940 in Jasonville, he was the son of Marvin and Lois (Heschelman) Harris. He was a retired electrician, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 725...
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Dorothy E. Chaney
(Obituary ~ 02/25/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Dorothy E. Chaney, 93, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:24 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital. Born May 1, 1910 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Lewis A. and Lillian Harris Buzan. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church and attended Mineral United Methodist Church...
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Teens to fight hunger by starving
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
This Friday and Saturday, some teens from the Linton Boys and Girls Club and the Switz City Baptist Church are really going to miss pizza and hamburgers. In fact, they're going to "starve." The two groups, individually, are participating in the annual World Vision 30 Hour Famine. All the youths will be going without food to draw attention to world hunger...
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Dogs search Shakamak lockers
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
JASONVILLE ---- "We are not out to persecute the kids we just want drugs out of our school," Shakamak superintendent Mike Turner said of the search Tuesday morning at the school. K-9 drug sniffing dogs from the Jasonville Police Department, Linton Police Department, Sullivan County Sheriff's Department and the Owen County Sheriff's Department performed the search at the school...
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Bloomfield school promoting reading
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
The National Education Association, along with The Bloomfield Teachers' Association and Bloomfield Elementary School, is planning something special next week. The school will participate in the "Read Across America" celebration to commemorate the 100th birthday anniversary of Theodor "Ted" Seuss Geisel ---- the creator of the Dr. Seuss children's series of book...
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Marco family wakes up to fire
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
MARCO ---- Charlotte Messel woke up to the smell of smoke this morning. "My wife smelled the smoke and found out it was coming from the kid's room," said Calvin Messel. Messel, his wife and three children were at home at the time of the fire...
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Linton firemen put fire out quickly on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
It took the Linton Fire Department just 20 minutes to extinguish a fire at the home of Ross Hill on Tuesday morning. The home, located on County Road 200N, suffered damage to the kitchen and attic. "The damage was confined to the kitchen and attic and the rest of the house suffered smoke and water damage," Linton Fire Chief Lonnie Eberhardt said...
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Bloomfield school to honor Guardsmen
(Local News ~ 02/25/04)
The Bloomfield School community will join with returned Indiana National Guard troops from the 1-152nd Infantry Battalion for a special public celebration program Friday afternoon. The school is hosting a 2:15 p.m. program in Glover Gym that will include a musical tribute to the soldiers, special remarks from superintendent Ron Hasler and comments from several Guardsmen, including Sgt. ...
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Union collects OT victory over Washington C.
(High School Sports ~ 02/25/04)
DUGGER-Clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch led the Union Bulldogs past Washington Catholic 40-37 in overtime on Tuesday. In the fourth quarter with seven seconds to go and Union down by two points, Ryan Gambill stepped to the line for a one-and-one try to tie the game and put it into overtime. ...
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