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Daniels has economic plan for area, state
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
Lost manufacturing jobs in small rural counties, like Greene, are very much on the mind of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitch Daniels. During a campaign stop in Linton on Tuesday, the GOP front-running candidate for governor, said he believes he has a plan to revitalize and energize struggling small town economies that are in desperate need of a financial jolt...
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Clark goes from spectator to sectional hero
(High School Sports ~ 03/03/04)
SWITZ CITY-One year ago Jordan Clark was sitting in the stands at Clay City watching Bloomfield win the sectional. He was at White River Valley the following week to watch the Cards come within an overtime loss to Southwestern (Shelby) of reaching the semistate...
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Mitchell's free throws toss out T-Birds
(High School Sports ~ 03/03/04)
PAOLI - Earlier this season, during a night of agony, Mitchell senior Justin Brown missed 10 consecutive free throws. Tuesday night, however, Brown came dressed like The Man in Black, Mr. Cash, and the two biggest free throws of his career were cash money when he had to have them...
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Bloomfield comes back in final seconds to win
(High School Sports ~ 03/03/04)
SWITZ CITY-March Madness? Maybe just madness period. How else do you explain Bloomfield's ability to extract victory from the jaws of defeat against Shakamak on Tuesday in a rousing opening game of the White River Valley Sectional? The ninth-ranked Cardinals (18-5) won 30-29. Nothing odd about the score considering the Cards needed an overtime to stave off the Lakers by a field goal three months ago. How the teams arrived at such an outcome is where it gets weird...
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Kenneth W. Maxwell
(Obituary ~ 03/03/04)
Kenneth W. Maxwell, 67 of Apple Valley, Calif., passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2004 in his residence. He was born in Linton on May 1, 1936 to Paul and Iona Maxwell. He attended Linton High School, but graduated from Vincennes High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1954-58. He moved to Southern California in 1960 where he worked for 36 years for Southern California Edison Company...
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Pauline Mason
(Obituary ~ 03/03/04)
Pauline Mason, 93, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and formerly of Solsberry, passed away at 4:10 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2004, in her residence. She was born on Nov. 11, 1910, in Greene County to William and Anna Belle Thompson Yoho. She was a homemaker, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bonita Springs, a member of the Moose Lodge in Bonita Springs and a 25-year member of the Bonita Springs Chorus...
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William H. Leinart
(Obituary ~ 03/03/04)
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. ---- William H. Leinart, 76, of Summerville, S.C., passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2004 at his residence. Born July 6, 1927, in Harlen Co., Ky., he was the son of William Henry and Ethel (McBrayer) Leinart. He is a retired foreman of Interstate Brands Bakery and a veteran of the Korean War...
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Wanda Mae Hulett
(Obituary ~ 03/03/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- Wanda Mae Hulett, 75, of Worthington, passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born May 23, 1928, in Worthington, she was the daughter of John C. and Edna (Palmer) Baker. She was a homemaker for her husband and sons. For 21 years she was an Air Force partner with her husband, traveling around the United States while he was in the Air Force. She was a member of the Worthington First Baptist Church and Eastern Star...
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Lester Bailey
(Obituary ~ 03/03/04)
Lester Bailey, 86, of rural Linton, passed away Monday, March 1, 2004 at 5:45 p.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born July 26, 1917 in Linton, he was the son of Peter and Flossie (Sullivan) Bailey. He was a retired auto parts dealer. Survivors include one daughter, Susan Davis and husband Mitch of Martinsville; one sister, Anna Bell Magner of Linton; and four grandchildren, Amy, Scott, Joe and Noah...
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Friday is deadline to pay property taxes
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
Friday is the deadline to pay your property taxes. If you are planning on mailing your taxes, be sure it's postmarked no later than Friday. The Greene County Treasurer's Office is open until 4 p.m. everyday if you want to pay at the courthouse. For those who have already mailed their payments be patient, the Greene County Treasurer's office is working to get those caught up...
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Community helps school teach reading
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson wore a big red and white stripped floppy hat made famous in the children's book "Cat In the Hat," while Bloomfield Elementary School kindergarten students gathered around him to listen Tuesday morning while he read from one of his favorite Dr. Seuss books...
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Commissioners get update on rehab program
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- "Business as usual" for the Greene County commissioners Tuesday meant updates on a housing project, mining operations and an old hotel in Worthington. Audrey Conlon of Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) updated commissioners Tom Britton, Bart Beard and Warren Bartlett on a Wright Township Housing Rehabilitation Grant that will provide funds to make needed repairs to homes in that area...
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Chowning's bill moves on to Gov. Kernan
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
A bill written by District 45 State Rep. Alan Chowning (D-Sullivan) to fight the street use and manufacture of methamphetamine has moved to the governor's desk for final approval. On Tuesday, the Indiana House approved changes made to House Bill 1136 by the Senate and the bill was forwarded to Gov. Joe Kernan for consideration...
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50 claims filed against Winalta USA
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
There have been 50 proofs of claim filed against Housing Management LLC dba Winalta USA in Greene Superior Court as part of a receivership on the business. The manufactured home factory was located in the former Sunbeam building in Linton, but abruptly closed in December 2003...
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Beard speaks out about courthouse
(Local News ~ 03/03/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- One Greene County man spoke out against continuing the stalled courthouse renovation project at the commissioners meeting Tuesday ---- prompting one commissioner to agree with him. Richard Steele, who lives on CR 900W in Washington Township, told commissioners Tom Britton, Bart Beard and Warren Bartlett he "would hate to see you guys waste a bunch of money on this (building) when we could build a nice courthouse on the outside here someplace. ...
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Clay City wears down Union
(High School Sports ~ 03/03/04)
SWITZ CITY-Clay City's ability to throw well-conditioned athletes at outmanned Union eventually caught up with the Bulldogs in Tuesday's second game of the White River Valley Sectional. The 14th-ranked Eels (16-6) doubled their offensive production in the second half and ran past the Bulldogs 66-35. Clay City only led 22-14 at the break, but won the second half 44-21...
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