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Pee Wee Johnson a familiar name
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
By Tina Blythe, STAFF WRITER WORTHINGTON ---- There's probably not a person in a three-county area ---- and possibly the state ---- who doesn't know "Pee Wee" Johnson. Since 1975, Pee Wee has been selling vegetables and fruits at his stand ---- either in Worthington or his current spot, Linton's Humphreys Park...
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Arrest made in restroom burning
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
Two Greene County men have been arrested for allegedly burning a restroom facility at the Redbird State Riding Area, northeast of Dugger, on Feb. 29. According to Master Officer Thomas Lahay of the Indiana Conservation Department, arrested Saturday were Marcus W. Napier, 18, and Kelly R. Wilson, 21, both of Jasonville...
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Clara Pribble Kern
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
SOMERSET ---- Clara Pribble Kern, 90, passed away on March 16, 2004, at 2 a.m. at Wesleyan Health Care Center in Marion. Born Sept. 8, 1913 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of James and Etta (Rarden) Carpenter. She was a homemaker and a member of Kentucky Ridge Baptist Church...
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Lucile R. Meyer
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
Lucile R. Meyer, 94, passed away at 8:43 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at Greene County General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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WRV, Cards, Eels dominate All-SWIAC team By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
White River Valley, Bloomfield and Clay City headlined the 2004 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference (SWIAC) all-conference boys basketball squad selected Monday night at Stoll's Country Inn at Linton. The three schools each landed a trio of players on the 12-man squad selected by a vote of the eight conference basketball coaches. Linton-Stockton, Shakamak and Eastern Greene each tallied a single all-conference pick while Union and North Daviess were shutout...
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Wolverine Express rolls to semistate
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer SWITZ CITY ---- Next stop for the "Wolverine Express" ---- the Seymour Class A Semistate. White River Valley, now 22-4 on the year, kept the tournament train rolling down the track Saturday with an impressive 51-36 WRV Class A Regional championship victory over Tecumseh...
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WRV tops Covington in regional opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley's supporting cast of characters came to play in the opening round of the Class A White River Valley Regional on Saturday. The result was a near-Oscar winning performance as the Wolverines breezed to a 60-44 win over Covington...
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Tecumseh tops Loogootee on last-second shot
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Tecumseh's Jamen Elbert hit a 30-footer for three points just before the final buzzer sounded to lift Tecumseh to a 40-39 victory over No. 4 Loogootee in the opening round Class A White River Valley Regional game Saturday. The game was close throughout with Tecumseh enjoying a 10-6 lead after one quarter and 20-18 at the half. Loogootee was up 29-28 after three periods...
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2004 All-WRV Regional Team
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
A.J. Graves - WRV Jordan Schantz - WRV Jamen Elbert - Tecumseh Jorden Hawkins - Loogootee Blake Cadman - Covington Second Team James Floyd - WRV Cody English - WRV Jared Robling - Tecumseh Neil Strange - Loogootee Lee Martin - Covington
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Stephen R. Freeman
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
SOUTH BEND ---- Stephen R. Freeman, 82, of South Bend, passed away at 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Methodist Hospital Yellow Rose Hospice Unit of Indianapolis. Born on Aug. 14, 1921, in Dugger, he was the son of Benjamin and Dove Freeman...
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Max Edward Ellis
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
Max Edward Ellis, 75, of Pimento, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2004, at 3:45 p.m. at his residence. Born Nov. 26, 1928 in Clay County, he was the son of Basil E. and Enid (Brush) Ellis. He retired from Peabody Coal Company's Hawthorne Mine in 1987. ...
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Evelyn Dye
(Obituary ~ 03/16/04)
Evelyn Dye, 95, of Linton, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2004, in Carmel. Born Feb. 1, 1909 in Stockton Township, she was the daughter of Archie S. and Blanche (Smith) McKissick. She was the former Linton Clerk/Treasurer and a lifelong resident of Linton before moving to Carmel to live with her family. ...
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Buyer found for Winalta USA
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Paperwork has been filed in Greene Superior Court to begin the process of selling the receivership assets of Housing Management Group LLC, doing business as Winalta USA, and Housing Management Realty LLC, to an Ohio-based housing manufacturing company...
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Visit important for Crane
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
Military and civilian personnel at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane are gearing up for what is being termed a very important visit from a top-ranking governmental official who will have a major voice in the future operation of the base. Secretary of the Navy Gordon England will make a historic visit to NSWC Crane on Friday to survey first-hand the operations...
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Linton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees discussed changes to the school handbook, North Central Accreditation, a roofing problem, summer classes, as well as hiring some coaches at Monday's meeting. Superintendent Ron Bush said he hopes to have a new drug-testing policy finalized and ready to present to the school board by early April. He said the new policy would allow random drug testing of students...
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Graves does it all for WRV
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- One name kept popping up in Saturday night's Class A Regional finale at White River Valley High School gym. A.J. Graves. A.J. Graves. A.J. Graves. A.J. Graves. In his last career game in the WRV gym where he's wooed the Wolverine faithful for four seasons ---- Graves made a memorable ending mark ---- one that probably should be preserved for historical purposes...
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Hospital board meets
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
Greene County General Hospital will sponsor free educational training for the five county school districts on the operation of automatic defibrillators that will soon be placed in school buildings. The training provided by GCGH will include CPR classes, executive director Jonas Uland told the hospital's board of trustees Friday night...
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Head Start does a lot for community
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
"We offer a lot to the community and the community gives us a lot back." Such was the point local Wabash Valley Human Services Head Start supervisor Portia Hockman made during Friday's Meet and Greet at the Garden House in Bloomfield. Hockman, who has been in the Head Start system for approximately 10 1/2 years, said Head Start programs "are committed to enhancing the positive development of eligible children and families by providing quality support services and collaborating with community partners.". ...
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Man arrested for intimidation
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
A Linton man bonded out of the Greene County Jail this morning after being arrested on intimidation with a deadly weapon charge. Jeremiah Moore, 26, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. today after the Linton Police Department received information that a man had threatened a man and then chased him with a black club...
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Residents begin paying new tax
(Local News ~ 03/16/04)
As county residents begin heading to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to get their license plates they are going to notice a new charge. Residents are now paying either a county wheel tax or surtax. "The county could not adopt one without the other," explained Greene County Auditor Dave Bailey...
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Semistate tickets available
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/04)
Tickets for Saturday's Class A Indiana High School Athletic Association semistate at Seymour will go on sale at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the White River Valley High School principal's office. The tickets are $7 for the session that features two semistate championship games ---- the 1A and the 3A southern semistate titles...
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