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Woman wants help with speeders
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
Greene County Commissioners heard from a rural Linton woman Tuesday morning who asked to have the speed limit reduced in her neighborhood before someone is seriously hurt or killed. Carol Jackson said she first addressed the issue of dropping the speed limit to 35 mph on County Road 1500W from CR 400N to White Rose, in 2001. ...
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High school softball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/04)
North Central scored 11 runs on only three hits, but six errors by White River Valley helped the Thunderbirds to an 11-1, fifth inning win. The T-Birds scored seven runs in the first inning, and never looked back. "Defensively it was a letdown," said WRV coach Lisa Page. "We left a total of five runners on base. We just can't leave people on base. We have too many girls striking out. We need to work on the batting...
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JV Miners sweep invite
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/04)
The Linton Miners won its own invitational over the weekend with a 15-5 win over the Vincennes Lincoln Alices in the opening game, and a 6-5 win over the Owen Valley Patriots, in eight innings, for the championship. In Game One against Lincoln, Rachel Bredweg went 2 for 3 with two runs batted in. Hannah Gennickis was 2 for 4 and Jen Suthard was 2 for 4 with one RBI...
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Marvin E. Taylor
(Obituary ~ 04/21/04)
Marvin E. Taylor, 89, of Linton, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born May 15, 1914 in Linton, he was the son of John R. "Port" and Chloe (Beasley) Taylor. He began working at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton when he was a high school student in 1933. ...
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Ezra C. Reed
(Obituary ~ 04/21/04)
Ezra C. Reed, 93, of Bloomfield, passed away April 18, 2004 at 11:08 p.m. at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 8, 1911, in Greene County, he was the son of Simon and Lessie (Hasler) Reed. He was a self-employed farmer, worked for the state highway department, and was also a custodian at Bloomfield schools. He was a member of the Bloomfield First Christian Church...
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Lorraine Boyd Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/21/04)
Lorraine Boyd Miller, 82, of Dugger, passed away at Greene County General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home.
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Alva Cox
(Obituary ~ 04/21/04)
Alva Cox, 76, of Midland, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Crane group offers update on clean-up efforts
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
Members of the Restoration Advisory Board at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division gathered Tuesday for their semi-annual meeting. The group received an update on environmental solid waste clean-up efforts completed, under way and now being studied...
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Volunteers to be trained to help with disasters
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
If a disaster strikes locally, citizen volunteers may be the first individuals able to render valuable life-saving assistance ---- even before professional first responders arrive. A group of volunteers were presented with an overview Tuesday night of a new grassroots-based emergency assistance program that has been launched in Greene County...
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Wrestling to benefit Riley Hospital
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
When Bailey Tharp passed away Jan. 21, 2003 from a rare blood disorder, little did her parents, Ollie and Melissa Tharp, know that the memory of their daughter's short time on this earth would end up helping others in the same institution which helped to sustain Bailey's life for 11 days...
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GOP candidate opposes new terrain route
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
A Republican candidate for governor is on record opposing the planned new terrain route for Interstate 69 through Greene County. Eric Miller, who is being opposed in next month's primary election by Mitch Daniels, announced his views in a news release made public today...
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Hall talks about his time as Linton coach
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
Linton-Stockton High School is searching for a new boys varsity basketball coach after the resignation of Gene Hall was accepted by the Board of School Trustees on Monday night. The Miners finished the 2003-04 season with a loss to the Paoli Rams, 66-44, in the Class 2A sectional...
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Courthouse work may get under way soon
(Local News ~ 04/21/04)
BLOOMFIELD - There may soon be some construction activity on the Greene County Courthouse renovation/addition project. That was the feeling of project manager Jim Corey as he updated the county commissioners Tuesday morning on the long-delayed project...
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High school track roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/04)
They are without any facilities, but that didn't stop the Eastern boys track team from picking up a triangular victory over White River Valley and North Daviess. Eastern finished with 100 points, followed by the Wolverines' 36 and North Daviess' 17...
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