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Inspectors: No violations found
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
"We found no violations within our jurisdiction. They have done an excellent job with documentation." That is the word from Bill Franklin, chief deputy of the state building commissioner's office. On Wednesday morning inspectors from the office of the Indiana State Building Commissioner were at the courthouse doing a walk-through of the building and taking pictures...
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Linton falls to Northview in tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/04)
The Linton tennis season came to an end after a 5-0 loss to Northview Thursday at the Northview tennis courts. At one singles, Trace Hasler defeated Rachel Cravens 6-0, 6-1. Melissa Miller defeated Hilary Shonk 6-0, 6-1 in two singles. Kristy Backfish was the winner over Rachael Pruett 6-1, 6-0...
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Eastern inches closer to their type of game
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/04)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds got its last chance to improve on many areas that head coach Brent Anderson feels his team is struggling with. The T-Birds hosted SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference rivals Clay City Thursday and despite improving on two of coach Anderson's three phases of the game, the Eels came away with a 9-5 win at Eastern Heights...
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Baseball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/04)
It was a long road trip to Bedford North Lawrence for the Shakamak Lakers' baseball team on Thursday, but the 15-5 victory the team secured was well worth the long drive. Tyler Rehmel was 2 for 4 and finished with three runs batted in to help fuel a five run fourth and a six run sixth...
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Miller heads into regional after winning 110 hurdles
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/04)
TERRE HAUTE ---- The Linton-Stockton boys track team entered the sectional Thursday night facing competition from much larger schools and came away with a fifth place finish, five regional qualifiers and an event champion. The Miners finished fifth with 48 points. ...
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Cecil C. (Sandy) Corbin
(Obituary ~ 05/21/04)
LUFKIN, Texas ---- Cecil C. (Sandy) Corbin, 82, of Lufkin, Texas and formerly of Bloomington and Bedford, passed away at 10:25 p.m., May 18, 2004 at Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin. Born June 27, 1921 in Owensburg, he was the son of Hovey and Thirza (Porter) Corbin...
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Community Corrections looking for home
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday gave county prosecutor David Powell permission to apply for a grant from the Department of Corrections. Powell hopes to obtain funding to enable the county's Community Corrections program to get its own building...
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Switz City to help Headley on Sunday
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
"One day you are feeling pretty good and then you wake up to find that you are not." David Headley, fire chief of the Switz City Volunteer Fire Department, found out the week after Christmas that he had advanced colorectal cancer. "I was always the big, strong guy. I was always willing to jump in and help someone else. It has been very humbling to be on the other side of the coin," said Headley...
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Bloomfield students recognized
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
The Bloomfield School District's choral and instrumental music programs were lauded in a letter from the head of the nation's large music festival organizer that was read to the school board Thursday night. Superintendent Ron Hasler read a letter dated May 11 from the Educational Programs Network (EPN) president Dr. James R. Wells, who congratulated the efforts of Bloomfield choral and instrumental music students during their recent performance at the Branson (Mo.) Festival of Music...
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Man charged with stealing from employer
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
A former employee of Kerns Gas Station was charged with theft, a class D felony, in Greene Superior Court on Thursday. According to a probable cause report filed by Linton Det. Sgt. Duane Collenbaugh, Jack Daffron of Worthington, is accused of stealing $18,924.84 from his employer, James Friede...
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Hostettler votes for bill
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
WASHINGTON, DC ---- U.S. Rep. John Hostettler today voted for House passage of a 2005 national defense bill that establishes policies, programs and funding levels for the U.S. military. The National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4200), which passed 391-34, includes funding for projects at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center and other provisions added by Hostettler. It also would delay the 2005 Base and Realignment Closure round until 2007...
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Bloomfield board takes aim at drug program
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees took action Thursday night to launch a new pro-active approach to drug and substance abuse and appointed a committee to study the problem and make recommendations for a new prevention policy. "Given the nature of recent developments of drug and substance abuse in rural southwestern Indiana, the Bloomfield School District administration believes we should have a comprehensive drug and substance abuse/prevention policy," superintendent Ron Hasler told the board.. ...
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WRV makes final hires for next school year
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- In the final staffing for the 2004-05 school year, the White River Valley Board of School Trustees voted 7-0 on Thursday night to hire three CAPE counselors: Deborah Pruett for WRV-Worthington Elementary, Carolyn LaFollette for WRV-Lyons Elementary, and Rebecca Harris for WRV High School...
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Commissioners get update on courthouse
(Local News ~ 05/21/04)
"We've had an interesting week, action-packed." That was what Jim Corey ---- the man who is overseeing the Greene County courthouse project ---- told county commissioners Tuesday. Corey was referring to what is being done to remedy a shifting southside foundation on the 119-year-old brick courthouse, which has stalled a $10 million renovation project and caused several cracks in the building, raising concern about the building's safety...
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Delong, Dayhoff advance to regionals
(High School Sports ~ 05/21/04)
BLOOMINGTON - Although their teams did not finish anywhere near the top of the final standings, White River Valley's Doug Dayhoff and Eastern Greene's Nick Delong have a return visit to Bloomington North High School next Thursday for the Regional round...
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