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New company provides hope for Worthington
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- Worthington residents have watched industries and businesses close their doors over the past few years and neighbors move away as their jobs disappeared in this north-central Greene County town. Now a new business operation is planned for the area, and residents hope it will be the catalyst to start building the town back up again. ...
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Raymond Corbin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/30/04)
Raymond Corbin Jr., of Indianapolis and formerly of Dugger, passed away Wednesday, July 28 2004 in Indianapolis. Born July 28, 1926 in Owensburg, he was the son of Raymond and Mary (Wright) Corbin. Raymond was a mechanic for Hatfield Ford for 21 years and a member of the National Water Race Association...
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Thelma Marie (McCubbins) Burns
(Obituary ~ 07/30/04)
TIPTON ---- Thelma Marie (McCubbins) Burns, 96, of Tipton, passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at her residence. Born Dec. 16, 1907, in Hamilton County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Donna Ethel (Needam) McCubbins. She married Glen Burns in 1923 and he preceded her in death in 1983...
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Margaret L. Arnold
(Obituary ~ 07/30/04)
Margaret L. Arnold, 79, of Indianapolis and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 12:19 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2004 in Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Area residents can learn about water quality
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
Area residents can learn what's being done to improve water quality in the Lower Eel River Watershed at an informational meeting Monday sponsored by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The meeting will be from 5-7 p.m. at the First State Bank, Community Room in Clay City...
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Anderson the new AD, assistant principal at Shakamak
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
At a special meeting Thursday night, the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees voted unanimously on individuals to fill the last three open staff positions in the district. Jaimee Goodman of Sullivan was approved as corporation nurse; Elizabeth Fischer of Terre Haute was approved to teach the elementary learning-disabled students; and Brent Anderson of Linton was approved as assistant principal and athletic director...
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Attendance at Shakamak State Park down
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
Nestled in parts of three southern Indiana counties ---- Greene, Clay and Sullivan ---- Shakamak State Park has been a quaint haven for a variety of recreational seekers since it opened in 1929. The historic, 1,776-acre park features three lakes for fishing and boating, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, camp and picnic grounds, horseback riding, a nature center, cabin lodging, paddleboat and boat rentals, hiking trails, and tennis courts...
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Area schools get passing grade
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed on Thursday released Indiana school corporations and schools Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standings for 2003, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Seventy-six percent of Indiana schools with tested grade levels met AYP (1,405 out of 1,843), down slightly from 77 percent in 2002 (1,406 out of 1,828 schools). Forty-six percent of Indiana school corporations made AYP, up from 32 percent in 2002...
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Son Shine Shop offers helping hand
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- Everyone needs a helping hand now and again, and White River Valley school district residents can get it at the Son Shine Shop in Worthington. The building housing the shop at 16 N. Washington St. is owned by the United Methodist Church in Worthington, but the roughly 40 volunteers come from five different churches, according to director Nina Hinchman. She said monetary support comes from individuals and churches...
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Petro Tire to reopen in Coca Cola warehouse
(Local News ~ 07/30/04)
Bob Dean, manager of Petro's Tire Sales and Service in Linton, said the business is almost ready to reopen in a new location after a devastating July 1 fire. He said Petro's is moving to 189 SE Third St. and will have the same staff, services, phone numbers and business hours...
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Eastern looking for football coach
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- When Bloomfield basketball coach Ron McBride turned down the athletic director position at Shakamak, it left the school corporation looking elsewhere. Luckily for Shakamak, a replacement wasn't hard to find. Brent Anderson, who applied for the athletic director job at Eastern Greene when it became available earlier this year, has officially accepted the reins at Shakamak after notifying tEastern Greene of his resignation as a teacher and head football coach...
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