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Board votes 5-1 not to offer raises next year
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Employees at the Greene County Solid Waste Management District will not receive pay raises in the 2005 budget following a 5-1 vote Tuesday morning by the district's board of directors. Board members Tom Britton, Warren Bartlett, Bart Beard, Tom Jones and Brent Murray voted to repeal the proposed salary hikes with board member Hal Harp casting the lone dissenting vote...
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Linton, Bloomfield fall short in tennis action
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
In a tune-up before their court battle later this afternoon, both the Bloomfield Cardinals and the Linton-Stockton Miners lost in high school tennis action Tuesday. The Miners faced one of the better teams on their schedule in the Northeast Dubois Jeeps, and fell 4-1...
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Pruett shoots 37 for Miners
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
TERRE HAUTE ---- The Linton Miners' girls golf team traveled to Terre Haute's Rea Park on Tuesday and fell to West Vigo, 206-236. The Miners' Rachael Pruett was once again medalist of the event after firing a 37. The closest competitor to Pruett was the Vikings' Mika Hunt and Courtney Biberstine who each had 50s...
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BNL wins Bloomfield meets
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bedford North Lawrence Stars ran away with both the boys and the girl's cross country meets during the Bloomfield invitational on Tuesday. The Stars, as a team, easily distanced themselves from the rest of the field in the boy's race; winning by 34 points...
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Beatrice O. (Dearmon) Allen
(Obituary ~ 09/08/04)
Beatrice O. (Dearmon) Allen, 90, of Newberry, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004 at Bloomington Hospitality House. Born Oct. 22, 1913 in Malakoff, Texas, she was the daughter of William T. and Eva N. (Whited) Dearmon. She had been married to Louis Allen, who passed away Oct. 18, 2000...
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Parking lot not being utilized by workers
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
If Greene County workers don't fully utilize the county-leased parking lot, located about a block north of the courthouse, that benefit may soon be taken away, the county commissioners announced Tuesday. Speaking to members of the county council during Tuesday afternoon's budget talks, commissioner's president Tom Britton said a recent survey conducted by county auditor David Bailey showed that only 26 of 50 people who work in the courthouse use the lot. ...
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Linton-Stockton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
Staff Writer Linton-Stockton School Superintendent Ron Bush presented the proposed 2005 school budget to the Board of School Trustees on Tuesday night. Bush explained that he doesn't know what the school will be getting because in past years there would be revenue from the previous six months to base an estimate. He emphasized that the budget couldn't be advertised too low because they have to make sure there is enough to cover expenditures...
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Greene County Commissioners meet
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
The Greene County Commissioners discussed the value of computer stored data, but tabled a final decision Tuesday morning on what to charge for mapping and other data gathered from contracted sources. Kevin Greene, representing WTH Engineering of Indianapolis, talked to the commissioners about entering into a possible data sharing agreement with his firm to protect the county's geographic information system (GIS) mapping services for the county which are used in the 911 dispatch center, auditor, assessor, treasurer, surveyor and county highway department offices.. ...
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Council starts process of trimming budget
(Local News ~ 09/08/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The first day of the annual Greene County budget hearings ended late Tuesday afternoon with the county council making "a good start" in the process aimed at trimming more than $1.1 million from the 2005 General Fund budget amounts requested by the various officeholders and department heads...
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Union defeats Eminence in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/04)
The Union Bulldogs defeated the Eminence Eels, 25-23, 19-25, 29-27, 25-9, on Tuesday in high school volleyball action in Dugger. Brandi McCammon had 25 assists and six digs. Stacey Secrest finished with 11 points, nine aces, 21 kills, 10 assists, and 11 digs. Tesla Boyd had eight points, seven aces, five digs...
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