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Greene County Commissioners meet
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
The Greene County Commissioners heard from several Owensburg residents Monday morning about an alleged blocked alleyway that a neighbor had complained about at a meeting two weeks ago. Dwight Padgett, who has owned property in the disputed area in Dowden's Addition for the last 27 years, told commissioners that a complaint brought at the last meeting against him for erecting a fence on the alley needed some explaining...
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Miners draw Tecumseh in football sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/04)
Last year, the Linton Miners challenged for a class A, sectional 40 championship in football, but wound up one yard short in the end as Tecumseh knocked off the Miners 12-7 to end what was an undefeated campaign. What better way to get back at the team that knocked you out of the state tournament than to draw them in the opening round of the sectional. That's exactly what the scenario ended up being...
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Linton tops Bloomfiled in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/04)
Six seniors, who have spent the last four years working to build the volleyball program at Linton-Stockton High School to where it is today, were honored Monday for their commitment to the game. The Miners have been on a roll so far this season and looked to close out the home chapter of the 2004 season with a victory over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe, and Greene County rivals, the Bloomfield Cardinals...
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Wahneeta May Shelton
(Obituary ~ 10/05/04)
Wahneeta May Shelton, 74, Route 1, Lyons died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 24, 1930 in Martin County, she was the daughter of Elmer Grissom and Gerata (Sellers) Grissom. A homemaker, she as a member of the Lyons Eastern Star, Lyons American Legion Auxillary and Lyons United Methodist Church...
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Charles Lynn
(Obituary ~ 10/05/04)
Charles Lynn, 47, Bloomington, passed away Oct. 4., at 12:52 p.m. at the Bloomington Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home.
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Norma E. Evans
(Obituary ~ 10/05/04)
Norma E. Evans, 79, of Linton passed at 4:53 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born July 11, 1925 in Linton, the daughter of Roy B. and Evelyn G. (Taylor) Pershing. She worked as a bookkeeper, accountant and private secretary for years. She and her husband, the late John F. Evans, owned Dice Manufacturing Machine Shop in Dugger. She liked to fish, as well as play bingo and euchre...
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Warrant re-issued for Indy man
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
A warrant has been re-issued for the arrest of a 35-year-old Indianapolis man charged with two counts of class A child molesting in a case involving a then 12-year-old eastern Greene girl. Roger D. Wethington, 36, is being sought by Greene County authorities for having alleged sexual relations with the young girl in November 2003...
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Linton board coming up with plan to open track
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees wants to open the high school track to the public, but have been unable to come to a decision about how to do it, Ron Bush, Linton-Stockton superintendent, said. The monitoring of the track and a public entrance are two issues that must be dealt with, Bush added...
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Switz City Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- At the Monday night meeting, Rhonda Rumble from SIDC asked the Switz City Council to sign a contract for the administration of the grant for the town's projected water project. She also informed the council, that in order to keep the grant, all easements have to be signed and the water project ready to begin by Feb. 28, 2005...
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Woman charged with shoplifting
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
A rural Bloomfield woman has been formally charged with felony theft in connection with an alleged shoplifting at the Pamida store in Bloomfield on Sunday. Dawn M. Herr, 55, of Route 5, Bloomfield faces a class D theft charge after she was apprehended by store officials after she was observed placing several items ---- air freshener, fabric softener, transmission fluid and a 20 ounce bottle of Diet 7UP ---- in her purse and left the store, located on U.S. 231 South...
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MSD of Shakamak has successful surplus auction
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
Running two rings at times, Wells Auction Co. zipped through the sale of surplus items belonging to the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak in about three hours. The auction, which took place Saturday at the Coalmont Gymnasium, grossed more than $5,000 for the corporation. Superintendent Michael Turner said after expenses the MSDS will net more than $4,000 that will be deposited in the General Fund for equipment replacement...
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Man busted for pot
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
A jury trial has been set for a Bloomfield man arrested Sept. 29 after about 8 1/2 pounds of marijuana was confiscated from his home. Conway "Dallas" Waddell, 32, made an initial court appearance Friday in Greene Superior Court where he was formally charged with possession of marijuana over 30 grams ---- a class D felony...
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Newberry Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
NEWBERRY ---- The time for talking about the problem has ended and the Newberry Town Council is now prepared to go to court to provide enforcement action that will ensure compliance with the town's junked car and nuisance ordinances and also state sanitation laws...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Town Council publicly thanked the citizens who helped make this year's Coal Festival a success. "We really want to thank Marsha Martin, John Dobbins and Brenda King and anyone else who worked hard to bring this together this year. ...
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Airport Days set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/05/04)
A 20-plus year Greene County aviation tradition will be renewed Saturday with the annual staging of Airport Days at Shawnee Field. The event is normally scheduled in July, but was set this year to coincide with the annual Bloomfield Apple Festival, according to according to Bob Warnick of Bloomfield a board member for Shawnee Field, Inc., which has operated the public airport since 1970...
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Volleyball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/04)
The Shakamak Lakers knocked off the Clay City Eels, 25-22, 25-19, 25-12 on Monday. Megan Netherlain set a school record for digs in a game with 20. Jenna Barton had 11 points, six aces, seven kills, three digs, and a block. Michelle Betts finished with 13 points, three aces, two kills, and 10 digs...
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