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Family Life Center celebrates reopening
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
The relocated Family Life Center in downtown Bloomfield conducted a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Thursday afternoon to officially proclaim their new quarters open for business. Board member and treasurer Keith Hanauer, of rural Bloomfield, cut the ribbon to open the center and uttered the words, "We're cutting our future" amid applause from the ceremony attendees. ...
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T-Birds win road battle with North Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/04)
FARMERSBURG ---- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds picked up an impressive road win Thursday over North Central, 25-23, 25-22, 25-15, to win the battle of the Thunderbirds. "Tonight was a fantastic team effort," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "Our passing was much more consistent. Minnie Lyons came in and did a solid job passing, as did Kayla Coppinger and Shelly Robertson...
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Thunderbirds win SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds ran away with the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Championship trophy with decisive 33 point win over the rest of the competition. Thanks in part to a fourth-place finish by Emily Prosise (16:55) and a fifth-place showing from Kayla Erwin in a time of 16:58, the Thunderbirds finished with a team score of 28...
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Linton powers its way past feisty Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/04)
DUGGER ---- The Linton Miners' volleyball team capped off a perfect conference record with a convincing 25-13, 25-20, 25-14 win over the Union Bulldogs Thursday in Dugger. The win gives the Miners a 5-0 record in the Tri-River Conference and a 7-0 mark in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, as well as moves their overall record to 18-2...
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Carl E. Delph
(Obituary ~ 10/08/04)
Carl E. Delph, 73, of Dugger, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Born March 12, 1931 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Andrew and Vina (Turley) Delph. He was the owner of Delph Used Cars for 22 years, worked at Amax Coal Co. and retired from Peabody Coal Co. He was a member of the Dugger Masonic Lodge, a member of the First Christian Church and attended Faith Community Church...
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John A. Deischer
(Obituary ~ 10/08/04)
John A. Deischer, 34, of Linton, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 7, 2004, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born April 25, 1970 in Madison, he was the son of William E. and Margaret (Kugler) Deischer. He was an avid guitarist and artist. Survivors include: his parents William E. ...
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Business owners should be alert for scam
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Michael Turner wants to warn area residents about a possible telephone scam involving the school. He said an unknown individual falsely claiming to represent the school corporation calls area businesses and tries to sell calendars and other fundraising items. ...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
SANDBORN ---- Leota Brinson, president of Sandborn Town Council, announced Thursday night that residents must get easements. "As of now, only 65 of 240 residents have applied for easements," noted Brinson. "Without the easements, the Department of Commerce will not give us a grant."...
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Linton boy wins photo contest
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
Andy LaRoche, a second-grader at Linton-Stockton Elementary, recently won a critter photo contest conducted by the Bloomington Animal Shelter when he entered a picture of his bantam cochin chickens. "This contest was his first one, and we had no idea he would win," Laura LaRoche, Andy's mom, said...
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Former Jasonville man faces charges
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
A warrant was issued Wednesday in Greene Circuit Court for the arrest of a former Jasonville man, who was the victim of a gunshot wound in Vigo County on Sept. 27. Michael A. Bailey, 19, who is believed to be a patient at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis, is being sought in connection with a class D felony residential entry charge and a class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury charge that result from an incident that occurred in Jasonville the day before he was shot...
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Jasonville benefits from waiting to apply for loan
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
Five Hoosier communities, including Jasonville, saved an estimated half a million dollars by waiting until this week to close on Indiana State Revolving Fund (SRF) loans for water infrastructure improvements. Jasonville, Beech Grove and Fulda have wastewater projects planned, while Clinton and Russiaville will be receiving assistance with drinking water upgrades. ...
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Two horses hit by dump truck
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
Two horses that ventured onto a busy roadway near the intersection of State Road 54 and County Road 540E ---- east of Bloomfield in Richland Township ---- were struck by a dump truck late Thursday afternoon. One of the horses had to be euthenized at the scene by a local veterinarian, while the other was critically injured, according to Greene County Sheriff's Department deputy Chris McDonald...
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Dugger businessman dies following accident
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
Dugger businessman Carl E. Delph died late Wednesday night from injuries sustained in a farm tractor accident earlier in the evening that occurred behind his residence located along State Road 54, east of Dugger. Delph, who was 73, was mowing with a farm tractor at his home when it overturned about 7:39 p.m. ---- trapping him underneath the equipment, according to a report filed by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department...
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Town asked to take over cemetery
(Local News ~ 10/08/04)
A private association that operates Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield has approached the town council about taking over the cemetery located on North Washington Street (SR 157N). However, the town council is not enthused about the idea and frankly doesn't have a solution for the financial dilemma that the cemetery board is facing...
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Clay City takes SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Linton's Logan Tharp finished atop the boys Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference to win the individual title, but it was Clay City that came away with the team title at Switz City Thursday. Tharp finished with a time of 17:09, but the Eels finished three runners in the top ten to win the meet...
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