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Gov. Daniels signs bill to help Crane
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill into law Friday that supporters hope will protect southern Indiana's Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center from possible closure in the next round of base closings. Crane is one of several military facilities across the nation under review by the federal Base Realignment and Closure program...
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Eastern Greene knocked out of sectional by Rams
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/05)
PAOLI ---- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds saw their girls basketball season come to an end Friday in the semi-final round of the Paoli Sectional when they fell to the host Rams, 66-38. The T-Birds finished the season with a 13-8 record and won their fifth straight SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference title with a 7-0 record...
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Thombleson leads Bloomfield past WRV
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/05)
Craig Koch, Sports Writer CLAY CITY ---- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals got a double-double from senior Ashley Thombleson and 17 points from freshman Lacy Bowersock to help them get past the White River Valley Lady Wolverines and into the championship game of the Clay City sectional against Union...
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Hardisty pulls out win for Linton's JV in SWIAC title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/05)
Rachael Pruett, Sports Correspondent ELNORA ---- Dylan Hardisty put the Linton-Stockton High School junior varsity Miners on top at the buzzer, but he ended up on the bottom a few seconds later. On the bottom of a pile of his teammates that is. Hardisty hit a shot, coming from behind the backboard, at the buzzer to help his team win the junior varsity SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference Tournament in overtime, 43-41, against North Daviess on Saturday...
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Bloomfield routs Union for sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/05)
Craig Koch, Sports Writer CLAY CITY ---- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals took the ball inside early and often against the Union Lady Bulldogs, getting two of Union's bigger players in foul trouble and setting the tone for the game in winning their first sectional championship since 1998, 72-45...
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Paul Talbott Thimlar
(Obituary ~ 02/14/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Paul Talbott Thimlar, 34, of Indianapolis, passed away at 6:25 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 at his residence. Born Dec. 1, 1970 in Bloomington, he was the son of Susan K. (Spice) Thimlar. He was a sales representative for Sunbelt Rentals in Indianapolis and had previously worked at Grindstone Charlies in Indianapolis. He was a 1990 graduate of Ben Davis High School, attended Vincennes University and was an avid sports fan and a member of the Moose Lodge in Indianapolis...
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Phyllis Ann (Bales) Dean
(Obituary ~ 02/14/05)
Phyllis Ann (Bales) Dean, 78, of Linton, passed away at 6:23 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Glenburn Home. Born Sept. 7, 1926 in Linton, she was the daughter of Hershel and Helen (Goodson) Faulk. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, Linton...
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Joyce Mae Crane
(Obituary ~ 02/14/05)
Joyce Mae Crane, 94, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 31, 1910 in Martin County, she was the daughter of Ira and Viola (Hamilton) Bruce. She had been married to Roy Crane, who passed away Dec. 24, 1984...
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Chester W. Cox
(Obituary ~ 02/14/05)
Chester W. Cox, 84, of Dugger, passed away Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home, Dugger.
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Georgia Ailene Casner
(Obituary ~ 02/14/05)
Georgia Ailene Casner, 88, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2005 at Bell Trace Health & Living Center. Born Nov. 2, 1916 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Thomas and Josephine (McDaniel) Miller. She had been married to Charles (Link) Casner, who passed away Dec. 30, 2004...
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Shakamak needs more host families
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
JASONVILLE ---- In order to keep a nearly 20-year tradition alive, a Shakamak High School teacher is reaching out to the Jasonville community, as well as the surrounding areas, for help. Nancy Edwards, who teaches German and French at Shakamak, is in need of host families for 15 German exchange students and three teachers. There will be 10 female students, five male students, two female teachers and one male teacher...
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Worthington man faces charges
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
A Worthington man arrested in January was formally charged in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday with a pair of drug-related charges that came after a routine traffic stop in Linton. Jesse B. Ross, 34, Worthington, was formally charged with possession of a controlled substance ---- a class D felony, reckless possession of paraphernalia ---- a class B misdemeanor and driving while suspended with a prior conviction ---- a class A misdemeanor...
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WRV-Worthington gets donation from PTO
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- The White River Valley-Worthington Elementary/Junior High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has taken a pro-active approach this year. It is assisting the classroom teachers with financial donations from monies raised through a variety of charity fundraising events...
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Meth's long reach hitting hospital
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
The scourge and far-reaching effects of methamphetamine use is touching every part of Greene County ---- even the hospital's emergency room. Greene County General Hospital Executive Director Jonas Uland reported to his board of trustees Friday night that methamphetamine use is having a growing effect in terms of local health care...
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Hospital faces rising liability insurance costs
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
The rising cost of liability insurance keeps taking a big chunk out of Greene County General Hospital's annual budget. In the coming year, liability insurance will cost the hospital more than a quarter of a million dollars in premiums. Friday night, the hospital's board of trustees approved renewal of the Professional and General Liability as well as the Director's and Officer's Liability insurance plans that total $252,991...
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Hard work pays off for Bloomfield girls
(Local News ~ 02/14/05)
CLAY CITY ---- Basketball season is a long process that takes patience to develop a winning program by the time sectional rolls around. The talk around the barbershops and coffee shops was that the 2005 edition of the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals would be the team that brings a sectional trophy back to the school for the first time since the 1998 team brought the ultimate prize to the Greene County community: A state championship...
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Lady Bulldogs rally to knock off Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/05)
CLAY CITY ---- The Union Lady Bulldogs came back from an early 11-point deficit and defeated the Clay City Lady Eels 58-57 to move on to the sectional championship game against Bloomfield. "This is great for Union girls basketball because we've been down for so long," said an excited Union head coach Steve Meurer...
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