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Shakamak students fare well in chemistry competition
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Two Shakamak High School seniors have proved to be excellent chemistry students and will soon get the chance to prove it again on a national chemistry exam. On April 1, Sarah Schlomer and Jared Utterback traveled to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute and took a 16 question Chemistry Olympiad exam, which is supported by the Wabash Valley Section of the American Chemical Society...
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High school softball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
The Union Lady Bulldogs picked up a solid road victory over North Knox, 4-3, Monday night in high school girls softball action in Bicknell. The entire afternoon's offensive production occurred in the fourth inning when both teams scored their runs...
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North Central rallies to top Linton in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
FARMERSBURG ---- Back on April 19, the Class 2A, ninth-ranked Linton Miners and North Central saw its Tri-River Conference clash postponed because of darkness in Farmersburg. At the time the game was tied, 9-9, heading into the top of the 10th inning. On Monday the two teams picked right up where they left off and completed their contest...
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MONTGOMERY ---- Jordan Maryfield shot a 41 to lead the Cardinals, but Bloomfield finished fourth in a four-way meet at Montgomery's Country Oaks Golf Course.
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
North Harrison shot a 160 to lead the way, while Washington shot a 180, Barr-Reeve a 191, and Bloomfield a 203. Cole Duffy shot a 38 to lead the Cougars and earn medalist honors. Jake Crouch was the top golfer for Washington as he shot a 42. Barr-Reeve was led by Aaron Otto and hit 44...
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Eastern Greene boys defeat OV in track
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
SPENCER ---- Eastern Greene's boys track team came up strong Monday night when they visited the Patriots of Owen Valley. The Thunderbirds took first place at the two-team meet, beating Owen Valley by a final score of 74-58. "I thought we ran really well," Eastern coach Bill Valentine said. " We had a couple of people perform really well. We're still working out the kinks, but things are starting to come together."...
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Bloomfield edges WRV in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley Wolverines let a 7-4 lead slip through their fingertips Monday night before losing to Bloomfield, 8-7, in high school baseball action in Switz City. White River Valley held to a steady lead throughout the contest before Jordan Gooding hit a two run shot in the fifth to cut the Cardinal deficit to 5-4, but the Wolverines responded with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively...
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Jack Pearce Osborn
(Obituary ~ 04/26/05)
Jack Pearce Osborn, 79, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2005 in San Antonio. Born Jan. 13, 1926 in Linton, he was the son of Shirley Earl and Ethel Pearce Osborn. He worked at the V.A. Administration in Indianapolis and was an U.S. Navy veteran. He graduated from Linton High School in 1944. He was a member of the Bethany Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas and the Masonic Blue Lodge in Indianapolis...
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Janet L. Bluck
(Obituary ~ 04/26/05)
Janet L. Bluck, 70, of Washington, C.H. and formerly Ashville, Ohio, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2005 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Born Jan. 8, 1935 in Marysville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Albert Carl and Opal (White) Wolpert. She had been a reporter for the Circleville Herald and the Washington C.H. ...
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Frances R. Anderson
(Obituary ~ 04/26/05)
MARTINSVILLE ---- Frances R. Anderson, 78, of Martinsville, passed away at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at her residence. Born July 5, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of William and Olive (Roach) Veatch. On Dec. 23, 1956, she married Richard E. Anderson...
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Measure co-authored by Rep. Borders enacted by governor
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) co-authored House Bill 1008, a bill that prioritizes Indiana's efforts on agriculture, which was signed into law Monday by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The bill creates the Indiana Department of Agriculture, a division that will have a larger industry presence in state government than in the past...
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BSB branch at Oaktown robbed
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
OAKTOWN ---- Police in Knox County are investigating a mid-afternoon robbery of a Greene County-based bank in Oaktown. Bloomfield State Bank's Oaktown Banking Center was robbed by an unarmed man about 2 p.m. on Monday. Police said an undetermined amount of cash was taken in the heist at the BSB branch, located at the corner of Main and Broadway streets...
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Report finds women are leaders in new form of giving
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
Women-led, grassroots philanthropy groups are changing the way many Americans give to charity. Known as giving circles, small groups of friends, neighbors, families or acquaintances are proving that the very wealthy are not the only ones who can make a real difference in their own communities...
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Wind causes problem with Newberry fire
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
NEWBERRY ---- One of the oldest homes in Newberry was nearly destroyed by a fire Monday afternoon that was caused when a brush fire, fueled by high winds, got out of control. Fire crews from Richland-Taylor Township, Bloomfield, Lyons, Grant-Fairplay Township (Switz City), Worthington-Jefferson Township, Elnora and Newberry responded to the blaze first reported at 2:02 p.m...
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Volunteers go through disaster training
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Eleven two-person Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) underwent 21-hours of intensive training this past weekend that will be provide invaluable assistance in the event of a natural disaster, like a tornado, earthquake, winter storm or a flood...
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Linton board hires teacher, coach
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
At a special meeting Monday night, the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees voted to add two new members to the faculty and staff. With a vote of 5-0, the board voted to hire Penny Wininger to replace Jill Powell as girls varsity volleyball coach...
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Linton water rates may increase
(Local News ~ 04/26/05)
At a public hearing Monday night, the Linton utility superintendent said that a water rate increase is necessary. "In the last couple of years, we've been watching our water utility pretty closely and knew we were having some shortfalls and we're going to have to do something with the rates," Brent Slover, utility superintendent, said...
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High school girls tennis roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/05)
Bloomfield's girls tennis team lost their second match in a row as the Bedford North Lawrence Stars bested the Lady Cardinals, 4-1, in Bloomfield Monday night. The only win for the Cards was at number two singles where Brittany Kuruzovich knocked off Annie Mayer, 6-3, 6-2...
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