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Tire program proves successful
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
A tire recycling program, initiated to remove potential mosquito breeding grounds, is nearing an end with the maximum amount of 1,600 tires almost collected. Currently, the Greene County Recycling Center has collected 1,040 tires and has the ability to take 560 more...
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High school tennis roundup
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
LINTON ---- Despite falling to Edgewood 5-0 in high school tennis action on Thursday, Linton coach Brad McKinney was more optimistic after the contest than he was after his team's 3-2 loss Wednesday at Northview. "We lost to a good team," said McKinney. ...
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Shakamak cross country wins at North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
Both Shakamak's boys and girls cross country teams picked up wins Thursday at North Daviess. The boys team scored 27, followed by North Daviess with 32 and North Knox with 61. On the girls side, Shakamak totaled 25 points to North Daviess' 30. North Knox had an incomplete team...
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Lakers sweep WRV in key SWIAC match
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
SWITZ CITY - White River Valley's volleyball team had a long night Thursday when they hosted the Shakamak Lady Lakers. The Lady Wolverines were swept in three games Thursday night, 25-8, 25-19, 25-11. The first game of the night was over shortly before it started. Shakamak jumped out to an early 8-1 lead, scoring seven unanswered points until Mandy Moore was called for a net violation, making the score 8-2...
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Junior high roundup
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
Both of WRV's junior high volleyball teams picked up victories over Union on Thursday night. The seventh grade team won their match 25-19, 29-27, picking up the win in their first match of the year. Tesa Horsting was 11-of-11 in serves with an ace and nine points. Megan Padgett was 8-of-8 in serves and had four points in the match. Brooke Braswell and Amanda Mowery each had two kills in the match. Mowery was 8-of-10 in serves and had four aces and seven points...
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Linton remains No. 1 in conference poll
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
The Linton Miner remain as the No. 1 team in the Southwest Seven poll, according to numbers released by the Linton Daily Citizen/Bloomfield Evening World. The Miners picked up an impressive victory in week 2 against non-conference rival Sullivan, 38-8, to run their record to 2-0...
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Barbara A. Modesitt
(Obituary ~ 09/02/05)
CORY ---- Barbara A. Modesitt, 67, of Cory, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 29, 2005 at her residence. Born June 25, 1938 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Claudis H. and Cora Avis Caress Edwards. On Jan. 28, 1956, she married Wayne L. Modesitt. He passed away July 20, 2004...
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Lana Belle Lindsey
(Obituary ~ 09/02/05)
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. ---- Lana Belle Lindsey, 46, of Cripple Creek, Colo., passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 at her residence. Born Aug. 30, 1958 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Marion L. and Phyllis (Duffey) Lindsey. She was a 1976 graduate of Sullivan High School and attended Vincennes University and IUPUI. She was a former employee of Pinkerton Security Service and served briefly with the Marion County Sheriff's Department...
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Louise Buskirk
(Obituary ~ 09/02/05)
Louise Buskirk, 81, of Worthington, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington. They can be viewed at www.welchcornett.com...
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WRV School Board reviews budget
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees conducted a public hearing Thursday night concerning this year's budget. Superintendent Layton Wall advertised $6,376,500 for the General Fund, $722,469 for the Debt Service Fund, $879,821 for the Capital Projects Fund, $700,000 for the Transportation Operating Fund, $156,000 for the Bus Replacement Fund, and $50,000 for the Preschool Fund...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
SANDBORN ---- The sewage project was the main item on the agenda for the Sandborn Town Council meeting Thursday evening. As required by Rural Development, three ordinances were read by Clerk-Treasurer, Linda Hancock, and passed by a 3-0 vote. The resolutions were for the agreement of a local match for the grant funding, for the town's work places to be free of drugs and alcohol and the agreement to abide by the Fair Housing Act...
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Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce meets
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
Pamela Brooks, from Wabash Valley Human Services (WVHS), explained WVHS programs and goals to the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting Thursday. She said the agency oversees Head Start and Early Head Start programs; the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; Health Connection; a weatherizing program for people's homes; the Dave and Jennifer Skinner Fund, which funds birthday parties for Head Start children; and the Healthy Families program for new parents. ...
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Donate, volunteer wisely to help disaster victims
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe is urging people wanting to travel to the Gulf Coast to stay put for now. "We have received several calls from well-meaning individuals wanting to go down and help, but they could become part of the problem," Axe said. "First, (volunteers) have to sustain themselves, provide their own food, water, shelter and personal hygiene needs, etcetera."...
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Farmers concerned about rationing
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
The White River Valley Co-op in Worthington has been kept busy selling gasoline and diesel to local farmers despite the increasing prices. "Everybody wants to be sure they have enough ---- they're scared of a ration," explained John Thacker, branch manager of the co-op...
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Greene County reaches out to hurricane victims
(Local News ~ 09/02/05)
Hurricane Katrina has devastated parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and people in Greene County are reaching out to help those who have literally lost everything. Before moving here, Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton lived in North Carolina. ...
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Bulldogs stymie Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 09/02/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Union Bulldogs' volleyball team took care of business in quick fashion Thursday against Eastern Greene after falling in five games Tuesday to Barr-Reeve. The Bulldogs downed their Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference opponent in three games, 25-11, 25-18, 25-16, to move to 8-2 on the season and 1-0 in the SWIAC...
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