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County officials approve resolution
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
During a special session meeting with the Greene County Council and Board of Commissioners, a resolution was authorized to approve a provisional payment for delay of claims regarding the courthouse renovation and addition project to Weddle Bros. Construction Co...
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Miners will play Perry Central to open sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
LINTON -- When it comes to Class A, Sectional 40, two teams have emerged as the cream of the crop when it comes to football elite. So it's only fitting those two teams would face each other in the opening round of the 2005 IHSAA sectional as No. 3 Linton and No. 6 Perry Central (two of Class A's seven undefeated team's through week 7) will face off in a rematch of last year's sectional semifinals at Roy Williams Field on October 21...
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Miners fall to Greencastle in sectional title match
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
NORTHVIEW -- The season came to a close for Linton's tennis team Saturday morning as the Miners lost in the finals of the Northview Sectional to a tough Greencastle team. "I thought we played well," Linton coach Brad McKinney said. "We did what we had to do, we put ourselves in position to win the match."...
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Eastern Greene will play West Washington in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds have been there to pad the record of the West Washington Senators the last couple of years as WW has faced the T-Birds three times, winning all three by a combined score of 144-20. Eastern Greene coach Jeff Sheehan is hoping the fourth time's the charm when the two schools will compete in opening round action of the IHSAA class A, sectional 40 beginning Friday night, October 23 in Bloomington...
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Pruett has tough day at golf state finals
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
FRANKLIN -- It wasn't the type of day Rachael Pruett had hoped for at the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Finals on Friday. Pruett, a Linton-Stockton High School junior, couldn't seem to get in a consistent rhythm at The Legends of Indiana course and ended her season with an 87. The score wasn't good enough for her to advance to the final round of competition...
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North Central faces North Vermillion in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
FARMERSBURG -- North Central has drawn a familiar opponent in Class A's Sectional 39. The Thunderbirds will head to North Vermillion when sectional play opens on Friday, Oct. 21. "I think it's a good draw for us," North Central coach Brian Crabtree said. "There were two teams you didn't want to draw in the first round, and that was Riverton Parke and Fountain Central, and they ended up drawing each other."...
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Cardinals advance to tennis title match
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
LOOGOOTEE -- Bloomfield's tennis team won a close contest over Paoli Friday to make it to the sectional finals, but they fell to a talented Loogootee squad Saturday. In Friday's match with Paoli, the Cardinals swept the Rams in singles action. Jordan Maryfield defeated Paoli's Dustin Pluris in the No. 1 position in two sets. He won the first set 6-2 before taking the victory in a competitive second set, 7-6(5)...
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Union tops Eastern Greene in football
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
DUGGER -- Union celebrated homecoming with a big win on the gridiron against Eastern Greene Saturday afternoon while the Thunderbirds headed home with an ever-increasing sense of frustration. The Bulldogs came out on top 39-7 in a contest that Eastern coach Jeff Sheehan would probably like to forget...
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Union draws Turkey Run in sectional opener
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
DUGGER -- Union will take their first winning record in eight years into sectionals this year against a team that has yet to win a game in 2005. The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-0) will host Turkey Run in Class A's Sectional 39 this year. The Warriors are currently 0-7 overall and 0-5 in the Wabash River Conference...
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Miners roll past North Knox, 49-6
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
BICKNELL -- Linton picked up over 500 yards of total offense as the Miners took it too North Knox, 49-6, in Southwest Seven conference action Friday night in Bicknell. Linton rushed the ball 39 times for 344 yards with senior quarterback Adam Brewer leading the way for the Miners with eight carries for 88 yards, which includes a 72-yard touchdown run on Linton's first offensive possession. Brewer rushed for one score, threw for two, and recovered a fumble for a touchdown...
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Laurie Ann Price
(Obituary ~ 10/03/05)
Laurie Ann Price, 27, of Lyons, passed away at 9:06 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Nov. 3, 1977 in Yonkers, New York, she was the daughter of Marley Price and Melodye Brown. Survivors include: her mother and step-father Melodye and David Mumma of Lyons; her father Marley Price of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother Brian Price of Evansville; her grandmothers, Pat Brown of Lyons and Hilda Price of Danville; and her step-grandfather Dean Mumma of Lyons...
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Seminars to help educate public about meth
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
A free educational seminar that will inform the public about methamphetamine will be conducted three times during the month of October in the Community Building at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds. On Oct. 5, 12 and 19 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. the public can learn about the ongoing meth problem, ask questions and be informed about the environmental dangers involved with meth...
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LSHS hosts choral festival for first time
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
The 14th annual Southwestern Indiana Choral Festival will be hosted by Linton-Stockton High School for the first time on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Approximately 450 choir students from North Knox, North Daviess, North Central, Shakamak, Bloomfield, Union, Sullivan, Loogootee, Barr-Reeve, Linton-Stockton and Eastern Greene will participate in the free event...
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Ashley Patton chosen Apple Festival Queen
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
Ashley Patton, a Bloomfield High School junior, was chosen as the 2005 Apple Festival Queen at a pageant Saturday night in the Bloomfield High School cafeteria. Delta Theta Tau Sorority sponsored the event and provided judges from its sorority chapters in other cities. ...
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Dugger celebrates annual Coal Festival
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
DUGGER -- On Saturday the streets of Dugger were filled with hundreds of visitors from far and near who all gathered to reminisce and watch the Coal Festival parade. The Coal Festival has had a long history and since its beginnings in the 1960s has grown more each year...
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New ACS staff partner for county has passion for job
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
Desire for a pet 14 years ago set Brad Ward, 23, on a path of volunteerism, advocacy and service work. The 2005 DePauw University graduate is the new community development director for the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Hoosier Hills Area Service Center, which serves Greene County. He's based in Bloomington, and of the 11 counties in the Hoosier Hills service area, Ward also works with Owen and Jefferson counties...
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Applications available for toy, clothing program
(Local News ~ 10/03/05)
Greene County Clothe a Child and Toys for Tots has applications available Oct. 1-31 so low-income families countywide can apply to obtain clothes and toys for their children at Christmas. The applications can be picked up at the Greene County Office of Family and Children, County Road 70 East; Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, 159 First St. Northwest; Bloomfield Town Hall, 12 E. Main St.; Jasonville Utility Office, 304 W. Main St.; and Worthington Town Hall, State Road 67...
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Paul Britton
(Obituary ~ 10/03/05)
Paul Britton, 56, of Solsberry, passed away at 3:35 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2005 at Hospitality House in Bloomington. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
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Verlin R. Pearson
(Obituary ~ 10/03/05)
Verlin R. Pearson, 69, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:47 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Dec. 22, 1935 in Greene County, he was the son of John M. Pearson and Hattie Williams. He was married to Betty L. (Jones) Pearson...
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High school volleyball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 10/03/05)
Shakamak's volleyball team improved its record to 19-5 on the season with a victory over South Vermillion on Saturday. The Lady Lakers downed the Lady Wildcats in three games, 25-17, 25-11, 25-19. Mandy Moore went 11-of-12 from the service line with six points, 20 assists, one kill and six digs. Danielle Hudson had two assists, 11 kills and two digs...
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