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Four Greene County residents sent to hospital following wreck
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
An early afternoon accident Monday on State Road 445 West in Center Township resulted in four Greene County residents being transported to the hospital. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Ryan Sparks, 30, Linton, was traveling westbound on State Road 445 when his vehicle traveled left of center into the eastbound lane...
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Miners get blown away by Stahl, OV
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
LINTON -- For the second straight contest, the Linton Miners' girls basketball team surrendered 36 points to an opposing players as Owen Valley drilled the Miners, 83-41, at Linton Monday night. The Patriots' Sam Stahl scored her 1,000th point en route to a game-high 36 on 15 field goals and 5-of-6 shooting from the free throw line...
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Union wins fifth straight
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
DUGGER -- The Union Lady Bulldogs won their fifth game in a row last night when they hosted Washington Catholic. Stacey Secrest, who sat out the Bulldogs' last game against White River Valley, led Union with 16 points in their 45-37 victory. Union (5-2) stepped up their defense in the fourth quarter, something coach Steve Meurer gave his team plenty of credit for...
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Miners go 1-1 over the weekend
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
The Linton Miners finished 1-1 in junior varsity action over the weekend. Linton defeated Bloomfield on Saturday, 40-29, but fell the previous night to Owen Valley, 59-37. Jayton Powell led the way against the Patriots with 12. Jarrett Lannon scored 11, while Aaron Davis added 10. Ethan Brewer scored six points, followed by Jaron Powell and Jeff Laughlin, who each scored two...
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Cougars overcome deficit to win SWIAC tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
BLOOMFIELD -- The fourth quarter of Monday's freshmen SWIAC championship game was a low-scoring affair, but North Daviess scored just enough to sneak out of Bloomfield with a win over the Cardinals. There was a total of just five points scored in the fourth quarter last night, but the Cougars tallied four of those points to win their first SWIAC championship since 1997...
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Shakamak ends 29-game skid
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
MONTEZUMA -- The streak is over. Shakamak's girls basketball team ended a 29-game losing streak last night as they handily defeated Riverton Parke on the road, 46-29. And while this season's young team may not have been an integral part of last year's 0-24 mark, they were still feeling the weight of the losing streak...
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Former Mitchell coach thankful for friendship with Vandeventer
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
MITCHELL -- It wasn't exactly a homecoming for White River Valley Head Coach Sean Vandeventer, but it was just as close. Before he became the head varsity coach at White River Valley, Vandeventer served as an assistant coach for the Mitchell Bluejackets, the team the Wolverines played last Saturday. He coached the junior varsity team under then varsity mentor Gary Sims...
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Marjorie Mae (Hart) Winters
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
Marjorie Mae (Hart) Winters, 94, of Linton, passed away at 5:37 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born June 23, 1911 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Hulda (Casner) Hart. She had been married to John Winters, who passed away in 1997...
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Rex Kinnaman
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
Rex Kinnaman, 73, of Apollo Beach, Fla., passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel and can be viewed on the Web site www.welchcornett.com.
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Dennis Haley
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
Dennis Haley, 60, of Lyons, passed away at 8:38 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 1, 1945 in Posey County, he was the son of Harold (Pedad) and Irrus (Hague) Haley. On Oct. 14, 1984, he married Susan Burch. He was an over-the-road truck driver for Smith Transport of Pennsylvania and a member of the Teamsters Union 135. He attended the Bethel Baptist Church in Linton and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Switz City Town Council gets update on water project
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
Members of the Switz City Town Council received updates on the town's water project at Monday night's council meeting. "Division 1 lines are pretty much complete," said Switz City Clerk/Treasurer Carla Porter. "In Division 2, which is the water tower, everything but one line (is complete) but there's a few details to finish up."...
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Newberry wants a new fire station
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
NEWBERRY -- The Newberry Town Council decided at its Monday meeting that the next big project for the council will be to apply for a community developmental block grant for a new fire station. "We already talked to them (Southern Indiana Development Committee) about a grant for a new building," explained town council President Sandy Townsend...
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Man arrested for trying to sell drugs in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
An employee of Phelps Trash Removal was arrested Nov. 30 for trying to sell methamphetamine to someone on his route. Kevin Wilson, 39, Terre Haute, was arrested in Hashtown, just east of the Bloomfield town limits. He's charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana, both Class D felonies, and possession of paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor...
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Linton library closed because of rusted pipes
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library is closed today and might not reopen until Friday. Library director Shelley Williams said two gas leaks were discovered Monday. "I was also told that there was a carbon monoxide leak," Williams said. This morning, Williams said, Graves Plumbing took apart the furnace, which is located in the basement, to fix the leaks. Once the furnace was apart, she said, they found some of the pipes had completely rotted...
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Family Life Center in need of volunteers
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
In order to serve the ever-growing needs of the county, the Family Life Center is in need of volunteers for the upcoming Christmas season. The center is planning for its annual Christmas store which will help families who make too much money to receive government assistance, but yet are trying to survive on minimum wage jobs, said Nancy Cummings, public relations spokesperson for the center...
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Dugger park has new equipment
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
DUGGER -- The Dugger Town Council has purchase about $13,000 worth of playground equipment for the Dugger town park. "We got a great deal and the sales representative gave us a 10 percent discount. We purchased a Teeter Spring rider, for younger kids; a Charlotte the Spider climber; Jesse, climber system with slides, tunnels and a climbing wall; a bouncy fire truck, a bouncy horse, a funball game and a Scrambler chain climber," explained clerk/treasurer Lana Lynn...
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Area residents want to make county stronger
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
SWITZ CITY -- Visitors ranging from all ages and all walks of life were pleased with the outcome of The Building CommUnity Issues Forum on Monday evening. "I am extremely happy and gratified to see grass roots initiative and participation," said Kerry Conway, Greene County Foundation executive director. "Between the Citizens Academy and the group tonight, we have a very good committee to promote tourism."...
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It's time to focus on tourism
(Local News ~ 12/06/05)
SWITZ CITY -- A large crowd attended The Building CommUnity Issues Forum on Greene County tourism at the Greene County Fairgrounds Community Building on Monday night. After a welcome by Cam Trampke, chairperson of the 4community steering committee, six panelists gave a 10-minute opinion of the importance of tourism in Greene County, the many amenities the county offers and ways in which to implement the project...
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Bloomfield junior high boys fall to Woodrow Wilson
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/05)
Both Bloomfield's seventh and eighth grade boys junior high teams lost against Woodrow Wilson. The seventh-grade team fell by a count of 46-30, while the eighth-graders were limited on offense as they were defeated 33-10. Eight players scored for the seventh graders despite the loss as Payton Karl and Keyton Haywood led the way with seven points each...
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