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Commissioners not sold on toll road
(Local News ~ 02/01/06)
The Greene County Board of Commissioners and Greene County Council signed resolutions last fall supporting plans for the I-69 corridor in the county, but stating that making it a toll road would create a negative impact. This week, House Bill 1008, which basically authorizes the state to partner with private companies to manage our transportation corridors, is being considered in the General Assembly...
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T-Birds win third in a row
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- For the first time this season, Eastern Greene is on a winning streak. The Lady Thunderbirds won their third consecutive game last night as they defeated the Lady Lions of Loogootee by the score of 44-42. Eastern Greene (9-10) had leads as large as seven in both the first quarter and the third quarter, but lapses in the other quarters let Loogootee hang around awhile longer...
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JV Miners win at Washington Catholic
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
WASHINGTON -- The Linton Miners' junior varsity team scored a 46-27 win over Washington Catholic Tuesday prior to the varsity game at the Bird Cage. Logan Tharp scored 11 points to lead the Miners. He finished with five field goals and a free throw. Chris Davis added 10 points on five field goals...
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Clovers take down Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
CLOVERDALE -- Shakamak's girls basketball team ended the regular season with a loss on the road at Cloverdale last night. Despite leading 25-18 after the first half and scoring 17 first-quarter points, the Lady Lakers fell 50-43. Shakamak (3-17) lost the lead after being outscored by the Lady Clovers 16-4 in the third quarter, and they weren't able to recover. The loss was their eighth in a row, stretching back to a Jan. 9 loss at North Daviess...
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Bulldogs have no trouble putting away Holy Cross
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
DUGGER -- Union coach Doug Boyd said he wanted last night's game against Holy Cross to be a confidence-builder. Mission accomplished. After all, what wouldn't be confident after a 78-48 rout of an opponent on their home floor. The visiting Knights received such a reception last night in Dugger...
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Miners hot from the floor in 18 point win
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
WASHINGTON -- The Linton-Stockton Miners shot 63 percent from the floor and opened up a one point lead after the first quarter to eight points by the half en route to a 54-36 win over Washington Catholic Tuesday at The Bird Cage. "I thought we played very well on both sides of the ball," said Clayton. ...
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Ruth E. Steele
(Obituary ~ 02/01/06)
Ruth E. Steele, 90, of Lyons, passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan., 31, 2006 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born March 19, 1915 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Oscar Herschel Lehman and Rosa Ellen Wilson. She had been married to Guy R. Steele, who passed away Jan. 25, 1991...
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Bobby B. Maxey
(Obituary ~ 02/01/06)
Bobby B. Maxey, 77, of Dugger, passed away at 7:55 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2005, at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born February 22, 1928 in Westphalia, he was the son of William and Florence Patton Maxey. He was married to Wilma Bedwell Maxey...
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Terry J. Flater
(Obituary ~ 02/01/06)
Terry J. Flater, 59, of Jasonville, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2006 at Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Nov. 21, 1946 in Linton, he was the son of Paul and Ruby (Cooper) Flater. On May 1, 1965, he married Iris M. (Simpson) Flater...
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Allen announces new Web site to ID sex offenders
(Local News ~ 02/01/06)
Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen has announced that residents can now have access to information about where convicted sex offenders live and work in the community. The new web-based Indiana Sheriffs' Sex Offender Registry provides the latest information to the public and law enforcement officials from a single Web site -- www.indianasheriffs.org...
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Area schools honored
(Local News ~ 02/01/06)
Linton-Stockton Elementary School as well as White River Valley Junior/Senior High and WRV-Worthington Elementary were recently presented with a Top Gainer award recognizing improved Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) scores...
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Humane society planning improvements
(Local News ~ 02/01/06)
The Greene County Animal Shelter will not be accepting animals for at least two weeks, possibly longer, according to Greene County Humane Society President Cheryl Hayden. She said the shelter will be open during its regular hours for other business, including adoption of animals already living at the shelter. The reason for not accepting new animals into the shelter for a while is to give the Humane Society Board of Directors time to address problems at the facility...
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SCHEDULE
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/06)
Girls Basketball Wednesday, Feb. 1 WRV at Washington Catholic, 7:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 2 Bloomfield at Northview, 7:30 pm Eastern Greene at Barr-Reeve, 7:30 pm Boys basketball Friday, Feb. 3 Bloomfield at North Daviess, 7:30 pm Eminence at Linton-Stockton, 8:00 pm...
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