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Humane society not taking animals for a while
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
When the 2006 animal shelter budget was cut, the Greene County Humane Society decided to stop picking up strays after the first of the year to save on gas and staff expenses, and start asking people to bring them in. However, for the next month, the shelter will not be able to accept any animals while the humane society board resolves some problems at the facility...
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Bessie Young
(Obituary ~ 02/07/06)
Bessie (Turner) Young, 99, of Jasonville passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at 2:08 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Jan. 17, 1907 in Jamestown, Tenn., she was the daughter of Daley and Mary Elizabeth Turner. She married the late John H. Young and was a homemaker...
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Marjorie Wilma (Roark) Spurgeon
(Obituary ~ 02/07/06)
Marjorie Wilma (Roark) Spurgeon, 80, Jasonville, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. Born June 29, 1925 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Wiley Roark and Flora Ellen Padgett. She was a homemaker who attended United Methodist Church in Odon...
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Samuel L. Riddle
(Obituary ~ 02/07/06)
Samuel L. Riddle, 51, of Bloomfield passed away at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton Indiana. Born June 19, 1954 in Monroe County, he was the son of Raymond L. and Shirley (Young) Riddle. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the NRA and Bloomfield American Legion Post 196. He was a member of the Unionville Church of Christ. He was a driller for the Indiana State Geological Society...
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Deborah Ruth (LeSuer) Correll
(Obituary ~ 02/07/06)
Deborah Ruth (LeSuer) Correll, 30 of Indianapolis passed away on Feb. 4, 2006 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 17, 1975 in Washington, she was the daughter of Bennett and Helen (Hobbs) LeSuer of Linton. She was a member of Villa Baptist Church where she was a former teacher. She was a 1994 graduate of Calvary Christian School and a 1998 graduate of Heritage Baptist University in Greenwood...
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Switz City has mone left over
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Switz City Town Council discussed the final details of the recent water project at Monday night's meeting. Council members reported they are investigating fence prices for the enclosure of the water tower. They said they also plan to place stone around the road at the tower location...
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Former teacher concerned with shooting of mute swan
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
David G. Hale, a resident of Sullivan County and retired Metropolitan School District of Shakamak teacher, is speaking up for the mute swan. Hale lives next to the property where an Indiana Department of Natural Resources conservation officer shot a mute swan in December. He said when he heard the shot, he drove to the shooter, phone in hand, ready to call the Indiana Department of Natural Resources tip hotline...
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Bloomfield students learn about bullying
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
Recently some Bloomfield Elementary and Junior High students took part in a week of activities aimed to educate them on what bullying is and what to do about it. Bloomfield fifth through eighth graders participated in the No Dissing -- No Name Calling week...
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Oliphant to run for county council
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
Republican James "Big O" Oliphant, whose finishing up his second term as District 1 Greene County Councilman, is announcing his intent to seek a third term. Oliphant will face Republican Leon Allen in the May primary. Allen currently serves as Greene County sheriff, and is the only other candidate who has filed in District 1 as of Monday...
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Newberry council receives bids for fire truck
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
NEWBERRY -- During its monthly meeting Monday night, the Newberry Town Council heard two bids for its new fire truck project. Rhonda Rumble of the Southern Indiana Development Commission announced the bids as $152,957 from Southwestern Fire and Safety and $144,246.65 from WSF Fire Rescue...
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Linton landmark missing
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
A Linton landmark is missing, and Greene County Crime Stoppers will pay for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. A 17-foot giraffe that's called the corner of State Road 54 and Sixth St. SW home for the past 15 years was stolen last week. According to a police report, a witness noticed a single male in a blue Ford Ranger had the animal on its side early in the week...
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Graves Plumbing has lowest bid for Dugger project
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
DUGGER -- The Dugger Town Council opened six bids Monday night for the grant-funded water distribution system improvement project. Graves Plumbing of Switz City was the apparent low bid and will be awarded the contract pending a check of all required paperwork and mathematical equations...
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Linton-Stockton students sing at state
(Local News ~ 02/07/06)
A group of Linton-Stockton choir students recently sang their way to the 2006 Indiana Music Educators Association State Music Convention. Cami Miller, Jon Hensley, Valerie Kramer, Kelsey Andis, Marisa Miller and Darcy Andis all were selected to participate in this year's honor choir recently held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis...
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WRV girls win second straight JH SWIAC title
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- It may have been the Junior High SWIAC championship game between Shakamak and White River Valley, but it could easily have been mistaken for a sectional title game. WRV claimed their second consecutive SWIAC title with a 36-26 win before a pair of raucous crowds...
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