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LPD chief concerned about welfare of 9-1-1 dispatch centers
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald testified at the Statehouse recently against legislation that would cause Greene County to lose its 9-1-1 dispatch center in Linton -- legislation he says would threaten public safety. House Bill 1343, which was defeated late last month in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee with a 4-3 vote, would've limited 9-1-1 centers to one per county. ...
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Union tops White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
DUGGER -- Friday night's game between Union and White River Valley was a meeting between two teams that have yet to pick up a win in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference. But although WRV was able to keep it close, they weren't able to prevent the Bulldogs from picking up their first SWIAC win in their last conference game while the Wolverines ended their conference schedule without a victory...
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Shakamak knocks off Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak celebrated senior night in style Friday night, earning a piece of the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship and knocking Eastern Greene out of contention to take sole possession of the title. The Lakers emerged on top by the score of 46-34 in a game that never really saw the Thunderbirds get out of the gate...
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Class 2A Paoli Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds found out exactly what they'll need to do if they plan to repeat as Class 2A Sectional champions after the IHSAA released the tournament draw Sunday afternoon. The Thunderbirds will take on North Knox in the bye game to be played Friday night, March 3 at 7:30 p.m...
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Miners fall short at North Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
FARMERSBURG -- On the same night that the Miners were guaranteed a piece of the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference title, they saw their chances of contending for a Tri-River crown slip away. Linton fell to North Central on the road Friday night, 51-50, when the T-Birds' Matt Woodard rebounded a missed shot and put it back in as time expired...
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Linton's JV wins twice over the weekend
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
FARMERSBURG -- Linton's junior varsity team picked up a pair of victories over the weekend. The Miners started off the weekend with a 41-21 victory over North Central on the road. Jayton Powell and Logan Tharp each led Linton with 10 points, while Casey Andis chipped in with seven...
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Bloomfield girls rout Barr-Reeve By Jason Jarman, Sports Writer
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
ELNORA -- Bloomfield advanced to the championship game of the North Daviess regional Saturday afternoon when they took on Barr-Reeve. The Lady Cards came out on top 73-49 after coming out to a rough start. Bloomfield led just 15-12 after the first quarter, but the Lady Cards turned up the heat in the second quarter and left it on for the rest of the game, outscoring the Lady Vikings 58-37 over the final three quarters of the game...
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Sullivan routs Linton
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
LINTON -- With the end of the season drawing nearer, the Linton Miners could not have asked for a worse weekend. One night after dropping a 51-50 heartbreaker to Tri-River foe North Central, the Miners returned home to endure a beating at the hands of the rival Sullivan Golden Arrows...
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Bloomfield knocks off Princeton
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Cardinals' boys basketball team can be described as the walking wounded as three of their regular starters are far less than 100 percent, but on Friday the Cardinals still managed to pull together to pick up an impressive victory over Princeton, 41-36, inside Guy Glover Gymnasium...
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Bloomfield vs. Attica boxscore
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
ATTICA RED RAMBLERS 66 Brittany Rayburn, g 8-17 7-8 9 4 24, DeeAnn Rayburn, g 6-12 4-5 3 3 20, Ivy Hurst, f 4-9 0-0 4 3 9, Steffi Rayburn, f 1-1 0-0 0 1 2, Suzanne Shirley, c 4-6 1-2 5 4 9, Mary Mattern 1-2 0-0 4 4 2, Kelsey Randles 0-0 0-0 0 1 0. Totals: 24-47 FG, 12-15 FT, 25 R, 20 F, 66 TP...
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Attica rallies to knock off Lady Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
ELNORA --For the second year in a row, the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals watched their dreams of a state championship turn into a nightmare as the Cardinals lost to the Attica Red Ramblers, 66-65, in the championship of the North Daviess Regional Saturday night...
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Una J. Sherrard
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
Una J. Sherrard, 88, of Linton and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Oct. 5, 1917 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Thurman Jeffers and Ada Carpenter. She had been married to Robert W. "Shorty" Sherrard, who passed away Feb. 2, 1990...
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JoAnn Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
JoAnn Moore, 79, of Quincy, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at Lewis County Nursing Home. Born Sept. 3, 1926 in Linton, she was the daughter of Joseph and Bessie Hale Smith. She was married to Ivan Moore, who was from Indianapolis. She was a retired nurse and a member and volunteer of the Blessing Hospital Women Board...
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Gladys E. Laughlin
(Obituary ~ 02/20/06)
Gladys E. Laughlin, 96, of Bloomington, passed away at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006 at Beverly Healthcare in Bloomington. Born May 27, 1909 in Greene County, she was the daughter of David Thompson and Ellie Henson. She had been married to Ingles Laughlin, who preceded her in death...
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Area schools to celebrate FFA Week
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
This week is National FFA Week and four Greene County chapters will be celebrating the week with various activities. National FFA Week will be celebrated at Bloomfield, Eastern Greene, Shakamak and White River Valley high schools. Events began at WRV today; however, activities won't begin at Bloomfield, Eastern Greene or Shakamak until Tuesday...
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County in need of new veteran's van
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
The current van that is used by the county to take veterans back and forth to the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Indianapolis is in need of being replaced. "We take vets to appointments to the VA hospital in Indianapolis five days a week," explained Veteran's Service Officer Norm Sullivan...
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Lyons receives grant for housing rehab
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Kim Flynn, Lyons clerk-treasurer, announced that the town of Lyons recently received a $300,000 Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grant for low-income homeowners. The grant will allow as much as $13,000 to each homeowner who meets specific qualifications...
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Wright Township VFD battles two major fires
(Local News ~ 02/20/06)
Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department (WTVFD) had an unusually busy weekend as it responded to two major structure fires in less than 12 hours. At approximately 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, the department was called out to the residence of Rocky Sr. and Judy Cox on County Road 1350 West in Midland...
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Class A White River Valley Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/20/06)
If the Bloomfield Cardinals want to repeat as Class A, sectional 62 champions, they'll have to go through perhaps the hottest team heading into the tournament. The Cardinals will open the White River Valley Sectional on Tuesday, February 28 against the North Central Thunderbirds...
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