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Bredeweg to run for Linton-Stockton School Board
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Rodney Bredeweg is announcing his candidacy for Linton-Stockton School Board District 2. Bredeweg has driven a school bus for the corporation for 25 years. Some questions arose when he first talked about running for school board about his eligibility since he drives a bus. However, Bredeweg said, he's under contract with the school, which means he's not a school employee. Therefore, he said, there's no conflict...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
Bloomfield Little League Registration Tonight Late registration for the Bloomfield Little League will take place tonight from 5-7 p.m. at the J.C. Building. Everyone interested must register, even if you've played before. Worthington Little League Sign-Ups...
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Lakers have won seven in a row
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
The Shakamak Lakers have won seven games in a row and are the hottest team in the area. But on Friday, they'll play a team that's not just been hot for a seven game stretch, but all season long. "We've been playing some defense," said Shakamak coach Ernie Maesch. ...
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Eastern Greene faces North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds entered last week's game with Shakamak with sole possession of first place in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference. They left needing a win this weekend over 4-2 North Daviess to earn a share of the conference title with the Lakers, Linton and Bloomfield...
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Miners end season against Riverton Park
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
The Linton Miners will look to end a two-game losing streak on Friday when they host the Riverton Parke Panthers beginning at 7:30 p.m. for senior night in Linton. The Miners are coming off back-to-back weekend losses to North Central (51-50) and Sullivan (63-46), which dropped the Miners to 13-7 on the season...
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Cardinals face a tough Barr-Reeve team
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- Before they can move on to the sectional next week, the Bloomfield Cardinals will face a tough test tomorrow night in the form of the Barr-Reeve Vikings. Bloomfield (13-8) defeated Princeton last week on senior night, but the Cards will take on a team tomorrow night with a 16-4 record as well as a six-game winning streak in the form of the No. 10-ranked Vikings...
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Merrill L. Thomason
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
TERRE HAUTE - Merrill L. Thomason, 89, of Terre Haute and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 3:42 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at Meadows Manor North in Terre Haute. Born March 16, 1916 in Clay County, he was the son of Gilbert and Elsie Hubble Thomason...
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Phillip Randall Fordyce
(Obituary ~ 02/23/06)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Phillip Randall Fordyce, 77, of Tallahassee and formerly of Lyons, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006, after a long illness. Born May 28, 1928, in Lyons, he was the son of Agnes and Russell Fordyce. He grew up in rural Indiana where he married Marilyn Lamb. ...
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Mobile home owners may face fine
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
If you're a mobile home owner who has recently moved and have not updated your address with the assessor, then you could pay a penalty come tax time. Stockton Township Assessor Shelby Meurer has recently mailed out the 2006 notice of assessments on mobile homes and some are being returned from the post office as undeliverable...
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Accident sends one to Greene County General
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
A personal injury accident Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. sent Sadierose Kieninger, 41, of Bloomfield, to Greene County General Hospital. Kieninger was northbound on County Road 1000 West, about a half mile south of State Road 48 in her 1994 Buick Skylark when the accident occurred. She was passing a 2006 Chevrolet Impala driven by Walter Tennis, 85, of Florissant, Mo...
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Roush to retire after 33 years at bank
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
A long-time fixture at Regions Bank will soon be leaving. Nadine Roush, who's worked at the bank for 33 years, is retiring. "I've worked at the bank for 33 years in many different positions," Roush said, noting that she's been in the banking business for 35 years...
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Worthington woman excited about trip to South Africa
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
An unexpected trip to South Africa is in store for one local nursing student. Kathy Newby, of Worthington, received word from the International Scholar Laureate Program last November that she, along with 60 other nursing students, were chosen from the National Dean's list to go on the trip...
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Aiken honored
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
BLOOMINGTON -- When Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan spoke at the Arts Leadership Awards presentation at the Bloomington Convention Center on Wednesday and said, "Arts is part of the parcel of the past and part of the parcel of the future," he could have been speaking directly to one of the award's recipients, Greene County's own, Mary Aiken...
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Smith opens restaurant in Worthington
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Andrea McCann, staff writer WORTHINGTON -- People who enjoy dining out have another choice, now, in Worthington. Martha Smith opened Main Street Café at 114 E. Main St. in early September. Smith said she'd previously run a concession stand at festivals and other events, but she'd never owned a restaurant, so she knew there would be some details to fine tune...
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Graber Post hit by fire
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
Damage to a Daviess County business from an early morning fire has been estimated to be at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Graber Post -- located on County Road 900 East in the heart of Amish country -- suffered major damage in the fire. According to a Daviess County Sheriff's Department dispatcher, fire departments from surrounding counties were called out to the fire around 6 a.m...
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Gambill seeks third school board term at MSDS
(Local News ~ 02/23/06)
John Gambill of Jasonville has filed for school board in the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak. Gambill has served two terms on the school board, representing the residents of Jasonville. He said that experience would be one thing he brings to the position, if elected, along with a sense of fairness and good judgment...
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Union plays host to Medora
(High School Sports ~ 02/23/06)
The Union Bulldogs will honor their seniors Friday night when they host the Medora Hornets for an 8 p.m. varsity start. The Bulldogs are sitting with six wins on the season, but have lost games by an average of just about a point and a half per game...
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