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Candidates get a chance to offer views
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Candidates for the May 2 primary election gathered at the 4-H Fairgrounds on Tuesday night for a meet-the-candidates session, sponsored by Farm Bureau, Inc. Each candidate was given three minutes to introduce themselves and to address the crowd...
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Robert J. "Bob" Ingersoll
(Obituary ~ 04/26/06)
Robert J. "Bob" Ingersoll, 87, of Worthington, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born June 22, 1918, he was the son of Charles Lee and Nellie (Jean) Ingersoll. He had been married to Jean (Hoffman) Ingersoll, who passed away May 13, 2001...
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Allen, Brewer to play football at Marian
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
For any high school student, going to college is a new beginning. But for Linton football players Daniel Allen and Adam Brewer, they have a unique opportunity for a beginning like no other -- helping to start a football program. Ted Karras, who formerly coached at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, was named the football coach at Marian College in Indianapolis earlier this year. He is piecing together a team that will begin play in the NAIA in the fall of 2007...
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Bloomfield defeats Clay City for first road win
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
Tuesday was a night of firsts for the Bloomfield baseball team. The Cardinals extended their winning streak to two games with a 8-2 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory at Clay City. "This is the first time we have won two games in a row," said Bloomfield coach Jason Pegg. "This also was the first time we have won a road game this year."...
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Maryfield leads Bloomfield to win in golf
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
MONTGOMERY -- Bloomfield's Jordan Maryfield shot a 41 to lead the Bloomfield Cardinals to a 186-229 victory over Barr-Reeve Monday evening at Country Oaks Country Club in Montgomery. Jordan Dayhoff was the Cards' second leading scorer with a 45, followed Travis Inman with a 47 and Derek Aydt with a 53...
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Errors stymie Lady Miners' efforts
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
CLAY CITY -- Linton committed five errors, which accounted for half of the Clay City runs as the host Lady Eels came away with a 6-5 softball victory Tuesday. "As you can see by the line score, the difference in the game was the errors," said Linton softball coach Jill Flater. "We just made too many errors to win a game...
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Shakamak tops Eastern Greene in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
JASONVILLE -- It was the game that was. The weather conditions weren't ideal for a baseball game, but Shakamak and Eastern Greene managed to play Tuesday night in a game that just seemed to happen. In the end it was Shakamak picking up a 7-2 win to improve to 3-0 in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
Softball tourney starts May 12 FOP Lodge 105 in Linton will be sponsoring the inaugural Opening Day Softball Tournament May 12-13. Starting times will be 6 p.m. Friday, May 12 and continuing at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 13. The double-elimination tournament might continue on Sunday, May 14...
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Union remains undefeated in conference softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
JASONVILLE -- Lynnzy Dean and Ashley Nichol both made the most of their chance to start for Union (Dugger). Dean drove in two runs and Nichol was steady at third base, a new position for her, helping the Lady Bulldogs edge Shakamak 3-2 in a TRC/SWIAC conference softball game Tuesday...
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South Knox tops WRV in softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
White River Valley's softball team took another loss on Tuesday, but for head coach Jennifer McKinnon, this was the best she's seen the Lady Wolverines play in a long time. The South Knox Spartans took care of WRV, 13-3, but needed a bit six inning sixth to close out the game...
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Hughes wins three events for WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
The White River Valley girls track and field team scored 42 points, which was good for third place in a meet at Clay City Tuesday. The host Lady Eels won with 71 points and Northview had 43 points, just edging out the Lady Wolverines for second place...
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Esther T. Clayton
(Obituary ~ 04/26/06)
Esther T. Clayton, 99, of Linton, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Nov. 30, 1906 in Lyons, she was the daughter of Everett and Louva (Stahl) Trueblood. She had been married to Roy Clayton, who passed away Nov. 2, 1985...
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Clarence Brumfiel, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/26/06)
Clarence Brumfiel, Jr., 80, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Sept. 19, 1925 in Howard County, he was the son of Clarence "Curley" Brumfiel and Beatrice "Bee" Brumfiel. He was raised in New Castle and lived most of his life in the Henry County area. ...
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Alfred Barnett
(Obituary ~ 04/26/06)
Alfred Barnett, 83, of Linton, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at his residence. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted on the Web site www.andersonpoindexter.com...
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Greene County property owner part of suit
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
An eastern Greene County landowner and businessman is among seven private citizens who have filed suit in St. Joseph County Circuit Court opposing the effort by Gov. Mitch Daniels' administration to lease the Indiana Toll road to a private foreign firm...
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Bloomfield School Board District 1 candidates preview
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
Six Bloomfield residents will be vying for two spots on the Bloomfield Board of School Trustees in District 1 in the May 2 election. Doug Bowlen, a resident of Bloomfield for the past five years, explained that his top reason for running for school board is safety...
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Eastern Greene students helping school in Iraq
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- An Indiana Army National Guard member came back to his hometown school Tuesday morning to make a humanitarian appeal to Eastern Greene Elementary School students. He asked them to donate school supplies to their young peers thousands of miles away in war-torn Iraq...
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Animals, owners, public benefit from pet spay and neuter
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
The Humane Shelter of the United States (HSUS) estimates that six to eight million dogs and cats enter shelters each year, and half of those are euthanized. Uncontrolled breeding of pets, including strays and unwanted ones, creates too many companion animals competing for good homes. That results in overcrowding in some shelters or forces the staff to euthanize the animals, according to HSUS...
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WRV-Worthington teacher will miss students
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
WORTHINGTON -- After 29-and-a-half years in education, Becky Strosnider is retiring. Strosnider spent the past 28-and-a-half years at White River Valley-Worthington Elementary and her first year of teaching at WRV-Lyons Elementary. Through the years, Strosnider has taught second grade, third grade and remedial reading...
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Worthington man faces charges
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
Anthony Lee Bennett, 20, of Worthington, was arrested April 12 on a warrant for three counts of forgery and two counts of attempted forgery. Since then, the two attempted forgery charges have been dropped, and another warrant was served to Bennett at the Greene County jail. The second warrant was for a petition to revoke probation on an original theft charge...
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Bloomfield man making his dream come true
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
One Bloomfield man has such a love for football that he has taken it upon himself to start an adult semi-professional football team, but needs the support of the county to fulfill his dream. "This is our actual first year as a team," explained Andrew Miller, team coach and linebacker. "Our team is the Southern Indiana Titans."...
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Bloomfield grad to speak at FFA banquet
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
One Bloomfield High School graduate will be returning to his alma mater to speak to students during the annual FFA banquet. Sawyer Sparks, a 2005 graduate, is currently southern region vice president in the state FFA organization. He will present a speech about comic vision during the banquet which is set for 7 p.m. on Friday in the high school cafeteria...
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Horses can help bring money to Greene County
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
When a few people got together at the 4-H fairgrounds nearly three years ago to form the Greene County Horse Council, we were a diverse group but shared unshakable common bonds: Horses and wanting to promote Greene County. We are dedicated to promotion of the equine industry, tourism and recreation; education, land use and planning; healthier communities, greenways and trails...
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Linton Long John Silver's celebrates annual car show on May 6
(Local News ~ 04/26/06)
The Long John Silver's restaurant in Linton is celebrating its fifth annual Car Show with tons of prizes and loads of fun on May 6. Register your classic car, or just stop by and enjoy the classic cars and oldies music. The restaurant will open May 6 at 10 a.m. ...
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Junior high track teams improves to 4-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/06)
The Linton Junior High School girls track and field team defeated North Daviess 89-25 at Elnora Thursday. The Lady Miners improved to 4-1 with the victory. Kelsey Andis won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.12 seconds, which set a new school record. Andis also was first in the 300 hurdles and long jump...
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