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Pierce wins easily over Adams
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Terry Pierce is the Republican party candidate for Greene County sheriff after Tuesday's primary election. Pierce beat out opponent Mike Adams 2,432 votes to 913 -- a 1,519 vote margin. Both candidates were a little surprised at the wide margin of defeat...
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Kelly S. Hasler
(Obituary ~ 05/03/06)
Kelly S. Hasler, 37, of Clinton, passed away at 1:32 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at West Central Community Hospital in Clinton. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Dugger Chapel in Dugger. Final arrangements will be posted on the Web site www.andersonpoindexter.com...
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Margaret L. Wonder
(Obituary ~ 05/03/06)
Margaret L. Wonder, 84, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:27 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born July 1, 1921 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Daniel Marion Axe and Nelle L. Baker Axe. On Jan. 14, 1939, she married Barton E. Wonder. He passed away on June 23, 1957...
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Lakers defeat Linton 3-1 in county softball battle
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
Shakamak made the most of its five hits, bunching three of them together in a two-run fourth inning as the Lady Laker softball team defeated host Linton 3-1 in a conference game Tuesday. "That is the hardest and most solid that we have hit the ball all year," said Shakamak coach Amy Hammond. "I told the girls we hit three of the hardest balls for outs that we have hit this season. We just happened to hit them right at somebody...
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Dulin's blast lifts Cardinals past Eels
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
Andy Dulin hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Bloomfield a 3-2 victory over visiting Eminence in a high school baseball game Tuesday. Lance Shirley got aboard with a walk to lead off the sixth and scored on Dulin's eighth homer this season...
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Eastern Greene golfers shoot 169 in loss to Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
Clay City had four golfers shoot 37 or less as the host Eels defeated Eastern Greene 142-169 in a high school golf match at Hoosier Hills Tuesday. Carson Hendrix and Fred Modesitt led Clay City and tied for low medalist as each shot 34. Trent Chitwood paced Eastern Greene with a nine-hole total of 38, helping the Thunderbirds break 170 for the first time this spring...
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Vincennes Lincoln blanks Lady Cardinals;
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
Vincennes Lincoln scored three runs in the first and never looked back as the visiting Lady Alices defeated Bloomfield 8-0 Tuesday. "They were able to string together a couple of hits, mixed in with a walk, in the innings they scored," Bloomfield softball coach Michael Hayes said of Vincennes Lincoln. "The Owens girl also had two-run triple in the first and a two-run homer over the fence in the fifth. She is a nice left-handed hitter."...
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Lady Wolverines defeat Edgewood 4-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
White River Valley managed two wins at singles and swept doubles as the Lady Wolverines dumped host Edgewood 4-1 in a high school girls tennis match Tuesday. "This was the first time all year I can say I am really proud of all of the girls," said WRV coach Rebecca Allen. "I can't say enough about how pleased I am...
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Lady Miners fall at Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
With Morgan Sanders out of the lineup, Owen Valley defeated visiting Linton 4-1 Tuesday. "We had to shift the lineup around some due to Morgan's injury," said Linton girls tennis coach Brad McKinney. "She is out the rest of the week and will be re-evaluated on Monday...
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Fish knows he's getting second chance to compete
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
Franklin senior Tim Fish will travel to Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Nebraska to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championship, hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University. Fish will compete for the second straight year in the tournament, which begins on Monday, May 8th and runs through Thursday, May 11...
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TPEC students to help Iraqis
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
A recent letter to students at Turning Point Education Center has inspired them to work together to donate non-perishable items to civilians in Iraq. The letter -- which was written by Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald J. Babski -- explained that many Iraqi civilians are fearful to enter Baghdad to go shopping and because of this fear many of them are going without basic necessities such as socks, T-shirts, shampoo, razors, toothpaste and deodorant...
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Hostetter looking foward to another term
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
White River Valley School District patrons voted for experience in Tuesday's election in selecting veteran at-large board member Shari Hostetter to a fifth term. Hostetter, who lives in the rural Lyons area, defeated two challengers including current District 4 board member William M. White of rural Switz City, and Sam Karr, of Worthington...
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Third time a charm for Townsend
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
The third time proved to be a charm for Dured Townsend in Tuesday's Democrat primary election race for Greene County sheriff. Townsend, a 20-year veteran county sheriff's department deputy, topped Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald and former Greene County Ambulance Service Director Roger McIntosh in a three-way race for the party's nomination...
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Oliphant edges Allen for council
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Incumbent Republican James "Big O" Oliphant defeated current Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen to win his party's nomination for the District 1 position on the Greene County Council. Oliphant, who's finishing up his second term on the council, defeated Allen 775 (55 percent) to 627 (45 percent). He's currently unopposed for this fall's general election...
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Franklin slips past Bailey in Republican coroner's race
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
In a close vote during Tuesday's primary, Republican coroner candidate Tom Franklin narrowly defeated his opponent, Dr. Thomas "Doc" Bailey, by a mere 234 votes. Franklin will now run against current chief deputy coroner Democrat Brian Gainey in this fall's general election...
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Helms, Frye win Bloomfield spots
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Previous experience on the Bloomfield Board of School Trustees was key in winning the election Tuesday as six Bloomfield residents battled for two positions in District 1. Current school board member Marvin Helms had 883 votes, and former board member Doug Frye had 855 to capture the two seats...
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Gennicks, Witty, Bredeweg win Linton seats
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Ralph Witty and Frank Gennicks will remain on the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees, and they will be joined by Rodney Bredeweg. Witty defeated Lance Seever 1,243 (68 percent) to 572 (32 percent) in the District 1 race in Tuesday's primary, Gennicks defeated Christopher Wathen 1,329 (75 percent) to 450 (25 percent) in the at-large race, and Bredeweg defeated Eric Brewer 1,241 (69 percent) to 558 (31 percent) in the District 2 race...
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Hennette wins Democrat nod for recorder
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Democrat Rita Hennette won her party's nomination for county recorder and will face Republican Matt Baker in the general election this November. Hennette defeated fellow Democrat Jody Fields 1,519 (51 percent) votes to 1,443 (49 percent) in Tuesday's primary...
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Stevenson, Yeryar win Shakamak races
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Mike Stevenson won the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak District 1 race Tuesday, and Jim Yeryar won the District 3 race. John Gambill was unopposed in District 2. Following the vote count, Stevenson said he felt very good and is looking forward to working hard for the school system...
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Greene County voter turnout better than expected
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
Several hotly contested party races apparently helped send Greene County voters to the polls in higher-than-expected numbers in Tuesday's primary election. That's the observation from Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin who reported overall voter turnout was 39.12 percent with 6,900 of the approximate 18,000 registered voters casting ballots...
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Web site problem delays results to voters
(Local News ~ 05/03/06)
A Web site designed for the Greene County Clerk's Office specifically for posting election results as they came in during Tuesday's primary, failed to work. "I'm very disappointed," said Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin. "The No. 1 reason to have the Web site was to get the election results on there."...
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Fischer sets best front nine mark with 31
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/06)
On Monday, despite the rain and wet conditions, Linton senior Caleb Fischer somewhat set a new record at Phil Harris in the midst of the Miners' win over Terre Haute South and Northview. Now I say somewhat for a reason. Let me explain. According to former Miner golf coach Darren Clayton, Fischer tied the low number score of 31, which was a 4-under par 35 on the front nine...
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