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Field of dreams comes true for Lyons native
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
Like the man in "Field of Dreams" who envisioned a baseball diamond in his cornfield, built it, and the players came Š a Lyons man envisioned his field of dreams and hopes the players will come. John Cline, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, is building a retirement community on his family homeplace next to Pleasant Grove Church, on County Road 300 South in Stafford Township...
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Helen M. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 06/16/06)
Helen M. Johnson, 82, of Jasonville, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2006. She passed away at her residence. Born June 8, 1924 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Ernest Julian and Sarah Elizabeth (Poff) Julian. On Oct. 19, 1940, he married Carl W. Johnson...
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Mary Sue Clark
(Obituary ~ 06/16/06)
Mary Sue Clark, 56, of Linden, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tenn. Born Nov. 14, 1949 in Tiptonville, Tenn., she was the daughter of Herbert and Martha Magdalene (Suiter) Hollis. She also lived in Linton for a number of years and worked at Miller's Laundry and at Padgett Bakery. She was a homemaker and a member of the Truckers Chapel Christian Chapel...
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Geneva Carter
(Obituary ~ 06/16/06)
Geneva Carter, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at her home with her husband, of 66 years, by her side. Born Sept. 3, 1917 in Linton, she was the daughter of Robert A. and Eula Elkins. She graduated from Linton-Stockton High School in 1935...
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Couple accused of stealing
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
Warrants were issued Wednesday afternoon for the arrest of an Owen County couple accused of stealing a hanging floral arrangement from a Worthington business on May 20. Greene Superior Court Judge J. David Holt approved class D felony theft warrants against Vincent Bruce Worland, 45, and Kellie F. Worland, 41, following an investigation by Deputy Worthington Town Marshal Jeffrey L. Pickard...
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Worthington library has summer program
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
Worthington-Jefferson Public Library recently kicked off its summer program, which is themed "Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales." The program, which is open to ages 4-12, is each Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2 p.m. at the library. Tuesdays are program days, said librarian Andrea Fuller. On that day, a guest will come in a make a presentation...
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Vienna looking forward to working at Shawnee Theatre
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
With the summer season at the Shawnee Theatre in full swing, one actor who stars in "The Odd Couple" has had theater in his blood since he was a 9 year old. Nick Vienna, originally of Galesburg, Ill., remembers being a youngster and watching his sister play Mary in a Christmas play...
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Bloomfield School Board meets
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
The Bloomfield Board School of Trustees voted Thursday night to approve the request to post an elementary special education position. Susie Schulte was internally transferred into the physical education position for the 2006-07 year and with this internal transfer her current position of special education needs to be filled, explained board president Steve Dowden...
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County queen winner will earn scholarship
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The annual Miss Greene County 4-H Queen Contest is coming up, and contestants are needed for this year's competition. The pageant, which will be staged at 7 p.m. on July 5 in the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service building at the 4-H Fairgrounds, is open to females ages 16-21. Contestants must live in Greene County and cannot currently be married, nor ever have been married. Membership in 4-H is not required to enter the pageant...
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Meetings set up to discuss flu pandemic
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
What is a flu pandemic? How is the disease spread? What will be the potential effects in Indiana or Greene County? What can be done locally to prepare for an outbreak? Those are some of the questions that health professionals and other local stakeholders will soon be answering in a series of four Pandemic Influenza Summit and Public Health Town Hall meetings scheduled in Greene County...
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Goal reached for new veteran's van
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
The purchase of the county veteran's van will soon be a reality. With three donations recently being made to the fund the total goal of $25,5000 was surpassed and the full amount is now $26,900. "It surprised us to get it so quickly ... we'll be able to purchase a van without tax money or the help of Greene County Council," explained Veterans Service Officer Norm Sullivan...
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Tourism initiative under way in county
(Local News ~ 06/16/06)
Efforts are under way to launch a countywide tourism initiative that will put Greene County on the major travel path for out-of-town visitors seeking picturesque natural beauty, as well as historical and unusual places to visit and vacation. "This is the way the county can grow," noted Greene County Foundation Executive Director Kerry Conway...
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Shakamak going for Class A state title
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/06)
JASONVILLE -- The IHSAA will feature its final high school tournament of 2005-06 with the four class baseball tilts set for Saturday at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The first game of the day-long event will be the class A title game as Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (24-2) will look to defend its state title against Shakamak at 10 a.m...
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