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Annual sewing and fashion revue held
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Greene County Extension Homemakers showed their sewing and consumer purchasing talents and some even strutted their stuff on the stage Thursday night for members during their annual Fashion Revue. The Fashion Revue, this year hosted by the Happy Workers Homemakers Club, featured four different categories and two grand champions were selected...
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Hayden honored to coach all-stars
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/06)
TERRE HAUTE -- The second annual Wabash Valley football coaches association's all-star game will take place Saturday at Rose-Hulman and Greene County will once again be well represented at the event. Linton will send four of its players from the 9-1 team that went 6-0 in the first year of the SouthWest Seven football conference...
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Arretta Davidson
(Obituary ~ 06/23/06)
Arretta Davidson, 93, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Born Dec. 21, 1912 in Linton, she was the daughter of Ira and Alta Duncan Bolton. She had been married to William H. Davidson, who passed away March 9, 1997. She graduated from Linton High School, Class of 1929. She was a member of Englewood Christian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star...
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Daniel K. Bradley
(Obituary ~ 06/23/06)
Daniel K. Bradley, 43, of French Lick, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Born Jan. 1, 1963 in Paoli, he was the son of George and Lela "Dotts" Bradley. On March 8, 1980, he married Cindy Robbins. He was employed as a maintenance mechanic at GKN in Salem. ...
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'You'll Like Linton' documentary set to premier July 1
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
An exciting event will take place July 1 when the "You'll Like Linton: Memories of a Small Town and its Treasures" premiers at 8 p.m. in the band shell of Humphreys Park. Bill Barnes, a 1964 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, began filming the documentary in July 2005. Barnes, who has owned his own video production company since 1988, has worked for many years as a producer/director filming such things as commercials in the Charlotte, N.C. market...
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SUV hits deer, slams into house
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
Nick Schneider, ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR A 27-year-old rural Bloomfield man is behind bars today on alcohol and drug related charges following an early morning vehicle-deer crash that found his SUV slamming into a house. Travis S. Chandler was westbound on County Road 1320 East in Center Township about 12:06 a.m. today when a deer crossed into his path and he was unable to avoid hitting the animal...
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Niemiller enjoying his time at Shawnee Theatre
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
One Shawnee Theatre actor has only been acting for four years, but in that time he has learned a great deal from his on-stage experiences. Ryan "Nubbs" Niemiller accidentally stumbled upon acting in a college class at Indiana State University. "I just took a couple of classes and I found out I really liked it once I started doing it," he explained...
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'Mayor of Rock-N-Roll' to perform in Linton
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
Nick Schneider, ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Greene County's own Elvis impersonator Bruce Borders will make a special appearance on Friday, June 30 under the historic Band Shell in Humphreys Park as part of this year's Linton Freedom Festival celebration. For Borders -- the current District 45 State Representative and former mayor of Jasonville -- performing in the 8 p.m. ...
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Lewis to serve as assistant principal at Eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
The newly hired junior and senior high school assistant principal at Eastern Greene School is looking forward to moving to Greene County. Doug Lewis, of Putnam County, is excited about relocating and wants his family to enjoy the small-town atmosphere he had as a kid...
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C & H Homemakers Club serves its communities
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
When it comes to giving something back to the community, members of the C & H Extension Homemakers Club in the eastern part of Greene County stand as a model of the way things ought to be done. The club, which has about a dozen active members, was recognized Thursday night at the Greene County Extension Homemakers Club Achievement Night as one of the honor clubs and their list of accomplishments in the past year is impressive...
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Vacancies still remain on ballot for general election
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
With the deadline to file declarations of candidacy just more than a week away, the Greene County general election ballot has several vacancies. Greene County Clerk Susan Fowler says that no candidates have filed for any of the vacant slots that remain on the general election ballot -- including in unopposed races for auditor, assessor, prosecutor and three seats on the county council...
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Fuller hired as WRV assistant principal, athletic director
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
SWITZ CITY -- For the second month in a row, staffing and extra curricular assignments filed the agenda of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees. Jim Fuller, who teaches junior high science, was hired as junior/senior high assistant principal and athletic director by a 6-1 vote. Ted Wagner opposed the motion...
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Volunteers needed for Freedom Festival activities
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
The annual Freedom Festival, sponsored by the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, is right around the corner and volunteers are needed to assist with various events. Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton said volunteers are needed to carry banners in the Fourth of July parade, which is deemed the state's largest Independence Day parade...
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Cross country cyclists make stop in Linton
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
In an effort to raise awareness about affordable housing, 31 young adults are traveling across the country on bicycles. On Tuesday, the Bike & Build group, consisting of 18- to 24-year-olds, stopped in Linton. They rode from Seymour on Tuesday morning before staying overnight at the Saron United Church of Christ. At the church, they had the opportunity to shower and get a good meal...
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Bloomfield to hold free clean-up day
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a free town clean-up day for the first time on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Basically we're asking the residents in town to clean up," explained Chamber president Teri Coker. "This gives them the chance to get rid of old appliances."...
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Caucus scheduling becomes a problem for both parties
(Local News ~ 06/23/06)
No candidates have been selected yet to run for Greene Circuit Judge on the November 7 general election ballot from either political party with the deadline to file just eight days away. Both the Democrat and Republican Party caucuses scheduled this week to slate candidates for the vacancy created when current Circuit Judge David K. Johnson resigned -- effective June 30 -- have had to be rescheduled in order to comply with state election regulations, The Daily World has learned...
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Meurers decide to stay at Union
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/06)
Anyone that has known Tammy Meurer for more than a few minutes realizes the Union (Dugger) High School volleyball coach would rather walk through the Sahara Desert or on hot coals than hurt someone's feelings. That's why her decision to accept a job as volleyball coach at Pike Central High School and teacher at Petersburg Middle School and then resign after two weeks has left her with an uneasy feeling...
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