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Plenty turn out for cooking contest
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Calories and sugar surely weren't in short supply at Monday night's Annual Greene County Homemakers Cooking with Rhubarb Contest held in conjunction with the 4-H Fair. Some of the area's finest cooks and bakers got together for a good old fashion tummy-tempting showdown that featured some unique ways to prepare this vegetable that for generations has been a favorite used in pies and desserts...
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Dollie Michael
(Obituary ~ 07/11/06)
Dollie Michael, 60, of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2006 at Bloomington Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield. The full obituary will be available at www.jenkinsfuneralhomes.com...
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Mildred L. Honchell
(Obituary ~ 07/11/06)
Mildred L. Honchell, 84, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born July 26, 1921 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Dick and Georgia (Hadley) Barnard. She was married to Everett "Junior" Honchell...
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Donna Jean Delaney
(Obituary ~ 07/11/06)
Donna Jean Delaney, 52, of Linton, passed away at 5:12 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2006 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Ill. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements can be viewed at www.andersonpoindexter.com...
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Brenda K. Chattin
(Obituary ~ 07/11/06)
VINCENNES -- Brenda K. Chattin, 50, wife of Vincennes University Director of Public Information Duane Chattin, passed away at 4:25 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2006 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born May 27, 1956 in Jasper, she was the daughter of John and Pat (Englert) Braum...
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Solsberry man faces animal neglect charges
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
A 31-year-old Solsberry man has been charged with 18 separate criminal counts involving neglect of a dozen horses on his eastern Greene County farm. James Melton was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on Monday by Indiana State Police trooper Mike Adams, who served a warrant that was previously approved by Greene Circuit Judge Pro Tempore Judith Dwyer...
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Accident sends teen to hospital
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
A one-vehicle accident sent a Bloomfield driver to Greene County General Hospital on Monday evening and caused damage to the Bloomfield Town Park. At 7:39 p.m., Rodney J. "R.J." Hughes, 19, drove his 1991 Buick of off Park Lane and hit three wooden posts, a metal sign post and then he proceeded to hit and break a utility post, explained Bloomfield Police Commissioner Tom Franklin...
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Switz City Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Rick Graves explained to the Switz City Town Council on Monday evening the reason for the discoloration that some residents were experiencing in their water. Graves said there hadn't been many complaints since the last flushing and emphasized that Switz City's water is safe and clean and has passed all state speculations. However, due to the amount of iron in the water, Graves said it was difficult to make the water crystal clear without adding additional chemicals...
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Shakamak Chamber hosting drug awareness program tonight
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
The Shakamak Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a drug awareness program at 7 p.m. today in the Jasonville Lions Club Building. "What we're going to do is we're going to have speakers come," said Brad Duncan, Chamber president. He said Jasonville Police Officer Jim Gadberry will show a movie about people addicted to methamphetamine and how the drug changes them through the years. Duncan said he hopes Gadberry and his K-9 partner Boo will do a demonstration...
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NESC School Board meets
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
HYMERA -- The Northeast Sullivan School Corporation on Monday night approved the 2006-07 corporation policy manuals and handbooks for North Central and Union high schools in preparation for the upcoming school year. The corporation manual includes legal updates in anti-harassment policies for certified staff, non-certified staff and students; updates concerning children of divorced parents living in different school corporations having 15 days to decide which school to attend, changing the kindergarten enrollment age to 5 years old by Aug. ...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
The Bloomfield Town Council passed an ordinance this morning that made town council President Eric Harrah a selling agent. The town has surplus equipment that needs to be sold, Harrah said. The equipment includes a tractor, trailer, backhoe bucket and smaller items that will be auctioned off in a sealed bid...
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Tom Wall honored for his work at golf course
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
Tom Wall was honored by members of the Phil Harris Golf Course Board at Monday night's Linton City Council meeting. The golf board and Linton Mayor Tom Jones presented Wall with a plaque that read, "Phil Harris Golf Course honors Mr. Tom Wall as a Phil Harris Golf Course Man of the Decade for his tireless service and overwhelming generosity to the golf course as well as to the city of Linton."...
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Greves shares his knowledge of horses
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Last week, Ken Greves was showing his own prized stallion in the 2006 National Appaloosa Horse Show in Oklahoma City. On Monday morning, Greves, of rural Bloomfield, was standing along the rail at the indoor riding arena at the Greene County Fairgrounds watching proudly in "fatherly fashion" as some of his young understudies were taking their 4-H equine through their assigned halter routines...
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Heat doesn't slow baby contest
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Everybody loves babies and no Greene County Fair would be complete without a Baby Contest. Monday night, the yearly Baby Contest unfolded at the fairgrounds in typical fair fashion. The conditions inside the Commercial Building were hot and sweltering -- and the fact that the electricity to this part of the fairgrounds was interrupted for less than an hour didn't help matters either...
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4-H fair schedule
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
Tonight 4-8 p.m. -- Mechanical Bull Riding 5 p.m. -- Carnival begins and commercial building opens 5:30 p.m. -- 4-H Beef and Dairy Show 6 p.m. -- Little Greene County Mr. and Miss Contest 6 p.m. -- Antique Tractor Parade around fairgrounds 7 p.m. -- Mudsling...
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Eastern Greene construction project delayed
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The construction of the $16 million Eastern Greene High School and sports complex has yet to start, and now the projected completion date has been pushed back to January 2008 because of recently discovered archeological findings. During a recent archeological study two pieces of chipped pottery were found, explained superintendent Randy Barrett. The archeological study is a requirement of the USDA loan that the school has applied for...
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Jones hopes to lure two businesses to Linton
(Local News ~ 07/11/06)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones announced at Monday night's city council the possibility of two new businesses moving into the community. "A week ago Friday we had a meeting with a company that came here to visit Linton. This is a substitute wood product made out of coal fly ash," Jones said, as he passed a sample piece of the product to the council members. ...
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The Daily World announces all-area softball team
(High School Sports ~ 07/11/06)
Thirteen girls were selected to be part of The Daily World's 2006 All-Area Softball team. The Daily World sports staff solicited nominations from the six area coaches, pared down the list and made the final selections. With her performance in the post season being the determining factor, Linton-Stockton freshman pitcher Izzy Carpenter was named the Most Valuable Player. ...
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