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Allen gets nod from governor as interim judge
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
Erik "Chip" Allen has been appointed the interim Greene Circuit Judge by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, effective July 31. The announcement came in a telephone call from the governor's office to Allen on Monday afternoon. Late last month, he was the Greene County Republican Party's pick to be the party's nominee in the November general election...
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Randall L. Spinks
(Obituary ~ 07/18/06)
Randall L. "Randy" Spinks, 43, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:09 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 2006, at his parents' home. He was born Feb. 22, 1963, in Greene County to Estel R. and Patsy (Rydenbark) Spinks. He was a supervisor for Kentek Electronics in Bloomington. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of the House of Prayer in Ellettsville...
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Lorraine "Connie" O'Haver
(Obituary ~ 07/18/06)
Lorraine "Connie" O'Haver, 75, of Linton, passed away at 2:15 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2006, at Lee Bryant Nursing Home in Rockville. She was born Jan. 22, 1931, in LaGrange, Ill., the daughter of Clarence Albert and Henrietta Caroline (Zick) Conrad...
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Judith K. Black
(Obituary ~ 07/18/06)
Judith K. Black, 65, of Jasonville, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 7:25 p.m. at her residence. She was born on Jan. 11, 1941 in Coalmont to Oscar Thomas Black, Sr. and Naomi M. Crosby Black. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one sister Catherine Griffith, of Jasonville; one sister-in-law Nancy Black, of Brazil; 11 nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews...
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Local economic development has been rollercoaster, but now on upswing
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Greene County Economic Development Corporation executive director Charles Dibble has ridden a rollercoaster of a lot of highs and lows since he came on board in 1999. Dibble admits that attracting major industrial developers to the area is a "tough sell". There are positive signs of a turn-around trend, but it hasn't come easy and has taken the cooperative work of many in the county and in the region to make it happen, he says...
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County's jobless rate improves
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
Greene County's jobless rate improved slightly in May to 5.3 percent in the monthly report issued this week by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The county's unemployment rate was at 5.4 percent in April. Indiana's unemployment rate was 5.0 percent for May, up slightly from 4.9 percent in April...
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Shakamak principals make reports to MSDS board
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
Metropolitan School District of Shakamak elementary school Principal Brenda Coley had show and tell at the July 13 meeting of the MSDS Board of School Trustees. Coley began her presentation by reading a life goal pledge. Then she asked those in attendance at the meeting to repeat a "joy pledge" after her. She said some of the elementary teachers are starting the school day with the pledges, which they learned at a conference in Indianapolis...
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Preble selected as board president
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
During its regular monthly on Monday, the Linton-Stockton School Board of Trustees reorganized and unanimously elected John Preble as the president of the board. Eddy Dale was elected as vice-president and Ralph Witty was elected as secretary. New board member Rodney Bredeweg was welcomed aboard by Superintendent Ron Bush and board members...
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Linton-Stockton board looks at condition of buildings
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
The condition of all three school facilities was discussed during the Linton-Stockton School Board of Trustees regular meeting on Monday. Maintenance Supervisor Tom Andis completed the facilities report and stressed that the elementary school is 50 years old and with age comes a lot of maintenance...
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Area business expert says teamwork, leadership, vision needed to spark local economic growth
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The first in a series of Community Leadership Enhancement Programs in southwestern Indiana focused on economic development unfolded in Greene County on Monday. The free meeting put on by the Southwestern Indiana Development Council (SWIDC) at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service office at the fairgrounds was made possible through a grant from the Indiana Rural Regional Partnership and the Rural Development Council...
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Animal neglect case is worst thing Linton woman has seen
(Local News ~ 07/18/06)
A recent case of animal neglect has spurred Kay Sisk of Linton to make people aware of the issue. On Saturday, July 8, the problem literally came to the doorstep of her family. A dog showed up at the home of a relative on 12th Street, who noticed it at 2 a.m. when she let her own dog out. Sisk said the relative saw a big animal lumbering toward the yard, so she hurriedly took her dog in...
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Estel R. Spinks
(Obituary ~ 07/18/06)
Estel R. Spinks, 69, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Monday, July 17, 2006, at Bloomington Hospital. He was born May 22, 1937, to Murley H. and Algie (Roberts) Spinks in Greene County. Spinks retired as a warehouse supervisor for RCA in Bloomington after 42 years of service. He was a member of the House of Prayer in Ellettsville and Indiana Bureau of Electrical Workers. He also was affiliated with antique machinery shows...
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