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Shake glad to be in area helping with animals
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
ODON -- Veterinarian Casey Shake, DVM said its feels good to be back home practicing a medical profession he loves and providing a much needed service in the area where he grew up. The 1999 White River Valley High School graduate is associated with the Royal Veterinary Clinic in Odon, which does a brisk business in Greene, Daviess and Knox counties...
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Linton-Stockton football series
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
vs. Sullivan Sullivan leads series 50-37-2 HOME TEAM IN CAPS 1904 -- Linton-Stockton 16, SULLIVAN 6 1905 -- SULLIVAN 25, Linton-Stockton 0 1907 -- LINTON-STOCKTON 17, Sullivan 0 1907 -- Linton-Stockton 20, SULLIVAN 0 1908 -- LINTON-STOCKTON 12, Sullivan 0...
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Miners play at Sullivan on Friday By Paul Wilcoxen, Sports Editor
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
There probably isn't a bigger or longer rivalry in this area compared to Linton and Sullivan when it comes to football. It's safe to say, though vary few will go on the record and say it, that there is no love loss when it comes to these two programs...
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Thunderbirds hope to continue to make improvement
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
Despite a 52-6 loss to Linton-Stockton to open the season, Eastern Greene football coach Jeff Bond has seen improvement in his Thunderbirds, who will play at North Knox at 8 p.m. in a Southwest Seven Conference game. "Despite the score, we have seen a great deal of improvement from the scrimmage to the Linton game," said Bond. "We have gotten better."...
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Summerville tops horseshoe league
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
Bob Summerville had an actual game of 73, which was tops during competition on Tuesday in the Bloomfield Horseshoe League. Sam Summerville had a high handicap game of 165. Grips Pizza leads the league standings with a 37-17 record. Bloomfield Horseshoe League...
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Patriots edge Linton-Stockton netters 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
In a battle of sectional opponents, Owen Valley defeated Linton-Stockton 3-2 in a high school boys tennis match Wednesday at Spencer. "This was a really tough loss to take," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "I really thought we had a good chance at these guys, and during the match we had put ourselves in position to win the thing and didn't close it out...
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Cougars to entertain North Central Friday
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
Despite rushing for 162 yards and over four yards per carry in a 30-6 victory over Union (Dugger), North Daviess football coach Brian Crabtree said they need to improve as they get ready to face host North Daviess at 7 p.m. Friday in another Southwest Seven Conference game...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
Softball meeting Tuesday The Linton Girls Softball Association will conduct a public meeting for the purpose of nominating interested persons to serve on their board of directors. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the west shelter house in Linton...
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Bulldogs travel to Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
Although his Bulldogs struggled in losing a 30-6 decision to North Central in the season opener, Union (Dugger) football coach Todd Gambill is optimistic about his 2006 squad, as they prepare to play a non-conference contest at 7 p.m. Friday at Riverton Parke...
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Union (Dugger) football series
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
vs. Riverton Parke Riverton Parke leads series 5-2 HOME TEAM IN CAPS 1987 -- Union (Dugger) 48, RIVERTON PARKE 0 1988 -- Union (Dugger) 66, RIVERTON PARKE 8 1996 -- RIVERTON PARKE 21, Union (Dugger) 6 2002 -- RIVERTON PARKE 43, Union (Dugger) 12 2003 -- Riverton Parke 30, UNION (DUGGER) 14...
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Jennie S. Nickelson
(Obituary ~ 08/24/06)
Jennie S. Nickelson, 61, Jasonville passed away at her residence Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. She was born Sept. 23, 1944, to Shelby Cleo Stevens and Anna (Davidson) Stevens. She was a press operator with Specialty Blanks, Inc. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and Bill Brochin, Vincennes; a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Patti Nickelson, Columbus, and a son, Bill Nickelson and companion, Crystal George, Jasonville; two sisters and brothers-in-law Kate and Bud Earle, Mitchell, and Shelby and Ruth Stevens, Centerburg, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.. ...
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Iva Jean Baker Krocza
(Obituary ~ 08/24/06)
Iva Jean Baker Krocza, 82, of Elnora died at noon Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 in Harborside Health Care in Terre Haute. She was born May 14, 1924, in Elnora to Emerson S. Baker and Jennie L. Cox. Her husband, James A. Krocza, died in 1989. She was a homemaker, and was part of the Rosie the Riveter Celebration in 2005, having worked at Crane during World War II...
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Coleman to teach dance to others
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
Linton-Stockton High School Miner Kadet co-captain Jessica Coleman received an unexpected and exciting honor this summer when she was asked to apply for a job as an instructor at next year's Universal Dance Association (UDA) camps. The Miner Kadets, the LSHS dance team, attended camp June 24-27. ...
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Jasonville-Shakamak homecoming scheduled
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
Plans are under way for the Indiana's largest high school homecoming event -- the annual Jasonville High School-Shakamak High School homecoming celebration Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 1. The weekend kicks off with a chili supper, sponsored by the Boy Scouts, at the community center. The annual chili supper begins at 4:30 p.m...
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Apple Festival Art, Photography Show is Oct. 6-7
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
The annual Apple Festival Art and Photography Show is scheduled for Oct. 6-7 in the community room of the Bloomfield Library. The show -- which began around 1980 -- has in the past drawn more than 300 entries, explained Vera Biery, committee member of the art and photography show...
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Sign stolen from church reunion
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
An antique sign was stolen during an annual reunion at Clifty Church on Aug. 13, and the owners would like it back. Ann Wilcoxen said her husband, Ronnie, found the sign while he was mushroom hunting this spring. She took it with them to the church reunion to see if anyone might have a clue about its origins...
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Greene County 4-Hers fare well at State Fair
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
It's hard to say if it was the diverse concert line-up, special exhibits or the deep-fried chocolate-covered strawberries, but the 150th Indiana State Fair attracted thousands of people and left them with lots of special memories. A crowd of 77,307 people turned out for the fair's final day Sunday, swelling the 12-day event's total attendance to 870,052, which makes it the third-highest attended Indiana State Fair in recorded history...
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Area students get help with start of school
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
A group of abused and neglected Greene County children recently were treated to a $100 shopping trip to buy back to school clothes and supplies -- thanks to a $10,000 grant that was recently received by the local Court Appointed Special Advocate office...
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Indiana Chamber can help with election
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
With the elections soon approaching, the Indiana Chamber has available a list of the legislators that the Indiana Chamber's issue specialists recognize as a powerful and influential force working on behalf of the Indiana business community. The Indiana Chamber is the largest, broad-based business advocacy group in the state, representing businesses of all types and sizes in all of Indiana's 92 counties. ...
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Indiana law enforcement officials launch impaired driving crackdown
(Local News ~ 08/24/06)
The Governor's Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute have announced that they'll be joining with thousands of law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation during August and the Labor Day holiday to launch an aggressive new crackdown -- Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. -- aimed at combating impaired driving...
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Marie Beasley
(Obituary ~ 08/24/06)
Marie Beasley, 93, of Linton, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at her residence. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted later today at www.andersonpoindexter.com
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Cougars hold off Wolverines for 3-2 win
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/06)
For the second time this week, the White River Valley boys tennis team lost a 3-2 decision. Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe edged the Wolverines by one point in a match at Elnora Wednesday. At No. 3 singles, WRV junior Tyler Zimmerly defeated Tyler McDonald 6-3, 6-4...
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