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Grip's Pizza gets local OK for license
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The more than 20-month long quest by the owner of an eastern Greene County pizza parlor to obtain a state license to sell beer, wine and liquor won a major victory Wednesday afternoon. The petition by Terry Gilmore, owner of Grip's Pizza located in the Pinewood Estates Shopping Center at Eastern Heights, for a three-way permit from the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission gained the unanimous approval from the four-member Alcoholic Beverage Commission of Greene County following a 2 1/2 hour public hearing in Bloomfield.. ...
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GCSWMD talks about 2007 budget
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
No one was present to question or object to the proposed budget for the Greene County Solid Waste Management District on Tuesday morning, so it will go to vote later this month. The proposed budget shows $206,300 in estimated income for the coming year. ...
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Frances Connell
(Obituary ~ 09/07/06)
Frances Connell, 73, of Worthington, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 at Linton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 10, 1933 in Indianapolis, to Raymond and Genda (Carlisle) Connell She was retired from Village Pantry in Indianapolis...
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Dave Edwards
(Obituary ~ 09/07/06)
Dave Edwards, 55, Hymera, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006 at his residence. Born Oct. 16, 1950 in Effingham, Ill., he was the son of William Henry Edwards and Linda Briley Edwards. He was employed at Crane Naval Weapons Depot and attended Farmersburg Presbyterian Church. He was a semi-professional pool player and graduated from Eastern Illinois University...
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Francis Junior Wilkins
(Obituary ~ 09/07/06)
Francis Junior Wilkins, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:29 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born May 13, 1921 in Hymera, he was the son of Francis Marion Wilkins and Edith (Buell) Wilkins. On Sept. 8, 1990, he married Mary L. (Braley) Wilkins...
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Cardinals top Miners for sixth victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Bloomfield improved its season record to 6-2 by defeating Linton-Stockton 4-1 in boys high school tennis match at Humphreys Park Wednesday. "This match wasn't as close as most of the matches we have played this year," said Bloomfield coach Mike Canty. "But for the first couple of hours, the outcome was in question...
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No. 4 Miners to face West Vigo Friday
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Despite a 3-0 start and a No. 4 ranking in Class A, Linton-Stockton football coach Steve Weber realizes his Miners will face their biggest challenge of the season when they entertain Class 3A West Vigo at 7 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field. "I expect it to be a brutal game against West Vigo," said Weber, whose Miners have outscored Eastern Greene, Sullivan and Wood Memorial 146-13. "Both teams will really go at it."...
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Eastern Greene to face West Washington
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will venture outside the Southwest Seven Conference for the first time this season after posting an 0-3 record against Linton (52-6), North Knox (15-0), and North Daviess (16-8) this season. On Friday the Thunderbirds will hit the road to Washington county where they will face West Washington of the Patoka Lake Athletic Conference in Campbellsburg...
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Lady Lakers dump Washington Catholic in four games
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Shakamak ran its record to 10-1 with a 26-24, 26-24, 18-25, 25-22 victory at Washington Catholic Wednesday night. "We shuffled the line-up and tried a lot of new things," said Shakamak volleyball coach Jeri Morin. "Some worked and some didn't."...
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Monrovia, Union (Dugger) looking for second win
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Monrovia, who snapped a 13-game losing streak last week, will look to even its record at 2-2 when they entertain Union (Dugger) at 7 p.m. Friday on homecoming. Monrovia defeated Cloverdale 10-7 last Friday. It was the Bulldogs first win since a 13-7 victory over Salt Fork Ill. on Oct. 15, 2004...
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Lady Cardinals come up short at Washington
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Despite losing a 22-25, 18-25, 25-27 decision at Washington Wednesday night, Bloomfield volleyball coach Susie Schulte likes some of the changes with her Lady Cardinals, who slipped to 3-8. "Washington is not a bad team," said Schulte. "They are a lot like us, they don't have very many seniors. They had some size, but I thought we blocked really well last night...
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Fish fry planned for Oct. 19
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to attend the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's fall fish fry scheduled for Oct. 19 at the Roy Clark Community Building from 4-8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Chamber office. Advance tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for those 11 and under. Tickets at the door will be $8 and $5. Proceeds from this event will benefit the 2007 Linton Freedom Festival...
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Visitors enjoyed Linton Music Festival
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The Linton Music Festival packed Humphreys Park on Saturday with music of all genres as well as generations of folks who turned out to listen. Michael Murley, formerly of Jasonville, explained, "It's pretty neat to have a music festival in this area. I didn't know anything about it until I was driving down the road and saw the little billboards."...
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Several concerned about Grip's Pizza possibly getting license
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
An impassioned plea was aired from a large contingent of eastern Greene County residents who came to a public hearing Wednesday afternoon in Bloomfield to protest the approval of a permit for a pizza parlor to sell alcoholic beverages. A standing-room-only crowd numbering more than 50 -- comprised mostly of opponents to the permit for Grip's Pizza -- hailed from the Little Cincinnati Christian Church, the Solsberry Christian Church, Sylvania Wesleyan Church and Bethel Christian Church...
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Council cuts more on Day 2
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The Greene County Council made more budget cuts Wednesday during the second of three days of county budget hearings. Several items filled the budget hearing agenda for the county council Wednesday including: Circuit court, CASA, superior court, adult probation, drug and alcohol, welfare, economic development, Stockton Township assessor, recorder, computer data, assessor, health, weights and measures, clerk, election and auditor...
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Apple Festival Committee meets
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee on Wednesday discussed vendors and provided an official schedule of entertainment and events for the upcoming festival. Town Council President Eric Harrah explained that there are currently 60 vendor applications...
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Linton Heritage Fund receives generous donation
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Linton Heritage Fund, recently established at the Greene County Foundation (GCF), has received a generous donation that will help to keep the community's history alive for generations to come. The donation came from Barbara J. Briggs, formerly of Linton. Briggs gave the donation in honor of the memory of her grandparents, William J. and Emma H. Hamilton, her parents, Mildred H. and J. Victor Briggs, and her aunt and uncle, Nell B. and Wayne Hamilton...
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Linton-Stockton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
No patrons were present Wednesday night at the Linton-Stockton School Corporation's 2007 budget hearing, capital projects hearing and bus replacement plan hearing. The school corporation advertised a General Fund budget of $8,882,940 -- which is about a 1 percent increase over last year's advertised budget of $8,800,000...
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Little Leaguers want level playing field
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The Linton Little League is teaming up with local band Awesome Possum to help raise money for the league in hopes moving from its current location, behind Linton-Stockton Schools, to a new location at Oak Grove, just off of 5th Street NW. A fundraising concert -- where free will donations will be accepted -- will be Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Humphreys Park...
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Linton students enjoy trip to Australia
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
Two Linton-Stockton High School students recently had the chance of a lifetime when they visited Australia with People to People, a student ambassador program. Sophomore Eric Anderson, the son of Jason and Susan Anderson, and freshman Luke Knight, the son of Bill Knight and Susan Childress, experienced a variety of things during their 18 days in Australia...
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Military recruiters have access to students' information
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act requires all public schools to give military recruiters access to all secondary students' personal information for recruiting purposes. According to its Web site, the act -- which was signed by President George W. Bush on Jan. , 2002 -- was enacted to help close the achievement gap by offering flexibility, giving parents more options, and teaching students based on what works...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
The Bloomfield Town Council heard from Brian Bullock of Midwest Engineering at Wednesday's monthly meeting on a recent town sewage and drain pipe survey. Bullock explained that an upcoming smoke test of the town's sanitary sewer system is scheduled to begin this month and continue through October...
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West Gate tech park highlighted at Purdue innovation summit
(Local News ~ 09/07/06)
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Collaboration and cooperation serve as major keys for continued success for the West Gate at Crane Technology Park, explained Ron Arnold during the opening day of the Purdue University conference "Regional Development for Local Success: Innovations in Economic Development and Governance" on Wednesday...
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Junior high results
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/06)
Bloomfield boys outrun Wolverines The Bloomfield Junior High School boys cross country team defeated Whit River Valley 23-38 Wednesday. Seth Beall of Bloomfield was the overall winner with a time of 13 minutes, 34 seconds. Boys Bloomfield 23, White River Valley 38...
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