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Axe wasn't surprised by Sept. 11 attacks
(Local News ~ 09/11/06)
Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe said the events of five years ago on Sept. 11, 2001 weren't really a surprise to him. He had expected a terrorist-type attack for some time. "I was very serene and calm that day because I wasn't surprised. It did not take me by surprise," Axe said with no hesitation...
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Lady Bulldogs go 0-3 at Mt. Vernon
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
Union (Dugger) had moments of stellar play, but weren't able to sustain it as the Lady Bulldogs went 0-3 at the Mt. Vernon Invitational Saturday. The Lady Bulldog volleyball team lost to Mt. Vernon 25-19, 18-25, 9-15, Barr-Reeve 20-25, 25-22, 12-15 and Southridge 17-25, 30-28, 12-15...
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Monrovia rushes past Union (Dugger)
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
The Union (Dugger) defense forced four turnovers, but failed to stop the running game as host Monrovia defeated the Bulldogs from Sullivan County 26-0 in a high school football game Friday night. Monrovia, who had lost 13 straight games before winning the last two weeks, set the tone in the first quarter with two long runs from scrimmage...
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Cards earn 11th SWIAC championship
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
ELNORA -- Led by Jordan Maryfield and Willie Scott, the Bloomfield boys tennis team earned its 11th Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship Saturday at North Daviess. The Cardinals won with 16 points while North Daviess, who were led by their doubles teams, placed second with 10 points. White River Valley was third with four points and Linton-Stockton had 3.5 points, led by all-conference singles performer Kyle Herndon...
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Lakers run third at invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
The Shakamak boys cross country team finished third with 91 points at the Washington Invitational Saturday. Barr-Reeve won with 45 points while Mitchell was second with 61 points. Corydon was fourth with 102 points, followed by Princeton (105), North Daviess (154), Washington (165) and Owen Valley (172). Owen Valley had an incomplete team...
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Lady Cardinals take two of three at Shoals
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
Bloomfield won two of three matches and finished second at the Shoals Invitational Saturday. The Lady Cardinal volleyball squad opened with a 17-25, 25-20, 4-15 loss to tournament champion Shakamak. Bloomfield then defeated North Central 26-24, 25-20 and Shoals 25-15, 25-18...
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Eastern Greene goes winless at Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
Eastern Greene fell to host Loogootee 10-25, 11-25, White River Valley 18-25, 20-25 and Northeast Dubois 8-25, 12-25 in a volleyball invitational Saturday. "We didn't play well at all today," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "We were flat from the beginning...
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West Washington routs Eastern Greene in football
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
CAMPBELLSBURG -- After falling to 0-3 on the season, West Washington coach Darin Farris said his team was looking forward to playing Eastern Greene in week four of the high school football season. "Our kids have confidence when they play this team," he said after the game. "It's one of those games where you know you've played three of the toughest teams in your area and you come in knowing you should beat this team."...
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West Washington 67, Eastern Greene 0
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
First Quarter WW -- Josh Allen, one yard run (Daniel Conrad kick), 8:29. WW 7, EG 0. WW -- Jared Lincks, 16-yard pass from Ricky Lincks (pass failed), 3:12. WW 13, EG 0. WW -- Allen, 24-yard run (Conrad kick), :40. WW 20, EG 0. Second Quarter WW -- Allen, four yard run (Conrad kick), 7:41. WW 27, EG 0...
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Lady Lakers win Shoals Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
Shakamak disposed of Bloomfield 25-17, 20-25, 15-4, Shoals 25-13, 25-13 and North Central 25-12, 25-17 to claim first place at the Shoals Invitational Saturday. "The girls did a good job this weekend," said Shakamak volleyball coach Jeri Morin, whose Lady Lakers improved to 14-1. "It's always nice to bring a trophy home...
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Miners lose heartbreaker to Vikings
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
Statistics don't win football games, but big plays and mistakes can lose them. The Linton-Stockton Miners dominated every statistical category except the one that counted -- the final score. West Vigo, which only had 56 yards of total offense and one first down through three quarters, used two broken plays and two defensive stops in the fourth quarter to come away with a 15-14 victory at Roy Williams Field Friday night, spoiling the Miners hopes of a second consecutive undefeated regular season.. ...
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James W. Meng
(Obituary ~ 09/11/06)
James W. Meng, 68, of Sullivan and formerly of Linton, died on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at his residence. Born Nov. 24, 1937, he was the son of Edgar and Iva (Clark) Meng. He worked as a plumber for Williams Plumbing and Heating and the Plumbers & Steam Fitters Union Local No.157 of Terre Haute, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Souls Harbor Church of Jesus Christ in Shelburn and the Master Gardeners of both Greene and Sullivan counties...
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Sue (Saladin) Curtis
(Obituary ~ 09/11/06)
Sue (Saladin) Curtis, 71, of Jasonville passed away Friday, Sept. 8 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Home. Born April 3, 1935 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Fern (Emery) Saladin. She was a homemaker and was a 1953 graduate of Midland High School...
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Bloomfield school bell returns
(Local News ~ 09/11/06)
The Bloomfield Elementary School is once again home to the historical bell tower which originally stood at the old grade school formerly located on Main Street where the High Rise now sits. "The (old grade) school was torn down to build the high rise building," fifth-grade teacher David Harshman explained. "The bell ended up on the roof of the new school ... above the first grade and kindergarten."...
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Skillman, Borders speak at Right to Life dinner
(Local News ~ 09/11/06)
It was a celebration of life at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Saturday night when the Greene County Right To Life observed its fourth year as an organization with a dinner and entertainment. Don Nelson, president of RTL, introduced the evening's special guests who were Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, State Rep. Bruce Borders, and Michelle Brown who gave an update on Greene County's Pregnancy Choice Center...
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Loan discussion brings many out in Wright Township
(Local News ~ 09/11/06)
MIDLAND -- About 60 Wright Township residents attended a meeting Sunday night and found out the process to seek an emergency $200,000 loan for poor relief has already begun. In August, a public meeting was conducted to discuss the township seeking a $200,000 loan to fund poor relief. At that time, township trustee William Michael said there was about $165,000 that had been spent, but there weren't fund to cover the expenditures...
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Greene County General Hospital Board meets
(Local News ~ 09/11/06)
The Greene County General Hospital Board of Trustees stopped short Friday night of endorsing the entire anti-smoking resolution drawn up by the Indiana Health and Hospital Association. However, the board is now on record supporting legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate the use of tobacco products in the state of Indiana...
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WRV takes one of three at Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/06)
White River Valley won one of three matches at the Loogootee volleyball invitational Saturday. The Lady Wolverines (4-11) lost to Northeast Dubois 13-25, 7-25 and Loogootee 10-25, 12-25. In between, WRV beat Eastern Greene 25-18, 25-20. "Northeast Dubois and Loogootee are two very good volleyball teams," said WRV coach Becky Borter. "We were actually right with Loogootee up to eight in the first game. But they went on a run and we were done after that."...
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