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Volunteers fill dumpster with trash from GPFWA
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
County political candidates and their supporters filled a dumpster with trash they picked up in Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area Saturday morning in a bipartisan cleanup. "We had 30 people, which was good," said Kerry Conway, executive director of the Greene County Foundation, which sponsored the cleanup...
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Elva Collins Lee
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Elva "Collins" Lee, of Mishawaka and formerly of Osceola, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. Born June 13, 1917 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Lewis and Mary (Huffman) Bennett. In 1935 in Sullivan, as Elva Bennett, she married Leslie Collins, who preceded her in death on July 11, 1962. In 1970 in South Bend, she married Luther Lee, who passed away in 1976...
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Nancy Ellen Privette
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Nancy Ellen Privette, 60, of Sullivan passed away at 10 a.m. on Sunday Oct. 29, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Gary on Aug. 30, 1945 to John Kreischer and Betty Mejean Kreischer. She is survived by a companion Thomas E. Yates of Sullivan, two sons; Jay Liddick of Claiborne, Texas, and James Privette of New Lebanon; one daughter; Melissa Nielson of Sullivan; three brothers; John Kreischer of North Judson, Tom Kreischer of Hymera, and Tim Kreischer of North Judson; a sister Norine Mejean of North Judson;10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.. ...
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Herschel L. Rehmel
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Herschel L. Rehmel, 76, of Jasonville passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2006 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born April 1, 1930 in Jasonville, he was the son of Lewis and Faye (Clark) Rehmel. The World War II United States Army veteran was a retired AMAX Coal Company miner and was a member of the Jasonville American Legion Post No. 172...
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Joanna R. Royer
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Joanna R. Royer, 83, Indianapolis pased away Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. Born June 2, 1923, she was the daughter of Delmar and Mary (McCammon) Royer. She retired from Indiana Bell Telephone Company in 1974. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 276, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Moose Lodge and Jasonville United Methodist Church...
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Charles Stewart
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Charles Stewart, 66, of rural Linton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home in Linton.
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Betty M. Trueblood
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
Betty M. Trueblood, 77, of Linton passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2006 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Sept. 10, 1929 in Clay County, she was the daughter of James T. and Ruth West Baker. Survivors include two daughters Linda Wilkerson and Judy Williams; two sons, Danny Trueblood and John Trueblood; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-great grandchildren...
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Commodores end Miners' season, again
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/06)
In a match-up of two of the best teams in Class A, No. 9 Linton-Stockton pushed No. 7 Perry Central to the limit, but the visiting Commodores took a big step toward another championship in Sectional 40 with a 21-14 victory over the host Miners at Roy Williams Field Friday night...
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Bloomfield falls short in volleyball regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/06)
ELNORA -- Bloomfield volleyball coach Susie Schulte will admit her team wasn't the favorite when they won the school's 11th sectional title October 21 in front of their home crowd at Guy Glover Gymnasium. But over the weekend, the Cardinals went up against their biggest challenge on the biggest stage of the season when they took on Tecumseh (23-4) in the opening round of the North Daviess Regional in Elnora...
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Witt places 44th at state meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/06)
TERRE HAUTE -- Anthony Witt knew that he would have to go out with the leaders, if he were to realize his dream of placing in the top 25 at the IHSAA Boys Cross Country State Finals here Saturday. But Witt, who was fourth at the sectional, fifth at the regional and sixth at the semistate, was unable to get untracked as he finished the 5,000-kilometer course in 17 minutes, which was good for 44th place at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course on a blustery day with wind guts near 40 mph.. ...
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William Norris Burt
(Obituary ~ 10/30/06)
William Norris Burt, 80, of Linton and formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2006 at Union Hospital of Terre Haute. Born April 23, 1926 in Jackson County, Ark., he was the son of Sydney and Pinkie Pearl (Sammons) Burt. He worked as an electrician for Chrysler Electric Plant in Indianapolis, retiring in 1988. He served in the United States Navy in the South Pacific during World War II and was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ near Linton...
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Man charged following accident
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
An eastern Greene County man hospitalized with serious head injuries after he lost control of his dirt bike on rain-slickened Sylvania Road on Thursday night now faces legal trouble. Criminal charges were filed against him on Friday morning for operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic offender...
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Candidates file financial reports
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
The two candidates seeking election as Greene County sheriff in the Nov. 7 general election have spent more than $11,578 combined on their respective campaigns, according to official election finance forms filed with the Greene County Clerk's office...
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Community learns about Crime Stoppers, local law enforcement at event
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
Turnout was good Sunday for Greene County Crime Stoppers' second free bean dinner for the public. "I'm thankful for all the people who came out," said Executive Director Bud Klein. "It's a nice turnout. It's getting bigger and bigger." He said the organization sold many new memberships. In addition, several organizations and individuals made donations...
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Fire destroys Bloomfield family's home
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
Tim Fries and his wife, Heidi, stood in the front yard of their fire-gutted Bloomfield home early Sunday afternoon and knew they were lucky, and probably more blessed than lucky. The young couple's one-story frame home at 708 North Washington Street was termed a total loss after a fire broke out Saturday night...
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Absentee voting going well
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
Absentee voting is being done at a brisk pace prior to the upcoming Nov. 7 general election, according to Greene County Voter Registration office clerk Marjorie Cullison. As of noon Friday, more than 1,200 absentee ballots had been turned in to the clerk's office...
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Beta Sigma Phi to host annual bazaar
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
For the 25th year, Beta Sigma Phi is hosting a holiday craft bazaar in Linton. The annual bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 4 in the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. There's no admission fee and ample parking. "It's an annual thing," Bette Meng, of Beta Sigma Phi, said. "The money we raise we use it give scholarships in the spring to local students."...
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Powell recognized by ISU
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
The Indiana State University Alumni Association recently announced that Sheila Powell, a Linton-Stockton High School graduate, was a recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award. Powell, a 1974 LSHS graduate, is one of the women who make up less than 10 percent of the College of Technology's alumnae. ...
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Recycling Center accepting bagged leaves
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
With fall in the air, the Greene County Recycling Center is making a few seasonal changes. "We are currently accepting bagged leaves at no charge," explained Erek Wilson, recycling coordinator. "But the leaves must be separated from any trash or other items."...
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Man to be sentenced Nov. 6
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
Greene Superior Court Judge J. David Holt is expected to hand down a sentence next week at a change of plea hearing for a Bloomington man who was originally charged with two counts of felony child molesting in July. Chad Michael Witty, 31, will be sentenced in a 10 a.m. ...
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Driver, passengers receive minor injuries in wreck
(Local News ~ 10/30/06)
A driver and two passengers sustained minor injuries in a early Saturday morning accident on State Road 59, south of Linton near County Road 450 South. The accident occurred when Carter Daughtery, 16, of Sandborn, was driving a 1994 Honda Civic south when the vehicle dropped off of the roadway just south of CR 450S at 12:05 a.m...
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Sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/06)
WRV announces changes to schedule The White River Valley High School athletic department would like to make the following changes and announcements. The fall athletic awards program for the junior high and high school will take place in the gymnasium at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9...
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