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Residents to have upclose look at city's comprehensive plan
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Linton residents will get a chance on Monday night to take an upclose look the city's draft comprehensive plan. A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the city hall. Copies of the plan and maps are available for public inspection at the Margaret Cooper Public Library in Linton and at the city hall...
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Wolverines open with victory over Shoals
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Gene Hall era began at White River Valley as the Wolverines opened the boys basketball season with a 60-55 victory over visiting Shoals here Wednesday night. "We jumped out to a better good lead," said Hall. "For the most part, I don't think we dominated, but I believe we were in control for most of the game. I think that we played a pretty solid game, even though things got a little goofy in the fourth quarter...
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Quick start propels Cardinals past Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/06)
DUGGER -- Union (Dugger) coach Doug Boyd realizes the success of the Bloomfield boys basketball program has in large part been because of their ability to control tempo and execute offensively, especially when playing with the lead. Boyd's Bulldogs played right into the hands of the Cardinals as they managed just two points in the first 12 minutes, falling behind 18-2 and never totally recovered in suffering a 47-35 loss here Tuesday night in the season-opener for both teams...
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Clayton W. "Screwdriver" Frye
(Obituary ~ 11/24/06)
Clayton W. "Screwdriver" Frye, 93, of Bloomfield, passed away 11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 at his residence. Born Oct. 3, 1913 in Greene County, he was the son of Homer and Elsie (Collins) Frye. He was a mechanic at NSWC Crane and was a member of the Bloomfield Odd Fellows Lodge and the union at Crane...
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Jack R. Bough
(Obituary ~ 11/24/06)
Jack R. Bough, 51, of Linton, passed away at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at his residence. Born in Linton, June 6, 1955, he was the son of Van Bough and Dorothy Wright Bough. He was a member of the Church of God in Linton, and the Sons of American Legion in Linton...
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Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce to host Christmas festival
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Plans are underway for the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Christmas festival. This year's festival will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Shakamak Elementary School gym. Brad Duncan, president of the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce, said this year's festival will offer great food, flea market items, craft items and door prizes...
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Lyons man arrested on felony sexual misconduct charges
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
A rural Lyons man was arrested on a felony charge of sexual misconduct with a minor after he turned himself in at the Greene County Jail on Wednesday afternoon. Jeffrey A. Campbell, 23, Route 1, Lyons, was taken into custody and preliminarily charged with the class D felony before being released after posting $4,000 bond...
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Bloomfield Junior High students win essay contest
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Two Bloomfield Junior High students have recently been honored in an essay contest sponsored by Farm Bureau and U.S. Senator Dick Lugar. Eighth-graders David Hestand and Ariel Fuller were honored as the county winners of the essay contest themed "Feeding Our Bodies, Fueling the Future."...
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'Meth is Death Week' planned for Jan. 21-27
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
Plans are coming together for a planned county-wide week-long observance in January to raise the local awareness about the continuing methamphetamine problem in Greene County. Tabbed "Meth is Death Week" -- the public awareness campaign is sponsored by Greene United Against Meth (GUAM), a pro-active grassroots organization, that has been involved in educating the public about the perils of meth use in the community for more than three years...
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Greene County Foundation to host scholarship, career fair
(Local News ~ 11/24/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Greene County Foundation is hosting a county-wide scholarship and career fair from 5-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service at 4-H Fairgrounds. Many colleges, universities and employers will be on hand to answer questions from Greene County high school students and their parents about programs and financial aid...
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Shakamak wins season opener with route over Falcons
(High School Sports ~ 11/24/06)
JASONVILLE -- The Shakamak Lakers opened their boys high school basketball contest with North Vermillion with an 11-0 run and never looked back en route to defeating the Falcons, 75-46, to open the 2006-07 season Wednesday in Jasonville. Eight Laker players reached the scoring column, let by freshmen Billy Newton and Ethan Stanifer. ...
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