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Bethell is familiar with rural areas
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
New Greene County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Joan Bethell admits she is anxious and looking forward to getting on the job in Indiana sometime before March 1. She acknowledged that she's already forging some ideas that can help jump start the local economic development efforts...
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Sixth-ranked Eminence tops Shakamak, 57-37
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
Eminence, ranked No. 6 in Class A, won the Tri-River Conference girls basketball championship with a 57-37 victory over Shakamak at home Thursday night. The win was the 15th in 16 games overall for the Lady Eels, who finished the season 5-0 in the TRC...
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Good job Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
Congratulations to Eastern Greene on winning the Greene County Daily World Invitational. Just think -- it used to be just the Greene County Tourney until some school from Sullivan County sneaked in. Andy Igel and the Thunderbirds did a fine job and a special mention to Trent Chitwood on being named Most Valuable Player, a well-deserved selection...
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Linton-Stockton players earn honors
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
Linton-Stockton seniors Bryant Meng and Dylan Hardisty were recognized by the Indiana Football Coaches Association for excellence during the 2006 football season. Meng and Hardisty were both named to the 2006 Senior Class A All-State football team by the IFCA...
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Lady Cardinals off to 15-0 start; ranked No. 1
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
BLOOMFIELD -- There's no denying that Bloomfield is a community that's passionate about its basketball. In particular, this season, the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals are treating their fans to the team's best start since the school won a state championship back in 1998...
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Bloomfield routs Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
BLOOMFIELD -- Coming off a grueling victory over the Washington Hatchets just 24 hours earlier, Bloomfield girls basketball coach Jim Rose didn't know what to expect from his players Thursday night when the Lady Cardinals hosted SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference rivals Clay City at Guy Glover Gymnasium...
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Lady Miners top Union for eighth win
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
Shooting 35 percent, missing 11 free throws and committing 22 turnovers isn't normally a recipe for success, but Linton-Stockton grabbed 47 rebounds and had six girls score between 14 and five points as the Lady Miners defeated visiting Union (Dugger) 55-42 in dual conference girls basketball game Thursday night...
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Atta Ruth Stoelting
(Obituary ~ 01/12/07)
Atta Ruth Stoelting, 92, of Westphalia, Indiana passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born in Vincennes, on July 3, 1914, she was the daughter of William Jefferson and Rhoda Jane (Edmondson) Thomas. On Aug. 20, 1934 she married Eric William Stoelting. She worked at Crane and was also a homemaker and a member of the Salem United Church of Chirst in Westphalia...
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Ruth R. Shipman
(Obituary ~ 01/12/07)
Ruth R. Shipman, 92, of Dugger, passed away at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan.10, 2007 at Sullivan Health and Living Center. She was born in Sullivan County on Feb. 10, 1914 to John M. Reeves and Emma Goodman Reeves. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Dugger, retired from General Electric in Linton, and was a cook at the Midway Cafe in Dugger...
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Rita Jo (Hollars) Nowling
(Obituary ~ 01/12/07)
Rita Jo (Hollars) Nowling, 72, of Seminole, Fla., died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 at Morton Plant Hospitalin Clearwater, Fla. She was born in Sandborn to Glenmere Hollars and Eliza Emmaline Lewis Hollars. She had lived in Knox and Greene counties. She attended Sandborn High School and Weber State College in Utah. She received her L.P.N. in Washington and her Registered Nurse in Utah. She retired from Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Fla., as a Registered Nurse...
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Linton's top business, citizen to be named Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year will be named at the Chamber's annual dinner Jan. 18. The annual dinner will be at the Linton Elks Lodge No. 866. Doors open at 6 p.m., and dinner begins at 6:30 p.m...
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Bloomfield man faces theft charges
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
A Bloomfield man was arrested on preliminary charges of auto theft early this morning after local law authorities found the stolen car parked outside a convenient store. David Stewart Jr., 22, was found after 1 a.m. coming out of a convenient store when Bloomfield Officer Bob Richardson made the arrest, explained Bloomfield Police Commissioner Tom Franklin...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
JASONVILLE -- A Shakamak High School student, who had completed all requirements for graduation, was presented a diploma by high school Principal Vanessa Hodge at Thursday night's board of school trustees meeting. Courtney Swaby, Hodge said, had completed all requirements necessary to receive her high school diploma...
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Philpot to tour Indiana next month
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
Area rock band "Philpot" will tour through Indiana next month promoting its new album "Hate Writes Better Than Love." That CD will be released soon on Toucan Cove/Universal Records. "Philpot" includes Kentz Ward (vocals), Caleb Smith and Josh Kennedy (guitars), Tyler Evans (bass), A.J. Boone (keyboards) and Arthur Ready (drums). The band members hail from Linton, Dugger, and Sullivan...
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Parking around courthouse square not a problem so far
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
When the Greene County Board of Commissioners voted not to renew a parking lot lease with Bloomfield State Bank for the county's employees, many feared it would create a lack of parking around the square for those doing business at the courthouse or those patronizing local businesses...
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Bloomfield grad making a name for himself in Los Angeles
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
A 1994 Bloomfield High School graduate has taken his artistic design talents to a high level in the fast-paced scene of the Los Angeles metropolitan business community and globally is making a mark in his profession. Eric McNevin, who hails from Bloomfield, is transforming his conceptual ideas into real life unique buildings and structures around the world as a senior project director on the staff of an internationally-renowned architectural team -- Eric Owen Moss Architects, based in Culvert City, Calif.. ...
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Indiana State Police to help with IGA robbery
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
A suspected connection to the Dec. 21 Bloomfield IGA robbery has recently prompted the Bloomfield Police Department to seek assistance from the Indiana State Police. Bloomfield Police Commissioner Tom Franklin explained, "Suspicions that there could be connections between this store and another store robbery were recently determined."...
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Eastern Greene students allowed to think 'outside the box'
(Local News ~ 01/12/07)
Eastern Greene Elementary has a new program that focuses on the needs of gifted and talented students. The program -- SOAR (Stepping Out and Reaching) -- is aimed at second through sixth graders who have been identified for the program, explained Ashley Hughes, gifted and talented teacher...
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Lady Thunderbirds lose to No. 15 Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/07)
Mitchell, ranked No. 15 in Class 2A, won for the 10th time in 15 games as the Lady Bluejackets defeated host Eastern Greene 53-46 in a non-conference girls basketball game Thursday night. Mitchell built up a 38-29 lead after three quarters and was able to withstand a late rally by the Lady Thunderbirds (8-11), who cut the lead to two points in the final two minutes...
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