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West Gate @ Crane's future becoming clearer
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
LOOGOOTEE -- The short and long-term economic potential of the tri-county West Gate @ Crane Technology Park became much clearer Tuesday afternoon. Construction of state-of-the art technology manufacturing, training and office quarters as well as a hotel, meeting/banquet facilities, name-brand retail operations and residential homes are among the visions the private development company has for now and the future at the state's only multi-county certified technology park near Crane Village...
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Charles D. Corbin
(Obituary ~ 01/31/07)
Charles D. Corbin, 76, Kaukauna, Wis., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, after a brief illness. He was born on Dec. 14, 1930, in Worthington, the son of the late Rush and Martha (Dowell) Corbin. He was a graduate of Indiana University. He was married to Jean Effa and she preceded him in death in 1998...
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Patrick Eugene Donohoo
(Obituary ~ 01/31/07)
Patrick Eugene Donohoo, 56, Washington, passed away at 1 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born May 5, 1950, in Vanderburgh County, he was the son of Paul and Thelma (Williams) Donohoo. A 1968 graduate of Wood Memorial High School, he served in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy. He was a coal miner and member of United Mine Workers of America Local 1274 and the Eagles Lodge...
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Betty Jeannette (Smith) Floyd
(Obituary ~ 01/31/07)
Betty Jeannette (Smith) Floyd, 76, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday January 30, 2007 at her residence. Born May 17, 1930 in Switz City, she was the daughter of James H. and Nellie (Mullis) Smith. She was a 1948 graduate of Bloomfield High School. A homemaker, she also worked as a bank teller, and as a bookkeeper for Floyd Petroleum, and Floyd's Paint & Wallpaper. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, Delta Theta Tau Alumnae, and the Coffee Girls...
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Bill I. "Brownie" Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/31/07)
Bill I. "Brownie" Jackson, 87, of Worthington, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.
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Miners snap seven-game losing streak
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/07)
The Linton-Stockton Miners' boys basketball team snapped a seven-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 68-45 victory over Washington Catholic in front of their home crowd. "I think it's a relief for everyone on the team," said Linton-Stockton coach Darren Clayton. ...
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Lady Thunderbirds edge Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/07)
Alyssa Nicholson scored the winning basket in the final seconds as Eastern Greene defeated host Loogootee 42-40 in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night. Nicholson, who finished with nine points, put in the deciding points with three seconds remaining...
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Too many mistakes cost Lady Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/07)
JASONVILLE -- Despite shooting 52 percent from the field and winning the rebound battle 32-20, Shakamak came up on the short end of a 51-43 score to Cloverdale Tuesday night in Jasonville. "Too many mistakes," said Shakamak girls basketball coach Jon Miller. "We just made way, way, way too many mistakes."...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/07)
Game time changed The Linton-Stockton vs. Mitchell girls basketball sectional game at Paoli which is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 6, will be played at 6 p.m. The North Knox vs. South Knox contest, which was scheduled to be the first game at the Class 2A Paoli Sectional, will be the second game at approximately 7:30 p.m...
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Ruth Ann Connell
(Obituary ~ 01/31/07)
Ruth Ann Connell, 71, Worthington, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Jan. 31, 2007 at Linton Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangement are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.
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West Gate @ Crane takes major step forward
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
Special to The Greene County Daily World LOOGOOTEE -- The West Gate @ Crane Technology Park took a major step toward achieving its regional potential at a meeting of the West Gate @ Crane Authority on Tuesday "This is an exciting development for the state," said Nathan Feltman, Indiana Secretary of Commerce and president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)...
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Correll to take part in State Junior Miss
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
Laura Correll, a senior at Linton-Stockton High School, will soon join 25 seniors girls from throughout Indiana in Frankfort to take place in the 47th annual Indiana Junior Miss Scholarship Competition. Correll, the daughter of Bryan and Sara Correll of Linton, is the at-large representative for this year's competition. She explained that Greene County doesn't have a local program, so there's an at-large position for girls in the counties without local programs...
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Fire destroys trailer, car
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
Members of the Dugger Fire Department were called to the scene of a house trailer/car fire this morning. At approximately 7 a.m., the department was called to 6972 County Road 225 North. According to Dugger Fire Department Chief Thomas Schaffer, the house trailer and car were fully engulfed when department members arrived on the scene...
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Garage fire doesn't spread to residence
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
Four area fire departments responded Tuesday night to a garage fire that threatened a nearby residence located on old Clifty Road -- west of State Road 45 near Owensburg. Owensburg Fire Chief Terry Jackson said the fire at the Neal residence -- first reported at 9:19 p.m. -- was doused before it could spread to a home, located about 50 feet away. There was as reason for concern because a large amount of gasoline was stored in the outbuilding...
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Jasonville man sentenced for molestation
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
A 24-year-old rural Jasonville man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on a class A felony child molestation charge last week by Greene Superior Court Judge J. David Holt. Gregory D. Keller, Route 1, Jasonville was ordered to do 30 years with the Indiana Department of Correction with 10 years suspended and he was directed to serve 10 years on supervised probation after his release from prison...
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WRV superintendent concerned over lack of bidders for bus routes
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
The White River Valley School Corporation is currently seeking bids for two bus routes. Bids are due Monday for the corporation's No. 1 and No. 13 routes. At this month's board of school trustees meeting, the board approved bids for 12 of the corporation's 14 routes. No bids were received for the No. 1 and No. 13 routes, according to WRV Superintendent Layton Wall...
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Eastern Greene bus driver cited for speeding, no CDL license
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
An Eastern Greene School District bus driver was found to not hold a valid commercial drivers license (CDL) after he was pulled over during his route Monday by an Indiana State Police trooper. Don Walters, an Eastern Greene School District bus driver, was cited for speeding as well as not having the proper license to drive the bus after the ISP received complaints about the speed of the bus, explained Trooper Eric Dunn, an ISP corporal district duty officer at the Bloomington Post...
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Meth lab busts down for second year in a row
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
The number of methamphetamine clandestine lab busts declined in Greene County for the second straight year in 2006, according to figures released Friday by the Indiana State Police. Last year, Indiana State Police dismantled eight meth labs in Greene County, compared to 10 in 2005...
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Bloomfield students get in shape, help others
(Local News ~ 01/31/07)
Fitness for charity has been a goal of Bloomfield sixth graders who have been getting in shape, and at the same time giving back to their community. Sixth-grade teacher Jenny Medina explained that the service-learning project originally started after finding out that many of her students were out of shape...
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Bulldogs dump Holy Cross for second straight win
(High School Sports ~ 01/31/07)
Union scored 47 points over the final 24 minutes to pull away for a 55-31 victory over visiting Holy Cross Tuesday night. The Bulldogs, who improved to 4-12 with its second consecutive victory, led just 8-4 after the opening quarter. "It was a win," said Union boys basketball Doug Boyd. "I didn't fell like we came out with fire in our eyes...
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