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Gladys L. VanWinkle
(Obituary ~ 10/13/08)
Gladys L. VanWinkle, 72, of Bloomfield passed away at 7:23 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital. Born September 21, 1936 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Orval and Olive (Heaton) Vandeventer. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Westside Trinity Pentecostal Church in Bloomington...
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Lady Thunderbirds top North Central in five
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
The Eastern Greene High School volleyball team defeated host North Central 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 15-13 Thursday night. "What an exciting night of volleyball for us," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram, whose Lady Thunderbirds picked up its eighth victory of the season...
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Volleyball state tournament pairings announced
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Volleyball sectional pairings announced Daily World Staff Report Pairings for the 37th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association volleyball state tournament series were announced Monday morning in Indianapolis. Locally at the Class 2A Bloomfield Sectional, the host Cardinals (8-18) will face South Knox in the lone match at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Golf scramble Oct. 25 The Shakamak Junior Class Parents will be having a fund-raising golf scramble at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. Cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. Lunch is included. For more information, call 847-4790...
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Ranard's start curbside recycling
(Local News ~ 10/13/08)
A Bloomfield business wants to get all of Greene County on board to recycle. Ranard's Hauling and Removal has recently extended its services by offering free weekly curbside recycling pick-up to all of Greene County. Marc Ranard, owner of Raaqnard's Hauling and Removal, explained, "Our mission is to get everyone in Greene County recycling at home and at work. We have developed a service that should help us with that goal."...
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Greene County third grade students receive dictionaries from AT&T Pioneers group
(Local News ~ 10/13/08)
Every third-grade student in the public schools of Greene County was treated to a special present Monday -- their very own, brand-new dictionary, compliments of the Indiana Chapter of AT&T Pioneers in cooperation with "The Dictionary Project." AT&T Pioneers is a volunteer organization composed of both retirees and active employees of AT&T who donate their time, energy and skills to give something back to the communities where they live and work...
- Worthington church observes 175th anniversary (Local News ~ 10/13/08)
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Lady Bulldogs lose at Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Loogootee defeated visiting Union (Dugger) 25-11, 25-7, 25-16 in a non-conference high school volleyball match Monday night. The loss was the 15th in 20 contests for the Lady Bulldogs. "We definitely did not play our potential," said Union (Dugger) coach Becky Borter. "We are not playing the way we need to be playing the week before the sectional...
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Area schedule
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
2008 High School Area Fall Sports Schedule Tuesday, Oct. 14 Volleyball Clay City at White River Valley, 6 p.m. South Knox at Shakamak, 6 p.m. North Knox at Union (Dugger), 6 p.m. Boys & Girls Cross Country Sectional at Brown County, 5 p.m.; at Terre Haute, 4:45 p.m...
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WRV defeats Bloomfield
(Community Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Host Bloomfield lost to White River Valley 20-14 in a junior high football game. Justin Schantz ran the ball 32 yards to find the end zone in the first quarter. His two-point conversion run gave Bloomfield an 8-0 lead. Bloomfield later used 13 plays to move the ball 83 yards...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/13/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT INFRACTIONS Brie A. Ammerman, no seat belt fastened Daniel J. Archer, speeding Julie E. Ballard, speeding Joshua J. Barnett, speeding Steven Bedard, no federal dot inspection Steven Bedard, no federal dot inspection Christopher R. Bough, no seat belt fastened...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/13/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, two fraud, one illegal burn, one title check, one medical/extraction, three follow-up investigations, six requests for information only, one bar fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, three incidents of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one school/foot patrol, one transport of documentation, two accidents with property damage, one hazardous materials disposal/wash down, one off-road vehicle complaint, three medical/illness, two alarms, one animal complaint, six suspicious vehicles or persons, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one child abuse or neglect, one attempted burglary, two thefts-other, three domestic disputes, one domestic dispute-neighbor, one ordinance violation and three traffic stops.. ...
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Health care is an important issue
(Column ~ 10/13/08)
As it was in other presidential campaigns, including the campaigns of Carter and Nixon, the health crisis is a significant issue in this 2008 presidential election. With the outrageous cost of medical bills, it is extremely stressful -- actually scary -- for Americans who are uninsured...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/13/08)
Rabbit Club says thank you to businesses, families To the Editor: I would like to send a big thank you to the following businesses and individuals for supporting the 2008 Greene County 4-H Rabbit Club. These businesses and people supplied money to buy the trophies, plaques, and Best of Show chair...
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Lady Cardinals lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Bloomfield High School slipped to 8-19 after a 25-20, 4-25, 11-25, 18-25 loss to visiting Springs Valley in a non-conference varsity volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium Monday night. "The girls came out to play," said BHS coach Jennifer Heaton. "But unfortunately they did not keep it up."...
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Linton-Stockton JV blanks Owen Valley 6-0
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
Kent Helton's 75-yard kickoff return to start the second half accounted for all the scoring as the Linton-Stockton JV football team defeated host Owen Valley 6-0 Monday night. "It was a defensive battle," said Linton-Stockton coach Brian Oliver. "Coach (Mark) Gennicks did a great job of calling some timely blitzes to help stop Owen Valley drives...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/13/08)
Shakamak Red Ribbon Week In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, a Jasonville Police Officer will speak about drugs and drug prevention at 6 p.m. Thursday in the jr./sr. high cafeteria. This free event is open to parents and students. Benefit for Paul Hollingsworth...
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Lady Lakers take out EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/08)
JASONVILLE -- Jess Gilbert has always made her presence felt when anywhere close to the net. Now the senior has added another lethal weapon to her repertoire, a jump serve. Gilbert connected on 17 of her serves Monday night, leading the Shakamak Lakers to a 25-21, 25-17, 25-17 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match win over visiting Eastern Greene...
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Canal Society visitors tour county sites
(Local News ~ 10/13/08)
The Canal Society of Indiana made a visit to Greene County this past weekend. Carolyn Schmidt, editor of the group's monthly magazine, explained, "The Canal Society takes two tours every year of canals in Indiana and neighboring states." This year the group decided on a cross-cut section of the Wabash and Eerie Canal...
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Eastern Scrabble Team to be on ESPN-TV Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/13/08)
A winning team from Greene County is going to be on ESPN at 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The team is this year's state champion Eastern-Greene County Middle School Scrabble Team. They were also on Monday afternoon. ESPN is airing a special show about this year's National School Scrabble Championships held in Rhode Island. Viewers will be able to see Eastern players during a game and their coach and sponsor, Dinah Fuller, will be featured in an interview...
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