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Wolverine spikers drop pair of matches
(High School Sports ~ 10/17/08)
On Thursday nigh the White River Valley volleyball team dropped their second match of the week, a 25-12, 25-17, 25-17 defeat at Bedford North Lawrence. The team also fell to Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Clay City on Tuesday night, 25-16, 25-18, 27-25...
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SHORT TAKE: Shop around for your flu shot this season
(Column ~ 10/17/08)
'Tis the season for flu shots. I got one earlier this week and nothing bad happened. It was over in a flash. This was my first year to get one. I never really felt like I needed one before now, but my last bout with a round of the flu was memorable enough to cause me to reconsider...
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SHORT TAKE: Don't forget to tell your family you love them
(Column ~ 10/17/08)
If you haven't told your family lately, including your parents, you love them -- don't wait. In a second, it may be too late. My mom passed away in February 2000, and we nearly lost my dad a week ago. He had a heart attack, and my oldest sister did her best impression of A.J. Foyt and got him to the hospital in Danville. He was then rushed by helicopter to the St. Vincent's Heart Center on 106th St. in Indianapolis, and emergency open-heart surgery was performed...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/17/08)
Wright says thanks for the support To the Editor: My name is Ira T. (Butch) Wright. I am currently serving Greene County as the County Surveyor. I have been a life long resident of Greene County and reside in Worthington along with my wife Ellen. My experience:...
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Father joins son in Iraq on National Guard mission
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
A veteran Indiana National Guardsman from Owen County wanted to be sure he was close to his son who was deployed in Iraq. Sgt. Maj. Danny Wood, liaison officer, Task Force 1-151Infantry, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard, volunteered for this deployment -- his fourth -- to go with his son, 1st Lt. ...
- A fall morning (Local News ~ 10/17/08)
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Entrepreneurship a key for growth
(Column ~ 10/17/08)
Last week, I mentioned two of the three topics chosen by the public on which Greene County Economic Development Corporation should focus, tourism industry development and land use. The third topic selected is entrepreneurship. Working with other community partners, in fall 2007, collectively we submitted an application to the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA) for consideration as a pilot community for Indiana's HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) initiative. ...
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Jasonville incident nets multiple charges
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
A number of charges was filed against Jerry L. Anderson, 44, Jasonville, who was arrested Monday after an incident in Jasonville in which he was allegedly drunk and disorderly. The preliminary charges filed on Thursday in Greene Superior Court include: Disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor; public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor; resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; and intimidation, a class D felony. Another initial charge of trespass, a class A misdemeanor, was dropped...
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Ghost insurance to be offered Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
The Linton Junior Civitan will again offer ghost insurance to area businesses and residents in the Linton area Tuesday. Becky Miller, Junior Civitan sponsor, explained, "The Civitan members will be asking the merchants and residents of the community for a donation of $10 or more to help clean up any mischievousness that the ghost and goblins leave behind on Halloween like toilet papering, soaping and the like."...
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28-year-old Jasonville man faces child molestation charges
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
Dale L. McNeal, Jr., 28, of Jasonville, was arrested early Friday and booked in to the Greene County Jail on one count of child molesting, a class A felony. McNeal was taken into custody by Jasonville Police Officer Danny Keller. He was admitted to the jail at 2:38 a.m. and is being held on $40,000 bond. His booking card lists his occupation as "unemployed."...
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Off-site voting Saturday in Linton
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead reminds voters that the second satellite voting session will be conducted today in Linton. Any registered voter from any precinct in the county can cast their ballot for the November General Election from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory on State Road 54 in Linton...
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Four seats up for grabs on Eastern board; forum planned for Tuesday night
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
Four seats on the Eastern Greene School Board will be up for grabs in the upcoming election and voters will have a chance to meet the candidates at a public forum Tuesday. The forum, sponsored by the Eastern-Greene Teachers Organization (EGTO), will start at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Greene Elementary School gymnasium...
- FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Miners dominate North Central 68-0 to stay unbeaten; Union tops Wood Memorial 28-7; Eastern defeats Eastern Pekin 24-18 (High School Sports ~ 10/17/08)
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Candidates for Superior Court Judge head local spending for upcoming election
(Local News ~ 10/17/08)
The two candidates seeking the job of Greene County Superior Court Judge have spent more than $46,000 to pay for campaign-elated expenses, according to State Campaign Finance Reports that were due in the clerk's office at noon Friday. The reports cover the period April 16 through Oct. 16...
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