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All-SWIAC, All-TRC softball, baseball teams named
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/09)
The Tri-River Conference and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference recently announced their all-TRC and all-SWIAC softball and baseball teams for 2009. In the TRC, Shakamak won the baseball title with a 5-0 record. Lakers Billy Newton, John Smith and T.J. Hill were first-team selections...
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Jasonville Council approves matching funds for fire department grant
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
JASONVILLE -- The Jasonville City Council voted Monday night to allow matching funds for a grant to buy equipment for the fire department's brush truck. Upon Assistant Fire Chief Darren Sluder's recommendation, the council voted 4-1 (Councilman Brad Duncan opposed) to allow up to $5,000 to be allocated for matching funds for a $944,000 grant to pay for equipment for the brush truck that was donated to Jasonville by the DNR...
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Eastern Greene's 2010 prom to be hosted at the school gym
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
Next year's junior-senior prom at Eastern Greene High School will be in the school gym. The Eastern Greene School Board made the decision during its meeting this week to give prom organizers plenty of time to plan for next year's event. The board also took time to brag on the Eastern Greene baseball team for winning the sectional crown for the second year in a row...
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Bloomfield Pool should open on Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
If all goes as planned the Bloomfield Pool should be opened for the summer season starting Saturday. "We're going to try and open the pool this weekend. We're filling it up slowly. ... We started filling it up with water yesterday (Monday)," Bloomfield Town Council member Jo Ann Carmichael said, noting some work was recently done to the pool...
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Historic Bandstand pie case up for silent auction
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
If you're looking for a local piece of history then the Linton Bandstand has a surprise for you. The bandstand's antique pie case is now up for silent bid and its proceeds will benefit the 2010 recipient of the Eric Anderson Scholarship. Connie Goodman, secretary for Linton-Stockton Band Boosters, explained, "It is an antique and would house a collection or a display for someone very nicely."...
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Case of Dugger woman accused in connection with her sister's traffic death going to trial next week
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
The case of a Dugger woman accused in connection with the 2006 traffic death of her younger sister will go before a Greene Superior Court jury starting the morning of June 16. Superior Judge Dena Martin conducted a pre-trial hearing Monday and set the trial date for the case that was first filed more than three years ago following the wreck on April 15, 2006 that killed her 15-year-old sister, Tara Renee Eichhorst, a sophomore at Union High School in Dugger...
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Worthington preparing for upcoming 'blackout' with extra police
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
Worthington Town Marshal Dennis Conaway says he'll have extra officers on patrol in town Wednesday night. The reason is because the lights will be off across town starting at midnight Wednesday so that the 35,000-volt main line providing electricity to the town can be repaired. Duke Energy officials estimate the repair will take three to four hours and they expect power to be restored by 4 a.m. Thursday...
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Shawnee Theatre opens 50th season Thursday night
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
Kevin Lee Guthridge, the star of "The Wedding Singer," is proud to be a part of the Shawnee Theatre tradition. "I don't feel at home until I'm here. I think there aren't a lot of places out there like this. The community is so supportive, because of that the people who work here become like family. ...
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A look back at the Great Flood of June 2008; communities pull together to recover
(Local News ~ 06/09/09)
A year ago this week, parts of Greene County were enduring the worst flooding in more than 100 years. The days leading up to the big flood event were rainy -- with some areas receiving more than 10 inches in the span of a day or two. The White River, Eel River and tributaries spilled over their banks and sparked a flood that will be talked about for years...
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