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William L. "Bill" Fiscus, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
William L. "Bill" Fiscus, Jr., of Jasonville, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011 in his residence. He was born April 17, 1955 in Linton to William L. Fiscus, Sr. and Sandra G. (Goad) Fiscus. Survivors include his parents, William L. Fiscus, Sr. and Sandra G. ...
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Willis Dale Runnels
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Willis Dale Runnels, 85, of Linton, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born on April 9, 1926, in Mt. Vernon, Ill. to Enos D. and Almeda T. (White) Runnels. On September 3, 1954, he married Evelyn L. Goffinet...
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Ray Autrey
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Ray Autrey, of Anderson, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 after an extended illness. Ray was born on June 6, 1926 in Greene County. He was the son of William and Lillian Autrey. He served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II in the Pacific Theater, including Okinawa. He received two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star for his service to his country. He retired from Crane Navel Weapons Support Center in 1984 after 38 years of service...
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Marie Elizabeth Price
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Marie Elizabeth Price 3/14/1921 to 7/05/2011 Marie was born to Guy Wilson and Nannie (Lewis) Wilson on March 14, 1921 in Martin Co In. She was the third of four children in the family. As a young girl she was very much a tomboy and worked in the fields with her father and brother. Her father's nickname for her was Tom and she later gave that name to her youngest son...
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Yvonna J. (Reed) Flynn
(Obituary ~ 07/05/11)
Yvonna J. (Reed) Flynn, 75, of Odon, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Jan. 29, 1936 in Bloomfield, Indiana the daughter of John C. and M. Pauline (Ockerman) Reed. Yvonna worked as an Information Technician for NWSC Crane, retiring in 1994 with 28 years of service. ...
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Parade renews annual family time in Linton
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
The streets of Linton were lined with family and friends Monday as more than 170 floats and participants drove through the streets to celebrate Independence Day at the annual Linton Freedom Festival parade. Children caught candy with their families and others relaxed on the side of the road and in their yards, many doing so for as long as they could remember...
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Independence Day is special in Linton
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
On the morning of the Fourth of July, the city of Linton celebrated its annual parade. This spectacle has been heralded as being one of the biggest in the state. Even prior to the 10 a.m. start, the sidewalks, front yards and parking lots of State Road 54 were lined with chairs, tents and blankets that were occupied with both families and enthusiasts...
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Commissioners make new deal with railroad that nets $100,000
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
The Greene County Commissioners signed an amended agreement Tuesday morning with Indiana Rail Road Company that will provide to the county $100,000 more than first thought for improvements to County Road 700N in Wright Township. Under terms of the third amended agreement that vacate a portion of County Road 800N (Queens Four Road), IRRC will pay to the county $310,000...
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Friends of Shakamak to host Paddlefest on July 23
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
The Friends of Shakamak will host a Paddlefest event July 23 at the park. If you have ever wanted to try your hand at paddling a canoe, or a kayak, this is your opportunity to gain a little firsthand experience. I personally began paddling at 8 years of age and have never stopped enjoying the sport...
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Softball camp at WRV
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/11)
White River Valley High School softball coach Jeff Kail will be hosting a summer softball camp July 19-21 from 6-8 p.m. at the high school softball field. Cost of the camp is $15 and each camper will receive a camp shirt. The deadline for sign up is Wednesday, July 13. You can email coach Kail at jkail35@aol.com to reserve spot...
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Fall Sports Preview Section
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/11)
The Greene County Daily World will again publish its annual Fall Sports Preview, featuring all boys and girls high school teams representing Eastern Greene, Bloomfield, White River Valley, Linton-Stockton, Shakamak and Union (Dugger) High Schools. The 36-page special section will be published on Thursday, Aug. 18 and will include stories, photos and schedules of all the area high school fall sports teams...
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Bloomfield gets $5,200 for tractor
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
The Bloomfield Town Council on Tuesday night received one bid for the Zeter Tractor they had tried to sell once before. B&C Disposal bid $5,200 on the tractor, and the council voted to accept the bid, as well as set up a loan for the company to pay it. They also decided the money from the tractor would go towards the purchase of a new leaf machine...
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Switz City water project done
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
Switz City Water Superintendent Rick Graves from Graves Plumbing, Inc. reported at a brief meeting Tuesday night that the water project is completed. "So far, there have been no complaints," Graves noted on the extension of a water line from the Light House Junction to Highway 57 and north to State Road 67...
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Mother Nature smiles on Freedom Fest parade
(Local News ~ 07/05/11)
By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer The 2011 Linton Freedom Festival Parade, by the numbers: And the best numbers of all: The amount of arrests and ambulance runs was absolutely zero -- the same amount many entertainers charged to perform in the park. A few near-misses by storms had organizers worried, Freedom Fest Task Force member Dale Knotts said...
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