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Weather causing school delays
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Operating on a two-hour delay for Friday will be the following school districts: Bloomfield, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, MSD of Shakamak and White River Valley, no morning kindergarten or preschool.
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WRV to host meetings
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
The White River Valley School Board of Trustees is continuing to look for viable solutions pertaining to the district's building needs. The school will host presentations (from architectural firms) on the subject. Each presentation will be in the White River Valley Jr./Sr. High School cafeteria. The presentations will consist of two presentations each...
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Scotland-based fire department gets land, cash for new station building
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
The Greene County Redevelopment Commission gave the Richland-Taylor Fire Department in Scotland a big financial boost Thursday morning. The commission agreed to assist with the construction of a new fire station near I-69. The Redevelopment Commission agreed to donate a 4.20 tract of land (Lot No. 11) -- valued at about $25,000 -- in the southeast corner of the Scotland Meadows Business Park, which is in the Greene County sector of the WestGate at Crane Technology Park...
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County continues efforts to lure battery test facility to tech park
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Greene County economic development officials say they are still in the running to land a large-scale battery testing facility in the WestGate at Crane Technology Park. Thursday morning, the Greene County Redevelopment Commission gave its attorney, Marilyn Hartman, and Greene County Economic Development Director Joan Bethell the authority to put together a business plan proposal to entice a battery innovation center developer to locate a large test facility in Greene County...
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Wanda Mae (Wilson) Ray
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Wanda Mae (Wilson) Ray, 93, of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:48 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born April 6, 1918 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Frank and Flossie (Vandeventer) Wilson. She worked for the Worthington School Corporation as a cook and was also a homemaker. She was a member of the Farmers and Homemakers club in Worthington, Delta Theta Tau, Worthington Christian Church and Faith Christian Church in Bloomfield...
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Eunice Stanton Juggan
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Eunice Stanton Juggan, 89, of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, Jan. 8 at Fort Myers. She was born Nov. 30, 1922 in Sullivan County. She graduated from Pleasantville High School and retired from A.G. Becker in Chicago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck; her mother, Ada Goodman; father, George Stanton; sister, Eileen; and brother, Dale...
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Dorothy H. Parrott
(Obituary ~ 01/12/12)
Dorothy H. Parrott, 95, of Bloomington, died Tuesday on Jan. 10, 2012 at Richland-Beanblossom Health Care Center in Ellettsville. She was born Sept. 2, 1916 in Bloomington, the daughter of Otha and Mae Harding and attended Bloomington High School. She was a longtime homemaker and worked for RCA of Bloomington during World War II. She was a member of The Family Life Worship Center on Fox Hollow Road...
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WVFCA making changes for game
(Community Sports ~ 01/12/12)
The Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association announced Wednesday a new format for their annual All-Star game played each year in June. This was brought about due to the continued growth of the association. First, a little history about the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association. The WFVCA formed in January 2003 with 22 schools committed to the organization...
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Updated sports briefs and area roundup
(Community Sports ~ 01/12/12)
Bloomfield Youth Baseball League will be having registration for 2012 Baseball Season. It has been scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Bloomfield JC Building. Parents should bring a copy of their child's birth certificate with them to registration...
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Dugger's special session over marshal's job cancelled for Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
DUGGER -- A public meeting slated for next Wednesday, Jan. 18, regarding the possible dismissal of Town Marshal David Heaton has been canceled. "Think I've got them scared?" Heaton said, laughing, when told of the cancellation late Wednesday. "This is the first we've heard" of the cancellation, his wife Terri Heaton added...
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Heaton supporters go high-tech in battle to save Dugger marshal's job
(Local News ~ 01/12/12)
Embattled Dugger Town Marshal Dave Heaton's family has taken their efforts to save his job on-line, aiming to create a virtual electronic town hall meeting. "It's almost like the barbershop or corner store used to be," said Brock Heaton, the son of the 16-year-veteran lawman. "I talk to people on Facebook all the time who are from town. It seems like a good way to bring a small community together."...
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UPDATED: Lady Bulldogs run away from Linton
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/12)
DUGGER -- Cheyenne Goodman drained a game-high 22 points and the Union Lady Bulldogs outscored Linton-Stockton 18-4 in a decisive second quarter on their way to a 50-32 win over the Lady Miners Thursday night at Dugger. "We got some baskets in that quarter," Union coach Benji Boyd said. "We scored 18 points and that's a lot of points for us in a quarter...
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Clay City stays on top of SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/12)
Bloomfield continued its problem of lackluster performances early, falling behind 14-3 and losing to Clay City 49-32 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school girls basketball game in Clay County Thursday night. The Lady Eels remained on top of the SWIAC with a 6-0 record, improving to 12-5 overall...
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Defense falters for EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/12)
Eastern Greene had its best offensive output since Dec. 1, but the Lady Thunderbirds dropped to 5-10 after a 58-50 loss at Mitchell Thursday night in a non-conference high school girls basketball game. Mitchell improved to 7-8. "We scored 50 points, which is great," said EGHS coach Zack Stevens. "But we did not contest shots and gave them too many open looks...
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