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Linton VFW hosts breakfast for basketball team, cheerleaders
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
The Linton VFW invited the Miner boys' basketball team for a free breakfast Saturday morning as a way to say 'thank you.' VFW Post Commander Tyler Shields said it was important for the post to invite the team, cheerleaders and coaches out for a full breakfast as they set out to take on South Knox in the sectional championship that evening...
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Bloomfield man dies in car accident
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomfield man died in a single-vehicle accident early Friday morning. According to a press release issued by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, David G. McNeal, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigating officer Capt. ...
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Kristin Marie Thompson
(Obituary ~ 03/07/16)
Kristin Marie Thompson, 24, of Bourbonnais, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home. She was born Jan. 16, 1992, at home, the daughter of William and Cynthia Cannon Thompson. Kristin had been a helper at Play Palz Daycare Center. She was a graduate of Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. ...
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Lilly grant endows Regional Development Initiatives
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Area leaders, stakeholders and officials met at WestGate Academy Friday to hear details about the regional development initiatives launched to promote, initiate and improve Southern Indiana's economic and community prosperity. Funds for the initiatives came from three grants awarded by Lilly Endowment Inc., which together add up to $42 million...
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Friday is deadline for run/walk T-shirt sponsorships
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
An event aimed toward raising money for community organizations is seeking sponsors with a quickly approaching deadline. The Third Annual Capture Your Fitness 5K Run and Walk, sponsored by How Charming Photography owner Heather Graves, is seeking community support to offset organizational costs. The deadline to be featured on the event T-shirt is Friday, March 11...
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Inal Cleota (Burgess) Turner
(Obituary ~ 03/07/16)
Inal Cleota (Burgess) Turner, 86, of Fairmount, passed away peacefully at home with her family on Friday, March 4, 2016. Born in Linton at the home of her grandparents Abe and Lilllie Bailey, Inal grew up in Bloomington with her mother, Violet Bailey Burgess, and father, Cleophas Burgess -- visiting her grandmother, her Aunt Lucille, a second mother to her, and her cousin Veronica every chance she got. ...
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Greene County Ag Day event coming to fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Purdue Extension and Farm Bureau, are hosting the 2016 Greene County Ag Day Event on March 17 at the Greene County Community Event Center from 5 to 8 p.m. This event is for all ages and the cost is $5 per person...
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Switz City Town Council discusses Water Improvement Project
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
SWITZ CITY -- The Water Improvement Project was a source of discussion during the Switz City Town Council meeting Monday. The council accepted a number of claims from companies such as Midwestern and SIDC. It was announced the project is on schedule and going fairly well...
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County officials discuss legislative agenda at state capitol
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelly Zimmerly, Greene County Treasurer, was one of about 300 county officials from around the state who attended the Association of Indiana Counties' (AIC) 2016 County Legislative Conference. County officials met with their legislators to express their concerns about local government issues at this two-day event sponsored by AIC. ...
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Event Center to honor supporters
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Join the Board of the Greene County Community Event Center on Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. for a dinner to recognize its many supporters. The event will be held in honor of more than 60 individuals, businesses and organizations, who provided the funds to make the renovations possible...
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Marsh Madness termed big success
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
The 2016 Marsh Madness event has been deemed the most successful yet. Friends of Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area member Bruce Moore worked one of the spots for the bus tours Saturday, which he said stayed busy throughout the day. "Every bus was full. That is the first time that has happened," Moore said...
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Eastern Greene Scrabble takes state championship
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
After a second place finish in 2015, the Eastern Greene Scrabble teams took home the first place trophy in the 2016 state competition Saturday. Every year roughly 30 to 50 teams compete in the state competition in Indianapolis. The Scrabble teams have become a tradition at Eastern Greene School and, in the past, have shared the success of now seven state tournament wins from the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 and 2016...
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Greene County Ag Day event coming to fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, in partnership with Purdue Extension and Farm Bureau, are hosting the 2016 Greene County Ag Day Event on March 17 at the Greene County Community Event Center from 5 to 8 p.m. This event is for all ages and the cost is $5 per person...
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Dayhoffs remember 70 years of wedded bliss
(Local News ~ 03/07/16)
Francis and Lola Faye Dayhoff were high school sweethearts in the 1940's. He went to the Dean Country school, and she was one year behind him, graduating in Switz City in 1945. They married on March 10, 1946, and have been together ever since, on their Hoosier Homestead farm in Worthington...
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