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Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce seeks sponsors for fish fry
(Local News ~ 04/14/16)
The LSCC is holding its spring fish fry on Thursday, April 28. Amber Cates, Administrative Assistant, says the Chamber is in need of $25 sponsors, as well as dessert donations for the event. "If anyone can help out with either, we would really appreciate it," said Cates...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/14/16)
Friday, April 15 The Switz City Baptist Church is hosting revival services at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Rick Reardon will be bringing God's message in word and the Brotherhood of the Cross will be bringing the gospel message in music. The Olive Branch Baptist Church is holding a fundraiser from March 20 to May 20, collecting new, gently worn or used shoes. ...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Miners and Cardinals win on links
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/16)
BOYS GOLF Jacob Gregory and Zach Hall finished as medalists as Linton-Stockton picked up a win over Cloverdale at Clover Meadows on Thursday afternoon. The two Miner golfers both carded a 4-over par, 40 in the 168-180 win over the Clovers. Dane Kanen was third on the Miners team with a 9-hole total of 43 while Levi Jerrells rounded out the scoring with a 45...
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Miner boys win four way meet, Lady Miners run second
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/16)
After the Linton-Stockton boys track team came up on the short end of a 70-44 score Tuesday night at Clay City, the Miners responded in a big way Thursday. The Linton-Stockton trackmen racked up 118 points, well ahead of second place Washington to capture a quadrangular meet at Charlie Hoskins Track...
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Bloomfield girls tennis earn pair of wins
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/16)
The Bloomfield girls' tennis team defeated visiting Washington Catholic 5-0 on the Bloomfield High School courts Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals got straight set wins at every position. In singles play Bloomfield only lost a total of three games. At No. 1 singles Emily Bucher defeated Hannah Ashby 6-1, 6-0, while Mariah Long picked up her second straight double bagel by beating Caroline Burch 6-0, 6-0 at the second singles position...
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Lakers softball lose slugfest to Northview
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/16)
BRAZIL --Youth will definitely be served for both the Northview and Shakamak softball teams this season. The squads faced off Thursday evening with the Knights coming out on top with a 13-6 decision. No seniors started the game for either team and a total of six freshmen were in the starting lineup for the teams. Not surprisingly, defense played a key role in the contest...
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Strong pitching opportunistic offense leads Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 04/14/16)
SWITZ CITY -- "That is as bad as it gets, we cannot play any worse baseball than we just did." Those were the words spoken by a dejected White River Valley baseball coach Chris Cornelius Thursday night. The Wolverines committed six errors in the field and a few more mental mistakes on the base paths, as Clay City blanked the hosts 8-0...
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Spencer man sentenced in child molesting case
(Local News ~ 04/14/16)
A Spencer man convicted of molesting a child who was in his care was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday morning. Genaro Gene Garcia, who was 45 at the time of his arrest last August, was convicted of Level 1 felony child molesting in a nearly week-long jury trial in February. He appeared in Greene Superior Court Thursday for the sentencing hearing...
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Eastern Greene Scrabble Team finishes in top 20 in National Competition
(Local News ~ 04/14/16)
After a hard fought weekend at the 2016 North American Scrabble Tournament at Gillette Stadium, a team of the Eastern Greene Scrabble Club finished 13th overall. This is an improvement from last year's placings, when the same team from Eastern Greene finished in 15 overall...
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Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library receives grant for STEM Programming
(Local News ~ 04/14/16)
The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library has recently announced it has received a $3,500 National Science Foundation grant from the Califa Library Group. This grant is for the library to provide science-based programs for adults. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math) are popular topics for children's education, but rarely mentioned in relation to adults...
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Shakamak School Board votes to install new lighting
(Local News ~ 04/14/16)
Shakamak school board member shed light on a program through Duke Energy that can save them close to $35,000 by implementing LED's throughout the school. The program, which the board voted all in favor, will cost $190,000 initially for the installation of LED lights in all interior rooms, hallways, and gymnasiums...
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