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Miners fight off Spartans in sectional preview
(High School Sports ~ 02/15/22)
LINTON – In a game where both teams could soon see each other again in two to three weeks, host Linton got the better of South Knox to win 39-26. While the Miners led wire to wire, the Spartans were competitive enough without a starter to make a potential rematch interesting...
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William “Bill” Peter Farris
(Obituary ~ 02/15/22)
William “Bill” Peter Farris, 69, passed away February 12, 2022, in Grove, Ok.. Bill was born May 9, 1952, in Chicago, Ill. to the late Rolland Francis and Mary Anne Diemer Farris. He is survived by Susan Hanson Farris of Grove, Ok.; and his children, Michael (Melissa) of Crystal Lake,...
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Terry B. Padgett
(Obituary ~ 02/15/22)
Terry B. Padgett, age 72, of Richmond died Monday, February 14, 2022, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio. Born February 9, 1950, in Bedford to Harold Edward and Irene Mae Sowders Padgett, Terry grew up in Switz City. Afterwards, he lived in Greene County and Terre Haute before moving to Richmond in 1990. Terry was a 1968 graduate of Central High School in Switz City and attended Indiana University and Purdue University...
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Sammie Sue Sheffler
(Obituary ~ 02/15/22)
Sammie Sue Sheffler, 78, of Sullivan passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at her home. She was born in Dugger on September 30, 1943 to Phillip Raymond and Geneva L. (Neidigh) Christy. Sue married the love of her life, Charles Wayne ‘Jake’ Sheffler on October 27, 1961...
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Wabash Valley Correctional Facility announces promotion
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
In a press release issued by the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF), WVCF announced that Terri Booker has been promoted to community service director. Booker started her career with the Indiana Department of Correction at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) as a cook in March 1996. Then, she decided to try custody. She worked her way to correctional sergeant, before deciding to delve into the realm of Unit Team...
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Friends of Goosepond happy to bring Marsh Madness back in February
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
The 13th Annual Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival, set for Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. is just around the corner, and Friends of Goosepond are more than ready to celebrate the spring migration of Sandhill cranes and Whooping cranes to the 9,000-acre Goosepond Fish and Wildlife Area just south of Linton...
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Jasonville awarded 700k for stormwater project
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently announced 20 rural Indiana communities will be awarded over $12.2 million in federal grant funding to create and expand community facilities and improve water infrastructure...
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Hoosier National Forest Campgrounds enact price increase
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
According to a press release issued by FIND Outdoors, three recreation areas within the Hoosier National Forest (HNF) – Hardin Ridge, Tipsaw and Indian-Celina, will have slight fee increases for their campgrounds in the 2022 season. According to FIND Outdoors, the nonprofit that manages all three recreation areas, the increase is in full cooperation with the US Forest Service partners that work closely with FIND...
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Indy man speeds through Greene County, faces forgery charges
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Indiana State Police Master Trooper John Yung, an Indianapolis resident named Joseph R. Grider, 31, faces preliminary charges of forgery, identity deception and refusal to identify self following a traffic stop on Sunday, Feb 6...
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Daviess Community Hospital surgical office moving
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
According to officials from the hospital, the Daviess Community Hospital Washington Surgical Associates office will be moving locations. The hospital says, effective Monday, Feb. 21, all patients of WSA will need to go to the new location of 1401 Memorial Ave. Suite C. The hospital wants the community to know the facility isn’t closing, just moving, and that the new location is right next to Heartland OB/GYN...
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White River Military Coordination Alliance meets at WestGate
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
According to a press release issued by the White River Military Coordination Alliance, the alliance briefed Naval Support Activity Crane, as well as fellow Alliance members and stakeholders about opportunities for collaboration between NSA Crane and its neighboring cities and counties at WestGate Academy on Feb. 4, 2022...
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County 4-H team shows their ‘LifeSmarts’ at State, on to Nationals
(Local News ~ 02/15/22)
Four high school 4-H members recently came home with a win and a trip to Washington D.C. after winning at the state level for the LifeSmarts competition. County Extension Director and Extension Educator Malea Huffman explained LifeSmarts is a consumer education competition which challenges students in grades six through 12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology and workforce preparation and consumer rights and responsibilities...