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Former area man arrested in church break-ins
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A former Greene County resident is facing theft and burglary charges in connection with at break-in at the Bethel Baptist Church near Vicksburg and the First Baptist Church in Portland, Ind. Joey D. Baker, 35, Indianapolis, was arrested April on Monday by Indiana State Police troopers after he was scene exiting the Portland church and placing items in the trunk of his car...
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Cards lose tennis match to Sullivan
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Bloomfield's girls tennis team dropped to 2-5 with a 5-0 loss to visiting Sullivan Thursday. Despite not winning a set, many of the matches were close. The Lady Cardinals' junior varsity will compete against host Sullivan at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sullivan Junior Varsity Invitational. Edgewood will face Linton at 11 a.m. with the consolation and championship matches to follow...
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Linton runs second in track meet
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
The Lady Miner track team finished second in a triangular meet at North Knox Thursday. The host Lady Warriors had 75.5 points, Linton-Stockton tallied 59.5 and Eastern scored 21 points. In the boys meet, North Knox won with 92 points. Eastern had 45 points and Linton was third with 40 points...
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WRV finishes second in track meets
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
The White River Valley boys and girls track teams both earned second-place finishes in a triangular meet including Shakamak and host Owen Valley Thursday. In the boys meet, Owen Alley won with 85.5 points, WRV had 74.5 and Shakamak tallied six points...
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WRV wins junior high track meet
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
The White River Valley Junior High boys and girls track teams both defeated Shakamak and Union Wednesday to improve to 5-0. WRV won the boys meet with 68 points. Shakamak had 58 points and Union six. WRV had 90.5 points to place first in the girls meet. Shakamak scored 50.5 and Union was third with 14 points...
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Vincennes Rivet blanks WRV in tennis
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
White River Valley girls tennis coach Rebecca English was pleased with the performance of her Lady Wolverines, despite a 5-0 setback to Vincennes Rivet Thursday. "I am not disappointed at all with these girls," said English. "The scores are not an indication of how well they played...
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Miners finish second in golf match
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Owen Valley was two shots better than host Linton-Stockton ---- 155-157 ---- in a high school boys golf match at Phil Harris Thursday. Clay City finished third with a 184. The Patriots were led by low medalist Nick Gillaspy, who shot a 33. Tim Fish paced Linton (3-2) with a round of 34. Jeff Poe shot 39, Jared Kluesner and Brett Dunkerly both carded 42s. Nick Fusco and Joey Evans both shot 48...
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Linton tops White River Valley in baseball
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Josh Childress hit a three-run home run in a seven-run fifth inning to help Linton-Stockton defeat visiting White River Valley 11-8 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game at Roy Herndon Field Thursday. The Miners (5-3, 2-1 in the SWIAC) got behind 6-1 and were still trailing 6-5 before Childress' only hit...
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Charles E. Hoskins
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
EVANSVILLE ---- Charles E. "Chuck" Hoskins, 71, of Evansville, passed away at 3:06 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He had been employed at the Tribune-Star in Terre Haute; was a circulation supervisor at Evansville Printing Corporation; and he retired in 1992 from MetLife as a sales representative. He was a member of Nativity Catholic Church; VFW 2953; a veteran of the Korean War, having served on the USS Missouri...
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Fern L. Peltier
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
NORTH MANCHESTER ---- Fern L. Peltier, 75, of North Manchester and formerly of Linton, passed away at 3:30 a.m. today, April 20 2001 at North Manchester. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Linton Chapel.
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Doris M. Burns
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
COALMONT ---- Doris M. "Toots" Burns, 74, of Coalmont, passed away at 3 a.m., Thursday, April 19, 2001 at Bourbon, Mo. Born July 16, 1926 in Bicknell, she was the daughter of Charles A. and Pearl M. (Moss) Trowbridge. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Jasonville Order of Eastern Star Lodge 293; past matron grand representative to the State of Maine from Indiana; and district deputy, and grand page...
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Shakamak golf team loses to Sullivan
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
The Shakamak boys golf team dropped a 152-184 decision to Sullivan in a high school match at Phil Harris Thursday. The winners were paced by a 36 from David Sacksteder. Mike Lacy led Shakamak with a round of 39. Michael Clark fired a 43, Albree Halstead shot 50 and Ty Cooprider shot 52...
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Union shoots 166 against North Knox
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Union (Dugger) fired a round of 166, which was five shots behind North Knox in a match at Phil Harris Golf Course Thursday. Bloomfield was third with a 186. The Warriors finished with a 161, led by Jonathan Kirkwood's 39. Union (2-3) was led by Jason LeDune, who tied Kirkwood for low medalist with a 39. Chad Cutliff fired a 40, Jared Strahle 42 and Tony Mahurin shot 45...
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Lady Bulldogs continue winning streak
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Union (Dugger) scored two runs in the seventh inning as the Lady Bulldogs remained undefeated with a 4-2 victory at Hutsonville, Ill. Thursday. Union has started the season with seven victories. "This was a total team effort," said Union coach Beth Slack. "We gave up two runs in the sixth, but came right back and scored what proved to be the winning runs...
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45 percent of Shakamak students stay home Friday
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Rumors of threats have resulted in a larger-than-normal amount of student absences at Shakamak schools today. School officials had a meeting Wednesday with teachers and staff to discuss the rumors of possible shootings and bombings. The school had already been on high alert because of the anniversaries of the Columbine school shooting and the Oklahoma City bombing...
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Vandeventer, Pigg receive contract extensions
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- Sean Vandeventer was retained as boys varsity basketball coach at White River Valley High School on Thursday night, but not without an attempt to oust him. After a 5-2 vote to rehire all current teachers for the 2001-02 school year ---- Bruce and Greg Porter voted no ---- board member Shari Hostetter made a motion not to renew Vandeventer's contract. It was seconded by Glen Cundiff...
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WRV OKs dropping one Title I teacher next school year
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley School Corporation will have one less Title I reading teacher next school year, following a recommendation by superintendent Stephen Campbell to the Board of Trustees on Thursday night. The school currently has two Title I teachers, Sharon Sloan at WRV-Worthington Elementary and Debbie Poole at WRV-Lyons Elementary. One teacher will remain with Title I, Campbell said, and the other will go back to regular classroom teaching...
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Stephens' son seeks death certificate
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The son of a murdered woman is suing Greene County coroner Dr. Bill Powers, Jessie Stephens, and Carolyn S. Rhodes. Christopher M. Hughes filed the complaint for declaratory judgment and constructive trust in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday...
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A Bit of Earth has a new partner
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
A special ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this past week in honor of a new partner at A Bit of Earth. Stacy Wells joins Marsha Richards, as a partnership was formed to further the development and progress of A Bit of Earth. Richards is excited about the new partnership...
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Jasonville business honored
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Indiana Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan presented a Half Century Business Award earlier this week to Shakamak IGA, a Jasonville Company. The award honors companies that are at least 50 years old and have a history of community service. "Companies like this are great examples for others to follow," Kernan said. "Not only do these companies make significant contributions to Indiana's economy; they contribute to their communities as well."...
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Rep. Hostettler comes to Linton
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
U.S. Rep. John Hostettler was in Linton on Thursday night to discuss tax cuts, and to answer questions and concerns from area residents. Hostettler, a Republican who represents the 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, explained that with some cuts there could be a $600 billion surplus...
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Lakers lose second baseball game of season
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Shakamak, ranked No. 9 in Class A, had its eight-game losing streak snapped after a 7-0 loss to host Vincennes Rivet Thursday. The Lakers (8-2) only came up with three hits, including a double by freshman Brent Essex. Trent Myers and Alex Gerber had the other hits, both infield singles...
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Arrows nip Lakers in softball
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
Sullivan's Kelli Pitts and Shakamak's Valerie Blanton hooked up in a pitcher's duel at Sullivan Thursday night. Pitts struck out 12 and allowed two hits as the junior left-hander earned a 1-0 victory over the Lady Lakers. Blanton was the tough-luck loser as she fanned eight and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. The junior allowed just the one run and one hit. Nicole Fougerousse pitched 1/3 of an inning for Shakamak (3-7)...
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T-Birds take out Cards in softball
(Local News ~ 04/20/01)
North Central, ranked No. 6 in Class A, came up with 13 hits as the host LadyBirds defeated Bloomfield 9-5 in a non-conference softball game at Farmersburg Thursday. Megan Haag paced the winners (10-1) with three hits, including a double. Brandi Higginbottom went 2-for-3; Whitney Golish had a triple and single, Ashley Gilbert had a single and Jessi Higginbottom tripled...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/01)
Hoop clinic Saturday The final day of the Linton-Stockton boys basketball clinic will be Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for grades 3-4 and 10:45 a.m. until noon for grades 1-2. Williams, Carmichael in All-Star games White River Valley's April Williams and Eastern's Levi Carmichael will be competing in the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game Sunday at Corydon High School...
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