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Bloomfield man arrested on two counts of child molesting
(Local News ~ 12/20/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Bloomfield man is in Greene County Jail this morning, charged with two counts of child molesting, both class A felonies. According to a Greene County Sheriff's Department report, Ricky J. Weaver II, 21, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant issued by Greene Circuit Court. Weaver was arrested by Julie Martin, an investigator with the Greene County Prosecutor's office...
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WRV students give back to community
(Local News ~ 12/20/01)
SWITZ CITY---- White River Valley High School students were enthused and happy Wednesday afternoon as they worked together synchronizing each movement.They knew exactly when to lift and when to pass. No, it wasn't a baseball or basketball they were lifting and passing, but heavy boxes loaded with canned and packaged food collected from the school's annual food drive...
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Clothe-A-Child clothes 530 children
(Local News ~ 12/20/01)
It was Christmas at Wal-Mart Tuesday evening as members of the Greene County Civitan and other area organization's Clothe-A-Child and Toys-for-Tots projects presented $50 to each of 325 area children for the purchase of clothes. An additional 105 children in the Bloomfield area received clothing and toy donations Sunday at the Pamida Department Store...
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Schools studying ISTEP+ scores
(Local News ~ 12/20/01)
The Indiana Department of Education released the state's ISTEP+ scores late Wednesday afternoon. Superintendents and teachers had already received the news of the scores. The percentage of Indiana's third- and eighth-graders passing this year's ISTEP-Plus exams increased slightly compared with last year, the state's top education official said Wednesday...
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Students may be able to retake ISTEP
(Local News ~ 12/20/01)
Some Indiana high school 10th graders will have a second chance at ISTEP+. Suellen Reed, state superintendent of public instruction for the Indiana Department of Education, said because of concerns that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks may have hurt some students' ISTEP scores, 10th graders who should have had reason to pass based on past academic performance but did not, will have another chance to take this year's exams...
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Basketball preview
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/01)
With schools letting out for Christmas break Friday, Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) will not play this weekend. Union will be off until Friday, Dec. 28 when they play at South Knox while Linton has the longest break in the area ---- 18 days ---- before facing Vincennes Rivet on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in the opening game of the Greene County Invitational...
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Weaver eleced to IHSAA Board
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/01)
IHSAA SID INDIANAPOLIS ---- Six high school administrators were elected to the IHSAA Board of Directors during the annual elections conducted by mail vote Dec. 1-10. Three individuals were re-elected to serve three-year terms while three others were elected for the first time. Each member school principal had the opportunity to vote for the candidates running for seats in their respective district...
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