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Blanton to carry Olympic torch Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
The Olympic torch will be passing through Terre Haute on Tuesday, and Ed Blanton of Linton will be carrying the torch. "I will carry it at 10:55 a.m. from the Culligan store on North 7th St. (in Terre Haute) to the Cunningham Memorial Library sign on North 7th St.," Blanton told The Daily Citizen...
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WRV schedule changes
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
White River Valley athletic director Travis Madison would like to make the following announcements regarding changes in the girls and boys basketball schedules. The WRV at Union (Dugger) girls varsity-only game will now start at 10 a.m. Saturday, three hours earlier than previously scheduled. Madison said the move was because of a conflict with the consolation round of the Greene County Invitational...
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Cassidy leads Eastern past Shakamak
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Caleb Cassidy found his shooting touch at the right time. After scoring just six points in his last two games, including a 1-for-9 shooting performance against Bloomington South, the 6-4 forward canned made 8 of 13 and scored a game-high 19 points as Eastern opened defense of its Greene County Invitational championship with a 58-44 victory over Shakamak here Wednesday night...
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Wednesday not an easy day for Lakers
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Wednesday was not an easy day for the Shakamak boys basketball team, nor anyone at Shakamak High School. Not only did the Lakers play their sixth game in the past two weeks ---- a 58-44 loss to Eastern here at the Greene County Invitational ---- but they had to deal with the emotions of the death of SHS classmate Jordan Lyday, whose funeral was Wednesday afternoon at the high school. Lyday was killed Friday night in automobile accident...
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Greene County Tournament is special to Hart
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
Over the holidays I was able to taken in a few games at the Pizza Hut classic. The Classic is a high school basketball junkie's dream with eight games a day. The Greene County Invitational opened Wednesday night. The tournament all ways has had a special meaning to me...
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Rivet edges Miners in invitational opener
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
SWITZ CITY ----Tyler Kroeger made sure that Vincennes Rivet's first appearance in the Greene County Invitational was a memorable one. The 5-10 freshman threw in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Patriots, the newest member of the eight-team field, a 33-31 victory over Linton-Stockton in the opening game of the tournament here Wednesday night...
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Several positions up in May primary
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- It may seem like it's too soon to talk about elections, but the May primary is just four months away. And considering you have to register to vote at least 29 days before the election, that is not that far off. This year Greene County voters will be voting on local, state and federal offices...
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Candidates have until Feb. 22 at noon to file for office
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
Some odds 'n' ends as we look ahead to the end of a short work week: It's time to run ... for office There's nothing better than taking time off from covering City Council and School Board meetings to cover a high school basketball game. It helps rekindle the flame for an old sports writer at heart...
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Change in law will effect mobile home owners
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Donna Meurer and her staff in the Greene County Assessor's office are preparing for the cut-off date for declaring personal property. She also is reminding county residents of changes in the deduction law. "I would like to remind everyone to call your trustee or township assessor to report your personal property mobile home by March 31," Meurer said...
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Allen helps college students with project
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
When two college students recently traveled to Linton to talk to Fred Allen, he was more than happy to chat with them about one of his favorite subjects ---- coal. On Oct. 30, Allen, the area's resident historian on the coal mining industry was sought out by two Ball State University students for information on Greene and Sullivan counties' rich coal history...
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New law to help make getting license plates easier
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
A new Indiana law that went into effect Jan. 2 will allow Hoosiers to register their vehicles and purchase license plates at any license branch in the state. Formerly, anyone registering a vehicle or purchasing plates had to do so in the county in which they live...
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Mary E. Wayman
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
BRAZIL ---- Mary E. Wayman, 83, of Brazil, passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2001 at St. Vincent's Clay Hospital. Born Oct. 17, 1918 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Nelson and Tillie (Heck) Rikard. She graduated from the Brazil High School in 1936 and Indiana Business College in Indianapolis. She worked at Victory Cleaners in Indianapolis and Adamson's Cleaners for several years before retirement...
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