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High school student killed in accident
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
A North Central High School sophomore was killed Saturday in a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Lonetree Road and State Road 48. According to a report filed by Indiana State trooper Mark Parker, Justin T. Lasure, 17, of Farmersburg, suffered fatal injuries from the accident...
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WRV tops Shakamak to win Class A sectional
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Victory can be elusive. The moment you think you have it within your grasp, it can easily slip through your fingers. Nobody knows this better than White River Valley and its coach Sean Vandeventer. Thinking they had won the sectional a year ago, they watched North Daviess' Adam Trueblood dribble the length of the floor in six seconds and hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer...
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Vandeventer remembers his father following victory
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Sean Vandeventer knows the pain of losing basketball games. He also knows a much greater agony ---- the loss of a loved one. With his father ill with cancer a year ago, Jim Vandeventer watched his son and White River Valley drop a heart-wrenching 49-48 game to North Daviess in the 2001 Class A sectional championship game at WRV. The illness overcame Jim, who died last fall, one season short of seeing his son's first sectional title ---- 32-26 over Shakamak here Saturday night...
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Violet L. Clevenger
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Violet L. Clevenger, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2002, at her residence. Born Oct. 31, 1916, in Sulfur, Ind., she was the daughter of Cecil and Millie (Parr) Powell. She retired in 1974 from Indiana Bell in Indianapolis. She was a member of Doberman Pincher Club of Indiana and the Indiana Bird Fanciers Club in Indianapolis...
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Hugh Kent Clerk Jr.
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
SULLIVAN ---- Hugh Kent Clerk, Jr., 66, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2002, at his residence. Born July 1, 1935, in Sullivan, he was the son of Hugh and Eva B. (Pinkston) Clerk, Sr. He was a district supervisor for the Indiana Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Wabash Valley Community Evangelical Methodist Church; Sullivan Masonic Lodge 263; and the Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute...
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Geneva L. (Colvin) Stevens
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
FORT MYERS, Fla. ---- Geneva L. (Colvin) Stevens, 82, of Fort Myers, Fla, and formerly of Dugger, passed away at 12:19 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2002. Funeral services were at Newkirk Funeral Home in Dugger at 11:30 a.m. today with the Bros. Jerry Carmichael and Nick Moore officiating. Burial followed at Woodward Cemetery near Dugger...
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Sue Ann Peters
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
GREENUP, Ill. ---- Sue Ann Peters, 64, of Greenup, Ill., passed away at 1:04 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2002, at St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill. Born Dec. 11, 1937, in Greenup, Ill., she was the daughter of Donald R. and Beulah (Alexander) Ewart...
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John Randall Johnson III
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- John Randall Johnson III, 12 days old, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 16, 2002, at Bloomington, he was the son of John R. and Natalie K. (Pearson) Johnson, Jr...
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Elmer Lee Swinney
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Elmer Lee Swinney, 72, of Worthington, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2002, in Hendricks Community Hospital in Danville. Born May 25, 1929, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Richard Virgil and Mary Margaret (Peace) Swinney. He owned and operated Swinney Sales & Service in Plainfield since 1978...
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Elizabeth Ann Simpson
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Simpson, 90, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7:22 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 29, 1911, in Linton, she was the daughter of William F. and Mary Teresa (Mathis) Maughan...
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David T. Summerville
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
CASEY, Ill. ---- David T. Summerville, 80, of Casey, Ill., passed away at 9:18 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, at Sarah Bush Linocln Health Center in Mattoon, Ill. Born July 22, 1921, in Bicknell, he was the son of Thomas and Alice (Cox) Summerville. He worked in construction as a paver operator and long boom crane operator, retiring in 1996 after serving 50 years in his occupation. ...
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Mater Dei ends season for T-Birds
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
Turnovers, poor shooting and Purdue-bound Matt Keifer were too much for Eastern to overcome. The 6-10 Keifer had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead Evansville Mater Dei to a 50-42 victory over Eastern in the semifinals of the Class 2A North Knox Sectional Friday night. This avenged a 66-50 loss at Eastern in December...
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Shakamak tops North Central in semifinals
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Shakamak's defense continues to rise to the occasion. The Lakers, who are among the state's stingiest teams to score against, limited North Central to 29 percent shooting and led from start to finish, advancing to the finals of the Class A White River Valley Sectional with a 46-38 victory here Friday night...
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Graves hits trey to top Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- After missing a chance to win the game in the final seconds of regulation, A.J. Graves made good on a second opportunity. With a second overtime looming, the 5-11 sophomore swished a 3-pointer from wing, as the clock wound from one to zero seconds, to give White River Valley a 30-27 victory in the semifinals of the Class A WRV Sectional here Friday night...
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Boyd arrested again for meth
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
A rural Dugger man remains in Sullivan County Jail today after being arrested Friday on drug charges. Frederick Boyd III, 26, was arrested by Lt. Jerry Mize of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department after precursors used in the manufacture of methanphetamines were found in Boyd's house, about three miles south of Dugger...
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Linton grad Rick Gentry officiates Class A girls state finals game
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
It finally hit Rick Gentry moments before the start of the game Saturday morning. The game he was about to officiate was the biggest of his career. "You sort of try to have the mindset it's another game and everything, but when you get there the atmosphere is ... you're at the big show," Gentry explained...
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Lyons woman enjoys Bake-Off experience
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
A Lyons woman's recipe for Seafood Appetizers took her all the way to the Pillsbury Bake-Off Cooking and Baking Contest, held in Orlando, Fla., in late February. Misty Waltman, 26, was one of 100 contest finalists who won an expense-paid trip to Florida to compete in the Bake-Off finals, held Feb. 24-27...
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More families can get help with food stamps
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
As of March 1 people don't have to lose their wheels to get help with meals, according to the Indiana Family and Social Services Agency. Under a new state rule that became effective Friday, families will be able to get food stamp benefits regardless of the value or mechanical condition of vehicles used to get to work or school...
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Board, superintendent talk about teachers' contract
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The early release day issue was the subject of much discussion during the monthly Bloomfield School District Board meeting Thursday night, even part of the collective bargaining update. "I just want to go on record once again as being opposed to these early release days. ...
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Shakamak awards Monday
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
An athletic awards ceremony for Shakamak Junior High and Elementary Schools has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the high school cafeteria. Members of the boys and girls basketball teams and cheerleaders will be honored.
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Linton sign-ups Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
The Linton Boys Baseball League will be having sign-ups from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at County Muffler. Cost is $20 then $10 for each additional boy in the same family. First-year players are required to bring a copy of their birth certificate. T-ball players must be age 5 by Aug. 1, 2002 and cannot be 8 before the same date...
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Sign-ups Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
Shakamak Little League will have sign-ups from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lions Club in Jasonville. There also will be a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, also at the Lions Club. This meeting will be for managers and coaches. For more information, contact Paul Pierce at 665-3656...
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Future Miner time change
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
Future Miner basketball players and parents are reminded that starting times for Saturday has been changed. The 3-4 graders will play from 1 to 2:15 p.m. while the boys in grades K-2 are scheduled to play from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
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REGIONAL PAIRINGS
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
Ticket information Saturday, March 9 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 8:00 p.m. Ticket Information: Single Session: $6.00 Season Ticket: $9.00 Tickets will go on sale at WRV at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the box office. They will be on sale from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. until Friday. They will also be on sale from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday.Tickets are $9 for all three games...
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Anna E. Watkins
(Local News ~ 03/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Anna E. Watkins, 82, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, March 3,, 2002, at Beverly Healthcare of Bloomington. Born Oct. 25, 1919, in Greene County, she was the daughter of John and Daisy (Crockett) Cox. She was a homemaker, a member of Solsberry United Methodist Church, and the women' club at the church...
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