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County Council approves Winalta USA's tax abatement
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Earlier this year, as part of the proposal to woo housing manufacturer Winalta USA to this area, Greene County, Linton and the state offered several incentives including property tax abatement. On Monday, the Greene County Council approved the abatement, but added some benchmark employment figures...
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Billy F. "Bill" Sheppard
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
VINCENNES ---- Billy F. "Bill" Sheppard, 67, of Vincennes, passed away at 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Feb. 17, 1935, in Sanford, Fla., he was the son of Everett and Ida Geneva (Booth) Sheppard...
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Union favored to win SWIAC, Tri-River titles
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
DUGGER ---- Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Tammy Meurer realizes that her Lady Bulldogs begin the season as the favorite on paper to win the South Western Indiana Athletic and Class A sectional. And why not? Union set a school record by posting a 30-4 mark. They were undefeated in the Tri-River Conference and went 6-1 in the SWIAC. Meurer has seven of nine players returning that 2001 squad...
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Taylor, Johnson win Elks League title
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
Tim Taylor and Jack Johnson were the winners of the 2002 Elks League golf championship. Last year's champions Kevin Meek and Dale Kinnett were fifth. Also finishing in the top five were Randy Baker and Doug Rose in second; Brian Grindstaff and Rich Montgomery were third; and Bart Shafford and Tom Well placed fourth...
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Holtsclaw wins again
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
Danny Holtsclaw of Bloomfield won the first of two sprint features at Paragon Speedway Saturday night. Holtsclaw has two victories the past two weeks. He was fourth in the third sprint heat. Troy Carmichael from Bloomfield placed second Bomber B-Main...
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Kinnaman gives Linton City Council update on Boys & Girls Club of Greene County
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
Pam Kinnaman is looking forward to watching teen-agers and preteens fill the new Boys and Girls Club of Greene County facility in downtown Linton each day. But first, the building at the corner of Vincennes and Main Sts. ---- the former Linton Variety Store ---- needs some repairs...
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Jasonville council receives update on downtown project
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Dan Weese from CEI contractors gave an update on the Downtown Beautification Project to the Jasonville Council on Monday evening. Weese explained that when the cement was poured there was damage to some of the doorways leading into businesses on Main Street. ...
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Commissioners, council finalize bond details for courthouse project
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Greene County Commissioners and Council met in joint session Monday to finalize details on a bond issue for the upcoming courthouse renovation project. However, the matter was tabled until Thursday. In attendance were council president Jim Oliphant, councilmen Leland Hasler, Ralph Raper, Rod Hasler, Teddy Harmon and Butch Brown, and commissioners Tom Britton, who is president, and Warren Bartlett as well as county auditor Sue McDonald and attorney Marilyn Hartman. ...
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Linton City Council OKs cut in golf course rates
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
If you've been thinking about playing golf or becoming a member at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton, now may be the time. The Linton City Council approved ordinance 0207 ---- by a 5-0 vote ---- to allow the course to cut its green, cart and membership rates for the remainder of the year...
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Linton Police Department to use reserve officers
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
When someone calls the Linton Police Department for assistance, they expect help as soon as possible. Sometimes that's not always possible, if the department is down a man or two because of vacations or another reason. But chief Keith McDonald hopes to have that problem solved in the near future...
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Clothe-a-Child/Toys for Tots fund-raisers set
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
The Greene County Clothe-a-Child /Toys for Tots project advisory board met recently to kick off its 2002 drive to raise funds to provide a merrier Christmas for children in need all over Greene County. Representatives from seven community organizations (the Linton and Ladies' Civitan Clubs, the Linton and Bloomfield Rotary Clubs, the Bloomfield American Legion Post, the Bloomfield Chapter of Psi Iota Xi, and the Shawnee Trails Kiwanis Club) work together on the board to continue the tradition started by the Linton Civitan Club nearly 30 years ago. ...
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Emma Jo Wright
(Local News ~ 08/13/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Emma Jo Wright, 86, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:05 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born Dec. 19, 1915, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Charles and Catherine (Osborn) Wilkie...
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