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Courthouse engineers say building is safe
(Local News ~ 01/13/03)
Engineers for the Greene County courthouse renovation project say the building is safe, despite cracks that appeared a week ago in the south and east walls, and that the damage will be repaired. At this point, they say the cost of fixing the problem is not expected to add to the cost of the $10.5 million project...
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Eastern is third at invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
Most so-called experts probably expected Class A No. 2 ranked White River Valley and Class 2A No. 3 Eastern to meet at the Greene County Invitational here Saturday night, but not in the consolation game. After both were upset in the semifinals on Friday night, Eastern, the three-time defending champion, salvaged some pride with a 57-55 victory over the host Wolverines, capturing third-place...
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Vincennes Rivet edges Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
It was going to happen sooner or later. Vincennes Rivet was going to win a close game. In almost a complete role reversal of Shakamak's 45-43 win over the Patriots at Washington Catholic to open the season on Nov. 29, Rivet closed the game on a 12-2 spurt of the final 3:46 as the Pats edged the Lakers 54-50, capturing fifth-place at the Greene County Invitational here Saturday afternoon...
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Miners handle Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
With the emergence of Tom Dudley and Rick Overton of late, Linton-Stockton boys basketball coach Gene Hall has been looking for some perimeter scoring to complement them. On Saturday, Caleb Fischer answered the call, hitting all six of his shots, including three 3-pointers in the first half, as the freshman scored a career-best 15 points to pace the Miners to a 54-46 victory over Union (Dugger) in the seventh-place game at the Greene County Invitational here Saturday afternoon...
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North Central downs Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
Nobody would have questioned Eastern's desire for its fourth consecutive Greene County Invitational championship until Friday night. EHS boys basketball coach Andy Igel was stunned after watching his Thunderbirds trail from start to finish, losing to North Central 68-63 in the semifinals...
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Clay City claims invitational title
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
Elliott Booe and Matt Farmer combined for 35 points as Clay City defeated North Central 63-48, claiming its first Greene County Invitational championship here Saturday night. In just the second final featuring two teams not from Greene County, Clay City never trailed as they extended its winning streak to five and improving to 8-2...
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Clay City tops White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
White River Valley, ranked No. 2 in Class A, scored 24 points in the final eight minutes of regulation, forcing the first of two overtimes, but the Wolverines came up a few plays short and ended up losing a 53-50 decision here Friday night to Clay City, which earned a spot in the Greene County Invitational final for the first time...
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Virginia S. Cravens
(Local News ~ 01/13/03) Virginia S. Cravens, 78, of Noblesville and formerly of Linton, passed away at 4 a.m. today, Jan. 13, 2003, at Harbour Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. Born Dec. 26, 1924, in Evansville, she was the daughter of Virgil H. and Ida (Daily) Smith. She was a supervisor at the Indiana State Welfare Department, retiring in 1988. She was a member of Linton First United Methodist Church; former member of Tri Kappa, and was presented the "Distinguished Hoosier" award by former Gov. Otis Bowen... -
Cecil W. Morron
(Local News ~ 01/13/03) Cecil W. Morron, 75, of Newberry, passed away at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at his residence. Born Jan. 18, 1927 in Lawrence County, he was the son of Bracie and Maude (Chambers) Morron. He was a truck driver at Crane NSWC. He was a veteran of the Air Force during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. ... -
Gilbert F. Smith
(Local News ~ 01/13/03) Gilbert F. Smith, 94, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Sept. 14, 1908, in Greene County, he was the son of David Franklin and Florence (Geddes) Smith. He was a foreman and superintendent for Bloomfield Manufacturing Co. for 47 years before retiring in 1975... -
Gerald Luxton
(Local News ~ 01/13/03) Gerald Luxton, 83, of Batesville, Miss., and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at his residence. Born April 11, 1919, in Linton, he was the son of George and Mary (Imrie) Luxton. He was a retired, self-employed insurance agent. He was a member of the Batesville Church of Christ in Batesville, Miss... -
Special prosecutor to review complaint
(Local News ~ 01/13/03)
A special prosecutor will be assigned in a domestic battery case involving a Greene County courthouse employee. Greene County Prosecutor David Powell has requested that Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson appoint a special prosecutor to review a complaint filed by the Greene County Sheriff's Department...
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Homes built in Linton headed to Kentucky
(Local News ~ 01/13/03)
The Winalta USA homes built in Linton by will be heading to a subdivision just outside of Somerset, Ky. J.D. Sapara, vice president and chief operating officer at Winalta USA, announced Friday the finalization of a contract between Lee Homes of Kentucky and the local manufactured housing builder...
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Meeting violates Open Door Law
(Local News ~ 01/13/03)
When Greene County Commissioners Tom Britton, Warren Bartlett and Bart Beard sat in on a Friday meeting of architects, engineers and construction personnel working on the county courthouse renovation project, they apparently did not know they were violating Indiana's Open Door law...
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Cards win No. 10
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/03)
Bloomfield made it a clean sweep of host Sullivan, defeating the Golden Arrows 57-49 in a boys basketball game Friday night. Bloomfield, who needed overtime to defeat SHS 63-58 on Dec. 28 at the Wabash Valley Classic, outscored the Arrows 35-28 in the second half...
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