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Sex offender registry victorious in U.S. Supreme Court
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 9-0 decision Wednesday that sex offender registry laws which publicize pictures and addresses of convicted sexual and violent offenders on the Internet, do not violate offender's Federal due process rights...
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Major Gen. Charles W. Whitaker
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
GREENWOOD ---- Major General Charles W. Whitaker, 66, of Greenwood, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. Born Jan. 12, 1937 in Jasonville, he was the son of Hayward and Fern (Ambs) Whitaker. General Whitaker was appointed Adjutant General of the Indiana Army and Air National Guard on April 21, 1990, by former Gov. ...
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Howard Lee "Burnsie" Burns
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
COALMONT ---- Howard Lee "Burnsie" Burns, 80, of Coalmont, passed away at 6:53 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Dec. 24, 1922 in Coalmont, he was the son of James and Evelyn (Otstott) Burns. He was retired from the Jasonville Peabody Shops. ...
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Avery Jane Puckett
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
DUGGER ---- Avery Jane Puckett, 74, of Dugger, passed away at 12:05 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Dec. 5, 1928 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Frank Avery and Corinne (Crowe) Browning. She previously worked as an audiologist at Crane where she retired. She attended Light House Tabernacle in Gosport, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Linton Lodge 140...
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Max Alumbaugh
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
DUGGER ---- Max Alumbaugh, 80, of Dugger, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 20, 1922 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Lester and Blanche (McClellan) Alumbaugh. He was retired from Minnehaha Mine. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Dugger, the Dugger Masonic Lodge, and was a World War II veteran...
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Woman asks Bloomfield council for help with dogs
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Bloomfield resident Barbara Ferguson brought her complaints of dog control issues to the Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday night. "I have called the police department 10 times and gone to the department two times since Oct. 24, 2002. I know there is clear violation of town ordinances here," Ferguson explained...
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Former fireman convicted of sexual misconduct
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- It took just 40 minutes for a jury to convict a former Richland-Taylor assistant fire chief of sexual misconduct with a minor. Patrick L. Fitzgerald was convicted of the class B felony by a Greene Superior Court jury Wednesday. His trial started Tuesday...
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Tip leads to meth bust in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
JASONVILLE ---- A tip through Crime Stoppers resulted in the arrest of two people on methamphetamine charges in Jasonville on Wednesday night. Brenda St. John, 37 of Jasonville and Timothy E. Stockwell, 34 of Farmersburg, are both being held without bond in the Greene County Jail on charges of possession of methamphetamine. Stockwell has an additional charge of possession of marijuana...
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Shakamak considering a canopy along main entrance
(Local News ~ 03/06/03)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak Board of School Trustees met in special session Wednesday night to re-consider alternate bids on the corporation's building program. The school is currently undergoing a $2,297,600 renovation project, which is expected to be completed this summer...
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McBride claims his Cardinals are the underdog
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/03)
Ron McBride loves playing the role of underdog, even if it is self-created. McBride's Bloomfield Cardinals are rated No. 8 in Class A, sporting a 15-8 record. If not for several self-inflicted gunshot wounds to their feet, they could legitimately be 22-1...
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