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Routine stop turns into chase for officer
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
What should have been a simple traffic stop turned into a foot chase late Monday night for Lyons Town Marshal Craig Pierce. Pierce had attempted to stop Brian A. Coleman, 26, of Mitchell, on East Broad Street. Coleman exited his vehicle and fled from Pierce on foot...
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Loogootee tops Bloomfield's tennis team
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Maybe it was rust from having their last two matches postponed by rain. Whatever the reason, Bloomfield's tennis team, lost 3-2 at Loogootee on Tuesday. The Cards had beaten the Lions 4-1 earlier this season. "We played well at times and not so well at times," Bloomfield coach Mike Canty said. "We seem not to have everyone playing well at the same time."...
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Firestone has had a great career at WRV
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
SWITZ CITY-Is Malea Firestone the best female athlete to ever come out of a Greene County high school? It would be hard to argue against nominating the White River Valley senior for that honor. You won't get any argument from WRV athletic director Roger Weaver, whose involvement in Greene County athletics over the years qualifies him to comment on the matter...
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WRV tops Terre Haute South
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
White River Valley won three-of-four tiebreakers to outlast Terre Haute South's number two team 4-1 on Tuesday. "I'm so proud of these kids. They battled to win what was probably the longest match in history," WRV coach Rebecca Noel said...
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Minor league baseball still worth the trip
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Even on a day when the wind was howling and the temperature was more suitable for football than baseball, Victory Field in Indianapolis was still a beautiful place on Mother's Day when the Indianapolis Indians hosted the Buffalo Bisons. Three Buffalo players, who are one rung down the ladder from getting the call and playing for the Cleveland Indians, made the day of three youngsters simply by signing baseballs and floppy hats and taking the time to talk...
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Miners shoot 143; Dunkerly ties record
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Led by Drew Dunkerly, who tied the home course record with a 33, Linton-Stockton remained undefeated in dual matches as the Miners defeated Eastern 143-193 in a boys golf match at Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. Dunkerly's two-under par performance on the front nine tied the effort of three Linton players. Chad House and Chadd Anderson both shot 33 in the same match on May 5, 1989 in a victory over Bedford North Lawrence...
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Union 4-1 in SWIAC
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Union (Dugger) scored seven runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Lady Bulldogs defeated host White River Valley 18-1 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Tuesday. "It was a rough game for us," said WRV coach Lisa Page, whose Lady Wolverines slipped to 1-13...
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Miners win 1-0
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Daniel Allen tossed a three-hitter and Linton-Stockton made the most of three hits as the Miners defeated host Hutsonville-Palestine 1-0 in a non-conference baseball game in Illinois Tuesday. It was the first career shutout for Allen, a freshman who won for the fourth time in five decisions...
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Lakers blank Eels
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Shakamak scored in six of seven innings as the Lady Lakers defeated host Eminence 12-0 in a Tri-River Conference softball game in Morgan County Tuesday. The Lakers (10-6 overall, 3-1 in the TRC) got a stellar pitching performance from junior Nicole Fougerousse. The right-hander allowed just one hit and struck out a career-high 17, which is the most ever for a SHS pitcher in a seven-inning game...
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Miners break losing streak
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Visiting Linton-Stockton defeated Vincennes Rivet 5-0 in a girls tennis Tuesday. The victory ended a 53-match losing streak dating back to the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference tournament in 1999. Kristen Hauger, Hilary Shonk and Heather Beier all won at singles for the Lady Miners (1-9). Beier needed three sets while Hauger and Shonk both prevailed in close two-set matches...
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Glenda E. Tilton
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Glenda E. Tilton, 61 of Linton, passed away Monday, May 12, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Huntingburg. Born April 4, 1942 in Linton, she was the daughter of Max Charles and Eula (Greenwood) Tryon. She was retired from the United States Postal Service...
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Eastern rallies to top Edgewood in baseball
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Trailing 10-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, Eastern's chance at victory against visiting Edgewood looked bleak, but the T-Birds rallied to beat the Mustangs 11-10 in eight innings. Eastern (11-6) won despite allowing 14 hits and committing four errors. The T-Birds have won 10 of their last 12 games after a 1-4 start...
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Eastern tops NE Dubois in softball
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Eastern's softball team had two reasons to celebrate on Tuesday. Reason number one: the Lady T-Birds swept Northeast Dubois 9-6 and 6-5. Reason number two: Eastern reached the .500 mark at 7-7. "It feels good to get there," Eastern coach Gary Higgins said of his team's climb to .500...
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Bloomfield man faces molesting charges
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- An 18-year-old Bloomfield man is facing a child molesting charge involving a 12-year-old girl. Dale Ray Hall, Jr. admitted to Bloomfield Officer Richard T. Colvin that he had had intercourse with the girl on two occasions. Colvin and fellow officer Kenneth Tharp interviewed Hall after the victim's mother had contacted police about the case...
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Drug bust made in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
An arrest warrant for a man out of Monroe County has resulted in the arrests of three people on drug charges. Tuesday morning police from the Indiana State Police Department went to a residence at 502 SE Washington St. in Jasonville to serve the arrest warrant...
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Dogs being dropped off at Humane Society without proper paperwork
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Greene County Humane Society president Linda Felker says something is happening at the animal shelter she dreaded ---- people are dumping dogs off in the parking lot after hours, or placing them in outside cages ---- a practice Felker strongly discourages...
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McClure-Faulk race to be decided by Lehman
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
The outcome of the deadlocked Linton City Council District 4 race now rests on the shoulders of Greene County Democrat Party Chairman Jeff Lehman. The deadline to file a recount petition by the candidates passed at noon Tuesday. Lehman has until June 30 to decide whether three-term incumbent Robert "Bob" McClure or challenger Mike Faulk will be the Democrat Party nominee in the November General Election against Republican Kelly Folglesong...
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Crane eyesore may be cleaned up soon
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
CRANE ---- Calling it a win-win for everyone involved, Martin County Commissioner Paul McFedders says a 35-acre tract of land in Crane village may soon be cleaned up and placed back on the tax rolls. In addition, a consulting firm is drawing up plans to establish a technology park that would compliment the engineering and business activities being conducted at neighboring Crane Division, Naval Surface Weapons Center...
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Senior Games helps residents remain active, enjoy fellowship
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
LYONS ---- Cheryl Ritchey eyed the basketball goal. She concentrated on her shot. Although she did not make the basket, she enjoyed the camaraderie of her fellow "athletes." Cheryl is a resident at the Ketchem Memorial Home in Odon, but Tuesday afternoon in Lyons she was participating in the second annual Senior Games...
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CAPE grant working well at Eastern
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Eastern Board of School Trustees heard a progress report Tuesday night on the Lilly Endowment's Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE) initiative from program social worker Amanda Taylor and At-Risk Counselor Charity Wilkes...
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Eastern's school calendar questioned
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The president of the Eastern Greene Teachers' Organization appealed to the school board Tuesday night to reconsider a calendar for the coming year which it approved last month. Chris Clouse said EGTO member teachers have concerns about the approved school calendar that has the teaching staff beginning their coming school year on Monday, Aug. ...
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Eastern school wants fire coverage
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- If a fire breaks out at Eastern School, the school board wants every available fire department in the district to be contacted by the Greene County Sheriff's Department radio dispatch center. This action conflicts with a memo directive circulated last month to the sheriff's department by Center Township Trustee Kermit Holtsclaw that asked that his township's fire department be the only department called within its township limits unless specifically requested by Center Township fire personnel or when there is no response after a second dispatch tone.. ...
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Bloomfield schools receive accreditation
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
Bloomfield Elementary and Bloomfield Junior-Senior High schools both have earned accreditation for the 2002-03 school year from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) To achieve accreditation, schools must meet quality standards, be evaluated by a team of professionals from outside the school and engage in continuous school improvement focused on increasing school performance...
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Worthington Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
The Worthington Town Council received an update Tuesday night on the pipe line between Worthington Generations and the town's treatment. The work on the tie in at the treatment plant is currently in progress. The line is a part of a project of the Greene County Redevelopment Commission. The line runs three and one half miles south of the Worthington...
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Betty Louise Thurston
(Local News ~ 05/14/03)
SEBRING, Fla. ---- Betty Louise Spangler Thurston, 79, of Sebring, Fla., passed away Friday, May 9, 2003 at Kenilworth Care & Rehab in Sebring, Fla. Born April 23, 1924 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of William E. and Martha (Axe) Spangler. She retired from Civil Services at Fort Benjamin Harrison. She moved to Sebring in 1980 from Indianapolis, and was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of the American Business Women's Organization of Indianapolis...
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