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Bloomfield board meets
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees met briefly in a special meeting Thursday evening to accept the retirement notice of Jeannine McBride who will be retiring at midyear. The board also voted to call back teacher Jim Brinson, who had been a victim of a Reduction in Force by the board...
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Bloomfield gives spring awards
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
Bloomfield High School recently held its spring sports awards banquet to honor athletes involved in baseball, softball, track and field, tennis and golf. Chad Rusher garnered most of the awards for the varsity baseball team. The senior outfielder led the team in hitting, had the most quality at bats and won the defensive award. He was also named most valuable player...
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Graves enjoys time with Junior All-Stars
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
SWITZ CITY-A.J. Graves is a Junior All-Star, which is one of the first steps toward becoming an Indiana All-Star. Graves' brothers Matthew and Andrew were Indiana All-Stars and following in their footsteps will be one of the individual goals next season for the White River Valley senior...
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Eastern hands out awards
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
Eastern High School held its spring sports awards banquet last week. Senior academic awards went to baseball player Clint Burris, softball player Courtney Hacker, track athletes Jon Weimer and Melanie Lagenour, golfer Nathan Martindale and cheerleader Laura Krise...
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Frye enjoys dealing with Bloomfield fireworks show
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
Fourth of July is just around the corner, and the Bloomfield Town Council has appointed Doug Frye to, once again, officially be the agent to purchase fireworks for the Independence Day celebration. Frye, who has been instrumental in organizing, buying and setting off the display for 28 years, says he is hoping for a big crowd, as usual...
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Dr. Miller is well known for his craft
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
Dr. Michael Miller, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., with offices in Linton as well as Terre Haute, recently returned from Germany where he sat on an international panel of medical experts to discuss diabetic foot ulcers and wound care. Miller is a well-recognized expert in that field...
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Bloomfield teen helps youth program get started
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
When a Bloomfield teen, Scott Clark, has a goal, he pursues it until the idea becomes a reality. And with help from the community, Clark's dream for a youth outreach program in Bloomfield materialized during the winter of 2003. Now the Christian youth outreach program, Oasis, located on West Main St. in Bloomfield near the Family Life Center, is up and running...
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Is there smog in Greene County?
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
When you think of smog you don't expect to find it in Greene County. But according to a recent study the smog amounts in Greene County are not acceptable by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Kathy Watson of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management has been contacting county officials about the smog problem...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees announced Thursday night that in order to reorganize the board prior to the 15th of next month, the next meeting will take place July 10. The board voted (5-0) to accept the resignations of Charles Weaver, custodian at WRV-Lyons; Rhonda Koons, physical education aide and Penny Bohnert, assistant girls volleyball coach...
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Sexton to run for Linton mayor
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
The race for mayor of Linton just took a turn. John R. Sexton, a political newcomer, has been appointed by the Greene County Republican Party to fill their vacancy in the upcoming mayoral election. Tom Jones, a Democrat who ousted longtime mayor Jimmie K. Wright 1,015 to 834 in the May primary, had no opponent in this November's race until now...
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Former GE employees to meet
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
Linton's General Electric plant has been vacant for nine years, but the memories of the good times at the plant and the good jobs it provided remain for many former employees. On Sunday, former employees and their families will gather in the Girl Scout Cabin in Linton's Humphreys Park to eat, chat and reminisce...
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Kenneth D. Covey Sr.
(Local News ~ 06/20/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Kenneth D. Covey, Sr., 58, of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2003 at University Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 16, 1944 in Bloomington, he was the son of Leroy and Maxine (Ruby) Covey. He was a former member of the Bloomington West Lions Club...
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