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Fire destroys home in Pleasantville
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
Firefighters were called to the William Colon home in Pleasantville twice this weekend, on two separate blazes. The second fire, on Sunday, totally destroyed the house. The Jefferson Township-Pleasantville Volunteer Fire Department was called to the home at 7719 Pleasant Main Street early Saturday morning. ...
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Lady Miners hold off Palestine
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
Linton collected a must-win on Saturday if the Lady Miners are to have any chance of posting a winning record. The Lady Miners improved to 6-8 by overcoming a slow start to nip Palestine-Hutsonville, IL 39-38. "It shouldn't have been that close," Linton coach Mike Riggleman said. "We missed a lot of four-footers...
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WRV favored at GCI, but there will be challengers
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
Of the eight teams which will take the court at White River Valley this week to play in the 34th annual Greene County Invitational, only North Central and Vincennes Rivet have never won the tournament, although the Thunderbirds and Patriots are relative newcomers compared to the six other teams...
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Greene County Keg is Cards to keep
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
The Greene County Keg was up for grabs at the opening tip on Saturday as Eastern (2-7) challenged third-ranked Bloomfield on their home court. On paper this should not have been much of a contest, but games are not played on paper. The game went Eastern's way early as the Thunderbirds jumped out to a 4-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. ...
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Greene County Invitational tips off Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
Eastern has more Greene County Invitational titles (nine) than anyone, but the T --Birds won't be favored to win this year's event. Clay City broke through for the first time last year to capture the title and the Eels have three players who played vital roles in winning the tournament, but they won't be favored either...
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WRV wins, but coach unhappy with effort
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
ELLETTSVILLE-For the coach of a No. 1-ranked high school basketball team that takes the floor each night with great expectations, winning isn't always good enough -- especially at mid-season. For that reason, today's practice can't come soon enough for White River Valley High School boys' basketball coach Sean Vandeventer. That's when the coach will decide if anything good came out of saturday's 59-48 victory over the host Edgewood Mustangs...
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David Michael Strosnider
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
David Michael Strosnider, 35, of Vincennes, died Dec. 27 at his residence. He was the son of Mike Jones and the late Sharon Goodman. Survivors include his grandparents, Bill and Barbra Jones of Ragsdale; two sisters, Cheryl Brochin of Linton and Donna Brown of Las Vegas, Nev.; and three brothers, Darrell Strosnider of Las Vegas, Donald Strosnider of Linton and Wayne Jones of Auburn, Ill...
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Linda Carol Porter
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
Linda Carol Porter, 48, of Newberry, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at Select Specialty Hospital in Bloomington. Born Jan. 16, 1955, in Linton, she was the daughter of Ira Vernon and Norma Howard Zigler. She was a bookkeeper for Valley Implement in Newberry. She was a member of the Newberry United Methodist Church and secretary of the Newberry Fire Department...
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Lora E. Knoy
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
Lora E. Knoy, 86, of Bloomfield, died at 8:09 p.m. Jan. 1, 2004, at Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer. Born April 10, 1917, in Newark, she was the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Elisa Martindale Ham. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church and belonged to the Friendship Class...
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Richard D. Edington
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
CRANE ---- Richard D. Edington, 36, of Crane, passed away at 4:17 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1967, in Linton, he was the son of James E. and Virginia J. Blaker Edington. He had worked as a laborer. Survivors include his father; two daughters, Elizabeth Edington of Illinois and Lacey Edington of Bloomfield; a sister, Summer Brashier of Linton; grandfather, Ted Blaker of Bloomfield; and two aunts, Connie Howell of Bloomfield and Linda Pyne of Bloomfield...
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John G. Deiwert
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
John G. Deiwert, 80, of Dugger, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Jan. 2, 2004, at Miller's Merry Manor in Dugger Born in Shelbyville on May 20, 1923, he was the son of Harry and Blanche Deiwert. He was an announcer for WSRK in Shelbyville. Survivors include his wife, Eileen Kelley Deiwert of Linton; five sons, Kevin Deiwert of South Carolina, Jay Deiwert of Mauldin, S.C., Danny Martin of Muncie, Ronald Martin of Princeton and Marvin Martin of Carlisle; five daughters, Cheryl Harrington of New Hampshire, Beverly Waldrop and Jane Brown of Greer, S.C., Sue Sexton of Wilford, S.C. ...
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Monica M. Clements
(Obituary ~ 01/05/04)
Monica M. Clements, 75, of Washington, died at 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2004 at Daviess Community Hospital. Born Feb. 5, 1928, in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Silas Mattingly and Cora Agnes Spaulding. She was a homemaker, a graduate of Montgomery High School and a former employee of the Wooden Key Hallmark shop, retired since 1992. She was a member of the St. Simon Church...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
SANDBORN ---- Friday evening, at Sandborn's first council meeting of the year, clerk-treasurer Linda Hancock gave the oath of office to council incumbents Leota Brinson, Roger Blackwell and Don Hill. All three members were previously appointed to the council, and all three were unopposed in the fall election...
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Decision to have surgery was tough
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
Making a decision to finally undergo surgery to aid with weight loss was not an easy one for rural Bloomfield resident Cammi Mattingly. Pros and cons were studied and weighed and a decision was made that involves a whole change in lifestyle and the way mealtime is approached...
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Surgery helps woman take care of weight problem
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
Losing weight has always been a big challenge for rural Bloomfield resident Cammi Mattingly. She has fought the battle most of her life. Over the years, the 36-year-old mother of an elementary school aged boy has been on many different diet plans with moderate results, but no lasting success. She would traditionally lose some weight and gain more back. It was an endless, frustrating seesaw cycle of weight loss and gain...
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Wife to take over her husband's position on council
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
Janet Basye didn't set out to make history, but Saturday afternoon she did just that in being named the first female to serve on the Bloomfield Town Council. Basye replaces her late husband, Russell W. Basye, who died Dec. 6. His first term officially ended Dec. 31...
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January off to a soggy start
(Local News ~ 01/05/04)
January, what is traditionally one of the driest months of the year in the region, is shaping up to be very soggy. Weekend rains that ranged between 2.5 and 3 inches in most of the Greene County area have swelled area rivers, creeks and tributaries over flood stage...
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Shakamak topples West Vigo in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/04)
JASONVILLE-The Shakamak Lakers overcame tired legs and made the defensive adjustments they needed to defeat the West Vigo Vikings in overtime 57-49 Saturday night. The Vikings shot 64 percent from the field in the first half, but were held to 22 percent in the second half when Laker coach Ernie Maesch made some defensive adjustments to take away the easy shots West Vigo got plenty of in the first 16 minutes...
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