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Courthouse project may be coming to a head
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
The Greene County Building Corporation on Wednesday raised the ante a couple of chips in its poker game-like standoff with a Bloomington-based construction company over when work will resume on the county courthouse renovation/addition project. The building corporation, meeting in its regular monthly session, passed a resolution which authorizes "whatever means possible" to contractually get the job going and get the contractor back to work...
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Eastern Greene invades Illinois' border to take on Paris Tigers
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/04)
After a 49-0 loss to Linton to open the 2004 season, Eastern Greene Thunderbirds' football coach Jeff Sheehan elected to simplify things even further to help the offense adjust to the new schemes. After the game Friday, coach Sheehan didn't view any film from the game. He was there. He knows what happened...
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It wasn't pretty, but Linton will take it
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/04)
SPENCER ---- It wasn't the prettiest match Linton coach Brad McKinney has ever seen, but his Linton Miners' tennis team picked up the win on Wednesday against Owen Valley in Spencer. "This was really an ugly match," said McKinney. "We did not play very well at all. ...
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Linton, Sullivan expected to be nothing less than physical
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/04)
The Linton Miners' football team will face one of its biggest obstacles this season when the team travels to Sullivan to take on the Golden Arrows. "Sullivan is one of our biggest rivalries," said Linton coach Steve Weber. "I think North Daviess has really come along late as a rival, but I would say this one is one of the bigger games."...
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George M. Rushton, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/26/04)
George M. Rushton, Jr., 75, of rural Dugger, passed away Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home, Dugger.
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William E. "Doc" Caddell, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/26/04)
William E. "Doc" Caddell, Sr., 76, of Jasonville, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center, Jasonville. Born Sept. 2, 1927 in Greene County, he was the son of Kess and Frances (Sumner) Caddell. He married Mary Maxine (Love) Caddell on March 14, 1950. She preceded him in death on Feb. 15, 2000...
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Cecil "Benny" E. Benefiel
(Obituary ~ 08/26/04)
Cecil "Benny" E. Benefiel, 85, of Washington, passed away at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004 at Eastgate Manor Nursing Center, Washington. Born April 14, 1919 in Greene County, he was the son of Francis and Myrtle (Henderson) Benefiel. On Nov. 15, 1945, he married Evelyn (Wright) Benefiel...
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Indiana State Police promotes two officers
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Indiana State Police Superintendent Melvin Carraway announced the promotions of two troopers from the Bloomington Post. Senior/Trooper Paul M. Bucher, of Bloomfield, was promoted to Sergeant, District Squad Leader and Detective Jeffrey C. Deckard was promoted to Detective Squad Sergeant, effective Monday...
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Meeting on county's needs set for tonight
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
The 4community steering committee of the Greene County United Way will host a community-planning meeting today from 5-6:30 p.m. at Worthington Town Park Community Building. The committee needs the help and input of all Greene County citizens to determine what improvements are most needed in the county before they can submit a proposal for an implementation grant from Indiana association of United Ways (IaUW)...
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Owensburg man faces charge By Nick Schneider, Staff Writer
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
An Owensburg man facing a felony burglary charge made an initial court appearance Wednesday morning. Aaron D. Sisson, 19, entered a not-guilty plea to burglary ---- a class B felony ---- when he appeared before Greene Superior Judge David Holt. Sisson is charged in connection with the Aug. 23 burglary of a mobile home in rural Solsberry owned by Lori McCain...
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Knox County upgrades 911 system
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
VINCENNES ---- Residents of Knox County will have a new layer of safety and response built-in to their emergency management system within the next 90 days. The county's emergency dispatchers will be able to pinpoint a cellular phone caller's location within several meters, enabling more exact site identification in rural areas of the county often hard to describe to dispatch personnel...
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Wall is WRV's new superintendent
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
Timberly Ferree, STAFF WRITER SWITZ CITY ----White River Valley School District's new superintendent, Layton Wall, comes to his new job with 15 years of experience with the school corporation. He started as a social studies teacher at Worthington-Jefferson Junior High School. He then moved on to become the assistant principal and athletic director at WRV-Worthington. Last year he served as the assistant to retiring superintendent Stephen Campbell...
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Merchants need to beware of bad checks
(Local News ~ 08/26/04)
Several hundred dollars worth of bad checks written on a long-closed People's Trust Co. account are popping up around Greene County and the surrounding area, and officials want merchants to beware. Lt. Troy Jerrell of the Linton Police Department said he was notified of the deception by Kelly Foglesong, assistant vice president at People's Trust. ...
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WRV takes home win over Cougars
(High School Sports ~ 08/26/04)
ELNORA ---- The White River Valley Wolverines are 2-1 after picking up a 3-2 win over the North Daviess Cougars Wednesday in Elnora. Actually, after all matches were played the two teams were tied, 2-2, but a forfeit by North Daviess at the No. 2 doubles gave the Wolverines the win...
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