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Pullen has up-close view of bombing
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
Bloomfield native, U.S. Army Col. Randy Pullen had an up-close view of Sunday's bombing in the Afghanistan capital city of Kabul on Sunday that claimed 10 lives ---- including three Americans. He was close enough to feel the ground shake from the bomb blast...
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Linton's JV football team tops West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/04)
The Linton Miners' junior varsity team is currently 2-0 after a 34-8 win over the West Vigo Vikings. "We came ready to play tonight against a tough West Vigo team," said JV coach Brian Oliver. "They beat us 38-0 last year and I believe that our kids remembered that."...
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Gooding wins scholarship
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/04)
Jessica Gooding was the recipient of the first annual Bloomfield Girls Summer Softball Scholarship. Jessica is the daughter of Roger and Kim Gooding of Bloomfield. She was a member of the Bloomfield Cardinals softball for four years, J.V. and Varsity Cheerleader, and nominated for the National Cheerleaders Association All-American Team 2000-2004...
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Fifth annual Labor Day celebration slated for Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
The Triple H Gun Club is hosting its fifth annual Labor Day celebration this year, but it'll be on a different day. "We usually do it on Monday, Labor Day, but thought it may inconvenience people to get their kids home and get them ready for school the next day, so we moved it to Sunday," said John Hert, owner of the club...
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Bloomfield police looking for stolen car
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
Bloomfield police are asking for help in locating the individual/individuals responsible for the alleged theft of a car from a West Spring Street residence that was discovered last Friday. Robert L. Weddle, 353 West Spring Street, reported to police that his 1991 silver and maroon colored Buick sedan was stolen from his residence sometime Thursday or Friday...
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Council supports Tech Park
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
The Greene County Council threw its financial support behind the proposed Tri-County Technology Park at Crane Village in a big way Monday afternoon ---- approving the expenditure of $32,300 as the county "match" part in a joint cooperative grant application with Daviess and Martin counties...
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Buck Creek Muzzle Loaders to have Rifle Frolic
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
Buck Creek Muzzle Loaders will hold their 28th annual Labor Day Weekend Rifle Frolic Sept. 4-6 at the BCML range on 1100 West, 1.8 miles north of Humphreys Park, Linton. "Several shooting matches will be held for black powder muzzleloaders, flintlock or percussion, rifle, smoothbore and single shot pistols dating from 1750 to 1840," said Michael Hall, BCML treasurer...
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Council OKs making bond payment
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
By a split 5-2 vote, the Greene County Council approved a $400,000 additional appropriation that will pay for a bond payment by the end of the year on the county courthouse addition/renovation project. Not paying the payment would have defaulted the county's bond issue and thrown the much-delayed and debated project into a real financial quandary...
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Tax bills to be sent out by end of the week
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
The long-awaited and delayed Greene County property tax statements for 2004 will in the mail by the end of this week, according to county treasurer Carolyn White. White said her office staff received the certified tax totals from the county auditor Aug. 20 and spent last week preparing the statements for printing, which began last Wednesday...
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County Council must slice $1.1 million from budget
(Local News ~ 08/31/04)
Greene County Council members promise to have their pencils sharpened and tuned to a frugal spending mode next week when the annual budget review process begins Tuesday morning. Council president Jim Oliphant quipped Monday afternoon that he'll probably have a couple of finely sharpened pencils and an eraser on hand as he and his fellow council members review each budget individually...
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WRV tops Barr-Reeve in tennis
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Barr-Reeve Vikings downed the White River Valley Wolverines, 3-2, in high school tennis action on the courts in Switz City. At No. 1 singles, Mike Powell, WRV, defeated Matt Kuzemka, 6-2, 6-0. "This is the best Mike has played all year," said WRV coach Eric Lyons. "He hit the ball well, and made some shots. He was able to get his serve to fall in."...
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