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Hasler, Crouch defeat incumbents
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
When the votes were counted a single issue appeared to be the driving force in the outcome of two contested commissioner races ---- the long-delayed courthouse project. Voters unseated two incumbent Greene County Commissioners ---- Tom Britton and Warren Bartlett. Both acknowledged that the uncertainty about the long delays combined with uncertainty about the future of the courthouse project is the reason they lost...
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Shakamak faces Clay City in scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/04)
CLAY CITY ---- The Shakamak Lakers traveled to Clay City to compete in a controlled scrimmage in preparation to the start of the girls basketball season. It was an opportunity for Laker coach Jon Miller to evaluate young talent as his only two players with varsity experience - Michelle Betts and Megan Netherlain - were forced on the sidelines with injuries suffered in practice...
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Norma Lou Weddle
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Norma Lou Weddle, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Born July 4, 1929 in Cicero, she was the daughter of Dallas and Agnes (Kinnaman) Barnhizer. On Aug. 17, 1952, she married Elred "Burr" Weddle. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1992...
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Dorence L. VanSant
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
Dorence L. VanSant, 88, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 at his residence. Born Feb. 25, 1916 in Greene County, he was the son of John and Nora (Staker) VanSant. He was married to Frances I. (Brooks) VanSant, who passed away in 1986...
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Wanda Elizabeth Marie Pitcher
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
Wanda Elizabeth Marie Pitcher, 69, of Linton, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2004, at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born July 29, 1935 in Schereville, she was the daughter of Emil Schiessle and Marie Rutledge. Wanda was a former owner of the Linton Auction Barn and Mr. Smorgasboard Restaurant. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Lowell and the women's bowling association...
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David A. Kress
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
BEDFORD ---- David A. Kress, 42, of Bedford, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 at his residence. Born Sept. 10, 1962 in Lafayette, he was the son of Jack and Donna (Chapman) Kress. He married Lori Piercefield on Dec. 23, 1982. He was employed by South Lawrence Utilities in Bedford and was a member of the Bedford Boat and Sportsman Club. He was a graduate of Bedford North Lawrence with the class of 1980...
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Clifford Earl Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
Clifford Earl Jones, 72, of Linton, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004 at Regional Hospital, Terre Haute. Born June 16, 1932 in Terre Haute, he was the son of Charles and Bessie Marie (Yarnell) Jones. He married Dorothy J. (Franklin) Jones on Sept. 25, 1955 in Bloomfield...
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Ethel E. Carroll
(Obituary ~ 11/03/04)
BICKNELL ---- Ethel E. Carroll, 79, of Bicknell and formerly of Worthington, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 at Freelandville Community Home. Born Jan. 29, 1925 in Pikeville, Ky., she was the daughter of James and Ida Thompson. She married Swiss Carroll in 1945. He passed away March 21, 1981...
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Voter turnout good in Greene County
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
As predicted by county clerk Tom Franklin, steady cool rain showers failed to keep Greene Countians away from the polls Tuesday. When the final votes were tallied, the county registered a 67.68 percent turnout with 13,601 of the 20,095 registered voters casting ballots either in person or by absentee...
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White tops Rollins for treasurer
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
Carolyn White of Lyons, the Republican incumbent for Greene County treasurer, swept the county in Tuesday's election by beating newcomer Bill Rollins, a Democrat, by over 2,000 votes. The total unofficial count was 7,377 to 5,239. White led in every precinct except three, which were Cass, Taylor and Precinct 1 in Wright Township. They tied in Precinct 2 of Wright Township...
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Wright elected surveyor
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
The Greene County Surveyor's office will be seeing a familiar face at the beginning of the year. Republican Ira "Butch" Wright, who had previously held the position of surveyor for eight years, defeated Democrat incumbent Don Wile 6770 to 5305...
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Franklin apologizes for problem at FOP
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin shoulders the responsibility and takes blame for an Election Day parking fiasco that unfolded in Stockton 2 precinct, which voted at the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) building on North Park Road. A constant rainfall turned the unpaved parking area into a virtual mud bog that made access to the polling location nearly impossible without wading through several inches of water and mud...
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Hostettler holds off Jennings
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
Five-term incumbent U.S. 8th District Congressman John Hostettler (R-Wadesville) defeated Democrat challenger Jon Jennings in another of the "Bloody Eighth" election day battles. With 84 percent of the vote counted, Hostettler led Jennings by a margin of 54 percent to 44 percent. ...
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Michael, Gremore, and Brown win council seats
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
Two Republicans and a Democrat will fill the Greene County Council at-large seats in the upcoming term. Ed Michael and Ken Gremore, Republicans, and William "Butch" Brown, a Democrat, all from Bloomfield, were the top three vote-getters in that race in Tuesday's election...
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Second time a charm for Borders
(Local News ~ 11/03/04)
District 45 will begin the new year with a new State Representative. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville), who served as mayor of Jasonville for eight years, defeated incumbent Alan Chowning (D-Sullivan) 13,854 to 10,632. In the same race during the 2002 election, Chowning defeated Borders 9,627 to 9,337...
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Wellington resigns as Bloomington North coach
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/04)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Former Linton football coach Rick Wellington, who resigned as the Miner coach to take over at Bloomington North, has proffered his resignation to the athletics department at North effective immediately. His resignation is all but official, and is awaiting acceptance by the school board at its meeting Nov. 9...
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