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Britton, Bartlett attend final meeting
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
Tom Britton and Warren D. Bartlett officially ended their respective tenures on the Greene County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning. It was the last meeting of the year and the final meeting for the two commissioners ---- who both lost re-election bids in the November General Election...
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Lakers top Rockville
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/04)
TERRE HAUTE ---- The Shakamak Lakers, winners of the consolation round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic last year, kicked off their 2004 experience in the tourney with a 58-51 win over the Rockville Rox Monday at Terre Haute South high school...
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Defense leads Cardinals past Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/04)
Terre Haute ---- On a night when the Bloomfield Cardinals missed lay-up after lay-up, they pulled out a 44-34 victory over arch rival Eastern Greene with a strong defensive effort. Bloomfield held Eastern Greene's Thunderbirds scoreless for 6 minutes and 24 seconds in the fourth quarter at Terre Haute South High School in first round of the Wabash Valley Pizza Hut Classic...
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Danny Joe Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 12/28/04)
Danny Joe Wilkinson, 60, of Linton, passed away at 3:41 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 31, 1944 in Linton, he was the son of Leslie H. and Sarah A. (Smith) Wilkinson. He was married to Linda (Wethington) Wilkinson...
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Everett Leroy Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 12/28/04)
Everett Leroy Mitchell, 73, of Indianapolis and formerly of Pleasantville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004 at his residence in Cloverdale. Born Feb. 21, 1931 in Pleasantville, he was the son of Roy and Chloe (Rooksberry) Mitchell. He had been married to Lola Francis (Smith) Mitchell, who passed away in 2003...
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Jerry L. Land
(Obituary ~ 12/28/04)
Jerry L. Land, 74, of rural Dugger, passed away at 9p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 at Bloomington Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home, Dugger.
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Clifford "Scotty" Inman, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/28/04)
Clifford "Scotty" Inman, Jr., 78, (Skyjack), passed away Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. He was born in Pleasantville on Sept. 23, 1926 to Della Mae Kennedy Inman and Clifford Inman, Sr. He served in the Navy on the destroyer USS Gainard and took part in World War II and the Korean War and was highly decorated. He was a member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge in Dugger. He was a car salesman for many years in the Terre Haute and Danville areas...
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George Eagans
(Obituary ~ 12/28/04)
BEDFORD ---- George Eagans, 70, of Bedford, passed away at 5:47 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 at Bedford Regional Medical Center. Born on Nov. 17, 1934 in Lawrence County, he was the son of Woodrow and Lelah (Swartz) Eagan. He married Edna Pemberton on June 29, 1957. She passed away on Sept. 11, 2001...
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Linton Board of Public Works, Safety meets
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
Three citizens of Linton brought their mobile home applications to the Board of Public Works and Safety for approval Monday night. The board, consisting of Kelly Foglesong, Tony Richards and Jerry Ellett, unanimously approved a permit for Jim Allen and two permits for mobile homes owned by Ron Brown. Board members Nigel Lehman and Charlie Cox were absent...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
At the Bloomfield Town Council's year-end meeting Monday afternoon, council members praised the street department for their work during the recent snow, which dumped up to 16 inches of snow in Greene County last week. "We appreciate the extra hours from the street department," Council President Eric Harrah said. "They did a great job."...
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There's still work to do on some streets
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
Linton Street Department Superintendent Tim Turpen gives his staff a lot of credit for clearing the city's streets during last week's snow, but he said their work isn't done. "We're still following up with some widening," he said. Turpen explained that during the snowfall street crews focused on keeping roads open to at least one lane so people could get through to get home. ...
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Degree completion focus of meeting
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
If you live in the Sullivan County area and are interested in pursuing or completing a bachelor's degree, then a visit to the Indiana State University-Ivy Tech State College degree-completion program informational session Jan. 4 may be in your future...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
DUGGER ---- Dugger Town Council member Bill Pirtle was elected council president during the year-end meeting Monday evening. Tom Walters, 2004 council president, also proposed that Dorie King remain the Dugger park representative and Susie Pirtle remain the Dugger cemetery representative for 2005...
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If you're going to drink, don't drive
(Local News ~ 12/28/04)
Local law enforcement agencies are preparing for New Year's Eve, a holiday often associated with consuming large amounts of alcohol. Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen said his force will have additional officers patrolling the county Friday night. "We beef up patrols during the holiday season. We'll have officers assigned to different areas of the county," Allen said. "We'll also have reserve officers out patrolling and maintaining high visibility."...
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Miners have great football season
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/04)
Early in the season, when the Linton football team was looking at a 2-2 record, Miners coach Steve Weber knew his teams had the potential to be successful. It was the talk all season long. Could this be the team that leads the Linton football program into the RCA Dome in Indianapolis for the Class A state championship?...
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