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Siepman excited about her teaching career
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
JASONVILLE----At the age of 40, and after 12 years in one career, a Shakamak High School teacher decided it was time for a change. Jane Ann Siepman, a consumer and family science teacher, said she decided to go back to school the day she turned 40. She had spent 12 years as a heart technician at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute...
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Union falls short in softball season opener
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
DUGGER ---- The Union Bulldogs have high expectations in 2005 to improve on their Class A state runner up performance of last season. On Tuesday the Bulldogs opened the 2005 season at home and fell short, 3-2, to the South Knox Spartans in softball action in Dugger...
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North Daviess handles Union in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
ELNORA ---- Union coach Clarence Johnson took his young and inexperienced Bulldogs on the road for their first SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference showdown Tuesday night in Elnora. With limited numbers and limited experience on the mound, junior Ryan Gambill was forced to endure the entire North Daviess offensive assault as Union dropped to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in the SWIAC after a 25-0 drubbing from the Cougars...
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Shakamak routs White River Valley in softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak Lakers are now 1-0 in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 12-0 shutout with White River Valley being the first SWIAC victim for the Lakers. Freshman Anne Strahla pitched five innings and struck out five batters. She also walked three Wolverines which, according to Shakamak coach Beth Wernz, stands out most for her young thrower...
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Lakers win as seniors provide power in lineup
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Three Shakamak seniors hit home runs as the Class A, second-rank Lakers moved to 3-0 with a 10-0 win over Ravenna, MI Tuesday night in high school varsity action in Jasonville. Matt Hill, Jared Utterback, and Sean Slaughter all belted home runs to help Tyler Utterback pick up his first victory of the season...
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Linton routs WC in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
LINTON ---- Head Coach Bart Berns is starting to see the team he expected to see coming out of spring workouts and after Linton's 12-0 win over Washington Catholic Tuesday evening at Roy Herndon Field, it's obvious why Coach Berns was excited about the 2005 campaign...
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Linton's softball team tops Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
LINTON ---- Linton's softball team picked up its fourth non-conference victory of the season with a 6-3 home win over Cloverdale Tuesday night in Linton. The Miners are now 4-1 and will open their Tri-River Conference portion of the 2005 schedule today when they host North Central...
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Eastern Greene's golf team falls short
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
The Eastern Greene golf team hit the links for the first time this season at Eagleview Golf Course against North Daviess, and despite a solid effort, the Thunderbirds fell short, 163-175. "It was our first meet and I think the kids did okay," said Eastern Greene coach Jim Hornick. "I think we could do a lot better. We weren't real familiar with the course. It played a lot differently than the course we had been practicing on plays...
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Lady Cardinals drop softball opener
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals played the Loogootee Lions tough through most of the game, but it was little things that cost the Cardinals their first win of the season as they opened the 2005 season with a 2-1 loss in eight innings to a team that advanced to the final four of the Class A state title in 2004...
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James S. Sumansky
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
TERRE HAUTE ---- James S. Sumansky, 80, of Terre Haute, passed away Monday, April 4, 2005 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Nov. 12, 1924 in Terre Haute, he was the son of Joseph and Anna (Neage) Sumansky. He was married to Vera M. Rowe, who passed away May 21, 1994...
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Roy Miles Schunk
(Obituary ~ 04/06/05)
Roy Miles Schunk, 79, of Jasonville, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Nov. 16 ,1925 in Branch Hill, Ohio, he was the son of Miles and Louella (Taylor) Schunk. On Aug. 14, 1948, he married Anita June Sizmore. He was a teacher and school administrator for 34 years before retiring in 1988 from the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak. ...
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Eastern Greene's Scrabble teams going to national event
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Eastern-Greene Scrabble Team had a great send-off to the national competition in Boston as students, teachers and administrators showed their support with a pep rally Tuesday afternoon. Approximately 300 exuberant students filled the gymnasium bleachers as they watched a fun Scrabble game played between two elementary teams and the Eastern-Greene teachers. Even Lori Richmond, the elementary principal, joined the game...
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Linton man arrested on warrant faces more charges
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
A reserve officer for the Linton Police Department spotted a man wanted on a warrant and notified LPD of his whereabouts. Robert L. Kuehn Jr., 40, Linton, was wanted on a writ of attachment for contempt in Greene County. Reserve Officer Kenton Medlock noticed Kuehn walking in the southwest part of town and, knowing about the warrant, called LPD...
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Sen. Hume to visit Linton on Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Many citizens of local communities have several questions regarding taxation and the effect of the new Colts stadium on the entire state, but who should those questions be asked to? On Saturday, the public will get a chance to ask those questions and many more to Sen. Lindel Hume...
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Portable basketball goals draw foul complaints
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Along with the crocus and daffodils, portable basketball goals are springing up along the streets of Linton as the weather gets warmer. "As summer goes on, it's gonna get worse," said Mayor Tom Jones. He said, originally, one individual erected one of the goals. Then other citizens started to follow suit...
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Feltner takes part in national event
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
A rural Greene County man with a long-time love for hunting and photography put the two together in the backwoods of the Rio Grande region of Texas this week as part of a unique hunting/filming competition. Brett Feltner, of rural Worthington, is a member of two-man team sponsored by Lynch Outdoors of Pauline, S.C., that competed in the 2005 edition of Campbell Outdoor Challenge...
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Greene County Commissioners meet
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
Three Worthington Town Council members attended the Greene County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning asking for approval to hire an asbestos removal company to remove asbestos from the Williams Building in Worthington. Due to approximately $16,000 in back taxes, the county owns the building...
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Increase in child abuse, neglect cases linked to meth
(Local News ~ 04/06/05)
When parents use illegal drugs ---- especially methamphetamine ---- the lives of their children spin out of control, and the family can be ripped apart. Those children are affected in a multitude of ways, depending upon their age. In Greene County, it's put extra pressure on the Department of Child Services, formerly Child Protection Services, to assist those kids...
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WRV wins baseball game against Holy Cross
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/05)
TERRE HAUTE ---- White River Valley's baseball team picked up its first win of the season (1-0) after have its two previous contests postponed. The Wolverines pounded out 15 hits and held Holy Cross to one hits, while taking advantage of 10 errors by the Knights in a 36-2 victory...
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