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Powell won't seek re-election as prosecutor
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
Greene County Prosecutor David Powell has announced that he won't seek a sixth term when this term ends Dec. 31, 2006. "Twenty years is enough, I think," Powell said. "I've had a wonderful career. Before I get too old to do anything else, I want to do a few more things."...
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High school tennis roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
ELLETSVILLE ---- The Bloomfield Cardinals won a 5-0 varsity tennis contest over Edgewood Thursday night. None of the three singles players for the Card allowed a game to Edgewood as Miranda Helms, Brittany Kuruzovich, and Ashley Bailey won in convincing fashion...
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Linton scores well in golf match against Clovers
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
LINTON ---- The Linton varsity golf team welcomed Cloverdale to Phil Harris on Thursday as the Miners opened their home portion of the 2005 schedule with a 151-177 win over the Clovers on the front nine, parr-35. Senior Drew Dunkerly paced the field by winning medalist with a low score of 35. Caleb Fischer finished with a 38, followed by Chris Taylor, Shane Thornton, and Jared Thompson with 39s...
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Eastern Greene tops Mitchell in softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
MITCHELL ---- Eastern Greene traveled to Mitchell Thursday night to take on the Bluejackets in softball action and decided to stay for a way. Three innings longer as a matter of fact, but in the end the Thunderbirds came away with a 7-4 win in 10 innings to improve to 1-2 on the season...
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Correction
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
In Thursday's edition of the paper, White River Valley's top finisher on the golf course was misidentified. The article should have read as followed: Zach Sykes paced the Wolverines with a 40, but according to WRV golf coach Sean Vandeventer, Sykes could have been under 40 if not for two bogeys on the final two holes.....
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Bloomfield comes up short against North in softball
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
TERRE HAUTE ---- For three innings, it looked as though the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals would be participating in a pitching clinic with the Lady Patriots of Terre Haute North. Both teams' bats came to life in the fourth, though, and when the final score was tallied, Bloomfield fell short of victory, dropping their third straight game to the Lady Patriots 5-2...
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High school baseball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
CLAY CITY ---- White River Valley got overall solid performances from its pitching and defense, and just enough offense, as the Wolverines are 1-0 in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference Thursday night at Clay City, 7-0. Brandt Zimmerly picked up his first victory of the season as he fanned eight batters while tossing a two hitter...
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R. Sue Fullom
(Obituary ~ 04/15/05)
R. Sue Fullom, 68, of Odon, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2005 at Daviess Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield.
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Dorothy Virginia (Boyd) Aaron
(Obituary ~ 04/15/05)
Dorothy Virginia (Boyd) Aaron, 77, of Jasonville, passed away at 2 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2005 at Cloverleaf Health Care in Knightsville. Born Feb. 29, 1928 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Elvin and Fannie Boyd. She retired from RCA in Bloomington...
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Carter thankful for Greene County support
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
During a stop in Linton on Thursday afternoon, Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter expressed his gratitude to Mayor Tom Jones for supporting the Indiana No Call List. "I'd like to thank Mayor Jones for supporting our efforts to keep the Do Not Call law in place," Carter said...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Nancy Enstrom, president of the Jasonville School and Shakamak School Alumni Association, approached the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees on Thursday about placing the Jasonville school bell on the MSDS campus...
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Lyons water project to cost more than expected
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
LYONS ---- The Lyons Town Council learned Thursday night that the cost of the town's water improvement project is going up more than $630,000 from the original price quote. Richard Burch from Midwestern Engineers in Loogootee reported that one of the reasons for the increase was the increase in the price of steel materials...
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German students visit Shakamak, area
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
Fifteen German exchange students and four teachers recently returned home to Germany after an approximate three-and-a-half week stay in Greene County. For several years, Shakamak High School has had a sister exchange with a high school in Loehne, Germany. ...
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Bloomfield church raising money for mission trip
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
A Bloomfield church will stage a fundraising auction April 23 to provide part of the money needed to go on a mission trip to Ecuador. Nine members of Refuge Assembly of God Church, located on State Road 157 ---- just north of the Bloomfield town limits, will travel to the South American country July 8-17 to work on three very important projects, according to Sandi Brown, one of the church members who will be making the trip...
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Candlelight vigil to focus on Hoosier children
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
A candlelight vigil and 57 seconds of silence on Monday night will symbolically remember 57 Hoosier youngsters who died in the state during 2004 as the result of child abuse or neglect The sixth annual vigil, sponsored by the Greene County Department of Child Services (formerly Child Protection Services) will be at the Roy Clark Community Center in Linton ---- starting at 6:30 p.m...
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Mayor concerned about golf carts
(Local News ~ 04/15/05)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones is excited about projects due to get under way in the city and frustrated that some residents are still driving their golf carts on the streets. Jones said golf carts cannot be licensed or insured for street driving and should only be used on the golf course. Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald added that the carts don't have turn signals, and most don't have headlights, which can create a hazard...
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High school track roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/05)
WASHINGTON ---- The Linton boys track and field team placed second behind a talented Washington Hatchets squad in a four-way meet Thursday night at the home of the Hatchets in Washington. Washington outlasted the Miners, 92-81, while Loogootee edged North Daviess, 34-33...
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