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State plans to purchase land
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
The Department of Natural Resources is one step closer to purchasing the Goose Pond and Beehunter Marsh area after signing a letter of intent with Wilder Corporation of Delaware. DNR has signed a letter of intent to purchase the 7,997 acres for approximately $8 million...
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Canty optimistic about Bloomfield's chances
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
Bloomfield tennis coach Mike Canty knows that his team is at least half-ready for sectional play. The Lady Cardinals will play in the second match of Thursday's tennis sectional when they face off against Barr-Reeve for the second time in eight days...
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Fitch no-hits Rams
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
Amy Fitch pitched a no-hitter and struck out seven as the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds soared past the Paoli Rams, 10-0, in high school softball action Tuesday in Eastern Heights. Fitch ended up walking four, but allowed no-hits in five innings of action...
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Shakamak's major league division set for signups
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
Any girl interested in playing softball at the Major League level in Jasonville will need to sign-up before Friday night at 6:00 p.m. Applications are currently available during the night sessions played at Hanna Field all week long and will be available up until Friday night. Around 6:30 Friday, a drawing will be held to draft players. Applications can be turned into the office at Hanna Field's upper deck...
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Shakamak's offense explodes against T-Birds
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- It may not have seemed that way, but despite a 17-2 win for Shakamak over Eastern Greene Tuesday night in high school baseball action, the game was actually much closer than the final score would indicate. "Trust me, the score was very deceiving," said Shakamak coach Chip Sweet. "They were up 2-0 with one out in the sixth inning."...
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Miners looking for win at tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
The Linton Miners will open the 2005 Northview Sectional on Thursday and looking for better success this season than last year. In 2004 the Miners were ran off the court by a much more experienced Northview team, 5-0. Linton coach Brad McKinney feels his team's first round opponent could provide a better opportunity for a first round win as the Miners will face South Putnam at 5:00 p.m...
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Miners win at Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- After losing three of their last four games, the Linton Miners' baseball team's offense came to life in a big way Tuesday night. Linton defeated Loogootee 10-1 to improve its record to 16-7 on the season. "We had to get back in the win column, and we needed to do it with authority," Linton coach Bart Berns said...
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Terre Haute South tops Miners
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
The Linton golf team lost its first match at home this season when Terre Haute South came away with a 141-148 victory at Phil Harris Tuesday afternoon. "We were a little too erratic off the tee," said Linton coach Chad Taylor. "Being inconsistent off the tee got them in a little more trouble than they're used to being in and against a team like South you can't throw any shots away."...
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Best case scenario for area track athletes
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
BLOOMINGTON ---- The season isn't over for members of three area track teams after Tuesday night's sectional meet at Bloomington South High School. Athletes from Eastern Greene, White River Valley and Bloomfield advanced to next Tuesday's regional at Bedford North Lawrence...
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Linton's girls take fourth at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
TERRE HAUTE ---- Linton's girls track and field coach Jeff Franklin left Tuesday night's sectional at Terre Haute North with a lot of excitement, but not surprised with how his girls finished in the 12 school track sectional. The Miners advanced in three individual events, as well as two of the three relays and finished in fourth place, a spot coach Franklin is getting used to...
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George William Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 05/18/05)
COAL CITY ---- George William Kennedy, 77, of Coal City, passed away Monday, May 16, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 25, 1927 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Ila O. and Cecile Kennedy. He was an institutional food salesman for 52 years, and attended Olivet College. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene...
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Mark A. Denny
(Obituary ~ 05/18/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Mark A. Denny, 46, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005 in Beech Grove. Born Jan. 30, 1959 in Lyons, he was the son of Bill and Janice (Storey) Denny. On May 26, 2000, he married Debbie Evinger. He was an Infection Control Practitioner for over 15 years for Clarian Health in Indianapolis. He received his master's degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. He was of strong Christian faith...
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Commissioners open road work bids
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
The Greene County Commissioners opened and took under advisement Tuesday morning bids from two area asphalt companies to conduct paving along with chip-and-seal work on designated projects located within District 1. Bids were received from Rogers Group of Bloomington and Dave O'Mara Contracting Company, Inc. based in North Vernon...
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Relay for Life slated for weekend at Worthington City Park
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
Greene County residents will join the fight against cancer this weekend by participating in the annual Relay for Life at Worthington City Park. The event will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday and continue until 10 a.m. on Sunday. "Relay for Life is the signature event for the American Cancer Society," said ACS Community Development Director Nancy Rothgerber...
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Commissioners receive updates on bridges
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
Greene County has 160 bridges and a recent inventory shows 22 of the structures are determined to be "substandard" and in need of further monitoring and more detailed inspections. United Consulting Engineers representative Shane Floyd presented findings of the two-year study to the Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday morning...
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Six Linton students win Phil Harris Scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
If smiles could measure appreciation, it was a grateful group of Linton-Stockton High School seniors who were bestowed the 2005 Phil Harris Scholarships at a dinner Tuesday night. Members of the Phil Harris nominating committee, representatives from the Greene County Foundation and five of the six scholarship winners attended the ceremonial dinner at The Old Bank & Co...
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BMV admits it may have misled public with branch figures
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
A spokesman with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles admits a dollar figure cited on an informational sheet passed out at last Wednesday night's public hearing on the proposed closure of the Bloomfield license branch office was misleading in the amount of lease money that was actually paid for office space...
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Purchase of land good news for Greene County economy
(Local News ~ 05/18/05)
The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that a letter of intent has been signed to purchase the Goose Pond and Bee Hunter Marsh properties for approximately $8 million. The sale of the 7,997 acres comes as good news to Greene County ---- especially economically...
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Cardinals say farewell to senior class
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Bloomfield's girls' tennis team celebrated Senior Night in style Tuesday night, beating North Daviess 5-0. The sweep of North Daviess comes after two consecutive losses for the Lady Cardinals. Miranda Helms started things off for Bloomfield in her last regular season match, beating Stephanie Beard of North Daviess in convincing fashion, 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles spot...
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