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History to come alive Aug. 13-14
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
Piankeshaw Trails Educational Park is hosting its second annual French and Indian War event Aug. 13-14. The event ---- Native Rebellion, the Tribes Divided ---- will be at Piankeshaw Trails Park, located 10 miles west of Bloomington in eastern Greene County...
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Dakota T. Goodman
(Obituary ~ 07/28/05)
Dakota T. Goodman, 7, of Lyons, passed away at 8:04 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 21, 1997 in Linton, he was the son of Andrew B. Goodman and Christy L. Souders. He was a student at Linton-Stockton Elementary School...
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Wreck diving off the Bahama Islands
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
Our trip to New Providence, Bahamas, had a few glitches as usual. We left for the Indianapolis airport at 3 a.m. in order to get to Miami at 10 a.m. , only to sit there for eight hours because they (American Airlines) couldn't seem to find a plane that worked. We've come to expect these stories from the small island planes, but not usually an American one. They must have somehow known that we were waiting to go...
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Voters beware, changes on the way
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
The new voting machines are in, and the voter registration division of the Greene County Clerk's Office has one set up for demonstrations. "The machine is here for people to see if they're in the courthouse," said Margie Cullison, election office clerk...
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Local youth group takes mission trip
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
Seven members of the Linton Assembly of God's youth group recently returned from an urban mission trip that was quite a growing experience. Youth Pastor Bill Kiger said the mission trip, which lasted a week, was successful and the kids who attended were able to grow spiritually through sharing their faith with others...
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Bloomfield to conduct income survey
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
The town of Bloomfield is applying to the Office of Rural Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant that will go toward a fire truck and other future projects. A door-to-door income survey will be conducted by the Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Department and the Southern Indiana Development Commission throughout the month of August, said president of the town board, Eric Harrah...
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Country Ruffles and Victorian Lace to open later this year
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
CINCINNATI ---- A new attraction, which will include a floral shop, a country store, a tea room and a bed and breakfast, is coming soon to eastern Greene County. Country Ruffles and Victorian Lace, owned by Christy James, is set to open near the end of October or the beginning of November...
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Honors, scholarships piling up for Josh Liechty
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
A recent high school graduate recently received some good news ---- all of his undergraduate college education will be paid for in the form of scholarships and grants. Josh Liechty, a home-schooled student from Linton, recently found out that he would receive a four year $4,000 ---- $1,000 a year ---- National Merit scholarship from Purdue University...
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Fire damages buildings this morning
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
MIDLAND ---- Between 4:30 and 5 a.m. today, the Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department was called to a structure fire on County Road 700 North. A passerby called the fire in on a cell phone and said a small building across from the Carr Thomas Construction building was on fire...
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Courthouse work gearing back up
(Local News ~ 07/28/05)
The redesign of the parapet walls on the Greene County courthouse is almost complete ---- enough so that Weddle Brothers Construction has begun scheduling contractors to get back on the job. "It's gonna gear back up and look like it did six weeks ago," said Jim Corey, Greene County Building Corp. construction manager, adding that Strand Associates, the design engineering firm for the project, has given him and the project's contractors a time line...
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Alexis Jo Shelton-Klaiber
(Obituary ~ 07/28/05)
Alexis Jo Shelton-Klaiber was stillborn at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2005 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of Lori Shelton-Klaiber and John J. Klaiber, Jr. of Dugger. Survivors include: Grandmother Diana Lewis of Dugger; grandparents Eugene and Diane Shelton of Paxton; grandmother Marie Klaiber of Philadelphia, Pa.; great-grandmother Fern Shelton of Sullivan; a sister Michaela Shelton of Dugger; two half-sisters, Ashley Simmons of Sullivan and Barbara Klaiber of Shelburn; a half-brother Justin Klaiber of Shelburn; aunts and uncles, Stephanie and Bruce Murphy of Dugger, and Brian and Stephanie Shelton of Sullivan; and cousins, Autumn Murphy and Amanda Smith, both of Dugger.. ...
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