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Hard work paying off for Lady Cardinals
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
For the second straight season, the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals will compete for a spot in the semistate and a chance to play for the Class A state finals as the ultimate goal. But first, they must get past the field at Saturday's North Daviess Regional in Elnora...
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Good Luck Lady Cardinals in regional
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/06)
Good Luck to the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals (my typist's favorite girls team) as they travel to North Daviess to play in the Regional. We're waiting for Gov. Daniels to tell us what time the game will start, but we believe the Cardinals play at noon...
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Cardinals face Barr-Reeve in regional opener
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield is the No. 3-ranked team in Class A. They have lost only two games this season. They claimed their second consecutive sectional crown next week. And it only gets harder from here. The Lady Cardinals (20-2) will play in the first round of regional action tomorrow beginning at noon when they'll take on Barr-Reeve...
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Sandra Lynn Winters
(Obituary ~ 02/17/06)
Sandra Lynn Winters, 70, of Indianapolis and formerly of Linton, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 16, 2006 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Born March 27, 1935 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Lloyd W. and Alzein (Green) Winters. She was a member of St. ...
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Mary J. Piker
(Obituary ~ 02/17/06)
Mary J. Piker, 37, of Lyons, passed away at 8:28 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 10, 1968 in Gary, she was the daughter of Henry L. Moore and Juanita Pendley. She was married to Herbert L. Piker...
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Everett Paul McKamey
(Obituary ~ 02/17/06)
Everett Paul McKamey, 76, of Spencer, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at his home. Born Jan. 17, 1930 at Cloverdale, he was the son of Charles and Katherine Don-Speckleson McKamey. He was married to Sandy McKamey. He was descended of pioneer settlers and farmed at Cloverdale...
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Loren O. Light
(Obituary ~ 02/17/06)
Loren O. Light, 78, of Worthington, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at his residence. Born Feb. 19, 1927 in Freedom, he was the son of Fred and Eva (Myers) Light. On Feb. 26, 1949, he married Ola (Faulk) Light. She passed away Sept. 6, 1979. He worked for Penn-Central/Conrail Railroad for 46 years, and was also a farmer. He was an Army veteran of World War II...
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Meeda Evelyn Gambill-Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 02/17/06)
Meeda Evelyn Gambill-Kennedy, 91, of Arlington Heights, Ill., and formerly of Linton, passed away at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. Born Oct. 12, 1914 in Linton, she was the daughter of Otis and Pearl (Heaton) Gray...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees approved three overnight trips at their meeting Thursday night. The Bravo choir, under the direction of Candy Johnson, was granted permission for an overnight trip to Chicago, Ill., on May 5-7...
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Johnson wins Linton spelling bee
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
Six Linton-Stockton Elementary students competed Thursday for the title of the 2005-06 spelling bee winner, and Cody Johnson found himself once again coming out on top. Johnson, a sixth-grader, won the title during last year's competition and will again move onto the regional March 4...
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Greene County looking to start Silver Star Families of America
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
An Indiana chapter of Silver Star Families of America is being spearheaded in Greene County. Janie Orman of Vicksburg is vice president and chaplain of the national organization, which focuses on honoring wounded Armed Forces members. The group was founded April 1, 2005, but it's no joke. ...
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Financial issues dominate MSDS meeting
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
During the regular session of the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustees on Thursday night, Superintendent Mike Turner reported declining assessed value in the corporation. There was a nearly $6 million drop in assessed value in Clay County property from 2005 to 2006, and almost $2 million in Greene County. ...
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Bowlen to run for Bloomfield School Board
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
Doug Bowlen has recently announced his intent to run for the Bloomfield School Board. Bowlen, a resident of Bloomfield for the past five years, explained that his top reason for running for school board is safety. "Every time I go into the high school side (of the building) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the doors are open. When I go in there's no administration on the lower level," he stressed. "To me, that's a big safety issue with the way things are in the country."...
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Eastern Greene SAVE chapter receives grant
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
The Eastern Greene Elementary SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) chapter recently received a grant totaling $1,000 that will help the chapter travel and educate others about the SAVE message. Part of the grant will go toward a visit to Indianapolis, explained character education teacher Kim Hill...
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Linton library board votes to go forward
(Local News ~ 02/17/06)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library Board took the recommendation from the building committee members and voted to move forward on the construction documents for the new library building. "This will help get the initial costs estimates, an updated time frame. Hopefully, we can get actual construction documents by the June meeting, and take bids in June and July and begin construction the end of July (2006)," explained board President Jim Morrison...
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Junior high roundup
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/06)
Linton 6th grade girls LINTON -- Linton's sixth grade girls basketball team lost a pair of games last week before ending their season on a high note with a victory. The Lady Miners fell to WRV-Worthington 36-27. Linton was led by Jordan Padgett with 15 points. Stacie Horton had four points, Haley Rennick and Sydney Lehman each scored three points. Jesika Turpin added two points...
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