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Courthouse back on track structurally
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
Reinforcing work is done on the Greene County courthouse addition, according to project manager Jim Corey. "Structurally, we're back where we oughta be," he said. "It's just standard construction stuff now." He said bricklayers for Whaley Construction are putting up brick and limestone now. He hopes they'll have that done by the first part of April...
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Shakamak grads recall past titles
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/06)
With Shakamak High School's recent regional championship, former players and cheerleaders are recalling the 1988 and 1990 sectional championships. Jon Miller, who teaches at Shakamak, was part of the 1988 team. That particular team advanced to the regional, which was played at Hulman Center. The Lakers defeated the Terre Haute South Braves in the first game, but fell to the Greencastle Tiger Cubs in the championship game...
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Virginia M. Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 03/15/06)
Virginia M. Zimmerman, 88, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 5, 1917 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of John and Ina (Reed) Burris. On April 11, 1936, she married Clifford W. Zimmerman...
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Wanda Shawnee Siders
(Obituary ~ 03/15/06)
WABASH -- Wanda Shawnee Siders, 76, of Wabash, passed away at 6:06 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2006 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born Dec. 17, 1929 in Lyons, she was the daughter of Wayne and Lula (Shorter) Brinson. In December 1945, she married James Lamoine Clark; he passed away September 1951. Then on Feb. 7, 1953, she married Jean Siders; he passed away March 13, 2000...
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Steven D. Pearson
(Obituary ~ 03/15/06)
Steven D. Pearson, 48, of Jasonville, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2006 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Aug. 18, 1957 in Tipton, he was the son of Carl E. and Marjorie (Burns) Pearson. He was a general laborer in carpentry and landscape/nursery...
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Worthington Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington Town Council President Hal Harp announced at Tuesday's meeting that the tornado siren has been installed and is operational. "I want to thank REMC for installing the pole and Malcolm Stahl for providing the power," Harp noted...
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Petro's opens new store
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
Monday was an exciting day for one Linton company as it reopened the doors at its former location. Petro's Tire Sales and Service reopened at 89 A St. N.E. after a catastrophic fire on July 1, 2004. The fire, which was ruled arson, caused approximately $1,662,000 in damages...
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Horse owners can learn about equine dentistry, acupuncture, nutrition, more -- free
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
If you're a longtime horse owner, you know about caring for horses' many needs, including their teeth. Dad taught you that caring for horses' teeth means simply filing the sharp edges off them -- called floating -- once a year or so, and that's enough. Right?...
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Eastern Greene board accepts football coach's resignation
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
The Eastern Greene Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of football and English teacher coach Jeff Sheehan at Tuesday night's monthly meeting. The resignation of Sheehan as football coach is immediate and his resignation as English teacher is effective at the end of the school year, explained Superintendent Randy Barrett...
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Eastern Greene students to show their talents
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
It's time once again to cheer on your favorite talent act in the annual Eastern Greene Elementary Talent Show which is set for 7 p.m. on March 23. The free show will be in the elementary gymnasium and will feature students in grades two through six...
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Body of drowned man recovered from floodwaters
(Local News ~ 03/15/06)
SPRINGVILLE (AP) -- State conservation officers on Tuesday found the body of a 28-year-old man who was swept away in floodwaters after the boat he and two friends were in capsized on a southern Indiana creek. Conservation Officer Mark Farmer said the body of Kyle Banks of Springville was found in Indian Creek near an Indiana 54 bridge, about 15 miles southwest of Bloomington in Lawrence County...
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Butler wins NIT opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/06)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- It was Brandon Polk's biggest and easiest basket of the game. Left alone when his defender made a lunge at the driving Avery Sheets, Polk grabbed the rebound and rolled the ball back over the rim with 2 seconds to go, giving Butler a 53-52 victory over Miami of Ohio on Tuesday night in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament...
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