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Graduates aim to make Greene County a better place By Nick Schneider, Assignments Editor
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
SWITZ CITY -- It was a night of celebration and vision for bettering Greene County as members of the first graduating class of the county's Citizen's Academy gathered Thursday night to conclude their seven-month leadership development program. The 15 graduates who were honored include Linda Ault, Melissa Blake, the Rev. ...
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Rehmel signs with Olney Central
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
JASONVILLE -- He averaged 26 points per game, was the fifth highest scorer in the state and was named by The Daily World as it's player of the year. So of course, Jared Rehmel was a hot commodity after a spectacular senior season when it comes to college coaches...
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Lady Cardinals lose at Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
Bloomfield managed a win at singles and another at doubles, but came up on the short end of a 3-2 score against host Sullivan on Thursday. "We pushed Sullivan hard, but couldn't quite come up with a win," said Bloomfield coach Mike Canty. "It was a story of two closely matched teams...
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Bloomfield girls place third at Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
Bloomfield's girls track and field team finished third out of four teams that competed at Sullivan Thursday. Clay City won with a total of 93 points, 20 more than second place Sullivan. The Lady Cardinals had 43 points and North Central was fourth with 23...
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Secrest to play volleyball at Indiana State
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
DUGGER-- Watching Stacey Secrest excel in basketball, volleyball and softball over the past four years at Union (Dugger) High School, rarely has she showed in weaknesses in any of the sports as she became the school's all-time leading scorer in basketball and helped the softball team advance to the state finals in softball in 2004...
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Boyd hopes to teach hoops to area youth
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
DUGGER -- Union (Dugger) and University of Iowa graduate Brody Boyd, the third all-time leading scorer in the history in Indiana High School boys basketball, has recently returned home. Once the word got out, his phone has not stopped ringing. "It has been pretty wild since people found out I've moved back," said Boyd, who helped the Hawkeyes win the Big Ten Conference tournament championship as a freshman and worked his way into the starting lineup as a senior. ...
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Lakers rout Rivet in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
JASONVILLE -- After coming off a loss to North Central in TRC action, the Shakamak Lakers responded with a 12-2 five inning win over Vincennes Rivet Thursday night in Jasonville. "I thought we played pretty well," said Shakamak coach Chip Sweet. "We shook the line-up up a little tonight. We tried to motivate our guys. We wanted them to realize that we've got guys who can take their spots if they're not willing to put forth an effort and make the plays needed."...
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Lakers score early in 7-3 softball win over Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
Shakamak jumped out to a 4-0 cushion and held off visiting Sullivan 7-3 in the high school softball game at Jasonville Thursday. Winning pitcher Heather Gilbert helped her own cause by going 3-for-4 at the plate, with a double and two RBIs. Megan Netherlain had two hits and scored two runs and Annie Strahla was 2-for-4 with two RBIs...
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Miners fall to Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
The Linton Miners lost to the Clay City Eels on Thursday, 138-145, at the Hoosier Hills Golf Course in Cory. Owen Valley was also a part of the event and finished with a 180. "Clay City played awfully well," said Linton coach Chad House. "I think they said they tied their school record. We had a solid score out of Thornton. He was 2-under and that's about as good as it gets for him."...
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Miners take twinbill from Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
The Linton Miners are ranked third in class 2A and continue to roll after sweeping a double header against Clay City Thursday, 9-5 in Game 1, and 12-0 in Game 2. The highlight of the night was junior catcher Dylan Hardisty who went 5 for 7 with three home runs and 10 runs driven in on the evening...
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Robert J. "Bob" Long
(Obituary ~ 04/21/06)
Robert J. "Bob" Long, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2006. Services are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Steven Wayne Baker
(Obituary ~ 04/21/06)
Steven Wayne Baker, 52, of Indianapolis and formerly of Linton, passed away Wednesday evening, April 19, 2006 at his residence in Indianapolis. Born July 25, 1953 in Greenfield, he was the son of Richard and Joetta Faye (Bennett) Baker. He worked in the music industry, singing for several years and touring throughout the United States. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving with the United States Air Force...
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Allen, Oliphant talk about District 1 Council race
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
Two Republicans are vying for their party's nomination for the position of District 1 Greene County Councilman. Leon Allen and James "Big O" Oliphant will square off in the May 2 primary election. Allen, who has served as sheriff for eight years, said he has the experience necessary to be a good councilman...
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White River Valley School board cuts six contracts
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Six contract cancellations -- or Reduction in Force (RIFs) -- were approved Thursday night by the White River Valley Board of School Trustees. Those teachers involved were Angie York, Debbie Pruett, Luanne Allen, Rene Welch, Rebecca Harris, and Linda Mowery...
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Glenburn Home to celebrate 60th anniversary
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
Norma Lesher, administrator of Glenburn Home, invites the public to an open house in celebration of Glenburn's 60 years of service. "Because Glenburn has been such a huge part of Linton for so many years -- 60 years is a long time, especially in this business -- we would like to have people stop in," she said. "We welcome the community and thank them for participating in our business and our success."...
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Linton library board meets
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
The Linton Margaret Cooper Public Library met Thursday night and took care of some monthly business, including the acceptance of the $4,000 reimbursement grant from the Indiana State Library for two tablet PCs for staff use. "This will be so effective for staff to walk around the library and do inventory and book weeding, or set up another site for check-out when the library is busy. ...
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Bloomfield students witness mock accident
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
A mock drinking-and-driving crash at Bloomfield High School on Wednesday showed the reality of what could happen if you choose to get behind the wheel after partying. The mock crash was completely a student-generated idea, stressed high school Principal Greg Parsley. With prom being set for Saturday this was a very timely event...
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Richards to run for Wright Township Trustee
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
Scott Richards has announced his candidacy for Wright Township Trustee. Richards stated that a lot of people don't realize that he has been a resident of Wright Township for 10 years and a property owner for 15 years. Richards, his wife, Sheila, son and daughter-in-law, step-daughter and five grandchildren all reside in Wright Twp on Lone Tree Road...
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Local pastor honored for volunteerism
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
Janie Orman of Linton has received the Presidential Lifetime Volunteer Service Award for her dedication to Silver Star Families of America and the prayer blanket ministry at Cornerstone Church in Switz City. Orman received a certificate, pin, letter signed by President George Bush, letter from the president's council signed by John Glenn, Darrell Green and Robert Dole. She said she received the award in the mail around the last week of March...
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Greene Countians asked to think 'outside the box'
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Graduates from the county's first Citizen's Academy were encouraged to think outside of the box and engage followers by marketing their program ideas from the early planning stages. That advice came from Kathy J. Chambery, executive director of the Benton County Community Foundation, who served as keynote speaker for Thursday night's Greene County Citizen's Academy graduation dinner at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service Community Room, near Switz City...
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Dugger teachers use Andy Griffith Show to teach morals
(Local News ~ 04/21/06)
DUGGER -- Fifth- and sixth-grade students at Dugger Elementary School have a fun and interesting way to learn about positive behavior and good morals -- The Andy Griffith Show. "(Sixth-grade teacher) Steve Meurer and I are both huge fans of the Andy Griffith Show. Steve's brother had a similar Andy Griffith Club in Mount Vernon schools. We were talking about how much we liked the ideas and one thing led to another," explained fifth-grade teacher Janissa Reed...
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Witt wins 3,200 meters for Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 04/21/06)
Shakamak's Austin Witt won the 3,200 meters in a boys track and field meet at Brazil Thursday. Witt's winning time was 10 minutes, 33 seconds. He also ran second (4:45) in the 1,600. Northview won the competition with a score of 111. Owen Valley had 61.5 points, West Vigo 57.5 and Shakamak tallied 12 points...
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