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Students get taste of real world
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Students from around Greene County got a taste of what life is like as an adult Thursday at the annual Reality Store at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service. Eighth-grade students from Linton-Stockton, White River Valley and Bloomfield as well as ninth-graders from Eastern Greene and sophomores from Shakamak took part in the event...
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Junior high girls improved to 10-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
The Linton Junior High School girls track team improved its record to 10-1 by defeating visiting Shakamak Thursday. The Lady Miners had a winning total of 74 points. Shakamak finished with 48 points. Linton results 100HH -- 1. Kelsey Andis, 17.17; 3. Tiffani Foglesong, 21.47 (personal best)...
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Linton's JV wins
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
Linton won the junior varsity contest 5-0. Megan Barnes tossed a two-hitter as she won her seventh game in eight decisions. Rachel Bredeweg, Brittany Rehmel, Kelsey Firestone, Sam Hubbell and Cortney Astleford had hits for the Lady Miners (12-1). Jessi Bohnert had a double and two RBIs...
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Linton tops Eastern Greene in county softball battle
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
After a 3-1 setback to Shakamak Tuesday, Linton bounced back with its second win in as many nights as the Lady Miners defeated Eastern Greene 10-1 Thursday. "We have won five of our last six games," said Linton softball coach Jill Flater. "We have been able to stay focused and not let one loss turn into a losing streak."...
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Clay City tops Shakamak golfers
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
Fred Modesitt shot a 35 to earn medalist honors and pace Clay City to a 146-176 victory over Shakamak in a high school golf match at Hoosier Hills in Cory Thursday. Michael Turner paced Shakamak with a 37. Also for the Lakers, Garrett Vandeventer shot 40, Matt Pine 47 and Daniel Stevens carded a 52...
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Shakamak takes out Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
Shakamak pushed across two runs in its final two at bats as the Lady Laker softball team defeated Owen Valley 2-1 Thursday night at Jasonville. Owen Valley tied the game at 1-all with its lone run in the top of the seventh inning. Leigh Davis and winning pitcher Annie Strahla each doubled for Shakamak (13-8)...
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Clay City holds off Bulldogs for 8-7 victory
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
Ryan Gambill hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, but it was too little, too late as the Union (Dugger) baseball team lost a 8-7 decision to visiting Clay City Thursday. Gambill's blast was part of a four-run inning, which was matched by the Eels in the top half of the seventh...
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North Central blanks Lady Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
North Central right-hander Sierra Taft struck out 11 and walked none as the host LadyBirds blanked Northeast School Corporation rival Union (Dugger) 3-0 in a Tri-River Conference softball game Thursday. Taft tossed a three-hitter as the senior improved to 9-1...
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Clovers scores 11 unanswered runs to top WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Cloverdale capitalized on 12 walks by White River Valley pitchers as the Clovers defeated the Wolverines 13-2 Thursday. "They only had eight hits," said WRV baseball coach Eric Lyons. "But they hit two, three-run home runs. We had 12 walks, which was our downfall right there...
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WRV golfers fourth at Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
SPENCER -- Sullivan and Owen Valley finished tied with a 159, but it was the Golden Arrows who pulled out the win thanks to their fifth man score Thursday evening at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Spencer. Casey Drake of Sullivan finished with a 43, which was six strokes better than Ben Manny, who carded a 49...
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Cloverdale tops WRV in softball
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Cloverdale scored five runs in the fifth and added five more in the sixth as the Lady Clovers defeated White River Valley 12-5 Thursday at Switz City. "We do well until the fifth inning," said WRV softball coach Jennifer McKinnon. "We have the fifth inning blues...
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Lady Cougars defeat White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
For the second time this season, the North Daviess girls tennis team defeated White River Valley 5-0. The match was played Thursday at Switz City. The Lady Wolverines defeated North Daviess 2-0 in junior varsity action. White River Valley's JV squad had previously beaten the Lady Cougars 5-1...
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Junior high earns 8-6 victory
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
Linton Junior High School won two singles matches and six at doubles as the Lady Miners defeated visiting South Knox 8-6. Olivia Wells and Olivia Villain prevailed at singles while the doubles teams of Amy Goodman and Sarah Hensley, Abbey Burris and Sarah Hensley, Brittany Rennick and Amy Goodman, Makaley Shonk and Sabrina Colvin, Sarah Hensley and Cheyenne Rickelman and Brittany Rennick and Kelsi Conaway also were victorious...
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Former Bloomfield runner has come a long way
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
For a girl that wasn't allowed to run competitively with the boys while she attended Bloomfield High School over three decades ago, Mary Alice (Hanauer) Hollenback has come a long way. Hollenback, a 1973 graduate of BHS, recently qualified for and competed in the Boston Marathon. She completed the 26.2 mile trek in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 57 seconds...
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Everett H. Norris
(Obituary ~ 05/05/06)
Everett H. Norris, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at his residence. Born May 15, 1935 in Greene County, he was the son of Andrew Paul Norris and Laura (Bland) Norris. He was married to Marilyn K. (Scott) Norris. He was a block mason by trade and later worked in janitorial and light maintenance for the Bloomfield State Bank and Bloomfield Eastern Greene Library. He was a U.S. Army veteran and attended Faith Christian Church in Bloomfield...
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Jones looking for 'team effort'
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
The Linton Police Department completed its first day without a chief of police on Thursday after former chief Keith McDonald was demoted to an officer's position late Wednesday afternoon. "It went well today," Linton Mayor Tom Jones said Thursday night. "I think we're doing all right. I think it's going to go fine."...
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LPD gets more equipment, grants
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
The Linton Police Department last week took possession of equipment purchased through a Homeland Security Grant and also received word that they've been awarded a $10,000 equipment grant through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. "We received equipment Friday through Roger Axe and emergency management," said former LPD Chief Keith McDonald, adding that it was an additional six undercover cameras. "That gives us a total of about 15 undercover cameras now...
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Jasonville VFD proud of its heritage
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
JASONVILLE -- This weekend, current and past members as well as the community will celebrate the Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department's 100th anniversary. Assistant Chief Darren Sluder said the department will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the fire station. Sluder expects representatives from the Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office, as well as the Indiana Volunteer Fire Department's Association to be on hand...
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Greene County Literacy Coalition helps many
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
One in five Indiana residents cannot read or write well enough to function effectively in today's society. The Greene County Literacy Coalition is set up to help combat this problem and offer hope to non-readers in a nonjudgmental learning environment...
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Recycle those unwanted items
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
Spring may mean flowers and sunshine, but it can also mean spring cleaning and instead of trashing your unwanted stuff give it a second chance by recycling. The Greene County Solid Waste Management District accepts many materials and puts them to good use, explained recycling coordinator Erek Wilson...
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Crime Stoppers offer reward in burglary case
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
Greene County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for breaking into and robbing Attic of the Wind, a consignment shop on State Road 54 West in Linton. Owner Amanda Cayler discovered the burglary when she opened for business April 29. She said she'd left about two weeks worth of money in the cash register...
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Bloomfield Community Yard Sale set for June 17
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
Bargain hunters will have the opportunity to find plenty of deals at the Annual Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Community Yard Sale set to unfold June 17. The townwide sales will get under way at 8 a.m. A special map showing the locations of the registered sales will be available prior to the sale on the south side of the courthouse square, Chamber President Terri Coker announced at Thursday's noon meeting at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library...
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Sandborn residents concerned about police protection
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
During its monthly meeting on Thursday, the Sandborn Town Council heard concerned citizens voice their opinions on the need for extra police protection in the town. Residents suggested that the town hire police or check into getting grant money to pay for it...
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L-S teen leaders raise funds for animal shelter
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
Six Linton-Stockton High School students involved in the Teen Student Leadership Academy raised and donated $175 to the Greene County Humane Society. The five sophomores and one junior had a bake sale at the school for four days during B lunch period, when they invited their peers to "stray over to help the humane society." They offered "puppy chow," "purr-fect brownies," and "other canine and feline treats" for 50 cents each. ...
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Community Birdwatching Day set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
Community Birdwatching Day on Saturday at the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area will give individuals an opportunity to learn what birds they can see at GPFWA, the importance of the habitat and how to get started in birdwatching as a hobby. The event will begin at Triple H Gun Club with a brief talk at 8 a.m. Tours will leave for the Beehunter Marsh area around 9 a.m., proceed to the Goose Pond area and wind down around noon...
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Teen faces charges from death following accident
(Local News ~ 05/05/06)
The older sister of a 15-year-old Dugger girl, who died from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash last month near Linton, has been preliminarily charged with two felony counts associated with the fatal wreck. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday afternoon by Greene Superior Court Judge J. ...
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North Central tops Bloomfield in softball
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals dropped a 5-0 softball game to North Central at home in a game played Wednesday evening. Cassie Wells suffered her first loss of the season. The Thunderbirds scored a run in the first and came back with three in the third and another in the sixth...
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