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Future looks bright for West Gate
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
CRANE -- Years of visionary planning for the future moved a step closer to reality when the first shovels full of dirt were symbolically turned on the Daviess County part of the West Gate at Crane Technology Park on Wednesday afternoon. Ground was broken on a building for the first tenant in Indiana's only multi-county technology park -- a cooperative effort of Daviess, Greene and Martin counties...
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Terre Haute South wins slugfest against Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
JASONVILLE -- Terre Haute South scored seven runs in its final two at bats as the Braves defeated Shakamak 11-7 in a high school baseball game at Jasonville Wednesday night. Shakamak's offense produced 10 hits, including two home runs by Steven McNabb. He finished with three RBIs...
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North Central defeats Bloomfield golfers
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
North Central shot a 170, which was nine strokes lower than host Bloomfield in a high school boys golf match at Phil Harris in Linton Wednesday. Billy Patrick led North Central with a 39, earning low-medalist honors. Jordan Dayhoff paced Bloomfield with a nine-hole total of 40. Jordan Maryfield shot 43, Travis Inman and Derek Aydt each carded 48s, Justin Bennett 56 and Scott Todd had a 67...
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Defending champ Lakers draw bye in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
Pairings for the annual baseball state tournament were drawn at Indiana High School Athletic Association headquarters in Indianapolis Thursday morning. At the Class A Sectional at Shakamak, play will begin Memorial Day Monday, May 29. City City will face Union (Dugger) in the first game at noon. That will be followed by Bloomfield (7-14) against North Central (4-14) in the second game, which is set for 2 p.m. May. 29...
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Linton draws North Knox in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
The Linton Miners will open the 2006 Mitchell baseball sectional with Game 1 against North Knox on Monday, May 29 at noon. The Miners haven't played the Warriors yet this season. They're scheduled to play next Wednesday in Bicknell, so Linton coach Bart Berns should learn more about North Knox then...
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Lady Miners edge North Knox for 16th win
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
Randi George scattered seven hits as the Linton right-hander earned the complete-game victory, helping the Miners defeat visiting North Knox 4-3 in a high school softball game Wednesday. It was the third win in five decisions for George, who struck out four and walked none...
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Irma Jean Weir
(Obituary ~ 05/18/06)
Irma Jean Weir, 80, of Loogootee, passed away at 5:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at Loogootee Nursing Center. Born April 21, 1926 in Hammond, she was the daughter of Arthur Gibbs and Blanch E. (Lee) Gibbs. She was retired from the Naval Weapons Support Center Crane after 35 years of service. She attended Shoals Schools and was of the Christian faith...
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Raymond F. Beaver
(Obituary ~ 05/18/06)
Raymond F. Beaver, 78, of Switz City, passed away at 1:54 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born March 4, 1928 in Cayuga, he was the son of George Beaver and Evelyn (Keister) Beaver. He was married to Ellen (Sweat) Beaver...
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Students go through job interviews to prepare for life skills
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
Students in the Twin Rivers Vocational Area Greene-Sullivan programs had a chance to participate in mock interviews Wednesday in order to prepare them for the real job world. Dawn Cloutier-Jones, an aide with the Twin Rivers program, said students in all three sections of the program -- automotive service technology, building trades and health careers -- participated in the interviews, which were at Linton-Stockton High School...
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LSES Student Council supports peers, community
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
The Linton-Stockton Elementary School Student Council celebrated the end of a successful year Wednesday after school. The 24-member student council is made up of two representatives from each fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade classroom. According to sponsor Lori Markle, the students raised more than $700 in funds throughout the year for projects at the elementary school...
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Family Life Center to accept leftovers
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
The Family Life Center's west branch will be accepting leftover items from the Bloomfield Town-Wide Yard Sale which is slated for June 17. "We take all of the leftovers," explained director Dianne Langer. "They can drop off the items at any of the doors. We will have appliance dollies and we will have people assisting...
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Events planned to raise money for new van
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
A fundraiser and auction, with all proceeds going to the Greene County veteran's van fund, is scheduled for May 27 at the Linton National Guard Armory. A biscuit-and-gravy breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. with a lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs to follow, explained Veterans Service Officer Norm Sullivan. All proceeds from both meals will go toward the veteran's van fund...
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Eastern Greene board accepts bids for new school
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
A special meeting was conducted Wednesday to open bids for the $16 million high school project by the Eastern Greene School Corporation, which is slated for groundbreaking May 27. Seven pages of bids were opened, Superintendent Randy Barrett said. Bids for a general construction, roof, electric, heating and plumbing, painting, steel, glass store front and carpet contractors were opened...
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Lt. Gov. Skillman: Future is now
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
CRANE -- Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman smiled broadly Wednesday afternoon and proclaimed the future is now for the visionaries who worked for more than 10 years to plan and develop the new West Gate at Crane Technology Park. "For more than a decade, there have been so many dreams about establishing a technology region around Crane," Skillman said. "So breaking ground today means that many of those dreams have come true."...
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County officials glad to see dream come true
(Local News ~ 05/18/06)
CRANE -- Greene County officials say the West Gate at Crane Technology Park project is a win-win for all three counties involved in its planning and development. No one was probably happier to see the first shovels full of dirt moved on the project than Greene County Economic Development Director Charles Dibble, who looked out over the infrastructure work now under way and said, "I've been dreaming about this day."...
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Meurer set to leave Union for Pike Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/06)
Like a deer caught in your headlights -- he sees it coming, but there's nothing he can do about the on coming car headed toward him -- after the Northeast School Board of Trustees dismissed Union girls basketball coach Steve Meurer from his sideline duties, you knew it was only a matter of time before the Meurers packed up in search of something new...
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