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Democrats gather in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
JASONVILLE -- Greene County citizens met with Democrat Party candidates for several political offices in Jasonville City Park on Saturday to learn about their stances on various issues. Picnic in the Park was hosted by the Wright Township Democrats to allow county residents to meet Democrat candidates before the November election. The event was free, and all county candidates were invited, according to Dave Keller, president of the Wright Township Democrats...
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Class sports has been good to Sweet, Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 06/19/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- It was just four years ago, when Shakamak was making its first appearance in the Class A Baseball State Finals, that I asked Laker coach Chip Sweet about the advent of class sports in Indiana in 1997-98. Sweet was ardently opposed to the idea of not competing against the best in the tournament, regardless of size...
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Ray Wells
(Obituary ~ 06/19/06)
COAL CITY -- Ray Wells, 93, of Coal City, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2006 at his residence. Born Nov. 23, 1912 in Owen County, he was the son of Morton and Grace Hauser Wells. He had been married to Louella Hubbell Wells. He was the owner and operator of Wells Oil for several years. He was a member of the Coal City Community Bible Church, a 40-year member of the Brazil Eagles Club and was an avid square dancer. He loved farming, motorcycle and horseback riding and motorboats...
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Frank A. Secrest
(Obituary ~ 06/19/06)
Frank A. Secrest, 82, of rural Jasonville, passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born May 30, 1924 in Sullivan, he was the son of Robert Elzo Secrest and Martha Pearson Secrest. He had been married to Marion Secrest, who passed away in 2004...
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Janice Ruth Emery
(Obituary ~ 06/19/06)
Janice Ruth Emery, 73, of Switz City, passed away at 11:55 a.m. on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Feb. 23, 1933 in Elnora, she was the daughter of Dale Williams and Ethel (Shaver) Williams. She was a clerk for the transportation department at NWSC Crane. ...
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Paul Barton "Bart" Burris
(Obituary ~ 06/19/06)
Paul Barton "Bart" Burris, 19, of Owensburg, passed away at 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at State Road 45 and County Road 300S in Eastern Greene County. Born Jan. 24, 1987 in Linton, he was the son of James R. Burris and Susan (LaPray) Burris...
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Prison dads enjoy Father's Day
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
CARLISLE -- Kids played ball and families clustered together around picnic tables. It could have been at Any Park USA; however, parents and children enjoying the sunshine and eating a typical American menu of fried chicken and baked beans were together at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility...
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YMCA in dire need of financial support
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
Without emergency funding and an increase in membership numbers the Greene County YMCA west branch will close its doors by the end of the month. "The situation is dire, to say the least," stressed Dave Roberts, executive director of the county YMCA...
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Freedom Festival Open raises money for chamber
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
Twelve teams competed in the Seventh Annual Freedom Festival Open Golf Tournament on Saturday to raise money for this year's Freedom Festival events in July. The four-man scramble, held at Linton's Phil Harris Golf Course, raised about $5,000 through sponsorships, according to Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton...
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Area firefighters kept busy
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
Volunteers with the Jasonville and Wright Township Fire Departments were kept busy Sunday with a pair of fires. At approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, firefighters were called to the residence of Kevin Faught, located on Southeast Washington Street in Jasonville...
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Woman takes advantage of yard sales to help her career
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
A Bloomfield woman saw a great opportunity to offer some welcome relief for hundreds of weary yard sale shoppers, who were in Bloomfield for the annual yard sale extravaganza, and seized it on Saturday. While Stacey (Austin) Corbin did participate in the massive community-wide yard sale event, sponsored by the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, with conventional items like clothing and unwanted items, she also saw a chance to help make the hot and humid day a little more relaxing for patrons who ventured to her Shyla Lane residence looking for bargains.. ...
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Eastern Greene grad killed in wreck
(Local News ~ 06/19/06)
A Vincennes University student from rural Owensburg died and a Bloomfield man was critically hurt in separate Greene County weekend traffic mishaps. Paul Barton Burris, 19, Route 3, Owensburg died in a single-vehicle accident about midnight Sunday on State Route 45, just south of County Road 300 South,...
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Lakers come up short in Sweet's final game
(High School Sports ~ 06/19/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- In a matter of minutes, Andrew Nelson went from potential goat to hero to Mental Attitude Award winner. The Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian senior committed an error which allowed Shakamak to tie the game at 4-all in the bottom of the seventh inning and then smacked a double to right center field to score the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning as the Braves defeated the Lakers 8-7 in the Class A State Baseball Championship game at Victory Field Saturday...
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