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Jessica Veatch named 2006 Miss Greene County
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Being the queen of the Greene County Fair has been a childhood dream for 18-year-old Jessica Veatch, of rural Bloomfield, ever since she first joined 4-H a decade ago and started showing swine at the fair. Last night, Veatch, who is in her 10th year in 4-H, got to live that dream when she was named the 2006 Miss Greene County in competition over nine other contestants at the fairgrounds...
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Willard Andis
(Obituary ~ 07/06/06)
Willard Andis, 100, formerly of Linton and Pleasantville, passed away today at Sullivan Health and Living Center. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Annual cruise-in draws a large crowd
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
The number and quality of entries at a cruise-in sponsored by the Classic Cruisers car club last Saturday in the Goody's parking lot surprised many of the attendees. "We had a total of 215 participants that registered, and several that did not register but did attend," said Gary Howell, secretary for the organization. "We estimate that there were at least 250 that were in attendance."...
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Auto-detailing business opens northwest of Linton
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
The name of J.P. Meurer's business and his philosophy for running it are one and the same -- Attention to Detail. "Our main purpose here is auto detailing," he said. "We do everything from little bitty cars to Suburbans." Cars, vans, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs -- you name it, they'll detail it. Even if the owner only wants the vehicle washed and chamoised, Attention to Detail will do it. However, meticulously cleaning every nook and cranny is the business specialty...
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Greene County Quail Forever Chapter to meet tonight
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
An organizational meeting of a Greene County Quail Forever Chapter will be held tonight at Triple H Gun Club, located two miles south of Linton on State Road 59. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Quail Forever is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of wildlife habitat. Organizers said that 100 percent of net funds raised by the chapter remain for local projects and are spent for habitat improvement and youth conservation education projects...
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Apple Festival Committee meets
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
During its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee announced information about the festival's new Web site. "It'll be up in the near future," explained committee President Leroy Barnhill. "It's a volunteer thing. But, we hope to have it up shortly."...
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Warrick enjoyed her reign at 2005 Miss Greene County
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Giving up her crown as Miss Greene County 2005 was something that Corrianne Warrick admitted that she really didn't want to do on Wednesday night. She wanted to make the experience last as long as possible. But the time had come for her reign as county fair queen to end and it was now time to take her last walk down the runway while giving her final "queen-like" wave to the crowd gathered at the Cooperative Extension Service Building on the fairgrounds...
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Commissioners discuss Bridge No. 255
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
At their regular meeting, which was moved to Wednesday for the Independence Day holiday, the Greene County Board of Commissioners discussed Bridge 255 with representatives from the three companies that placed bids for the project's engineering and design...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 07/06/06)
During its monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Bloomfield Town Council once again started the process for a grant in hopes that the fire department will receive money to purchase a new fire truck. Although this is the third time the town has applied for the community development grant, it is not uncommon to apply for it more than once before receiving it, explained Michelle Carrico, representative of Southern Indiana Development Commission...
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Roger Dale Pearson
(Obituary ~ 07/06/06)
Roger Dale Pearson, 49, of Newark in eastern Greene County, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2006, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Dec. 26, 1956 in Linton, he was the son of William Henry Pearson and Lois M. (Whaley) Pearson. He was married to Rebecca (Calloway) Pearson...
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