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Fuller: Sports offer students another avenue to succeed
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Jim Fuller, newly hired athletic director and assistant principal at White River Valley Junior/Senior High School, is excited to begin the 2006-07 school year. "I think it's going to be a good year -- definitely a good year," Fuller said...
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Bulldogs to face Indiana Deaf in scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/06)
Union (Dugger) football coach Todd Gambill will be looking for some answers when his Bulldogs travel to Indianapolis to face Indiana Deaf School in a controlled scrimmage at 6 p.m. Friday. "Actually the scrimmage should help us more this year than last," said Gambill, who is beginning his 12th season at his alma mater. "We still have some positions that we have to make decisions on."...
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Miners ready to take on opponent besides themselves
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/06)
A 9-0 record at the end of the regular season did nothing to help the Linton-Stockton Miners during its sectional run as they saw their hopes of a repeat sectional title and long post season run burst about as quickly as the 2005 offense put points on the board...
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Patsy L. Risley
(Obituary ~ 08/10/06)
Patsy L. Risley, 65, Marco, passed away at 4:46 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital. Born March 3, 1941 in Linton, she was the daughter of John A. Burch and Cressie "Peggy" (McDonald) Burch. On April 6, 1958, she married Norman Richard "Dick" Risley...
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George E. Greene
(Obituary ~ 08/10/06)
George E. Greene, 90, of Bloomington, passed away Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, in the Meadowood Health Pavilion in Bloomington. Born May 8, 1916 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Ray E. and Bonnie (Chastain) Greene. He was a certified public accountant and was a senior partner with George E. Greene and Company, CPAs...
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Doyne E. Little Sr.
(Obituary ~ 08/10/06)
Doyne E. Little Sr., 70, of Indianapolis and formerly of Jasonville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 20, 1936 in Vigo County, he was the son of William and Lola Belle Little. A military veteran, he worked at Kelly Heating and Air-Conditioning in Indianapolis...
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Axe offers energy plan
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe presented an emergency energy plan to the Greene County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting Aug. 1. Axe said he can't comment on specifics of the proposed plan, but he said it ranges from simple, easy options to some highly sophisticated ones...
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Bloomfield library board deals with budget
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library's Board of Trustees approved its 2007 budget proposal for publication at its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday. The operating fund will be advertised at $446,362 with an additional $117,000 for the lease/rental payment fund...
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Linton shows support for its school
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's first Meet The Miners. We had an excellent crowd and again Mother Nature cooperated with another Chamber event. We heard from the coaches and had the opportunity to meet the athletes involved in the fall programs. ...
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Poor relief loan a concern
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
MIDLAND -- About 30 Wright Township residents showed up for a meeting of the Wright Township Trustee and Wright Township Advisory Board on Wednesday night to voice their opinion on seeking a $200,000 emergency loan for poor relief. The meeting was originally slated for the office of Wright Township Trustee William Michael; however, a sign on the office door directed residents to the Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department...
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Langford returns 'home' to teach
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
A familiar face will soon enter the halls of Shakamak Elementary School as one of its 1998 graduates will return as a sixth-grade teacher. Brooke (Griffith) Langford is excited to begin a new chapter of her teaching career. "I've been working toward getting on at Shakamak since I've graduated, and now it's happened. ...
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Schools don't fare well
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
Nearly two-thirds of Indiana's public and private schools are making educational progress under the state's accountability law. However in Greene County, only two schools -- Linton-Stockton Elementary School and Eastern Greene Junior-Senior High School -- were deemed to be performing well and making "adequate academic progress" on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) exam, according to a report issued Wednesday afternoon by the Indiana State Board of Education.. ...
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Friday is big day for library
(Local News ~ 08/10/06)
Twenty years of dreaming, talking and planning will become reality Friday morning when the first shovels full of dirt are turned for the construction of a new Margaret Cooper Public Library in Linton. The $1.3 million facility will be constructed at the corner of SE First and SE "A" Streets where the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's parking lot is located...
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Sports Briefs
(High School Sports ~ 08/10/06)
Linton to face Monrovia The Linton-Stockton volleyball team will open the season at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 with a home contest against Monrovia, according to athletic director Charlie Karazsia. This is an addition to the schedule. Fall bowling league...
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