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Three counties to fund West Gate at Crane
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
LOOGOOTEE -- Members of the West Gate at Crane Authority will seek funding from county councils in Greene, Daviess and Martin counties to financially sustain start-up operations for the remainder of this year and for the 2007 budget year. During the group's third monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon in Loogootee, members of the West Gate Authority -- who oversee the planning and development of the tri-county technology park near Crane Village -- voted to proportionally divide the proposed budgetary commitment based on the property assessed valuation of each of the participating counties.. ...
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Union (Dugger) dumps Vincennes Lincoln
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
After dropping the opening game, Union (Dugger) rallied for a 21-25, 25-8, 27-25, 25-22 victory at Vincennes Lincoln Tuesday night. "It was a nice win," said Lady Bulldog volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "We started off flat and Lincoln was in control of the match...
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Lady Lions get the best of Linton in three games
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
LOOGOOTEE -- The Linton volleyball team dropped their first match of the season to Class A's No. 5 team, the Loogootee Lady Lions, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17, Tuesday night at Loogootee. "Loogootee's a very talented team," said Linton coach Penny Wininger. "They have some strong hitters and they're a very scrappy bunch of girls...
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Lady Cardinals show improvement against BNL
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
Bloomfield volleyball coach Susie Schulte is not worried about their won-loss record, especially against bigger schools. Schulte said her Lady Cardinal squad continues to get better, despite falling to visiting Class 4A Bedford North Lawrence 16-25, 15-25, 27-29 Tuesday night at Glover Gymnasium...
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Miners drop tennis match to talented Vincennes Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
The Linton tennis team got swept in all aspects on Tuesday to fall to 0-2 on the season after a 5-0 loss to Vincennes Rivet at the Linton City Park Tennis Courts. "We got man-handled," said Linton coach Brad McKinney. "We got beat up on. We didn't play very well or very smart. To top that off, they're a very good team. They're a solid team and their singles do a great job. They took it too us and they played like I'd like to see us play, especially in doubles."...
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Lady Miners shoot under 200 at Forest Park
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
BRAZIL -- Linton girls golf coach Aaron Lynn was pleased to see his team shoot under 200 after going over the plateau in a home match recently where they shot a 205. "Much more pleased with today's effort," said Lynn. "From top to bottom it was better, but not everyone is satisfied. I was pleased to get below 200. After our last match shooting a 205 at home, I wasn't pleased. To come back and play below 200 makes me feel better about the attitude of the team."...
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Lady Wolverines top Eastern Greene for first win
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
SWITZ CITY -- With a full compliment of players for the first time this season, White River Valley defeated Eastern Greene 25-20, 17-25, 25-20, 25-12 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match here Tuesday. "I was very pleased with the way the girls played," said WRV coach Becky Borter, whose Lady Wolverines picked up their first victory in three matches. "They looked much better...
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Barbara A. King
(Obituary ~ 08/23/06)
Barbara A. King, 64, of Kokomo and formerly of Linton, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 in St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo. She was a homemaker. She was born Aug. 13, 1942, in Linton to Ervin Baker and Loretta Oliver Baker. Survivors include her husband, Joseph N. King; two sons, Bryon Yowell of Rosedale and Bart Yowell of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins...
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Yingling enjoying his time with BPD
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
Newly hired Bloomfield Police Reserve Officer Nick Yingling is only three weeks into the job, but he hopes to make a career out of law enforcement. "I'm hoping the reserves lead to a full-time job," the 25-year-old explained. "I want to get into law enforcement."...
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Dentists agree with not making sodas available at schools
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
The current movement toward leading healthier lifestyles has prompted the nation's largest beverage distributors to stop almost all sales of sodas to public schools by 2008. "Getting those out of the schools may help promote healthy lifestyles," explained Scott Powers, DDS...
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Shakamak looking at ways to improve
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
The Indiana Department of Education last week placed Shakamak High School on academic probation because the school did not make enough progress last year to satisfy DOE. "We're still a good school," said Principal Vanessa Hodge. "It's just that there's always room for improvement...
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Lock vehicles to avoid theft
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
Someone has been targeting unlocked vehicles in Linton and making off with belongings left inside. "We haven't had any major problems with it for the past several months," said Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell. "However in the past week, week and a half or so, we've seen a huge increase in people having thefts from unlocked vehicles...
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WWII veterans asked to share experiences
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
Members of the Greene County Historical Society want to sit down and talk candidly with local World War II veterans about their combat and military experiences. Information gleaned from these interviews with World War II vets will be included in a new publication "Voices of Veterans" that is now being compiled by Historical Society President Linda Sharpe and others...
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Council preparing four budget process
(Local News ~ 08/23/06)
Members of the Greene County Council and Greene County Board of Commissioners met in special session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming 2007 budget. Greene County Council President Ed Cullison said the two groups discussed the upcoming budget hearings -- slated for Sept. 5-7 -- and how much money needed to be cut from the proposed budgets...
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Shakamak runners begin season
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/06)
The Shakamak boys and girls cross country teams opened the season in a quadrangular meet at Northview Tuesday. Shakamak's Anthony Witt took second in the boys competition with a time of 16 minutes, 42 seconds. Northview was first in the boys team standings with 29 points. Brown County had 55 points, Shakamak 69 and Owen Valley finished with 103...
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