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Museum takes visitors back in time
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
DUGGER -- Walking into the Dugger Coal Museum is like taking a giant step back in time -- when coal was king and this small eastern Sullivan County community -- located a stone's throw away from neighboring Greene County -- was in its heyday. A giant-sized -- larger than life -- photo of former coal union boss John L. Lewis adorns one wall creating an almost shrine-like atmosphere...
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Public transit service providers awarded grants
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Public transit services provided in Greene County will soon receive funds from the Federal Transit Administration. The grants in Indiana that total $2.3 million were announced Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Transportation's Office of Transit. The money was awarded through the Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program, also known as Section 5310...
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Youth deer hunt scheduled for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
A free youth deer hunt will be conducted for the first time at Minnehaha Fish and Wild Life Area located in Sullivan County on Saturday. This hunt is in part aimed at getting kids excited about hunting and the outdoors, explained Ron Ronk, Minnehaha property manager...
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Evelyn L. Floyd
(Obituary ~ 09/20/06)
Evelyn L. Floyd, 73, of Bloomfield passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Oct. 3, 1932 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Harrison and Ruby (Foster) Floyd. She worked at Sarkes Tarzian in Bloomington on the assembly line, until she retired. She was a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ...
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Richard Clyde Hartsburg
(Obituary ~ 09/20/06)
Richard Clyde Hartsburg, 63, of Aubrey, Texas, formerly of Switz City, passed away Sept. 11, 2006 at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1943 in Vincennes to Warren C. and Marjorie Ruth (Buck) Dove. His stepfather was Delmar Hartsburg of Sandborn. He married Beth Baughman on March 14, 1964 in Salem, Ill...
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James D. "Jimmy" Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 09/20/06)
James D. "Jimmy" Sullivan, 45, passed away at Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 at his residence in Linton. He was born Nov. 30, 1960, in Linton, the son of John H. and Mary Joann (Resler) Sullivan. He was owner and operator of Willow Point Archery in Linton. He formerly worked at Marlin Ellett Maintenance. He attended the Linton First Christian Church and was a 1979 graduate of L&M High School...
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Lady Thunderbirds hold off Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Eastern Greene survived a Bloomfield comeback as the Lady Thunderbirds came away with a 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 15-5 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball victory here Tuesday night. It was the fourth win in a row for the Lady Thunderbirds, who improved to 8-12 and 1-3 in the SWIAC...
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Cardinals pick up 13th victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
The Bloomfield boys' tennis team improved it's season record to 13-3 by defeating Northeast Dubois 3-2. This is only the second time all season that Bloomfield didn't have to play any three set matches. The No. 1 doubles team of Travis Inman and Blake Byers were the first off the court with a 6-0, 6-4 win...
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Capehart, Davis earn win at No. 1 doubles
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
North Central High School remained undefeated with a 4-1 victory over visiting White River Valley in a boys tennis match at Farmersburg Tuesday. "For the most part, we played pretty well," said WRV coach Eric Lyons. "North Central is a very good team that has not lost this year."...
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Lady Miners defeat North Knox in three games
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
Linton-Stockton earned its 11th victory in 16 matches as the Lady Miners disposed of host North Knox 25-16, 25-10, 25-9 in a high school volleyball match at Bicknell Tuesday night. Ashton Montgomery contributed nine kills, one block and three digs for the Lady Miners...
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Lady Wolverines fall at Vincennes Lincoln
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
Vincennes Lincoln disposed of White River Valley 25-14, 25-17, 25-15 in a high school volleyball match at Vincennes Tuesday night. "Right now we are continuing to struggle with the fundamentals," said WRV coach Becky Borter. "It has been such a rough year...
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Area hunters can team up to feed the hungry
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
Area hunters can help feed the hungry through the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry program. "This is the first full year for it here; it's just starting in the local area," said Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Steve Haines...
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Public invited to attend Buy Indiana Expo
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
ELLETTSVILLE -- The 10th Annual Buy Indiana Business Expo is being hosted Oct. 26 by the Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) at Edgewood High School. Patrons at the expo will learn how to do business with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane; learn to do business with federal, state, and local governments; find out about Small Business Loans; and see how using Crane's Bankcard Purchase Program makes doing business easy...
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Mosquitos test positive for West Nile Virus
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
The Greene County Health Department announced this morning that two groups of mosquitos in Linton have tested positive for West Nile Virus. On Tuesday, Michael J. Sinsko, senior medical entomologist at the epidemiology resource center of the Indiana State Department of Health, informed the local health department that two groups of mosquitos tested positive for the virus...
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Residents ask county for services
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
James Criger, a resident of Greene Hills Estates South subdivision in Beech Creek Township, presented a petition to the Greene County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning requesting that roads in the subdivision be absorbed into the county inventory...
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Eastern board approves 2007 budget
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern Greene School Board on Tuesday night at a special meeting adopted the 2007 school budget that totaled $12,550,506. The total general fund is $8,302,274, the debt service fund is $1,663,441, and the capital project fund is $1,214,470. The transportation fund is $978,104, the bus replacement fund is $164,000, and the special education fund is $58,217. The retirement severance/bond fund is $200,000...
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10-year-old boy will miss his friend, Jimmy Sullivan
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
Elijah Hall lost a friend Monday afternoon. James "Jimmy" Sullivan, owner and operator of Willow Point Archery near Linton, died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was 45. Over the last three years, Sullivan developed a special kinship with 10-year-old Elijah, who suffers from autism...
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LPD Chief Jerrell updates Linton chamber on DARE program
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
Linton Police Department Chief Troy Jerrell was the guest speaker of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon meeting Tuesday. Jerrell updated Chamber members on the department's DARE -- Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- program which will be implemented in the fifth grades at Linton-Stockton Elementary School. The program is grant funded...
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WRV passes policy prohibiting retaining students for sports
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees approved a policy Thursday evening that prohibits retaining students solely for athletic purposes. Superintendent Layton Wall said the policy is in line with Indiana State Board of Education guidelines...
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Citizen's Academy to start classes
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The second class of the Greene County Citizen's Academy leadership development program will begin Thursday morning with a lesson on local history and a train ride over the famed Tulip Trestle on a trip from Switz City to Solsberry. Patterned after similar leadership programs in other communities throughout the state, the Citizen's Academy is a dynamic opportunity to get in touch with local needs, local professionals and be a part of designing a positive future for Greene County...
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SWMD board adopts budget, discusses salary ordinance
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
The Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors on Tuesday morning adopted their proposed 2007 budget as published. The budget was published as legally required, brought to the public for a hearing and approved by the SWMD board Sept. 5. There were no objections filed, and board members present at Tuesday's meeting voted unanimously to adopt the budget. Commissioner Bart Beard made the motion, and commissioner Larry Hasler seconded it...
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TPEC looking for online GED students
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
A countywide program that helps local residents work toward obtaining a GED online is once again up and running. Turning Point Education Center, located across from the 4-H fairgrounds, is currently recruiting students who want to work toward obtaining their GEDs...
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History train to stop at Switz City Oct. 19-21
(Local News ~ 09/20/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Greene County will once again be a stop for the Indiana History Train. Next month, the Indiana History Train will travel to several southern Indiana communities with a new educational exhibition and activities on the Civil War in Indiana. Visitors will have the opportunity to see a Civil War soldier presentation -- Faces of the Civil War -- from a first-person interpreter...
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Local Knights of Columbus council to sponsor Youth Soccer Challenge Competition
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/06)
All boys and girls ages 10-14 are invited to particiapte in the local level of competition for the 2006 Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge. The local competition will be held Sunday, September 24, 2006 at 1 p.m. at the Greene County Soccer Complex located on County Road 200N in Linton...
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