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Jones believes land use management plan is important
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
Since the city of Linton put together a comprehensive plan, many residents have become concerned that it will lead to zoning. "Everybody's scared of the word zoning. Zoning doesn't come with a comp plan. That has to be instituted at a later date," said Linton Mayor Tom Jones. ...
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Football game starts at 7:30 p.m.
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/06)
Union High School boys athletic director Doug Boyd would like to remind fans that the Fountain Central at Union sectional football game will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The game will start 30 minutes later than the suggested start time by the IHSAA for tournament games because of the distance between the two schools...
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Sectionals 39 and 40 could provide interesting drama
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/06)
Before turning his attention to Covington and first-round match in Class A Sectional 39 on the road at 7 p.m. Friday, North Central football coach Brian Crabtree took a moment to reflect on the 2006 regular season. The Thunderbirds began the season with six wins, the first time that any North Central football team has went that deep into a season without a loss. The T-Birds went 7- 2 overall, 5-1, earning a share of the Southwest Seven Conference championship...
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Shakamak trio tries to make state finals
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/06)
The 2006 cross country season at Shakamak High School will be one that won't be forgotten for a long time. The Shakamak boys team was the champions of Greene County for the first time in school history.. The Lady Laker squad completed the Triple Crown -- winning the Tri-River Conference, Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, Greene County Invitational -- and finished fifth at the sectional, qualiying for the regional. ...
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Eileene Brown Meurer
(Obituary ~ 10/19/06)
Eileene Brown Meurer, formerly of Pleasantville, passed away Aug. 23, 2006 at Slidell, La. Born June 17, 1918 in Pleasantville, she was the daughter of Jesse and Lenora Lynn Brown. She was employed for 36 years at De Paul University in Chicago, Ill. She was a member of the Slidell Presbyterian Church...
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Marie M. McBride
(Obituary ~ 10/19/06)
Marie M. McBride, 80, of Linton, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 at her residence in Linton. She was born Dec. 24, 1925, in Bicknell, the daughter of Carl and Margaret (Volk) Donie. She was a mom and a homemaker and a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and St. Anne's Altar Society, both in Linton...
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Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meets
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
Thanks to everyone who made this month's Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting at Stoll's Country Inn. Our speaker, Miah Michaelsen, gave an informative presentation on the Bloomington Area Arts Council and how they can assist Linton and Greene County as well as informing those in attendance how arts can help promote economic development in our areas...
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Bloomfield speech team to host fundraiser
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
If you like to celebrate the Halloween season with a good scare then be sure to check out the local haunting hosted by the Bloomfield High School speech team. This is the second year that the BHS speech team has hosted the haunted house fundraiser, explained speech coach Jen Gerni. The team members work hard on making the house a fun experience...
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State Road 45 to get a facelift
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
As part of the Major Moves 2006 resurfacing program, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced the contract award for the resurfacing of State Road 45 from U.S. Route 231 near Scotland to State Road 58 near Owensburg. The project will include deep patching areas of wheel rutting, rubbelization of the old pavement and new, smoother asphalt surface...
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Eastern Greene residents seeks better communication with school
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
One Eastern Greene resident has started a newsletter in hopes of improving communication between parents, students, administration, and teachers at Eastern Greene School Corporation. Mistie Anderson, of rural Bloomfield, explained that the newsletter P.O.S.S.A.bilities -- parents of students and student athletes -- came out of "the lack of communication" that she has experienced at the school...
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Courthouse remodeling proceeds; asbestos, lead paint found
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
The Greene County Building Corporation approved change orders totaling $13,000 and saving $18,000 at its regular meeting Wednesday morning. Jim Corey, project manager for the courthouse addition and remodeling, said the various and sundry minor changes were necessary to complete the courthouse. A lot of them, he said, pertained to changes needed to the elevators to bring them into compliance with the state...
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Comprehensive plan outlines goals for Linton
(Local News ~ 10/19/06)
A comprehensive plan -- which is a guide of where Linton is headed and what the city needs to do -- was created and residents had the opportunity to review it at a recent open house. According to the city's comprehensive plan, one of the goals for future development is economic development -- to aggressively promote and encourage wealth creating and retention opportunities in Linton...
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North Knox faces Mitchell in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/06)
When it comes to the Class 2A, Sectional 32, the North Knox Warriors and the Mitchell Bluejackets are probably the two teams that are looking forward to playing each other the most when the two school kick off sectional action at Terry Cole Field in Mitchell at 8 p.m. (EST)...
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