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ISU student from Jasonville 'digs' her geology education
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
After working at a dinosaur dig site and a paleontology laboratory, Indiana State University student Cassie Gray is one step closer to knowing what career she wants to pursue after graduation. Gray, a junior geology major from Jasonville, was involved in a 10-week program though Research Experience for Undergraduates, a national program that supports research participation from undergraduate students, and Hope College in Michigan...
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WRV knocks off four-time defending champion Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- White River Valley had not won a sectional volleyball match since 2002 and Union had not lost one since 2001. White River Valley avenged a regular season loss (25-19, 25-22, 19-25, 25-15) as they defeated the four-time defending sectional champion Lady Bulldogs 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23 here Thursday night at Glover Gymnasium in the first game of the Class A Bloomfield Sectional...
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Bloomfield upsets No. 6 Lady Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- If Bloomfield appeared inspired Thursday night as the Lady Cardinals upset Class A No. 6 Shakamak 25-23, 25-21, 15-25, 16-25, 15-7 in a first-round game at Class A volleyball Sectional 62 here at Glover Gymnasium, they had a reason -- Abbie Humerichouse...
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Brenda K. Parks
(Obituary ~ 10/20/06)
Brenda K. Parks, 65, of Bloomfield passed away at 4:48 p.m. at Bloomington Hospital. Born March 20, 1941 she was the daughter of Harold and Rosa (Lester) Parks. She worked as a secretary for an insurance company, and she was been a homemaker for many years...
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Mary E. Jackson
(Obituary ~ 10/20/06)
Mary E. Jackson, 97, of Worthington, passed away at 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at St. Ann's in Fort Wayne. She was born, Oct. 9, 1909, in Wintrop, Mass., to Joseph & Elizabeth Petrucci. She was a teacher at Worthington-Jefferson High School in Worthington, and she retired in 1972 after 16 years...
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Coalmont woman involved in two accidents
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
A Coalmont woman involved in two accidents within a mile of each other in less than an hour was taken to St. Vincent Clay Hospital for injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover late Wednesday morning. "At this time we don't know if she's experiencing medical problems or under the influence of something other than alcohol," Clay County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Pierce said at the second accident scene involving Corinne Hutcheson, 29...
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Bike tour to benefit Diabetes Youth Foundation
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
Two eastern Greene County residents are currently working in conjunction with the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana to bring a diabetes benefit bike tour to the county. Project coordinators Mistie and Greg Anderson -- who have firsthand experience with childhood diabetes -- hope to make the History Hills Bike Tour a semi-annual event that benefits other children who suffer from the medical condition...
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Box Tops program helps Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
Students at Bloomfield schools will once again be rewarded with educational tools bought with money earned from the General Mills Box Tops for Education program. The incentive program -- which encourages students to collect the pink box tops from General Mills foods -- earns the school a dime for each box top saved...
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Worthington man jailed on meth, firearm charges
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
A Worthington man stopped for having an expired license plate was arrested on a variety of charges, including possession of methamphetamine with a firearm. David R. Sayers was stopped on County Road 815 North, north of Newark, around 12:30 a.m. today. The expired plate on his 1997 Ford SUV turned out to be false/fictitious, as well, according to a Greene County Sheriff's Department news release...
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Reese first female firefighter for Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
The Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in May, recently welcomed the first female member of the fire department. Leslie Reese was chosen as the department's first female firefighter Sept. 11. "I had previously been on a fire department and I really love the fire service and the EMS side of it and I heard Jasonville had an opening and I decided to apply for it," Reese explained. "I honestly didn't think they'd consider me because I was a female."...
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Linton library board meets
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
The Linton Margaret Cooper Public Library Board discussed some options concerning the details of the new library building. Among the options discussed were the bricks, the flashing and the vestibule, which would be removed when and if more additions could be made to the library in the future...
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Bloomfield Halloween festivities scheduled
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
This year's Bloomfield Halloween festivities will include trick-or treating, a costume parade as well as a school fundraiser that benefits the music department. Town Clerk Sondra Thompson explained that trick-or-treating will be offered on both Oct. 30 and Oct. 31 from 6 to 8:30 p.m...
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Construction going well at Glenburn Senior Center addition
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
Construction is well under way on Glenburn Senior Center's new addition, which will add three times more space than the current facility has. Crystal Woods, director of the Glenburn Senior Center, said construction officially began around Labor Day...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Sharon Sloan, a Title 1 instructor at Worthington Elementary School, announced Thursday night at the White River Valley Board of School Trustees meeting that a grant was received for Lyons Elementary. "You all know that Lyons is in school improvement this year because of their ISTEP scores," Sloan explained...
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Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce dinner Nov. 9
(Local News ~ 10/20/06)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will present the Harvey Hannah Award to a Bloomfield resident during its annual dinner at the Good Times Restaurant on Nov. 9. This year's recipient has been very involved in the community both inside and outside the public eye, explained chamber President Terri Coker. A guest speaker will present the award...
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Miners make quick work of South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/06)
VINCENENS -- With an 8 p.m. Linton time start at the South Knox Sectional and school to attend on Friday, the Linton Miners' volleyball team made quick work in disposing of the host Spartans in three games, 25-12, 25-11, 25-12, in a match that lasted less than an hour...
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