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Saron Spirits win Trivia Bowl for third time
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Third time was charm! In an overtime match Saturday afternoon, the Saron Spirits, for the third year in a row, took the winning title as the winners of the Trivia Bowl sponsored by the Greene County Literacy Coalition. Tom Williams, Dale Greene, and Dan and Cindy Thorlton, representing the Spirits sponsored by the Saron United Church of Christ, edged past Jacob Fish's Law Office team consisting of Jacob Fish, Matt Sims, Keith Sims and Roanne Foley...
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Lady Blazers rout Olney Central in season-opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/06)
The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers wasted no time in dominating their visiting opponent Olney Central College Saturday afternoon, defeating the Lady Knights, 82-51, in the the opening game of the season. The Lady Blazers jumped out to a 17-5 lead midway through the opening half and cruised to a 40-20 lead at the break...
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Lady Cardinals scrimmage Vincennes Lincoln
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/06)
BY PAUL WILCOXEN, Sports Editor VINCENNES -- In controlled scrimmages, it's not who wins and loses, but how you play the game. Coaches are looking more at who plays well and what plays work, and what still needs some work. On Saturday, Jim Rose sent his team into Alice Arena to take on Class 3A's Vincennes-Lincoln Lady Alices and like any coach, the fourth-year mentor saw some areas he liked, and others that he admitted needed improving...
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Roy Vincent Hastings
(Obituary ~ 11/06/06)
Roy Vincent Hastings, 85, of Elnora passed away at 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born June 27, 1921, in Daviess County, he was the son of William Roy and Mary Lula (Ragle) Hastings. A member of Elnora Church of Christ, he had worked at Kuhlenschmidt John Deer dealership in Newberry as a shop foreman for several years and was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a charter member and former director of the White River Valley Antique Association...
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Madge Delph
(Obituary ~ 11/06/06)
Madge Delph, 81, of Dugger passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006 at Mooresville. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Phyllis Ann Chapman
(Obituary ~ 11/06/06)
Phyllis Ann Chapman, 67, Linton passed away at 6 a.m. on Thursday at her residence. Born May 23, 1939 in Dugger, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Leigh) Cliver. A homemaker, she was a member of the Linton Church of Christ and Order of Eastern Star in Linton...
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Ira Albert Arney
(Obituary ~ 11/06/06)
Ira Albert Arney, 94, of Edinburg and formerly of Sandborn, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006. Born Aug. 11, 1912, he was the son of George William and Alma Rebecca (Woodsmall) Arney. On March 4, 1933 he married Evelyn Gladys Newkirk. He worked as a farmer and a meat cutter. He was formerly a member of Washington Assembly of God, attended Sandborn United Methodist Church, and current member of Columbus Assembly of God...
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Putnam County man released from hospital
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
A Putnam County man, who was apprehended by Bloomfield police the morning of Oct. 30 after he damaged property and threatened several individuals with bodily harm at the South Plaza Shopping Center in a bizarre chain of events, has been released from Bloomington Hospital after a voluntary 72-hour psychiatric evaluation...
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White's Shoe Store to close
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
White's Shoe Store in Bloomfield will soon close its doors after serving the community for more than 20 years. The store -- which is co-owned by brothers Steve and Earl White -- is a part of White's Square that formerly housed White's Grocery and White's True Value Hardware Store...
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State Board of Accounts completes Wright Township audit
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Wright Township and its intent to borrow up to $200,000 in an emergency loan for poor relief has been a hot topic lately. On Sept. 27, an audit was completed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts. The audit, which was from Jan. 1, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2005, showed that in 2004 and 2005 excess spending was shown. In 2004, an excess of $19,355 was spent on township assistance and in 2005, an excess of $11,632 for township assistance and an excess of $3,543 in the firefighting fund...
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SADD chapter starts at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Some Bloomfield Elementary and Junior High students now have a chance to join a new peer leadership organization that is aimed at fighting peer pressure and other destructive adolescent behavior. SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is a new organization at Bloomfield Schools that is being aimed at sixth, seventh and eighth graders...
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First Bloomfield feasibility steering committee meeting goes well
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
The recent feasibility steering committee meeting last week at the Bloomfield School Corporation allowed members of the community to see identified mechanical problems at both the elementary and junior high schools. Superintendent Dan Sichting said, "We had a good turn out ... we are very pleased with the turnout and would like to see more people in the community come. This is their opportunity to provide feedback and the reason we are having the meetings."...
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Metal Technologies receives grant
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Employees at Metal Technologies in Bloomfield will soon incorporate the concept of lean manufacturing into their work day. The company -- which opened last spring -- has recently been awarded a Training Acceleration Grant (TAG) in the sum of $124,830 and will be used toward training its workforce with the new concept...
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Linton man hurt in wreck
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
A Linton man was transported by helicopter ambulance to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment of multiple injuries sustained in a State Road 54 single-vehicle wreck near the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds on Sunday morning. John A. Vermeulen, Jr., no age given, was westbound on State Road 54 in a Buick when he lost control at about 5 a.m. -- six-tenths of a mile west of the State Road 54/State Road 57 intersection -- and ran off the northside of the roadway...
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Election results available on-line Tuesday night
(Local News ~ 11/06/06)
Want to know the results of Tuesday's General Election as soon as possible? Then check at the Greene County Clerk's Web site. Election results will be posted at www.clerkgreenecounty.com periodically throughout the evening, according to Margie Cullison, a clerk in the county's voter registration office...
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Lady Blazers headed to NJCAA Finals
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/06)
Grand Rapids, Mich. -- The seventh-ranked Vincennes University volleyball team won their first region title at Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday afternoon and qualified for the NJCAA 16-team, double-elimination finals beginning Nov. 16 in Scottsdale, Ariz...
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