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Greene County Foundation celebrates its growth
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The leadership, donors and supporters of the Greene County Community Foundation gathered Monday night to celebrate another year of steady asset growth and county-wide involvement in charitable funding and philanthropic services. The Greene County Community Foundation organized in July 1998 as a non-profit agency and has displayed remarkable growth -- going from $4,300 in assets when founded to $4.1 million in current assets...
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Lady Cardinals off to good start
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/06)
The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals are sitting at 7-0 entering tonight's Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference clash with White River Valley and ranked second in class 1A. Just because the Cardinals have secured wins over Edgewood, Barr-Reeve, North Knox, and Eastern Greene (just to name a few), head coach Jim Rose isn't going to let the Cards go into an early season coasting mode...
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Tharp playing well at Rose-Hulman
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/06)
TERRE HAUTE -- Katie Tharp is having fun. Tharp, a former Linton-Stockton student-athlete, and current junior at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology admits college life at Rose is difficult, but added she wouldn't change anything if she could. "Rose is tough," she said. "It's a little tougher than I expected. A lot of people like to talk about partying and having fun, and you can do that, buy you really have to focus on school because if you don't, it'll get you...
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Wanda L. Secrest
(Obituary ~ 12/12/06)
Wanda L. Secrest, 77, of Linton passed away at 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Sept. 2, 1929 in Linton, she was the daughter of John William and Ethel Florence Howerton Combs. She was a member of South Linton Church of God...
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Frances K. Schafer
(Obituary ~ 12/12/06)
Frances K. Schafer, 63, Linton, passed away at 8:05 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born June 19, 1943 in Terre Haute. Survivors include: four sons, Raymond Bixler and Brian Bixler, both of Linton, Aaron Bixler of Terre Haute and Curtis Bailey of Missouri; two sisters, Joan Stevens and Betty Roberts, both of New Jersey; and five grandchildren...
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Lebert Marlow
(Obituary ~ 12/12/06)
Lebert Marlow, 96, of Jasonville, passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. Born March 19, 1910 in Clay County, he was the son of Richard and Emma (Reed) Marlow. A self-employed heavy equipment operator, he was a life-time member of the Jasonville Masonic Lodge No. 530 F&AM, Jasonville Order of Eastern Star, Zorah Shrine of Terre Haute and a member of the Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 45 of Terre Haute...
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Maysel B. (Isenogle) Lloyd
(Obituary ~ 12/12/06)
Maysel B. (Isenogle) Lloyd 84, of Indianapolis, passed away 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 at her daughter's residence in Greenwood. Born Feb. 12, 1922 in Scotland, she was the daughter of Charles and Amy (Overton) Isenogle. She was a homemaker...
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NESC board meets
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
Permission to seek a $2 million temporary loan was granted during the regular meeting of the Northeast Sullivan School Board of Trustees on Monday. NE Sullivan School Superintendent Richard Walters explained that the loan will be for the next school year and it will be used for cash flow...
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Linton council passes resolution to show vote of no confidence for Nehemiah House
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
The Linton City Council on Monday night unanimously passed a resolution expressing a vote of no confidence to the Nehemiah House of Indiana (NHI), Inc. Quincey Murphy, president of NHI, said he would offer comments on the issue later today. The resolution stated that the city had been approached by Murphy, regarding municipal financial support for an Indiana Housing Authority Grant and/or a Community Block Grant in order to purchase, rehabilitate and open a 60-bed residential facility in the center of the downtown business district at the corner of Main and Vincennes streets.. ...
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Jasonville City Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
JASONVILLE -- Insurance options for city employees was the main item on the agenda at the Jasonville City Council meeting Monday night. Bruce Borders from Border's Insurance presented several health plans to the board and gave brochures to each council member to review...
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Foundation board members issue grants
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Greene County Community Foundation showed the philanthropic spirit of its board members by presenting more than $11,000 worth of discretionary grants to local not-for-profit agencies and organizations as part of its annual dinner celebration Monday night...
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Linton City Council approves comprehensive plan
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
The Linton City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a resolution -- presented by Chris Wathen, president of the city's advisory planning commission -- to adopt a comprehensive plan for the city. When making the motion to adopt the plan, councilman Nigel Lehman, who sits on the city's advisory planning commission, said "I think it's good for the city."...
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Camp takes over as director of nursing at Greene County General Hospital
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
Greene County General Hospital has a new Director of Nursing. They've promoted someone within their own ranks to fill the shoes that have been left vacant with the death of former director Jane Small. Lea Ann Camp, R.N., of Petersburg, was introduced to the Greene County General Hospital's Board of Trustees on Friday night as the new nursing director. Small passed away at her Monroe City home on Sunday after a long fight with cancer...
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Search at Shakamak school turns up nothing
(Local News ~ 12/12/06)
Students attending the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak were locked down for about two hours Monday morning while an array of area police officers and drug-sniffing dogs searched the campus looking for illegal drugs, controlled substances, and other contraband...
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Lady Miners dump Rivet for third straight win
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/06)
Linton-Stockton extended its winning streak to three games with a 45-34 victory over host Vincennes Rivet in a high school girls basketball game Monday night. Bri Ward hit three, 3-pointers and collected 10 points. Hannah Gennicks also had 10 points as she hit four field goals and made both of her attempts from the foul line. Jenny Poe added nine points...
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