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Council OK's additional money
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
In a dramatic 4-3 split vote, the Greene County Council approved on Monday a resolution that authorizes an additional $4 million line of credit that will be used to finish the courthouse renovation project. Councilman John Wilkes, of Linton, made the motion to approve the resolution that will allow the county to issue additional bond anticipation notes -- known as BANS. ...
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Boyd making most of second chance
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/06)
DUGGER -- It has often been said that timing is everything. It would have been easier and made for a smoother transition if the powers that be in the Northeast School Corporation would have named Benji Boyd the girls basketball coach at Union High School back in September...
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Cards, T-Birds to meet Wednesday night at EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Eastern Greene and Bloomfield will both be looking to get back to .500 when the Greene County rivals meet Wednesday night at Eastern Heights. The Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball varsity contest is set to begin at 7:30 p.m., 90 minutes after the start of the JV game...
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Patricia Louise Manuel
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Patricia Louise Manuel, 73, of Dugger, passed away at 6:59 a.m. on Monday, Dec.18, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Sullivan County on June 5, 1933 to William Cliver and Mary Leigh Cliver. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dugger...
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Jackson (Jaxie) Danielle Lux
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Jackson (Jaxie) Danielle Lux, infant, of Jasonville passd away at 9:48 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 16, 2006 in Linton, she was he daugther of Danny Lux and Susan E. (Jackson) Olson. Survivors include: his parents; three sisters, Heather Stormes of Linton, Kierste and Karissa Olson, both of Sullivan; a brother, Jared Stormes, of Linton; material grandparents Larry E. ...
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Margaret L. Ellett
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Margaret L. Ellett, 97, of Linton, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Jan. 24, 1909 in Linton, she was the daughter of Albert and Maria (Madison) Wheeler. She married George H. Ellett on Sept. 18, 1942. A homemaker, she was a life member of the Moose Lodge 1434, VFW 7118, and Ladies Aux...
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Paul W. Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 12/19/06)
Paul W. Carpenter, 88, of Linton passed away Monday Dec. 18 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton.
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Teen misses deer, hits pole, fence
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
A 17-year-old teen motorist swerved to miss a deer Monday morning and lost control of his truck and hit a pair of utility poles and fence near Mineral. Jacob Carmichael, of Route 7, Bloomfield was traveling west on County Road 250 East -- north of County Road 150S west of Mineral -- when he swerved his 1978 Chevrolet Scottsdale to miss a deer. ...
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County Council gives OK to several transfer requests
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
A long list of fund transfers filled the agenda of the Greene County Council on Monday afternoon. Ambulance Service Director John Bailey requested and was granted permission to transfer $25,586.84 from the EMT advanced salary account and $4,930.86 from the senior EMT salary account. The money will be used to pay off the SUV chase vehicle the department purchased earlier this year. It will also fund the purchase of a new cot for the county's backup ambulance...
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Eastern Greene Scrabble Club preparing for another run at title
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
Since the start of the school year, members of the Scrabble Club at Eastern Greene Elementary School have been preparing for the upcoming National School SCRABBLE Championship, although it is not scheduled until May. "This year we're headed to Providence, Rhode Island. We will be going the first weekend in May," explained Dinah Fuller, Scrabble Club sponsor...
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L-S board passes resolutions to help close out books
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees on Monday night passed resolutions dealing with fund transfers to get the books closed out at the end of the year. The board unanimously approved -- board members Ralph Witty and Frank "Frog" Gennicks were absent -- to approve a resolution to transfer funds from the Debt Service Fund and General Fund to the Rainy Day Fund. ...
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Parking alternate doesn't get a 'second'
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
A resolution, which would have authorized payment for two appraisals to be done on a pair of parcels of land near the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield for the possible purchase for use as an employee or public parking lot, died Monday afternoon when it was proposed to the county council...
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Council adds $50,000 to GCEDC budget
(Local News ~ 12/19/06)
The Greene County Council put its money where its mouth is so to speak when it comes to economic development. The council on Monday approved advertising up to an additional $50,000 allocation for the Greene County Economic Development Corporation -- bringing the 2007 appropriation for salaries, benefits and office operations to $100,000. That's twice as much as was included in the 2007 budget that was approved in September...
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Shakamak league looking for coaches
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/06)
Any interested in managing a boys baseball or girls softball team for the 2007 spring season at Shakamak should come to a meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan 7 at Hanna Field in Jasonville. Managers will be voted on at the meeting. The age groups for boys are from 3-12 and from 3-18 for girls (Pee Wee, T-Ball, Minor and Major Leagues)...
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