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Gillan's career dream becomes a reality
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
At just 25 years of age, Blaine Gillan has a great deal of law enforcement experience. In 2002 and 2003, Gillan worked for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and spent the summers as a water patrol officer. He was assigned to patrol the Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa. ...
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Miners open defense of title with win over Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Linton-Stockton basketball coach Darren Clayton can now say he knows what it's like to coach a team with a championship size bull's-eye on their backs as the Miners opened the second night of the Greene County Daily World Invitational looking to defend their title won a year ago...
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Mary E. (Fuller) Hanson
(Obituary ~ 01/04/07)
Mary E. (Fuller) Hanson, 91, of Indianapolis passed away at 9:07 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 at The Waters of Indianapolis. Born Aug. 8, 1915 in Greene County, she was the daughter of James W. and Grace (Stanley) Fuller. She is the last founding member of the Newark General Baptist Church in Newark. She has been retired for 35 1/2 years as the personnel manager for S.S. Kresge...
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Dorothy Inez England
(Obituary ~ 01/04/07)
Dorothy Inez England, 83, of Sandborn, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at her residence. Born in Burns City on Feb. 28, 1923, she was the daughter of Perry and Elmyra (Earl) Terrell. On Sept. 27, 1944 she married Robert "Bob" Emerson England, Sr...
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Cody James Brower
(Obituary ~ 01/04/07)
Cody James Brower, 18, of Bedford, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 at Bedford Hospitality House. Born Feb. 9, 1988 in Greene County, he was the son of Denny Brower and Sue Edwards. Cody was a resident at the Hospitality House for the past eight years...
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Accident in Center Township kills three animals
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
A rural Bloomfield woman escaped injury on Wednesday evening when her vehicle struck three cattle that strayed onto the roadway on State Road 54 -- east of County Road 175 N in Center Township. A white-colored Ford vehicle owned by Emily Hamilton, 19, of rural Bloomfield, struck the trio of cattle about 7:33 p.m., according to reports released by the Greene County Sheriff's Department...
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Bloomfield council, firemen still discussing engine specs
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
The discussion again turned to fire engine specifications during the Bloomfield Town Council meeting Wednesday night. The town recently received a Community Development Block Grant that will go toward the cost of a new engine. Recently, both the council and department have been in communication about what is top priority for the new engine...
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Harp looking forward to 2007 for Worthington
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
WORTHINGTON -- The year 2006 was a very good one in the eyes of Worthington Town Council President Hal Harp while he's got his sights set on bigger and better things ahead in 2007. Harp, who has completed eight years and is beginning his third term in office, noted that finalization of the downtown revitalization plan was the council's keynote accomplishment last year. Now, he's looking forward to the actual work being started in the spring...
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Harrah to lead Bloomfield Town Council for 2007
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
Housekeeping items were on the agenda for the Bloomfield Town Council's first meeting of the year Wednesday. The council voted to re-elect Eric Harrah as its president. The council also approved its current monthly meeting to remain the same. The council meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Bloomfield Fire Department...
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EDC director won't be hired this week
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
A new executive director of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation will not be hired this week. A noon luncheon meeting of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation's board of directors planned today at The Old Bank Restaurant in Linton has been canceled, according to board president Terry Meek...
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Eastern Greene students spend a lot of time preparing for Scrabble tournaments
(Local News ~ 01/04/07)
The Eastern Greene Scrabble Club has been a staple at the school for the past seven years when club sponsor Dinah Fuller decided to take the game from the classroom to the national competition. The club consists of fifth- through eighth- graders who begin practicing for the National School SCRABBLE Championship at the beginning of each school year, Fuller said. Practice is Wednesdays for one hour after school...
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Thunderbirds jump on Union early
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Eastern Greene set the tone in the first 4 1/2 minutes. The Thunderbirds made 6 of 9 shots and jumped to a 13-0 lead and cruised to a 56-28 victory over Union in the final opening-round game of The Daily World Greene County Invitational Wednesday night...
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