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Chitwood, Stanger grew up watching county tourney
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- With its 53-44 victory over Vincennes Rivet in the championship game of the Greene County Daily World Invitational Saturday night, Eastern Greene extended its record number of county titles to 10, three more than its nearest competitor...
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Georgina "Jean" Pitman
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Georgina "Jean" Pitman, 87, of Bedford, passed away 10:35 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Born Oct. 4, 1919, in Linton, she was the daughter of George and Elsie Maude (Johnson) Wright. She married Luther A. Pitman on Dec. 2, 1939, in Paoli. He preceded her in death on Nov. 17, 1991...
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Richard Van Meerten
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Richard Van Meerten, 72, of Jasonville, passed away at 11:56 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born in Demotte, he was the son of Alice (Van Meerten) Steiner. He was a retired truck driver. He was raised Methodist and attended the First Baptist Church in Jasonville...
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Thunderbirds win 10th Greene County Daily World Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Vincennes Rivet had won eight of its first 11 games this year, including victories over Shakamak and North Central to advance to the championship game of the Greene County Daily World Invitational at Switz City Saturday night. But the Patriots, winners of four straight, ran in a brick wall called the Eastern Greene defense. ...
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Golden Arrows top Bloomfield for second time in seven days
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SULLIVAN -- After playing a virtually flawless third quarter which turned a 27-19 deficit into a 33-29 advantage, Bloomfield committed six turnovers and went scoreless from the field for over six minutes as Sullivan came away with a 42-38 victory here Friday night...
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Sparks tosses in game-winner
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
Brittany Sparks knocked down a 17 foot jumper from the wing just before the buzzer to lift Eastern Greene to a 31-30 victory over North Knox in a high school girls basketball game at Bicknell Saturday. Sparks made two 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 10 points for the Lady Thunderbirds, who won its second consecutive contest to improve to 8-9...
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Clay City dials long distance to beat Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Shakamak couldn't find the range, especially from 3-point territory, while Clay City could miss. The Eels outscored the Lakers 30-3 while shooting 63 percent from long distance as Clay City came away with a 50-27 victory, claiming fifth place at the Greene County Daily World Invitational tournament Saturday...
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Bloomfield tops Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
LOOGOOTEE -- Bloomfield ran their winning streak to 13 games to open the season as the No. 2 Lady Cardinals survived an early scare from Loogootee for a 42-30 victory at Loogootee in girls high school basketball action Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals shot 12 of 38 from the field (32 percent), but it was the 52 percent from the free throw line that got Bloomfield coach Jim Rose shaking his head in disbelief...
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Eastern Greene holds off Linton in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- In order for either Linton or Eastern Greene to make it to Saturday night's championship of the Greene County Daily World Invitational, they would have to go through one another as the two teams squared off in Game 2 of the semi-final round Friday night in Switz City...
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North Central gets by Linton for third place
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Linton and North Central were the two teams that played for the 2006 championship of the Greene County Daily World Invitational and many people had them penciled in on their brackets to face off in the championship of the 2007 tournament...
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Margy Jean Overstreet
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Margy Jean Overstreet, 81, of Linton, passed at 1:55 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at her residence. She was born in Vinton, Iowa on Feb. 21, 1925, the daughter of Joseph Owen and Zola Florence (Long) Woods. She and her family moved to Linton from Chicago, Ill. in 1970. With her husband, Jim, she built, owned, and operated the Dairy Queen and Roller Room, both in Linton, for several years. She later retired and remained a homemaker...
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Arthur Raymond Moreland
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Arthur Raymond Moreland, 92, of Freelandville passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 at Freelandville Community Home. Born April 6, 1914 in Greene County, he was the son of Richard (Dick) and Caroline (Heaton) Moreland. He was a retired farmer, bulldozer and scraper operator for 35 years. ...
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Nellie Fay Miller
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Nellie Fay Miller, 86, of Coal City, passed away 12:43 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Sept. 9, 1920 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Edward and May (Heath) Mishler. She was a homemaker. Survivors include: three sons, Richard Miller of Coal City, Roger Miller of Freedom, and Duane Miller of Coal City; one sister, Fern Brown of Clayton; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild...
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Murder trial set for March
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
The jury trial for a 21-year-old man accused in the alleged homicide of a rural Linton woman in the driveway of her Sassafras Road home in August 2006 is expected to get under way March 12 in Greene Superior Court. The trial for Shawn Seiner, who faces a life sentence without parole, will get under way at 9 a.m...
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Transition going smooth so far for new sheriff
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
The transition to a new administration is under way in the Greene County Sheriff's Department. Several leadership changes have announced by new sheriff Terry Pierce. Pierce has named former detective Mike Hasler -- a 27-year law enforcement veteran -- as his chief deputy with the new rank of major. Hasler will handle day-to-day supervision of the deputies and coordinate scheduling -- which was Pierce's former job with the sheriff's department...
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Lyons celebrates new fire station
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
An additional page was added to the history of Lyons on Saturday when the community's new fire station was officially opened. Councilman Jim Heaver cut the ribbon to the building and presentations were given in honor of the event. Paul Summers from United Engineers and Architect Consultants, who designed the building, presented Heaver with a plaque in commemoration of the dedication. ...
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Former employee faces theft charges
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
A former Picnic Basket employee in Bloomfield was arrested after being caught on surveillance camera stealing instant lottery tickets during her shift. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Superior Court on Jan. 2, Holly Ann Murphy was arrested by Bloomfield Officer Kenny Tharp and charged with three counts of theft, class D felonies...
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Woman hits gas pump at Kern's
(Local News ~ 01/08/07)
A fire was ignited at Jim's Petro Plus in Linton at about 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon when a vehicle struck a gas pump. Helen Rich, 89, Sullivan, was parked in the NAPA parking lot and attempted to exit the lot. She veered across A Street NE toward the gas station and drove in a northeasterly direction across both east and west lanes of the road, according to a accident report from the Linton Police Department...
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Billy Dean Brewer
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Billy Dean Brewer, 79, of Jasonville, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2006, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Vivian Viola Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Vivian Viola Cox, 91, of Pleasantville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. She was born on Sept. 3, 1915 in Sullivan County to Jacob Hutchison and Ida Hagerman Hutchison. She was a member of the Pleasantville United Methodist Church, serving as church treasurer, and a member of the United Methodist Women organization...
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Ethel Inman
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Ethel Inman, 95, of Russiaville, passed away at 3:25 a.m. ON Thursday, Jan. 4, 2006, at her residence. Born Dec. 12, 1911 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Pryor and Nancy (Jackson) Simpson. She married Edward Inman on Dec. 11, 1930 in Bloomfield...
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Raymond D. Livingston
(Obituary ~ 01/08/07)
Raymond D. Livingston, 85, Worthington, passed away 10:05 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007 at Lyons Health & Living Center. He was born April 16, 1921. He retired from NSWC Crane as a diesel mechanic and welder in 1971 with 24 years service. He was an Army Veteran of World War II and was member of American Legion and VFW in Worthington and Moose Lodge in Bedford...
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Wolverines dominate Bulldogs to claim seventh place
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Something had to give as White River Valley and Union (Dugger) each had dropped eight of nine games to begin the season. They had combined for 15 consecutive losses entering Saturday's seventh-place game at the Greene County Daily World Invitational...
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