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Skeletal remains found in Highland Township
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
By Nick Schneider, ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Indiana State Police and Greene County law enforcement authorities are investigating the discovery of human skeletal remains that were found late Wednesday morning. (See cutline in the photo for more up-to-date information)...
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Pacers shake up roster by trading Harrington, Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jermaine O'Neal made it clear in the past couple weeks that the Indiana Pacers should make moves toward winning a championship or he and the team should part ways. The Pacers certainly made a shake up Wednesday -- trading starters Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson to the Golden State Warriors for forwards Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy as part of an eight-player deal. ...
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Lady Wolverines survive in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
Sam Goodman scored four of her nine points in overtime to help the White River Valley girls basketball team defeat host Shoals 56-55 Wednesday. "Sam really carried us in the overtime," said WRV coach Joe Pigg. "Without Sam, we probably lose this game."...
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No. 18 Butler 67, Youngstown St. 39
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Pete Campbell scored a season-high 17 points and No. 18 Butler used its outside shooting to beat Youngstown State 67-39 on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (16-2, 4-1 Horizon League) were 14-of-24 from 3-point range and made seven straight in a 4-minute stretch that broke the game open midway through the first half. Campbell hit all five of his 3-point attempts in the first half to surpass his previous high of 12 points since he transferred from IPFW in 2005...
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Lakers, Cardinals face double weekend
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
Bloomfield and Shakamak will be playing two games this weekend with all four games being on the road. The Cardinals (5-9) will play at Loogootee (6-5) Friday night before returning to Martin County to face Shoals (2-8) Saturday. The Loogootee game will start with the JV at 7 p.m. while Saturday's contest is schedule to begin at 6:30 p.m...
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Linton, Eastern Greene headed in opposite directions
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
The Linton-Stockton Miners will look to end a losing streak, while Eastern Greene will look to continue theirs as both teams will return to action Friday after competing Tuesday night against each other. Both teams will continue their conference schedule this Friday when Eastern Greene welcomes Union for a 6 p.m. JV tip-off, while Linton will travel to Elnora to face North Daviess for a 6:30 p.m. JV start...
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Gilliland, Stout recognized
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
This past Monday night, seniors Abbey Gilliland and Jessica Stout were recognized for recent career accomplishments on the basketball court. In the fourth quarter of Bloomfield's victory over Linton-Stockton, Gilliland was honored for setting the school record for all-time assists, while Jessica Stout became the seventh player in school history to score over one thousand points...
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Barbara J. Weddle
(Obituary ~ 01/18/07)
Barbara J. Weddle, 75, of Linton, passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at Linton Health and Living Center. Born Dec. 1, 1931, she was the daughter of Charles and Anna (Wilkie) Bechtel. She worked in housekeeping at Shakamak State Park for 13 years before retiring in 1994. She was a member of the American Legion and VFW auxillary...
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Ellen Harrison
(Obituary ~ 01/18/07)
Ellen Harrison, 87, of Dugger, passed away at 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. She was born in Midland on Nov. 13, 1919 to Charles Bedwell and Clara Willis Bedwell. She owned and operated the Harrison Flower Shop and Greenhouse in Dugger. After retirement Ellen and her late huband, Noel, maintained Harrison Crafts selling papier tole images. In later life, she made numerous quilts. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Dugger...
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Let Freedom Ring is theme for Fourth of July parade
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
We are only 166 days away from our Fourth of July parade! Feel free to laugh at me! However, the festival committee is hard at work making arrangements for this year's events and parade applications are already being requested. We are happy to announce the theme for this year's parade will be "Let Freedom Ring." We'll announce additional plans as they become finalized...
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Crouch appointed to board
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
Koleen area resident Chuck Crouch was recently appointed to the Lawrence County Economic Growth Council's executive board. The appointment was made on Dec. 28. Crouch, the husband of Greene County District 1 County Commissioner Kathy Crouch, works for Rogers Group, Inc. as a sales representative for the Siebolt quarry in northern Lawrence County and the Bloomington quarry in Monroe County...
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Mitchell to celebrate 104th birthday
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
The year 1903 was a special one. It was the year the Wright Brothers -- Wilbur and Orville -- made the historic first airplane flight at Kittyhawk, N.C. It was the year that the first baseball World Series was played -- featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Pilgrims...
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Traffic laws being enforced on Linton-Stockton School campus
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
When visiting Linton-Stockton School Corporation, be sure to observe traffic laws or you could get a ticket. Linton Police Department Chief Troy Jerrell said traffic laws began to be enforced on school property about a month ago, but before laws could be enforced, there were certain steps that had to be taken...
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Wet weather puts library project behind schedule
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
Despite wet weather conditions, construction on the new Margaret Cooper Public Library in Linton is only two to three weeks behind schedule, and with suitable working conditions it is still projected to be complete in June. Jim Morrison, who serves as president of both the library board and its construction board, explained, "We were hoping to have the roof on by this time ... ...
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Building Corporation for courthouse project meets
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
The legal process to secure an additional $4 million in bond anticipation notes -- also known as BANs -- to provide cash to complete the Greene County Courthouse addition/renovation project took another step forward Wednesday. The Greene County Building Corporation passed a resolution authorizing the sale of up to $4 million in bond anticipation notes to finance the completion of the courthouse project...
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Courthouse project should move into final phase by April
(Local News ~ 01/18/07)
The Greene County Courthouse renovation project should move to the final phase of work on the first and ground floors in late April, project manager Jim Corey told members of the Greene County Building Corporation on Wednesday morning. The project manager said the renovation project currently under way on the second and third floors is going well and is back on what he called the "critical path" or the main contractor schedule...
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Area sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/07)
Game time 7 p.m. The Bloomfield at Loogootee junior varsity boys basketball game will start at 7 p.m. Friday. The varsity game will follow at approximately 8:30 p.m. WRV-Worthington wins In a battle of sixth-grade girls basketball squads, WRV-Worthington defeated visiting Eastern Greene 33-28 Tuesday night...
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