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No. 1 Bloomfield wins third straight sectional title
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
CLAY CITY -- With about two minutes remaining, the Bloomfield fans started chanting "three-peat, three-peat." But the Lady Cardinals' third consecutive girls basketball sectional championship was decided long before that. The Lady Cardinals, ranked No. 1 in Class A, jumped out to a 34-9 lead at the half and cruised past North Central 61-20 in the title game of the Clay City Sectional on Saturday night...
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Indiana High School
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
Girls Basketball Regionals Saturday, Feb. 17 (AP) - First-round regional pairings Saturday in the 32nd Indiana High School Athletic Association girls basketball tournament (Second teams listed are designated home teams; winners play Saturday night for regional championships):...
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Eastern Greene comes up short against Paoli
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
PAOLI -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds saw their season end on Friday in the same manner they witnessed their demise the previous two seasons and that's with a loss to Paoli in the semi-finals of the Paoli Sectional, 56-38. The key stat of the game was in the third quarter when the Rams, leading 17-15 at the break, outscored Eastern Greene 24-7 to take a commanding 41-22 lead heading into the final quarter...
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Cardinals cruise past Shakamak in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
CLAY CITY -- Bloomfield displayed balance and depth as the No. 1 ranked Lady Cardinals opened play at the Class A Clay City High School girls basketball sectional Friday night with a 58-30 victory over Shakamak. Coach Jim Rose called upon 10 different players and all of them scored...
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Bloomfield girls basketball sectional photos
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
For more photos from the Lady Cardinals' sectional title game with North Central, go to: http://greenecountysports.dotphoto.com
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Lady Cardinals claim third consecutive sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
CLAY CITY -- It has often been said in sports vernacular that defense wins championships. Such was the case for the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals. North Central scored two putback baskets on its first two possessions as the upstart LadyBirds owned leads of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4 against Class A No. ...
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Norman Aultman Sharum
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Norman Aultman Sharum, 92, of Washington and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 1 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at Washington Nursing Center. Born Oct. 5, 1914 in Montgomery, he was the son of J. Frank and Amelia Biddinger Sharum. He was a farmer for 19 years and a piano technician...
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Agnes P. Neumeyer-Vest
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Agnes P. Neumeyer-Vest, 88, of Spencer, formerly of Worthington and Freedom, passed away, 11:21 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. She was born Feb. 24, 1918 in Greene County to Homer James Ray and Nettie (Hanson) Ray. She was a homemaker also had been a secretary for the U.S. ...
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Vincent A. "Jock" Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Vincent A. "Jock" Hardesty, 92, of Jasonville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 20, 1914 in Jasonville, he was the son of Noah and Artie Bridges Hardesty. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was the owner and operator of Hardesty Brothers Clothing & Shoe Store in Jasonville until it was destroyed by fire. He retired from Washington Manufacturing as a traveling salesman. He attended the Linton Jehovah's Witness Church...
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Jeff Cravens
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Jeff Cravens, 47, of Jasonville, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 due to complications of a recent surgery. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy and was disabled as a result of his service. Survivors include: a daughter, Christina Cravens of Florida and his life-partner, Debra Cox of Jasonville...
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Donna S. Byers
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Donna S. Byers, 47, of Solsberry, passed away Tuesday, Feb.7, 2007 in the Indiana University Medical Center at Indianapolis after a long struggle with leukemia. Born May 15, 1959, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Clarence Martin and Rosemary (Powell) Ford...
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Dexter Bays
(Obituary ~ 02/12/07)
Dexter Bays, 87, of Lyons and formally of Bloomfield passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born March 2, 1919 in Greene County, he was the son of Roscoe and Minnie (Bland) Bays. He was a retired truck drive for Transport Motor Express. He belonged to the Teamster's Union and was a member of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Ladder-Day Saints in Linton...
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Correll voted 'Most Helpful' at state Junior Miss contest
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
This weekend's Indiana Junior Miss Pageant was an experience of a lifetime for Linton's Laura Correll. Although Correll, a senior at Linton-Stockton High School, didn't place in the pageant, she said she had a lot of fun. "The pageant was only three nights, but the experience will last a lifetime," Correll said Sunday afternoon...
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Commissioners hear sales pitch
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
The Greene County Commissioners heard a sales pitch on Tuesday morning from an unusual commercial vendor -- comprised of inmates incarcerated in the state prison system. Pam Friend, representing PEN (Prison Enterprise Network) Products -- a division of the Indiana Department of Corrections -- says inmates are most known among the public for making the license plates that Hoosiers display on their vehicles every day. ...
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Linton police make meth bust
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
A Sunday morning drug raid of a Carlisle residence resulted in the arrest of three Sullivan County residents after a search by the Linton Police Department turned up meth and marijuana. Both Elmer Allen Webb, 57, and Jenny Webb, 55, were arrested and preliminary charged with dealing in more than three grams of methamphetamine, a class A felony, possession of more than three grams of methamphetamine, a class C felony, possession of methamphetamine with a firearm, a class C felony, possession of marijuana over 30 grams, a class D felony, and maintaining a common nuisance, a D felony.. ...
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Showing up to work pays off for hospital employees
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
Showing up to work and not calling in sick has paid off for a number of Greene County General Hospital employees, the GCGH board of trustees learned Friday night. At the meeting, the board approved two payrolls -- a Jan. 5 payroll of $335,597.14 and a Jan. 19 payroll that amounted to $397,759.57...
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Favorable claims history pays off for hospital
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
Having a favorable claims history paid big benefits for Greene County General Hospital when its liability insurance policies came up for renewal Friday night. The GCGH Board of Trustees learned its renewal premiums for Professional and General Liability Insurance as well as Directors and Officers Insurance dropped 35.7 percent -- saving the hospital $118,906 over what was paid in 2006...
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Wintery mix headed for area
(Local News ~ 02/12/07)
Once again, winter weather is headed our way. Julie Henricks, a meteorologist at WTWO Newschannel Two in Terre Haute, said that during the day today there's a chance for flurries off an on. However, closer to midnight, Henricks said, a wintery mix -- consisting of snow and sleet or freezing rain -- will begin...
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Class A
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/07)
Clay City Sectional All-tournament team First team Abbey Gilliland, Bloomfield Miranda Todd, Bloomfield Jennifer Cochrane, Bloomfield Jessica Stout, Bloomfield Brooke Myers, Bloomfield Second team Jocelyn Boyll, North Central Angie Camp, Clay City Tayler Kail, White River Valley...
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