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Correll crowned Freedom Festival queen
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
Laura Beth Correll, the daughter of Brian and Sara Correll, was crowned the 2007 Freedom Festival Queen on Saturday night in the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. Elisha Emmons, the daughter of Rodney and Carla Miller, was named first runner-up, while Whitley Fusco, the daughter of John and Kathy Fusco, was named second runner-up...
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Violet M. Workman
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Violet M. (Jackson) Workman, 83, of Bedford, passed away Thursday, March 15 at her residence. A hairdresser, she owned Century Beauty Shop in Bloomfield, retiring in 1989. Graveside services were held Saturday at Owensburg Cemetery. There was no visitation...
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GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 03/19/07)
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Linton, Bloomfield police logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/19/07)
LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to three title checks, nine follow-up investigations, three information-only requests, one juvenile/deliquent, one utility after-hours request, one custody dispute/exchange, four drug investigations, one school/foot patrol, one utility repair, two fire/structures. ...
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Graves, Butler headed to Sweet 16
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
While many of his friends were sunning in Florida over spring break, A.J. Graves spent a few days in lovely upstate New York. New York may not be known as the Sunshine State, but Graves and his Butler Bulldogs are basking in the limelight today thanks to two stellar performances in Buffalo...
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Hoeppner skipping spring practice for health reasons
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana coach Terry Hoeppner, who has had brain surgery twice in the last 15 months, will skip spring practice for health reasons. Athletic director Rick Greenspan said in a statement Sunday night Hoeppner had indicated a desire to regain his strength and energy after a rigorous recruiting campaign. Assistant head coach Bill Lynch will be in a charge of the team when it begins practice on Tuesday...
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Johnson grabs win with late pass on Stewart
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Two wins in the first four races don't guarantee success over the course of a season, but Jimmie Johnson is already looking way down the road. "We're thinking championship already," Johnson said Sunday after winning for the second week in a row. "That's really the mode anymore. You have to think about points and being in the top 12 all the time."...
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Florida 74, Purdue 67
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- Joakim Noah ran toward Florida's bench, screaming and pounding his chest. Corey Brewer raised his index finger high above his head. And Al Horford stared into a television camera while flexing his muscles. The Gators have gotten pretty good at celebrating NCAA tournament victories...
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Johnson has 18 players on Bulldog baseball squad
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
DUGGER -- Ever since Clarence Johnson took over the Union baseball, numbers have always been a problem, but not this season. Johnson has 18 players on his 2007 roster, including six returning letterman. "This is by far the most kids I've ever had out since I've been here," said Johnson, who is beginning his sixth season in charge of the Bulldogs. "Several of them are also playing golf, but sharing athletes is what you have to do at a small school...
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Indiana girls All-Star basketball team announced
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/07)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ashley Varner of Class 4A champion South Bend Washington and Shelby Ross of 4A runner-up Columbus East were named Sunday to the Indiana high school girls All-Star basketball team. They and 10 others will join Miss Basketball Ta'Shia Phillips of 3A champion Indianapolis Brebeuf for the annual All-Star series against Kentucky in June...
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Rotman has served Greene County well for 40 years
(Column ~ 03/19/07)
Sam will probably kill me for calling him a living legend, but that's pretty much what he is here in Greene County. Over the last 40 years if you needed: Get the idea? The 67-year-old Rotman of Jasonville will officially retire at the end of the month from the only job he's ever had since graduating from Indiana State University -- administrative assistant/sanitairan for the Greene County Health Department...
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Larry E. "Doc" Vandeventer
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Larry E. "Doc" Vandeventer, 61, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:03 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Nov. 3, 1945 in Greene County, he was the son of Reed and Ruby (Heaton) Vandeventer. He was retired from Otis Elevator, and worked at SAIC. He was a member of Tulip Church of God in Bloomfield...
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David L. Pearson, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
David L. Pearson, Sr., 67, of Linton, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born in Greene County on Sept. 18, 1939, he was the son of Hershel and Ethel (Goben) Pearson. He was a farmer for 30 years before retiring in 2002...
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Harold R. "Pete" Gunn
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Harold R. "Pete" Gunn, 66, of Bloomfield passed away at 3:53 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2007 at St. Vincent's Heart Center of Indiana in Indianapolis. Born April 20, 1940 in Vincennes, he was the son of Harold R. Sr.and Edith Idell (Scull) Gunn. A United States Air Force veteran, he was retired from NSWC Crane and was also a security guard for Pinkerton...
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Bloomfield business wins state award
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
Bloomfield Processing Company "brought home the bacon" in a recent judging among the state's best meat packers and processors. A Canadian bacon product prepared by Greene County company earned statewide recognition as the best in its class. The entry by Brian and Mary Kollmeyer in the Hoosier Cured Meats Championships, sponsored by the Indiana Meat Packers and Processors Association, March 10 at the University Inn at West Lafayette was judged Grand Champion...
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Greene County Ag Day celebrates agriculture
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
SWITZ CITY -- A new venture by the 4-H Council of Greene County has been termed a big success. The Greene County Ag Day Dinner was conducted Friday night at the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service community building for the first time under the leadership of the local 4-H Council...
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Greene County has a new ag educator
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Starting April 2, there will be a new face in the Greene County Cooperative Extension office at the fairgrounds. Lindy F. Miller, PhD will assume duties as Greene County Extension Agriculture/Natural Resources Educator, succeeding Gary Wilson, who departed in late November for a similar assignment near his home in Henry County. Wilson served in Greene County for 7 1/2 years...
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Man's sentencing date changed
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
The sentencing for a 21-year-old man charged in connection with an August 2006 homicide and crimes relating to the death of rural Linton resident Jana Moore has been rescheduled in Greene Superior Court. Shawn Seiner, of Linton, was scheduled to be sentenced last Thursday, however, Superior Court Judge J. David Holt granted a motion by defense attorney James Reister to allow more time to employee expert witnesses in the case...
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Bloomfield students raise money for Humane Society
(Local News ~ 03/19/07)
Twenty-six Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High students recently rocked the night away, raising more than $900 benefiting the Greene County Humane Society. Five student groups all joined forces by participating in the recent rock-a-thon that benefited the local organization, explained Christina Crane, K-8 grade guidance counselor...
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Helen Louise Allen
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Helen Louise (Secrest) Allen, 87, of Coalmont passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at her residence. Born Dec. 9, 1919 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Charles E. and Nora E. (Nicholson) Secrest. A 64-year member of the Coalmont Baptist Church, she had worked previously at Formfit Factory, Rash Hardware for 13 years, and Gambles...
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Kenneth Dale Covey, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Kenneth Dale Covey, Jr., 33, of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2007 in Greene County as the result of an automobile accident. Born May 31, 1973, in Bloomington, he was the son of Kenneth and Mary Lou (Spray) Covey. He was employed with M&S Drywall in Bloomington...
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Clista L. Enochs
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Clista L. Enochs, 93, of Linton and formerly of Camby, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007. Born Feb. 2, 1914, she was the son of Oresmith and Ella Rae Wilson Enochs. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Linton. Survivors include: several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews...
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Eva Gates
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Eva Gates, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:42 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2007 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Earl R. Goodman
(Obituary ~ 03/19/07)
Earl R. Goodman, 77, of Jasonville, passed away at 12:26 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in Knox County on July 28, 1929 to John H. Goodman and Margaret Southern Goodman. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, retired from General Motors in Indianapolis, and attended the First Baptist Church in Jasonville...
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Local hospital recognized
(Column ~ 03/19/07)
Greene County General Hospital was lauded last Thursday for its efforts in human tissue donations. The medical facility is among the elite in the state in terms of human tissue procurement and service to transplant donor families. The award came from Community Tissue Services (CTS), an independent, not-for-profit organization that works with 40 hospitals throughout the state...
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