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Ronald N. Schwartz
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
Ronald N. Schwartz, 48, of rural Bloomfield, passed away due to a farm tractor accident on Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. Born on Jan. 27, 1959, in Pottsville, PA, he was the son of Ronald and Sandra (Clauser) Schwartz. A 1977 graduate of the Pottsville High School, served his country for 29 years, 25 as active duty Navy from 1978-2003. ...
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Jeffery L. Albright
(Obituary ~ 08/30/07)
Jeffery L. Albright, 52, of Coal City, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 in an auto accident in Clay County. He was an U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Vicki Albright; one son Phillip Albright of Coal City; two daughters, Amanda Villanueva of Richmond and Samantha Carrizales of Greenwood...
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Music festival gives Linton a chance to put its best foot forward
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
With the Linton Music Festival set to get under way Friday, this is a prime opportunity for area businesses to shine. With the many bands and visitors converging on Linton today through Sunday, the City of Linton has a lot to look forward to with all the hustle and bustle of the third annual festival...
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Bloomfield welcomes three new elementary teachers
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
This school year the Bloomfield Elementary School is home to three new teachers who all hope that their students grow to be productive citizens. New to the sixth grade is Cory Parsons who is a first-time teacher. "I've always enjoyed teaching. I think it's a really rewarding experience," the Elnora resident explained. "I just enjoy to see the kids faces when they learn something."...
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Project Lead the Way: Area school administrators say engineering program is working
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
Project Lead the Way, an engineering based curriculum, is up and running and doing well in all five county schools. This year is the second year the program has been implemented at Linton-Stockton and Bloomfield. It's the first year of implementation for Shakamak, White River Valley and Eastern Greene...
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Plans are gearing up for annual Scotland Festival
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
SCOTLAND -- The 43rd annual Scotland Festival is scheduled for Sept. 15 and will include a wide variety of free entertainment. People from near and far come to town to enjoy the fun, explained Brenda Massette, president of the Scotland Historical Society. Typically, the festival draws about 1,000 people...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/30/07)
GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department responded to one vandalism, one disorderly conduct, one structure fire, one brush fire, three medical/illness, two alarms, one animal complaint, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, one follow-up investigation, one welfare check, one 911 prank/false call, one domestic dispute, two abandoned vehicles, one open door/garage, three information only requests, one title check, one message delivery, and made eight traffic stops.. ...
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Wabash Valley Correctional inmates help give Linton Girl Scout cabin much-needed facelift
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
It's a face lift for the Girl Scout cabin in Linton's Humphreys Park. Offenders from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility have been working all week repairing eaves, adding 40 inches of split-faced block around the lower portion of the building and installing vinyl siding on the top portion...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 08/30/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jarod J. Weaver, check deception State v. Nicole D. Sweeney, check deception State v. Andy G. Young, driving while suspended State v. Chase E. A. Nail, possession of marijuana greene superior court CIVIL CASES...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/30/07)
Owensburg Founders Day Festival The 32nd Owensburg Founders Day Festival will be held on Sept. 21-22. Starting at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 there will be a cruise-in with music, food and prizes. The Jackson Township Fire Department will be serving a steak dinner at 5:30 p.m. On Sept. 22 there will be a full day of fun, food, music and flea markets. There will be a prince and princess contest. Parade begins at 2 p.m. For information call Anne Hirthe 863-7919 or Kim Waldridge at 863-2937...
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Corn flour company celebrates one year with plans to expand
(Local News ~ 08/30/07)
WORTHINGTON -- Corn Flour Producers LLC, located just north of Worthington on State Road 67, in the last 12 months since beginning production in the old pork plant building is settling in, showing growth and making plans to increase capacity in the future...
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No. 2 doubles team wins; Miners lose to Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
A straight sets victory by Linton-Stockton's No. 2 doubles team of Kyle Cooper and Merrick McBride was not enough, as the Miner tennis team won only four games in singles to drop a 4-1 decision to Edgewood Thursday night at Humphreys Park in Linton...
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Lady Miners play 'much better' in loss to Northview
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Penny Dunn was pleased with her Lady Miners, despite a 25-20, 25-16, 28-26 setback at home to Northview Thursday night. "Northview is a very strong team," said Linton-Stockton coach Penny Dunn. "Actually the girls played much better than they have the last couple of games...
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Lady Cardinals fall at home against Arrows
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
The Bloomfield volleyball had one good game out of four as the host Lady Cardinals lost to Sullivan 25-14, 25-14, 16-25, 25-16 in a high school match at Glover Gymnasium Thursday night. "The girls were pretty tired," said Bloomfield coach Laura Kay Rose. "They did not play as smart as they normally do. We made a lot of errors and at times weren't ready to play...
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Witt breaks course record
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
Shakamak senior Anthony Witt had a winning time of 15 minutes, 43 seconds to lead the host Lakers to a 19-38 victory over North Knox in a high school cross country meet at Jasonville Thursday. North Daviess also competed but did not have a complete team...
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Cards defeats BNL
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
For the first time since 2002, the Bloomfield Cardinals defeated the Bedford North Lawrence Stars on the tennis courts after a 3-2 win at Bedford Thursday night. At no. 1 singles Derek Corn took care of Chris Bunch 6-0, 6-3. Willy Scott had little trouble winning over Nate Head at the second singles spot. Travis Inman, playing no. 3 singles overpowered Josh Clampitt 6-0, 6-0...
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Union beats Eastern Greene in five games
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
The Union Bulldogs earned a hard, fought win over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival Eastern Greene Thursday night, 25-23, 17-25,25-14,18-25, 15-9, inside Toby Yoho Gymnasium. This story will be updated.
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Lakers hold off White River Valley in four
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Shakamak made quick work of White River Valley the first time the two Greene County volleyball teams met earlier this month at the Eastern Greene Invitational, winning in two straight games (a best 2 of 3 format is used in tournaments)...
- No decision made on Bloomfield athletic director vacancy (Local News ~ 08/30/07)
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