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Who was your favorite teacher in school?
(09/06/07)
"Mr. (Mike) Moore was my favorite teacher. I think he was a fair and disciplined teacher. I always got along with him in school." -- Jay Miller --- "A couple teachers (were favorites). Mr. (Bob) Craig because we sat around and talked about fishing and Mrs. (Barbara) Herman was OK unless you (ticked) her off."...
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Gary Wayne Loffland
(Obituary ~ 09/06/07)
Gary Wayne Loffland, 60, Lafayette, passed away 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette. He was born September 7, 1946 in Linton, to Dale Warren and Dorothy (Wilkie) Loffland. He worked in the lab at Fairfield Manufacturing Co. in Lafayette...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/06/07)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department responded on Wednesday to one illegal burn, one structure fire, one animal complaint, one prowler, one burglary attempt, two thefts, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation, two traffic stops, one recovered vehicle/property, one information only, two harassment complaints, two message deliveries, one assist to the fire department, and two assists to other agencies...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/06/07)
Church to host concert The Bloomfield First Christian Church will host a free concert by the Southern Gospel group "Standing By" from Spencer at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The group consists of Dave Miller, vocalist and bass guitarist Bruce Yates, vocalist with 23 years of experience and Bruce's wife, Lynn Yates who plays keyboard and helps "fine tune" the group's sound. A free will offering will be taken to support the group's ministry...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 09/06/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES Rodney W. Vore, operating a vehicle with an expired interim license plate CIVIL CASES HSBC Bank Nevada, NA v. Amy L. King, collection SMALL CLAIMS Open Arms Christian Ministries v. Kelly Jo Webb, claim for possession...
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Woman collects items for needy
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
For the last seven years in the weekend following her community's yard sale day, Connie Thatcher has opened her garage on the outskirts of Worthington to sellers who want to discard clothing and household items that did not sell. It all started when a dumpster was set up downtown for this purpose and Thatcher saw sellers throwing good things away, while other people were dumpster-diving to find things they could use...
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Girl Scouts take trip to Washington, D.C.
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
On June 8, five girls and their six chaperones from Girl Scout troop 1096 in Linton boarded a 9 a.m. flight to Washington D.C. with 12 other scouts and leaders from Bloomington. The trip was a part of a national celebration of 95 years of Girl Scouting. For all it was their first time to see our nation's capital and for some it was their first experience flying...
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Community Learning Center offers many fall classes
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
The Community Learning Center of Greene County is offering many classes this fall. Nov. 1st- registration for spring semester begins...
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Bloomfield Council approves request to move 2008 Relay for Life to town park
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
Several requests from the public were made during the Bloomfield Town Council meeting Wednesday. Nicole Cox, chairperson for the Relay for Life, requested that the 2008 event be moved to the Bloomfield Town Park. In the past, the event has traditionally been held at the Worthington Town Park, she said. But moving it to Bloomfield would make the event more visible...
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Lugar, Bayh announce $12 million appropriation to build new electronic warfare facility at NSWC Crane
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Dick Lugar and Evan Bayh announced Thursday that the Senate has appropriated $12 million for the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center in Southwestern Indiana for the construction of a facility where new electronic warfare technologies and systems will be developed...
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Bethell: Working together will help county get I-69 grant
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
A request seeking intergovernmental commitment on a possible I-69 community planning committee has been granted by the Bloomfield Town Council. Joan Bethell, director of the Greene County Economic Development Commission, explained that the I-69 planning committee is a step toward seeking a $150,000 INDOT grant that would benefit the entire county...
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Racing will provide more excitement at Humphreys Park
(Local News ~ 09/06/07)
This weekend could be just as exciting as the last with Linton's Humphreys Park playing host to the Indy Kart Series racers and go-carts Saturday and Sunday. A week ago, the third annual Linton Music Festival brought in thousands to the park. The proceeds from this weekend's events will be put toward scholarships that are given out to area seniors. The money from entry fees, sponsorships and concessions will all help this cause...
- Greene County Council approves raise for county employees; complete budget review hearings (Local News ~ 09/06/07)
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Lady Miners registered eighth victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
Linton-Stockton defeated host South Knox 27-25, 25-9, 25-8 in a high school volleyball match Thursday night. The victory was the eighth in 13 outings for the Lady Miners, who had 33 kills. Megan Barnes led with 11 kills. She also had two aces, one block and eight digs...
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Lady Bulldogs lose in three at Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
Vincennes Rivet turned up its defense as the Lady Patriots defeated Union (Dugger) 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 in Knox County Thursday night. "We came out strong in the first game," said Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Valerie Dean. "After the first game, I am not really sure what happened to be honest...
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Cardinals runner defeat Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
The Bloomfield High School boys and girls cross country teams each picked up a win at Sullivan Thursday. The Lady Cardinals placed five runners in the top nine as they came away with a 27-30 victory. Sarah Miller of Bloomfield won the 3.1-mile event at Sullivan Park and Lake with a time of 22:04...
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Lady Cardinals fall at Bloomington South
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
Bloomfield did a complete turnaround in a 12-25, 13-25, 10-25 loss to host Bloomington South in a high school volleyball match Thursday night. "It was not a good night for us at all," said BHS coach Laura Kay Rose. "We were a completely different team from last night when we beat Washington...
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Eastern Greene falls in four at Brown County
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
Eastern Greene showed signs of life early, but faded in a 25-22, 22-25, 25-12, 25-11 loss at Brown County Thursday night. "We played a lot better in games one and two," said Eastern Greene High School volleyball coach Gina Ingram. "We came out and were aggressive and focused and did our job. They just beat us in game one...
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No. 8 Shakamak knocks out Warriors
(High School Sports ~ 09/06/07)
The Shakamak Lakers improved their record to 11-0 in 2007 with a three game victory over North Knox Thursday, 25-12, 25-11, 25-10 in high school volleyball action Thursday. Amanda Gilbert was 16 for 16 serving, while Marki Collins was 8 of 9 and Heather Gilbert went 12 of 14. Annie Strahla was 12 of 12 serving, while Chelsea Hudson and Alexis Shidler were a combined 13 of 13...
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