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North Central nips Lady Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Katie Brown's 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds proved to be the difference as North Central edged visiting Shakamak 46-44 in a Tri-River Conference girls basketball game Thursday night. "Brown hit a deep three on us," said Shakamak coach Jon Miller, whose Lady Lakers slipped to 1-5, 0-2 in the TRC with their fourth loss in a row. "She was fairly well defended...
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Lady Cardinals suffer first loss of the season
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Bloomfield High School girls basketball coach Kyle von Almen watched his girls put up a solid performance, but came up on the short end on a 49-45 score to visiting Vincennes Rivet Thursday night at Glover Gymnasium. It was the first loss in five games for the Lady Cardinals. Rivet (5-1) extended its winning streak to three in a row...
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Fougerousse breaks school record
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/07)
Stephanie Fougerousse scored 26 of her career-high 35 points in the second half to lead White River Valley to a 65-43 victory over host Union (Dugger) Thursday night in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game. Fougerousse became the first girls basketball player in WRV history to eclipse the 30-point plateau, breaking the mark of 29 points by Malea Firestone back in 2001-02...
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Eastern Greene takes out Linton in girls basketball
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- If a county rival and a conference game weren't enough to motivate the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds for their girls basketball game against Linton-Stockton Thursday, T'Bird head coach Dan Fidago said after the game that his team was reminded of how they played a year ago in Linton and what effects it had on the team...
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Juanita V. Moore
(Obituary ~ 11/30/07)
Juanita V. Moore, 75, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:34 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 29, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1932 in Brownsville, KY she was the daughter of James G. & Lillie (Harding) Pendley. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Lyons Assembly of God Church...
- Linton man honored by France (Local News ~ 11/30/07)
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SHORT TAKE: Courthouse move is coming in just the nick of time
(Column ~ 11/30/07)
Finally, the workers on the first floor of the courthouse are going to get into their newly remodeled offices. The three ladies who work in the Recorder's office are going to be the first to move in. On Friday morning, the new carpet was down in the Recorder's office and Recorder Rita Hennette was keeping an eye on the guys who were taking the desks apart in her old makeshift office and carrying all the pieces down the hall to be reassembled...
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SHORT TAKE: To zone or not to zone?
(Column ~ 11/30/07)
Greene Countians ... that is the question. Although the recent public meeting on zoning was attended by more than 100 locals, if implemented, zoning will effect far more than that. To live in a zone-free community for an entire lifetime makes it difficult to think about bringing this change to the county...
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It's not easy shopping the day after Thanksgiving
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/07)
To the Editor: It's now been more then a week since we all gathered around our tables to enjoy Thanksgiving Day. A time to gather with friends and family and reflect on all the blessings we have to be thankful for. Along with Thanksgiving Day, comes a very popular event in many households. No, it's not the fight between Uncle Bubba & Cousin Harley on who is going to carve the turkey (although this has been somewhat entertaining in the years past in our home)...
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Thanks for the article about the Goose Pond
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/07)
To the Editor: Thank you (Jo Chiparo) for your article of Saturday, Nov., 10, 2007 relative to Goose Pond's earning potential. It was both informative, eye-opening and interesting. Your experiences at Crosswinds March of New Boston, Mich., have brought a new viewing to the potential of Goose Pond and that is good!...
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Entries accepted for upcoming art show
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Many Greene County artists are excited about the opportunity to showcase their work at the upcoming Art Show on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Artists are calling in to enter individual pieces in the exhibit and to reserve vendor spaces and organizer Cheryl Helms has more information for those who might still be interested...
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More tools stolen in rural burglary
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
More tools have been stolen in Greene County. A Thursday night break-in was reported at the New Fashion Pork location on County Road 825 West, north of State Road 48. The intruders took several tools, like cutting tools, a welder, battery-operated tools, drills, an air compressor, grinders, a volt meter, sockets including 1/2, 3/8 and 1/4 drives, pliers and strippers, flashlights, hammers, a crowbar, grease guns, a welding hood and three Motorola radio...
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Meeting helps answer questions concerning zoning
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Several concerns about zoning and planning were raised by Greene Countians during a recent public meeting. K.K. Gerhart-Fritz -- who has 20 years of experience with land planning -- offered her expertise on the hot topic during the question and answer portion of the meeting on Thursday...
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Brown indicates he'll accept appointment of special prosecutor in Lehman case
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Barry Brown of Monroe County has given an indication that he intends to accept the appointment as special prosecutor in the investigation involving allegations made against Greene County Democrat Party Chairman W. Jeffrey Lehman. Brown told the Greene County Daily World he had received a call from the court asking him to handle this additional case and he had said he would...
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Scotts share their talents in Thailand
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
Greene County missionaries Nathan and Bethany Scott spoke and showed videos on their life and mission in Northern Thailand on Thursday night at the First Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield. The Scotts live in Thailand's Chiang Mae Province near the border of Burma where they are affiliated with the Full Life Development organization whose motto is "I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly." John 10:10...
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Lyons man just wants his name cleared
(Local News ~ 11/30/07)
A rural Lyons man has received a $8,000 cash settlement from the state of Indiana for what he terms a "wrongful arrest" more than six years ago in a Bloomfield bar. His name has also been cleared of criminal charges for allegedly being guilty of public intoxication...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 11/30/07)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log on Thursday included one fraud, one medical/extraction, one information only, one fight, two school/foot patrols, two accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, two funeral escorts, three medical/illness, one alarm, two animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one animal/debris in roadway, one theft-motor vehicle, one fingerprint-gun permit, three fingerprints-misc., one domestic dispute and one abandoned vehicle.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 11/30/07)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kevin A. Bush, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana (two counts) GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kenneth W. Mclaren, hunting deer with the aid of bait State v. Jeffrey A. Clark, illegal possession of deer, temporary tag violation...
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Mary Kathryn Harting
(Obituary ~ 11/30/07)
Mary Kathryn Harting, 85, of Linton, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at Davis Gardens of Terre Haute. She was born in Sullivan on Aug. 18, 1922, the daughter of Denver and Hattie (Ripple) Steiner. She was a retired teacher, having taught special education at Dugger Elementary School. ...
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Agnes L. Tucker
(Obituary ~ 11/30/07)
Agnes L. Tucker, 100, of Linton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. Born in Pike County on Feb. 28, 1907, she was the daughter of William and Hettie (Black) Rinehart. She was a homemaker and a waitress for Indiana Café & Grill...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/30/07)
Moose Lodge offering dance lessons The Moose Lodge will offer free swing dance lessons from 6- 8 p.m. today. MainSource book club to meet The MainSource Bank Book Club will at 6 p.m. Dec. 20 in the basement of the main branch on State Road 54 East. For more information contact Megan at 847-6048...
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