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Lady Thunderbirds win third game
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
Eastern Greene matched its season-high with 62 points as the Lady Thunderbirds defeated South Knob by 11 points in a high school girls basketball game at Eastern Heights Saturday afternoon. The Lady T-Birds (3-4), who average just under 50 points per game, scored 62 in a 32-point win over Union (Dugger) Nov. 13...
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Lakers use free throws to knock off Spartans
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
Shakamak connected on 29 of 43 free throw attempts as the host Lakers edged previously undefeated South Knox 71-67 in a high school boys basketball game at Jasonville Saturday night. The Lakers, who improved to 3-1, took advantage of 30 fouls being whistled on the Spartans, who dropped to 3-1...
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Gambill breaks assists record at Union (Dugger)
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
Megan Gambill collected 17 points and six assists to help Union (Dugger) to a 57-35 victory over host Palestine, Hutsonville, Ill. in a high school girls basketball Monday night. Gambill now has 221 assists, breaking the career mark of 219 by Sara Smith...
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Lady Lakers lose at home to Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak lost for the fifth time in its last six decisions as Sullivan used a 21-9 advantage in the third quarter to pull away for a 54-41 victory here Monday night in a high school girls basketball game. "It seems like we had the mid-winter blues or something," said Shakamak coach Jon Miller, whose Lady Lakers slipped to 2-6. "The same thing happened to us right before Christmas last year...
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Class load of art teacher still a concern for Northeast board
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
HYMERA -- Sharon Haywood, an art teacher in the Southwest Sullivan School District expressed her concern Monday night for the class schedule of Northeast Sullivan art teacher Mrs.Hudson. Hudson travels to different schools and teaches art to over 800 students...
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WRV receives donation for computer equipment
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
The Boston Scientific Foundation recently awarded $15,000 to the Greene County Grant and Professional Development Consortium (CAPE). The funds will be used by the White River Valley School Corporation to purchase computer equipment for Project Lead the Way, an engineering program for high school students...
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Family Life Center to again open Christmas store for families in need of assistance
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
The Family Life Center will once again open its Christmas store to families that are in need of assistance during the holiday season. The Christmas store will service several families in the county by allowing them to 'shop' for clothes and toys for their children at no cost, said Family Life Center director, Dianne Langer. The store will be open Dec. 19-21...
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Eastern Greene band director makes plea for uniforms
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
Music man Aaron Burkhart says what the Eastern Greene School band needs now is a uniform. Burkhart, the high school band director, made a presentation to the school's Board of Trustees on Monday evening, asking them to consider paying for part of the cost of new uniforms for the marching band...
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Linton gas rate to go up 11.4%
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
Linton utility customers can expect to see an 11.4 percent increase in gas rates with their February billing. In a 4-1 vote, the Linton City Council approved the hike during its December meeting. Council Member Kelly Foglesong voted against the increase...
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Guardsmen treated to a home-cooked meal by Glenburn Home
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
As a way of giving something back to members of a local National Guard unit that is preparing for deployment to the Middle East, a Linton-based nursing center treated the troops to a home-cooked lunch banquet Tuesday. About 25 Glenburn Home staff and volunteers put together a massive fried chicken meal, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, biscuits and other fixings -- complete with an endless array of desserts...
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Doris Imogene Garrett
(Obituary ~ 12/11/07)
Doris Imogene Garrett, 67, of Lewis, passed away at 9:17 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born Aug. 11, 1940 in Dugger to William and Dochia (Pitcher) Cullison McCoy She previously worked at General Electric in Linton, Keller Chair Factory in Linton and Wood's Wire in Jasonville. She is a member of Jasonville Church of God, where she served as pianist for 25 years...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/11/07)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one title check, one information only, one school/foot patrol, two accidents with property damage, one lost and found, one medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one fingerprint/gun permit and one domestic dispute...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 12/11/07)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Christopher A. Chambers, operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic violator CIVIL CASES Main Source Bank v. Tiffany A. Martindale, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service, mortgage foreclosure...
- Community Notes (Community News ~ 12/11/07)
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Lyons Town Council honors pair of outgoing members
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
LYONS -- Lyons Town Council President Scott Powers presented outgoing council members Lois Flynn and James Heaver with plaques for their years of service to the community during Tuesday night's monthly meeting. "On behalf of the people of Lyons, we want to give Lois and Jim a small token of our appreciation. You have done so much for our town. We appreciate your selflessness to this community."...
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Vandeventer to leave WRV for Mitchell
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
White River Valley School teacher and former basketball coach Sean Vandeventer has been hired as an administrative assistant in the Mitchell Community Schools. The Mitchell Board of School Trustees approved the appointment in a meeting Monday evening...
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Two late free throws give Miners win over No. 10 Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
It was a bizarre finish at Linton-Stockton high school that saw the Lady Miners prevail over the No. 10 Vincennes Rivet Patriots, 52-50, for their second victory of the season. "We've lost enough close wins like that that I'm just glad to get the win," said Linton-Stockton girls basketball coach Mike Riggleman...
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Gentry knocks down game-winning bucket for Miners
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
LINTON -- Linton junior Ross Gentry knocked down a 15-foot jumper with less than 10 seconds to give the host Miners a 48-47 victory over Shakamak in boys high school junior varsity action Tuesday night in Linton. "I really believe the kids are starting to learn some things and they're buying into what we are doing," said Linton JV coach Bart Beard. ...
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Fidago continues to like what he sees despite loss
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
BLOOMINGTON -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds suffered a loss Tuesday against Bloomington South, 47-33, but T'Bird coach Dan Fidago believes he is beginning to see the signs of a good basketball team coming together. "We played really well," said Eastern Greene girls basketball coach Dan Fidago. "We had a hard time in the second half making some shots late in the game. They had one player (Kaila Hulls) who was really hot. It made it difficult because she was hitting jump shots everywhere."...
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No. 7 WRV tops Lady Cards to stay undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 12/11/07)
SWITZ CITY -- In a battle for conference and county supremacy, Class A No. 7 White River Valley remained undefeated with a 44-33 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night in Switz City. The Lady Wolverines are now 10-0, 5-0 in the SWIAC. Bloomfield, which had won four in a row over WRV, slipped to 6-2, 2-1 in the conference...
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Stahl steps down as Worthington-Jefferson fire chief; McCafferty back as department head
(Local News ~ 12/11/07)
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington-Jefferson Fire Chief Jeff Stahl announced to the Worthington Town Council Tuesday night that he will be stepping down on the first of the year. However, he plans to remain active as a firefighter. Stahl has served as the chief of the Worthington-Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department for nine years since his appointment in October 1998. During that time, much has been accomplished and he expressed his thanks to the Town and everyone that has supported him...
- Superior Court Judge J. David Holt will not seek reelection (Local News ~ 12/11/07)
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