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Indiana High School Basketball polls
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
Indiana High School Girls Basketball Top 10 Teams By The Associated Press The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Top 10 basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, Dec. 15 and previous rankings: Class 4A...
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Weather plays with area hoop schedules
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
The winter weather that hit the Wabash Valley over the weekend caused several area boys and girls high school basketball games to be rescheduled. The Bloomfield at Sullivan girls game, which was called off Saturday, will be play at 6 p.m. tonight, according to BHS athletic director Rick Hudson...
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Miners travel to Dugger Wednesday
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
Because of Linton-Stockton's involvement in this year's Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic, their game at Union has been moved to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19. For the past five seasons, the game was played between Christmas and New Year's. The Bulldogs (1-4 overall, 0-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and 1-1 in the Tri-River Conference) have not played since losing at Sullivan 63-61 Dec. 7. Their game at Turkey Run was moved from last Saturday to 6 p.m. Friday...
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Igel hoping big rivalry will spark struggling Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
It's said by coaches from biddy league to the professionals that when you meet your biggest rivals on the field of competitive battle that you can throw all the records out the window. Eastern Greene boys basketball coach Andy Igel is one of those who is hoping that -- when his team takes on Bloomfield at Guy Glover Gymnasium -- records can be thrown out the door...
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Oscar H. Russell
(Obituary ~ 12/18/07)
Oscar H. Russell, 80, of Jasonville, passed away at 10 a.m. Sunday at his residence. Born July 1, 1927 in Clay County, he was the son of John Edward and Maude Elsie (Morse) Russell. A U.S. Army of World War II, he had worked on the railroad during the early years of construction and was a supervisor/set-up man for Keller Chair Factory and worked at Worthington Packing Company for seven years. He was a member Linton VFW and Moose Lodge...
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SAIC employees spread a lot of Christmas cheer
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Christmas cheer and goodwill comes in many forms and the employees at Science Applications Corporation (SAIC) have once again found a way to share their good fortune with children in the Bloomfield School District this holiday season. On Tuesday morning, an array of brightly wrapped gifts that are part of SAIC's Angel Tree program were turned over to school officials for distribution to 136 students. The gift packages included: An outfit of clothing, several toy items, and candy for each child...
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Wabash Valley Correctional looking for volunteers
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
The Wabash Valley Correctional Facility is looking for volunteers to work with staff and offender population in several areas. The facility recently teamed with Indiana Family Institute and sponsored a volunteer recruitment night. Prospective volunteers learned about volunteering in several areas including the meth treatment unit, the community service based PLUS unit (Purposed Living Units Serve), the education facility and the CLIFF unit (Clean Life Style is Freedom Forever)...
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Hubert D. Justus
(Obituary ~ 12/18/07)
Hubert D. Justus, 80, of Linton, passed away at 1:55 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Switz City on March 3, 1927, the son of Frankie, Jr. and Margaret Doris (Mills) Justus. He was a United States Navy veteran, serving in World War II. ...
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Swinney helped to bring changes to Bloomfield as eight-year councilman
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
After serving two consecutive terms on the Bloomfield Town Council, Gary Swinney helped bring many changes to the town. According to Swinney the biggest change was the establishment of the $3 million sewage treatment plant. "Bloomfield never had it... but now we do," Swinney explained. "Having it can help attract new businesses and new housing. We couldn't before we were too far over the permit for the lagoon."...
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County officials approve holiday calendar
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Greene County employees will enjoy 14 1/2 paid holidays during the 2008 calendar year following action Tuesday morning by the county commissioners. The commissioners considered three holiday options before deciding for a calendar that features a one-half holiday on Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and full days off on Dec. 25 (Christmas Day) and Dec. 26...
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Washington man drives off without paying for $47 worth of gasoline
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Brian K. Woodall was coming out of Switz City last Friday afternoon, headed north on State Road 67, when he heard a dispatch about a drive-off theft of gasoline in Worthington. Woodall saw the car, stopped it and arrested 53-year-old Terry L. Clark of Washington on a preliminary charge of theft, a class D felony...
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Space a concern for full-day kindergarten at Linton-Stockton
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Full-day kindergarten and limited space were discussed during the Linton-Stockton School Board of Trustees meeting Monday. Superintendent Ron Bush explained, "We received support for full-day kindergarten. It was a little more than we were initially told ... $792.18 per student."...
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Foster in trouble again
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
A Bloomfield man is back in jail on multiple drug charges and his legal woes continue. David D. Foster, 46, Bloomfield, entered pleas of not guilty when he appeared in Greene Circuit Court on Tuesday morning in his initial hearing on charges of possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school and possession of paraphernalia...
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Solsberry teen hurt in morning traffic accident
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Michael Sciscoe, 17, Solsberry, was injured in an automobile accident Tuesday morning, called in at 7:51 a.m., on State Road 43, just south of County Road 360 North which is commonly known as Washboard Road in Center Township. Sciscoe was southbound on the highway in a two-door 1990 Chevy Cavalier. The cause of the accident was first believed to have been icy roads but Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade said once the trucks cleared the scene, he could clearly see where Sciscoe's car had dropped off the side of the road just prior to the accident.
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Vandals strike Covered Bridge
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Skyler Pittman is investigating an incident of vandalism at one of Greene County's historical landmarks. Sometime after dark Monday night or early Tuesday, the old Covered Bridge was damaged in an act of criminal mischief...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/18/07)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one medical/extraction, one information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one accident with property damage, three medical/illness, two assists to other agencies, two thefts-other, two welfare checks/concern, one 911 prank/false call and one battery...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 12/18/07)
SUPERIOR COURT Infractions John E. Alderson, speeding Marcus A. Andres, no seat belt fastened Kacey E. Ash, no seat belt fastened David E. Bull, speeding Shawn T. Burris, expired license plate Stephanie E. Cardinal, expiration and renewal of driver's license...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/18/07)
Holiday community dinner The Linton Rotary and Saron Church will sponsor a holiday dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 20 at the church. Civitan's Toys for Tots will be distributing during the event. Register for dinner or to have a meal delivered locally by calling 847-4911. For further information call the Erica Roth at 798-0327 or 847-2067...
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Weddle hits game-winner
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
Elyse Weddle capped off a 19-point performance with a lay-up at the buzzer sounded to give Bloomfield a 43-41 victory over host Sullivan in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night. After Sullivan's Erika Huff hit two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining to tie the game at 41-41, Brittany Myers pushed the ball up the court and found Weddle for the game-winner...
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No. 3 WRV loses first game
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
Barr-Reeve exploded for 26 points in the fourth quarter to knock Class A No. 3 White River Valley from the ranks of the undefeated, beating the Lady Wolverines by a score of 56-41 Tuesday night in a high school girls basketball game. The loss was the first for WRV after opening the season with 11 consecutive wins...
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Caldwell to step down as cross country coach
(High School Sports ~ 12/18/07)
I have had the pleasure to get to know hundreds of coaches throughout my career as a journalist. Many of them loved their team, their school and their sport. But I don't think I ever ran into anyone that grew to love his sport more than Mike Caldwell, who recently announced his retirement after 18 seasons of coaching the girls cross country team at Eastern Greene High School. He will continue to teach and coach the girls track team...
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Rosalinda "Roz" Eileen Patton
(Obituary ~ 12/18/07)
Rosalinda "Roz" Eileen Patton, 49, of Bloomfield passed away on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007 at her residence. Born March 29, 1958 at Aurora IL to Clifford Young and Claire Mae (Bare) Young. She was a Machine Operator with Sunrise Publications of Bloomington and they have established a memorial fund in her name. Donations may be made through any Peoples State Bank Branch...
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Barnes building being torn down
(Local News ~ 12/18/07)
After several years of fighting red tape, the former Barnes Marathon building is coming down. The dilapidated building -- which is located on A Street NE in Linton -- will be completely gone in three days if the weather holds out, explained Ron Barnes, owner of the building.
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