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George H. Maddock
(Obituary ~ 02/22/08)
George H. Maddock, 87, of Valparaiso, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at the VNA Horton Hospice Center. He was born January 27, 1921 in Gary to Mitro and Anna (Koval) Maddock. He graduated from Froebel High School in Gary in 1940, attended Valparaiso University, and received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Education from Northwestern University, where he played on the 1949 Rose Bowl Team and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity...
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STATE POLICE TROOPERS BUSY WITH CRASHES
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Indiana State Police troopers have been busy this morning investigating crashes and slide-offs within the Bloomington District, which includes Monroe, Owen, Brown, Lawrence and Greene counties. At this time troopers are assisting the Bloomington Police Department with a serious personal injury crash that occurred on S.R. ...
- WRV-Washington won't play; Shakamak called off (Local News ~ 02/22/08)
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Boys basketball schedule changes
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Eastern Greene's varsity basketball game tonight with North Daviess has been cancelled due to weather conditions. It has been rescheduled for Saturday evening at the same time and all events planned for the evening will take place at the game on Saturday...
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Rep. Borders responds to letter to editor from Sullivan County man
(Column ~ 02/22/08)
Since I first was elected state representative from District 45, I have pledged myself to vote against all tax increases in order to protect my constituents. In my years of service to our community, I have never failed to protect Hoosier taxpayers from tax increases...
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Family offers thanks to everyone who helped
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/08)
To the Editor: A special thanks from the family of Brandon Joseph House: On Jan. 16th, our beloved Brandon Joseph House left us to go back home into the heavens from which he came. He was only here on earth for a day and half, but in that short time he touched many lives...
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Bloomfield family thankful for help following tornado
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/08)
To the Editor: Thanks from the Girton family for help after the tornado. First I would like to give thanks to God for protecting me and my husband from flying glass and other things. I want to give Mike Johnson from the Bloomfield Free Press special thanks for being first at our house and my neighbor Kristi Parkes to see if we were OK, and all the volunteers from the city of Linton and surrounding towns who helped remove the trees from the road and working all night in the rain and cold...
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Lyons VFD says thanks for support at Feb. 16 fire
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/22/08)
To the Editor: The Lyons Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the Switz City F.D., Richland F.D., Bloomfield F.D., Worthington F.D., Greene County Ambulance Service, Greene County Sheriff's Department, and Indiana State Police for assisting Lyons F.D. on Saturday, Feb. 16 on the house fire in Lyons at 250 W. Broad Street...
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Worthington decoration fund off to a good start
(Column ~ 02/22/08)
The Worthington Christmas Decoration Project started by Gloria Klass is off to a great start. Three people have already offered to help Gloria with the fundraising so she turned her one-woman campaign into a committee of volunteers. Jane Steward, Debbie Dyer and Denise Green have enlisted...
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If you don't agree with drill, call the state
(Column ~ 02/22/08)
The Linton-Stockton School Corporation is currently planning a school-wide evacuation drill for March 18. The drill is state-mandated and will involve the county and local police departments. (The state mandates two live drills per year.) Parents should receive notice of the upcoming drill sometime soon...
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Seeing is believing in case of orange raccoon
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Nobody believed Kevin Blackford when he said an orange raccoon had been eating his cat's food. Blackford lives northeast of Bloomfield on Cold Springs Road in an area where unwanted cats are frequently dumped. "My wife and I took in one of the stray cats that was dropped off, so we leave cat food out on our front porch. Then something else kept eating all of the cat food," said Blackford...
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IDEM offers suggestions to get rid of smell
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Recent developments in the petroleum-based smell in Bloomfield have been offered by the Indiana Department of Emergency Management. On Friday, Amy Hartsock, IDEM public information officer, explained IDEM is taking this matter very seriously and will work in conjunction with the state and county health departments to make sure it is resolved...
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Marshall seeks District 45 House seat
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Rick Marshall is used to winning. As girls basketball coach for 20 seasons at North Knox High School, he led the Lady Warriors to 15 sectional titles and five regional crowns. Overall he compiled a record of 366-100. Marshall is no longer girls basketball coach at North Knox, but he's shooting for another victory. This time in the political arena...
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Eastern Greene move pushed back a day
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
The move into the new Eastern Greene High School building will still take place next week but the opening day has been changed to Tuesday. Winter weather forced the closing of all Eastern Greene Schools on Friday as well as other schools in the area...
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Icy roads force Finch hearing to be moved to March
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Icy road conditions forced a continuance in a scheduled sentencing hearing in Greene Circuit Court on Friday morning for a Jasonville woman accused of placing her 3 1/2 month old baby girl in the trunk of a car for about 4 1/2 hours last June. April K. Finch intends to plea guilty, but mentally ill to a charge of criminal confinement, a class C felony and false informing, a class A misdemeanor, as part of a negotiated plea agreement that was signed Jan. 7...
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Candidates set for primary
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
The May 6 Primary Election slates for both major political parties are set with the passing of the filing deadline for candidates at 2 p.m. on Friday. The deadline was originally noon, but because the opening of the courthouse was delayed by two hours because of icy road conditions, Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead agreed to allow an additional two hours for candidates to file their paperwork in the voter registration office...
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Satellite 'early' voting moves a step closer to reality in county
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
Satellite "early" voting moved a step closer to reality Friday in Greene County. The Greene County Election Board on Friday afternoon gave its approval to a plan submitted by County Clerk Jackie Winstead to establish satellite voting at two locations during the month of April...
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Sampson out as IU coach, Dakich named interim
(College Sports ~ 02/22/08)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana University spokesman Larry MacIntyre says the school has agreed to a $750,000 buyout with basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. Assistant Dan Dakich takes over as interim head coach. Senior captain D.J. White, Armon Bassett, Jordan Crawford, Jamarcus Ellis, DeAndre Thomas and Brandon McGee skipped Dakich's first practice Friday afternoon. It is unknown if they will play when the 15th-ranked Hoosiers travel to Northwestern on Saturday...
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Ice fishing with your friends can be fun
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/08)
The winter weather roller coaster ride we've been on has taken another turn to colder days. As temperatures drop and lakes freeze up once more, ice fishermen will be heading to local waters in search of some fine catches and much needed relief from cabin fever...
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Bob, Gloria Hardisty celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/22/08)
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hardisty recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Feb. 16. Mrs. Hardisty is the former Miss Gloria Brown of Pleasantville. They were married Feb. 16, 1958 at the First Baptist Church in Linton by the Rev. Hubert Crane after a fire destroyed the Pleasantville United Methodist Church one month before their wedding...
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Christopher Logan Perez Stevenson
(Obituary ~ 02/22/08)
Christopher Logan Perez Stevenson, age 6, passed away at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis.
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Young boy dies from injuries suffered in train crash; funeral arrangements announced
(Local News ~ 02/22/08)
A 6-year-old boy, who suffered severe head trauma in a vehicle-train accident near Vicksburg last Friday afternoon, passed away at an Indianapolis hospital on Thursday night. Christopher Logan Perez Stevenson, of Linton, died at 8 p.m. in intensive care unit at Riley Children's Hospital...
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