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Wilma R. Floyd
(Obituary ~ 09/23/08)
Wilma R. Floyd, 90, of Bloomfield, passed away 12:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 at Lyons Health and Living Center in Lyons. Born June 26, 1918 in Linton, she was the daughter of James Byron and Hersel Marie (Carpenter) Pickett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Furnace Christian Church and the Furnace Ladies Aid...
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Rev. Dorothy Jean Pillow
(Obituary ~ 09/23/08)
Rev. Dorothy Jean Pillow, 72, of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. She was born May 3, 1936 in Westmoreland, TN and married husband Boise, on May 3, 1955. She was a homemaker, and also worked as a teller at National City Bank, and Rosemary's Gifts. ...
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Entrants sought for Apple Festival Baby Contest
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
Are you the parent of an adorable tot? If so, then the Apple Festival's baby contest may be of interest to you. It's been a tradition of the Bloomfield Order of the Eastern Star to annually sponsor the contest. "We have around 40 participants each year. But, right now we only have six or seven," explained Rhea Dawn Gadberry, conductress of the Bloomfield Chapter of the Eastern Star...
- Union High to crown homecoming queen Saturday (Local News ~ 09/23/08)
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Linton doctor next in line to head state medical group
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Family physician Frederick R. Ridge, M.D., from Linton, was voted to become president-elect of the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) at the organization's 2008 Annual Convention last weekend in Indianapolis. He will assume the presidency in September 2009 and serve one year as the ISMA's leader...
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Foote to learn his fate on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
It took a jury just 50 minutes of deliberation to return a guilty verdict Aug. 22 against a former rural Bloomfield man on a pair of felony child molesting and two incest charges. George A. Foote, Jr., 37, who now resides in rural Sullivan County, will find out his fate on Tuesday when a sentencing hearing is conducted in Greene Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m...
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Curbside recycling pick-up on hold in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
Curbside recycling pick-up in Bloomfield is on hold. The Bloomfield Town Council tabled the request from Marc and April Ranard for a $40,000 revolving fund loan during a special session on Tuesday. The Ranards own and operate Ranard's Hauling and Removal in Bloomfield and want to offer curbside recycling pick-up in town and also requested the council's support in the matter...
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Firefighters save Lyons woman from blaze; electrical problem tabbed as cause
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
LYONS -- A Lyons woman, Judith Kirk, is alive today thanks to three volunteer firefighters who refused to stop searching for her when her mobile home was on fire and filled with thick smoke last Saturday afternoon. Lyons Volunteer Fire Chief Larry Russell credited the three men with saving the woman's life and noted the department's very quick response time also made a difference...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Phil Harris Golf Course will play host to the third annual Taluzza Backwards Scramble Saturday, Oct. 11. This will be a four-man scramble event with a limit of 25 teams. Cost is $15 plus green fees and cart. Lunch will begin at noon with golfing to follow at 1 p.m...
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Lady Lakers drop two matches
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Shakamak High School volleyball team lost a 15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 11-15 decision at Washington Monday night. They also fell at home to Terre Haute North Tuesday 19-25, 17-25, 19-25. The losses dropped the Lady Lakers to 13-8. Jess Gilbert led Shakamak against Washington with 16 kills and one block. Marki Collins had nine kills and two blocks. Mikayla Crane finished with five kills and Stacey Durham had four...
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BHS competes at Bloomington, Riggins second
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Bloomfield boys and girls cross country teams competed at the Bloomington North Invitational Saturday. In the freshmen-sophomore race, Bloomfield was third with 31 points. Julie Riggins was second overall with a time of 20 minutes, 43.8 seconds...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/23/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Sarah Ann Keene v. Daniel Allen Keene, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. James McFarland, Destiny McFarland, Bloomfield State Bank, mortgage foreclosure Capital One Bank (USA) NA v. Danielle R. Sturgis, collection...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/23/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one fraud investigation, one title check, one follow-up investigation, one protective order violation, one drug investigation, two incidents of criminal mischief, one funeral escort, two medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one burglary, two harassment complaints, one bicycle theft, one welfare check/concern, one ordinance violation and two traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/23/08)
Fall revival at Calvary Baptist Calvary Baptist Church, State Road 54 East in Linton, will conduct a Fall Revival Sept. 28 through Oct. 3. Guest speaker will be nationally-acclaimed evangelist Brian McBride. The evangelist and his family, from Michigan, travel across the country singing gospel music and preaching. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 28 and continue at 7 p.m. each night. Nurseries will be provided each service. For information and transportation call 847-7110...
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Lakers win at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Shakamak boys cross country team picked up two wins at home Monday. The Lakers, led by individual winner Drew Gambill, had a winning total of 19 points, Union (Dugger) was second with 44 points and Linton-Stockton did not have enough runner for a team score...
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Lady Thunderbirds lost to BC
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Eastern Greene High School girls cross country team lost at home to Brown County Monday. Brown County captured five of the top six spots. The Lady Thunderbirds had an incomplete team as only three EGHS runners competed. Sydney Spice was clocked at 25 minutes, 24 seconds, good for third place overall and first for the Lady Thunderbirds...
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Lady Miners dump North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Linton-Stockton volleyball team made quick work of visiting North Knox Tuesday, defeating the Lady Warriors 25-11, 25-15, 25-12. The victory was the 12th in 17 matches for the Lady Miners. Savannah Mason and Taneal Church were both 12-for-12 serving. Church had a team-best seven aces while Mason was credited with one...
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Lady T-Birds rally to beat Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Trailing two games to none and down 23-18 in the third game, the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds volleyball team had a gut check within themselves. What they found was they just had to put their mind to it and they could win. After rallying to win the third game to stay alive, the Lady T-Birds rolled through the fourth game, and made yet another rally in the fifth and decisive set to pull out their sixth win of the season, 26-28, 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 15-12 over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Bloomfield here Tuesday night.. ...
- Bloomfield Athlete of the week (High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
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Thunderbirds JV ties with Brown County
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/08)
The Eastern Greene junior varsity football team played Brown County to a scoreless tie Monday night. The Thunderbirds were playing short-handed only dressing 13 players, which made the end result more impressive for the young program. "I will never make excuses for my team, but we should have won this game," JV head coach Karey Vaughn said. "With only 13 players to their 25, I would consider this game a victory."...
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Jasonville happy to receive caboose from Indiana Rail Road Company
(Local News ~ 09/23/08)
JASONVILLE -- An Indiana Railroad caboose was warmly-received by the city of Jasonville on Tuesday morning. Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell explained, "Indiana Railroad has donated a caboose for our sports complex." Later on Tuesday, the red and white caboose was to be loaded and taken down Main Street to its new home at Hanna Field.
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