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Plane crash near Shawnee Field under investigation by FAA
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
SWITZ CITY ---- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveyed the site of a single-engine airplane crash near Shawnee Field on Saturday morning. It will take a couple of weeks to get a final report from the FAA listing a cause, according to FFA Public Affairs officer Tony Molinaro, who's assigned to the Great Lakes Region office in Des Plaines, IL...
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Lady Lakers win opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
Shakamak started out the 2012 high school softball season with an offensive explosion. The Lady Lakers pounded out 16 hits as they defeated host Turkey Run 15-6 Thursday night. "We got off to a good start, scoring four in the first inning," said second-year SHS coach B.A. Shipman. "We did not let up after that, scoring in every inning...
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Lady Cards open with road win
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals opened the 2012 softball campaign with a 5-4 win at Cloverdale Thursday night. Sophomore righthander Nicole Hughes went the distance scattering just three hits while walking seven and fanning nine. She worked her way around a pair of BHS miscues and fought her way through a ripped fingernail...
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Hausler takes over Eastern Greene girls track
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
This is the 11th of 31 spring sports previews LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene boys cross country coach Ray Hausler has added guiding the Lady Thunderbird track team to his repertoire. The squad he inherited begins the year with a solid nucleus of young and upcoming athletes which are both versatile and athletic as well as young and for the most part experienced...
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Roberts has high hopes for Thunderbird track
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- With a baker's dozen of seniors leading the pack, Matt Roberts has high hopes for the Eastern Greene boys track team. "Obviously our numbers are better," Roberts said. "We had four or five juniors last year and we're up to about 13 seniors this year."...
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Hockman takes over reigns at WRV
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
This is the 13th of 31 spring sports previews SWITZ CITY -- First year coach Matt Hockman takes over the reigns of the White River Valley softball program in 2012 and he realizes he's fighting likely the toughest foe of all -- youth. "We're going to be a young team, sort of rebuilding I think this year," Hockman said. "They had their struggles last year, but they were a young team last year and lost only two seniors."...
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Pegg back in charge of Cardinal baseball
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
This is the 14th of 31 spring sports previews BLOOMFIELD -- After three seasons away from the diamond, Jason Pegg returns as head baseball coach at Bloomfield High School. He replaces Mark Bartlow, who replaced Pegg in 2009. "I am glad to be back," said Pegg, who said he coached the Cardinals for four years before stepping down after the 2008 campaign. "We have a young group of boys and I am looking forward to having a chance to work with them."...
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Shakamak boys track optimistic as season opens
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
This is the 15th of 31 spring sports previews JASONVILLE -- With higher number than in the recent past, the Shakamak boys track team heads into the 2012 season with high hopes and a few questions. "We're kind of excited this year again, our numbers are better than in years past, we've got about 15, 16 out," head coach Mark Messmer said. "We have a lot of new guys that are upper classmen that have not ran before...
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Shakamak girls track ready to run
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
JASONVILLE -- The numbers might be smaller than in years past, but the Shakamak Lady Lakers track team should be as solid as ever according to head coach Zac Whitkanack. "This year our numbers are down a little bit, but what we lack in quantity I think we make up for in quality," Whitkanack said. "We've got a lot of really good athletes back. We're a senior team, we've got a lot of seniors and juniors -- so experience shouldn't be a problem."...
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Karen Sue Gardner
(Obituary ~ 03/23/12)
Karen Sue Gardner, 58, of Linton, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2012 in Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center at Jasonville. She was born Feb. 12, 1954 in Greene County to Elmer E. Fulford and Floe E. (Steele) Fulford. Karen married Earl L. Gardner, Jr. on Sept. 16, 1977 and he passed away on Nov. 11, 2011...
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Bloomfield Junior-Senior High Honor Roll
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
2011-12 Term 2 Grading Period 1 Grade 7 A Honor Roll Neal Lukas Vandeventer A/B Honor Roll Daelyn MaKenzie Arthur Shelby Nicole Chestnut Adam Collin Dean Christopher Lee Gilmore Jaekob Dylan Ham Tyler L Hewitt Cheyenne Higgins Brennan Scott Hughes Alexandria Rose Kilzer...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/23/12)
Good job Indiana legislators To the Editor: Kudos to our legislators for amending Indiana Code 1149 concerning tobacco use in our state. The greater availability of smoke-free air in and around restaurants, businesses and work places after July 1 will benefit us all! But even though the new statute doesn't take effect until July 1, I would like to encourage Greene County commerce to move forward now, re-evaluating their smoke free policies, or lack thereof. ...
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New funding could bring full-day kindergarten to Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
A change in the General Assembly's full-day kindergarten funding formula may make the option a possibility at Bloomfield Elementary School next school year. "My recommendation for next school year is to offer full-day kindergarten," Bloomfield School District Superintendent Dan Sichting told the board Thursday night...
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Lady Lakers will have veteran lineup
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
JASONVILLE -- B.A. Shipman will again guide the fortunes of the Shakamak High School softball program. Shipman will have a plethora of returning players. "We only lost Lacy Ashcraft from last year's team," said Shipman, who is beginning his second season of coaching the Lady Lakers. "We have eight girls returning, which is a pretty good place to start."...
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Lady Cardinals set for another year
(High School Sports ~ 03/23/12)
This the 18th of 31 spring sports previews BLOOMFIELD -- When Bloomfield softball coach Nicole Peter talks about her team's chances in 2012, you immediately get the feeling that she's confident in what they can do. The second year coach also gives you the sense that the youth on the roster mixed with the limited number of seasoned players gives her a cautious optimism...
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Linton-Stockton PE teacher has unique way to help his students get fit
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
To get his elementary students in shape, Linton-Stockton physical education teacher Bart Berns plans to take them on a long walk to St. Louis -- or maybe somewhere similarly far away. Not literally, of course. Rather, Berns and his students will compute the distance to a given city in miles, then figure out how many trips around the school's athletic track it takes to make it there...
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Bloomfield residents invited to participate in decorating contest
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents and businesses to participate in a decorating contest, which could potentially put $20,000 towards the town's Bloomfield Community Revitalization project. As a part of the Indianapolis 500's "Back Home Again in Indiana" Community Outreach Program, communities are encouraged to decorate their city or town's center point to reflect the history of the Indy 500 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
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Public test planned for voting machines
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
County officials are gearing up in preparation for the upcoming Primary Election. A public test of the electronic voting machine equipment will be conducted at 1 p.m. on April 10. The test will be in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, located on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield, according to County Clerk Susan Fowler...
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Grandstands at fairgrounds need refurbished; fundraising campaign underway
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
SWITZ CITY -- The grandstand bleachers at the Greene County Fairgrounds are aged and safety concerns are looming as the annual county fair approaches in July. The 4-H Council of Greene County has launched a fundraising effort with the goal to raise about $60,000 to refurbish the wood on the entire 900-seat grandstand before the fair, according to an announcement Thursday by 4-H Council President Lori Brown...
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Retirement decision by board surprises veteran WRV elementary music teacher
(Local News ~ 03/23/12)
Veteran elementary music teacher Virgil Franklin was more than a little surprised that he was included in a group of 11 White River Valley faculty members who were approved Thursday night by the school board to retire at the end of the current school year...
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Doretta Mae Walton
(Obituary ~ 03/23/12)
Doretta Mae Walton, 68, of Linton, passed away Thursday evening, March 22, 2012 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Sept. 20, 1943 in Martinsville, the daughter of Marvin and Vera (Veller) Canada. She was a homemaker and attended many churches in Greene and Sullivan counties. She graduated from Martinsville High School in 1961, and she graduated into the Cheerful Heart Chapter of Smiles Unlimited Clown Ministry on Jan. 27, 1992, and was known as "Spunky the Clown."...
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Violet Mae Coulter
(Obituary ~ 03/23/12)
Violet Mae Coulter, 81, of Indianapolis and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday afternoon, March 23, 2012 at her residence in Indianapolis. She was born April 18, 1930, in Linton, the daughter of Fred and Otney (Burks) Coulter. She had worked as a school teacher...
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