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To celebrate 65th wedding anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/16/12)
Floyd (Dick) and Rowena Campbell will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 23. They were married Aug. 23, 1947 at the Methodist parsonage in Bloomfield by the Rev. Denzil Robertson. If you wish to send cards, their address is 1382 N. State Road 43, Bloomfield, Ind., 47424...
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Warrick and Vanderkolk exchange wedding vows
(Wedding ~ 08/16/12)
Corianne Warrick and Scott Vanderkolk were married March 3, 2012 at the Linton First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jim Cooper and Nyle Riegle performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Tim and Joan Warrick of Linton. The groom is the son of John and Pam Vanderkolk of Bluffton, Ind...
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Bloomfield man arrested on public indecency charge after undercover sting at Morgan-Monroe State Forest
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
An undercover Indiana Conservation Officer arrested three men on public indecency charges Tuesday afternoon ---- including a Bloomfield resident. Arrested in Morgan-Monroe State Forest near the Bryant Creek Shelterhouse were: Douglas P. Neeley, 52, of Bloomfield; David E. Alspaugh, 72, of Greenwood; and Charles M. Grant, 62, of Mooresville...
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Fireworks added to upcoming Linton Music Festival
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
The Linton Music Fest will go off with a bang this year, with a fireworks display over Humphreys Park closing out the three-day-long event. Stoll's Country Inn, a long-standing sponsor of the festival, backed the big bam boom of the pyrotechnics this year...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW -- Shakamak boys have plenty to be excited about
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak boys cross country coach Zack Whitkanack has plenty of reasons to be excited to see the start of the season. Not only does he have a healthy No. 1 runner, but also has a pretty solid line of harriers behind him. After a year that saw top runner Eric Johnson sidelined for all but two races, Whitkanack hopes the return of Johnson to the lineup full time will spark his team...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Lady Lakers look to remain constant force
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
JASONVILLE -- They may be small in number, but don't let that fool you. The Shakamak Lady Lakers have just six runners on their 2012-13 roster, but that makes little difference when you consider how deep they really are. "We have six out this year and it's the six that I expected," 12th-year coach Kelley Miller said...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Lady Lakers in rebuilding mode
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
JASONVILLE -- 2007 Shakamak graduate Brooke Collins is starting her second season in charge of the volleyball program at her alma mater. The Lady Lakers had an 8-21 season, 3-5 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, in 2011. "It's amazing what a year can do," said Collins, who will be assisted by former Lady Laker standout Jessica Gilbert. "Last year I was trying to put a program into place where this summer everything has ran much smoother since the girls know me and what to expect...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Union has another new volleyball coach
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
DUGGER -- For the seventh year in a row, the Union Lady Bulldogs will have a new head coach on the volleyball court, but that doesn't mean there won't be any consistency from last year. Danielle Gentry left the program after one season to take a job in the northern half of Indiana, thus leaving the door open for a new coach...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Bulldogs return with lots of experience
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
DUGGER -- There's one word that pretty well sums up the 2012 edition of the Union Bulldogs -- experience. With a roster of 23 total players Union coach Todd Gambill won't have far to look to find the majority of his starters on either side of the ball...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - WRV girls golf has two, but hopes for more
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
SWITZ CITY -- Jason Chesnut has taken over the White River Valley girls golf team, making him the man in charge of both the girls and boys programs. Add to it the fact he has only two golfers and one couldn't blame him for being at the very least neutral about what he expects...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Wolverines look to continue recent improvements
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley boys tennis program is in pretty good shape according to head coach Roger Maryfield -- both in the long run and just as importantly in the present. Maryfield has a solid nucleus of returning players combined with plenty of new talent to refill the tanks...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Graves returns as WRV coach
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
The fortunes of the White River Valley High School volleyball team are once again in the hands of Kristi Graves. The 1993 WRV graduate, who will be assisted by Jennifer Heaton and Miranda Dupire, has 18 girls participating in the program. She hopes to return the Lady Wolverines to their former glory. ...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - WRV cross country small but looking to improve
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley High School cross country teams might be small, just one girl and eight boys, but they are a team with a bright future according to new head coach Andy Davis. "This is my first year here, but I'm excited to be here," Davis said. "I've got a good group of kids boys-wise. We're pretty young but we've got some talent there."...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Miners aiming for state
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Linton-Stockton is coming off of a record-setting season. The Miners tied the school record for wins in a season (13) and won Class A Sectional and Regional championships, along with a Southwest Seven Conference championship. The 2001 Miners scored 716 points, another school record. That equated to a state-best 51.1 points per game and a 41.5 winning margin...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Miner netters looking Kocher for leadership
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
When you talk Linton-Stockton boys tennis with head coach Brad McKinney, you quickly learn that he's counting on lone senior Cody Kocher to pick up the mantle left behind by the loss of key players to graduation. "We're in a little bit of rebuilding mode," he admits. "We lost a lot from last year. We lost one singles, three singles and both one doubles...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Lady Miners have new coach, new approach
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Bill Doyle takes over the Linton-Stockton girls cross country program after a few years as the junior high coach. And just like his team, Doyle is filled with enthusiasm and excitement for the new year. If there's one drawback -- but don't tell Doyle that it's a drawback -- might come in a minimum of varsity experience...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Experience key to Miner harriers success in 2012
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
The 2012 season gets underway on a positive note for the Linton-Stockton cross country team. After beginning last season short of having a full team, head coach Jeff Franklin finally has five runners in the fold to start the year. Its a roster filled with experience and a schedule that is geared toward being prepared for things beyond dual meets -- in the case of the Miners a chance at doing well in the county, conference and beyond...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Fougerousse continues to guide Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Jill Fougerousse begins her fourth season in charge of the Linton-Stockton High School volleyball program. After a 20-13 record in 2011, including 6-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, the Lady Miners have two seniors, five juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen on the 2012 roster...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Lady Miners have new coach
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Earlier this month, the Linton-Stockton girls golf team started its 2012 season. New coach Noah Hawkins is now guiding the Lady Miners, which has a roster of the minimum number of four players to compile a team score. Seniors Darcy Andis and Katie Wells return with a lot of experience. Sophomore Rachel Allen competed in 2011 and freshman Molly Wright rounds out the roster...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Hausler has smaller group in 2012
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- It has been a bit of good news and bad news during preseason workouts for the 2012 Eastern Greene High School boys cross country team and coach Ray Hausler as he begins his second season in charge of the Thunderbirds. Hausler has two returning runners from last year's squad, but only has a roster of seven kids, three that came out after the start of school...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Caldwell again leading the Lady Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene is already in the early stages of its third season of high school girls golf. The Lady Thunderbirds have a roster of 11 ladies, who are being coached by Mike Caldwell. EGHS shot a 456 in competition recently at the Washington Invitational on the Country Oaks Golf Club in Montgomery...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Lady Thunderbirds readying for another solid season
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- It might be hard for this year's Eastern Greene volleyball team to match the achievements of last year's squad. Afterall, they went well beyond the expectations of head coach Gina Ingram when they showed up in Ball State's Worthen Arena for the Class 2A state finals against Wapahani...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Thunderbirds hopeful as new season begins
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds won't likely have any problems moving the football, there biggest problem might be on the defensive side of things where graduation did them the most damage. That and a lack of depth are the two main concerns for head coach Luke Dean as the beginning of the year approaches...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - EGHS has new girls cross country coach
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Brian Shepherd is now in charge of the Eastern Greene High School girls cross country team. Shepherd has been helping out with the boys basketball team the last couple of seasons. "I had been teaching elementary physical education in the corporation," said Shepherd. "Now I am teaching at Binford Elementary in Bloomington...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Dunkerly takes over Cardinal cross country teams
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- After helping Steve Jones coach last season, Caleb Dunkerly is now in charge of boys and girls high school cross country teams at Bloomfield. Dunkerly, an avid runner who did not run while a prep athlete at Linton-Stockton because of playing other sports, also will be coaching the junior high teams...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Schulte guiding Cards in final season
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore and six freshmen make up the roster for the 2012 Bloomfield High School varsity volleyball team. The Lady Cardinals are coming off of a 10-17 season a year ago. They split half of their eight Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference matches in 2011...
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEW - Eleven players competing for Cardinal netters
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Mike Canty begins his 19th season in charge of the boys tennis team at Bloomfield High School with a roster of 11 players. He has six boys with varsity experience returning from a 5-14 team in 2011. "Del Carter will again play No. 1 for us," said Canty, who has compiled a 199-169 record during his tenure as boys coach at BHS. "He was thrown into the fire at No. 1 last year as a freshman...
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Lions blank Cards
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Loogootee's senior laden team made quick work of the young Bloomfield boys tennis team Thursday afternoon winning by a 5-0 score. Loogootee had 5 of the 7 positions filled with seniors while the Cards had 5 of 7 spots filled with freshmen or sophomores. Bloomfield couldn't manage a set at any position...
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Lady Miners finish with a 215
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Terre Haute South shot a 181, winning a high school girls golf match at Rea Park Wednesday while the visiting Linton-Stockton Lady Miners finished with a total of 215. South's Alex Pickens was low medalist with a 40. Katie Wells led the Lady Miners with a 45...
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Match rained out
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
The Edgewood at Eastern Greene High School girls golf match was rained out after four holes Thursday at Hidden Hills.
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21st Newberry Festival set for Friday and Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
The first in a series of annual Greene County summer/fall festivals will be hosted this weekend in Newberry. The 21st Annual Newberry Festival will open at noon Friday and continue until 8 p.m. on Saturday in the town park, located at the corner of 6th and Walnut streets...
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Long to be in court Friday on charges that led to hostage standoff
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
The military veteran believed to responsible for a nearly 10-hour hostage situation in a Linton residential area last week will be in Greene Superior Court Friday afternoon for an initial hearing on an alleged incident that led to the standoff. Ian E. Long, 38, is expected to be formally charged at a 2 p.m. hearing with intimidation with a deadly weapon ---- a class C felony; and criminal mischief ---- a class A misdemeanor for an incident that unfolded prior to the standoff...
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Approaching storm
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
The front edge of a strong thunderstorm passed over the Charles Records farm, located south of Newberry in Cass Township about 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening. The area was under a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Lady Miners remain undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
Linton-Stockton cruised to a 25-9, 25-9, 25-15 victory over visiting Eminence in a high school volleyball match Thursday night. The victory was the third in as many contests for the Lady Miners. "We came out aggressive in the first and second sets," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse. "We lost a little bit of our fire in the third set...
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WRV, Miners win cross country meet
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
The White River Valley boys and Linton-Stockton girls both were victorious in a high school cross country meet at WRV Thursday. Both WRV and the Lady Miners were the only squads in both races that had as many as five runners, the minimum to compile a team score...
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Lady Cards hang loss on North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/12)
The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 28-26, 25-17, 25-15 win over visiting North Daviess Thursday night. "This was the best game we've played in a couple of years," BHS coach Susie Schulte said. "All the girls were hitting the ball well, communicating well and it was a fun match to watch...
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For Bloomfield's summer lunch program, independence works
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
They're going to make it on their own. When Bloomfield's free summer lunch program lost its federal funding two weeks into the effort, it might have signaled the end. Instead, the town pulled together, making the effort even stronger through volunteerism and private contributions...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/16/12)
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Storms bring needed rain, scattered outages, but little damage
(Local News ~ 08/16/12)
Violent storms blew through Greene County and much of the surrounding region Thursday evening, felling trees and downing power lines. However, comparatively little damage was done, according to authorities, and the storms brought welcome rains which the region's needed all summer long...
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