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White out for Riley to raise funds, honor student
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
At Saturday night's boys' basketball game between host White River Valley and Linton-Stockton, the teams will be competing on the court, but will be unified in showing support for Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. WRV's Dance Marathon Club is hosting a "White Out for Riley" event Saturday night. Fans are encouraged to wear Riley's colors -- red and white. WRV fans should wear white, while Linton fans should wear red. Cheerleaders from both schools will be wearing Riley gear...
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AT&T 4G LTE expands to Newberry
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
NEWBERRY -- A rural Greene County town will now be covered by AT&T's 4G LTE service. AT&T is now giving local customers in the Newberry area faster mobile Internet speeds on the network with the nation's strongest LTE signal. The expansion will also cover Elnora in Daviess County...
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Violet M. Cornelius
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Violet M. Cornelius, age 90, of Linton, passed away at 4:04 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born in Linton on Nov. 4, 1925, the daughter of Beverage and Grace Jones. Violet was a member of St. Peter Church in Linton, St. Ann Alter Society, where she devoted much of her time with others making noodles and crafts for their annual bazaar...
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WRV committee exploring ways to help JH students
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
The White River Valley Schools Programs Committee spent its January meeting focused on how to better serve junior high-aged students, with a suggestion which could move students to different buildings. The Programs Committee is a volunteer group made up of parents and community members, who meet with the superintendent and building principals to make suggestions, pose concerns and discuss the future of White River Valley Schools...
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Tammy Sue (Hester) Wilson
(Obituary ~ 01/14/16)
Tammy Sue (Hester) Wilson, 50, of Switz City, Indiana, went to Heaven surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 at Bloomington, Indiana. She was born on Nov. 29, 1965 in Linton, Ind. to Ronald W. and Patricia 'Patty' Rose (Kirkpatrick) Hester. Tammy married Michael Jay Wilson on Dec. 28, 1985...
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Boyd enjoying part-time job back on bench
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
The Linton-Stockton girls basketball team has a lot of youth and inexperience up and down its roster, including most of it coaching staff. But all of that youth and inexperience may have evened out when Benji Boyd was added to the staff as a volunteer assistant coach this year...
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Dr. Richard Moss to run for Congress
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
Dr. Richard Moss of Jasper, Ind. recently announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Congress for the 8th Congressional district. Moss will face incumbent Dr. Larry Bucshon in the Republican primary. Moss said he believes Republican leadership in Washington has strayed from the voters that sent them there...
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Defense, rebounding propel Lady Wolverines to lopsided win
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
WASHINGTON - White River Valley's defensive pressure and offensive rebounding proved to be too much for overmatched Washington Catholic to handle Thursday. The Lady Wolverines converted turnovers and offensive rebounds into a 25-0 run over the first 12 minutes...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Eastern Greene earns non-conference win
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Hannah Lucas led a balanced Eastern Greene scoring attack with 12 points as the Lady Thunderbirds picked up a non-conference win at Mitchell Thursday night. The 56-48 win over Bluejackets ended a brief two-game losing streak as Eastern Greene improved to 9-10 on the season...
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Lady Cards remain perfect in conference play
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/16)
CLAY CITY -- Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other team. Clay City coach Chris Ames did just that Thursday night after visiting Bloomfield walked away with a hard-fought 58-50 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win. "You just have to give Bloomfield a lot of credit tonight, they came in undermanned and a lot of times when that happens teams rise to the occasion," the Clay City bench boss said. ...
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Shakamak School Board approves retirement of treasurer
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
JASONVILLE -- For the first meeting of the year, the Shakamak School Board approved the retirement of long-time Treasurer Pamela Jerrells effective June 30, 2016. Jerrells has served as treasurer for MSD of Shakamak for 29 years, but has been an employee for 38 years...
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Worthington town council approves planning grant for town park
(Local News ~ 01/14/16)
The Worthington Town Council convened Tuesday evening for its first meeting of 2016. Michelle Carrico of SIDC brought papers for council members to sign, approving a planning grant for the town park. Plans are in the very preliminary stages at this point...
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