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Greene County Special Olympics gets a boost from Knights of Columbus
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
On behalf of the Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus Council 6679 of Linton, Bob Waters presented the Greene County Special Olympics with a donation of $813 on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Waters said the donation comes from the Sept. 27 Knights of Columbus Community Fundraising event, a yearly Jonah fish-fry where ticket holders may specify one of eight different charitable organizations for half of the ticket price to be donated to. ...
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Governor Holcomb declares Oct. 13-19 Indiana Move Over Week
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has declared the week of October 13-19, 2019 be recognized as Indiana Move Over Week. In 1999 Indiana was the first state in the nation to pass such a law requiring motorists to move to an adjacent traffic lane, or reduce their speed by 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit if unable to change lanes safely when driving by an emergency vehicle stopped along the side of the road, such as a police car, fire truck or ambulance...
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#1Thing can make the difference
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
Bloomfield - Domestic violence impacts millions of people each year, but it can be prevented. It requires the collective voice and power of individuals, families, institutions, and systems – each whose “one thing” adds a valuable and powerful component to transforming our communities...
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The road to Lucas Oil Stadium is set for two Greene County teams
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/19)
The 47th annual IHSAA Football State Tournament is set to begin on October 25, with two Greene County schools looking to make their way back to Indianapolis. SECTIONAL 40 The Linton-Stockton Miners are coming into the final week of the regular season at 7-1 and riding a 7-game winning streak...
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White River Valley advances to Cross Country regionals
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/19)
The WRV men’s cross country team advanced to regionals next week after placing third at the Brown County sectional meet this past Saturday. Senior Christiane Davis and sophomore Patricia Soliday both qualified for Regionals as individual runners after Davis finished 18th and Soliday placed 25th...
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Trooper Peter R. Stephan visitation and funeral is this week
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
(Howard County, IN)-The Indiana State Police is providing the following information for the visitation and funeral service in honor of Trooper Peter R. Stephan, both of which are open to the public. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Crossroads Community Church, located at 4254 S 00 EW, Kokomo, IN 46902...
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Knox County farmer directs funds to Sandborn Fire Department
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
SANDBORN – Knox County farmer Lucas Shake, directed $2,500 to Sandborn Volunteer Fire Department through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. As part of its mission, Sandborn Volunteer Fire Department will use the funds “to train one of our volunteer firefighters to become an instructor for CPR/BLS, cover the equipment (mannequins, supplies, books, etc.), and costs of training so that they may come back and offer free CPR classes to anyone in our coverage area ($5-$15 cost for the certification card is all they will be responsible for). ...
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Shakamak Superintendent Noel resigning
(Local News ~ 10/14/19)
Shakamak superintendent Dan Noel submitted his letter of resignation to the school board during their monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 12. His resignation was approved by the board, and it is effective Dec. 31, 2019. He assumed the role of superintendent prior to the 2018-2019 school year. Previously, Noel had served had served as the superintendent at North Putnam...
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Henry Hasler
(Obituary ~ 10/14/19)
Henry Hasler, 91, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Born in Bloomfield on Jan. 15, 1928 to William and Lieuetta (McCain) Hasler. Henry attended Park and Furnace Schools and was drafted at age 18 into the United States Army. He was working at Combs Feed Store at that time. When Henry got out of the Army in 1947, he went to work at NSWC Crane until he retired in 1983...
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