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White River Valley goes 2-1 on week
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
The White River Valley volleyball team won in five sets against North Daviess on Thursday, Sept. 14. The match was a back and forth affair, with the Lady Wolverines winning 11-25, 25-14, 25-15, 15-25, 25-11. The Lady Wolverines put up 40 kills as a team, with junior Izzy Avila leading the way with 12 kills, two solo blocks, one dig...
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Bloomfield volleyball has six matches left in season
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
Bloomfield volleyball went 2-4 on the week after falling to White River Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 12. On Thursday, Sept. 14 against Owen Valley, the Lady Cardinals won 3-0 thanks to a 24-kill effort from sophomore Mariana Van Der Aa. The Lady Cardinals took the three set victory with scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-21...
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Bloomfield tennis drops two straight, finishes third in tourney
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
Bloomfield tennis started the weekend with a resumed match on Thursday, Sept. 14. The Cardinals had started competing against Edgewood on Tuesday, Sept. 5 but rain and lightning caused a rescheduling. Edgewood won 3-2 by closing out all three singles matches to win 3-2...
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Linton, Eastern Greene golf seasons come to end in sectionals
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
The Linton golf team competed at sectionals in Bicknell at High Pointe Golf Club on Monday, Sept. 18, taking fourth place out of 11 teams. The Lady Miners finished with a score of 412. “I’m so proud of my team,” Head Coach Jessica Taylor said. “They played hard and when it got hard they did not give up.”...
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Bloomfield soccer undefeated in conference play
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
On Monday, Sept. 18, the Bloomfield soccer team took a 6-4 victory over conference foe Eastern Greene. With five games left in the season, the Cardinals are 4-3-1, remaining undefeated in conference play. Junior Lance Workman scored first with sophomore Holden Wiseman earning the assist before senior Dempsey Jarman scored his first goal of the season to go up 2-0 into halftime...
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‘We’ve really got something here’: Eastern Greene soccer shows promise in inaugural season
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/23)
Programs take a long time to build up. No one expects a first-year program to go deep into the playoffs or even show a lot of promise. Eastern Greene soccer has shown more promise than expected in their first year as a varsity program. While they are 0-4-3 on the season, the progression of the Thunderbirds is visible to anyone who watches...
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Kendra Kathleen (Petiniot) Mihlfeld
(Obituary ~ 09/19/23)
Kendra Kathleen (Petiniot) Mihlfeld, age 30, of Robinson, Ill., passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, due to injuries sustained in an accident. She was born in Terre Haute on January 7, 1993, the daughter of Patrick J. “P.J.” and Leslie J. (LeCocq) Petiniot...
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Annual McElroy reunion totals 58 attendees
(Local News ~ 09/19/23)
The annual McElroy reunion was held on Sept. 10, 2023 at the Mineral Community Building. One surviving child of Ed and Laura McElroy, Martha Ramsey, was in attendance. A total of 58 family members and guests were present. The reunion was opened in prayer, and a bountiful meal was shared by all. The afternoon was spent visiting...
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Twin Rivers automotive ‘steers’ students in right direction
(Local News ~ 09/19/23)
The Twin Rivers Automotive Service Tech program for local high school students intertwines valuable life lessons with hands-on experience to prepare them for careers after graduation. 22 juniors and seniors from Linton, WRV and Shakamak gather at Linton High School’s automotive service shop for roughly three hours each school day, encompassing a morning and afternoon section...
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Free pet microchips for Greene County pets September 23 and 30
(Local News ~ 09/19/23)
The Greene County Humane Society (GCHS) recently issued a press release to announce free microchipping for county pets on two Saturdays during the month of September in Linton and in Bloomfield. “According to americanhumane.org, one out of every three pets will go missing at some point in its’ life,” the release begins...
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Robert F. “Rick” Sapp
(Obituary ~ 09/19/23)
Robert F. “Rick” Sapp, 78, of Homewood, Ill. passed away peacefully with his family surrounding him Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 at Rush University Hospital in Chicago. He was born Dec. 18, 1944 in Terre Haute to William Sapp and Elizabeth (Gossman) Sapp...