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Crane can help businesses
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
More than 80 area vendors and organizations participated in the 8th Annual Buy Indiana Expo staged Thursday by the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. It was a chance for the large group of vendors to meet buyers from nearby Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division face-to-face, explain the services they can offer and learn the procedures needed to sell their products, goods and services to the world's third largest military installation...
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Cardinals advance with win over North Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The sectional host Bloomfield Lady Cardinals guaranteed their spot in round two of the Class A volleyball sectional with a victory over the North Central Lady Thunderbirds Thursday night. Bloomfield, who at one point led game 1, 10-1, walked away with a 25-15 victory. They clinched game 2, 25-20 before the Cardinals won game three, 25-14...
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Miners get by first match jitters with win over Paoli
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/04)
VINCENNES ---- As the two teams for match 2 were sitting in the bleachers awaiting the outcome of the match before them, the Linton Miners were taking care of business on the court with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-15 win over the Paoli Rams in the first round of the volleyball class 2A, South Knox Sectional 46 in Vincennes...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley School Superintendent Layton Wall gave several accolades at the WRV Board of School Trustees meeting Thursday evening. In special recognition of Safe Haven Director Jim Fuller, Wall explained that Fuller does everything from working with the fire marshal, helping with cell phones and writing mini grants...
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WRV teams to take part in state event
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Three teams of National FFA Organization (FFA) member students from White River Valley High School will seek to be the best in the state this weekend in soil's judging competition in Daviess County. The three WRV teams will be among about 60 teams entered in the state FFA finals competition hosted by North Daviess High School. The National FFA Organization changed its name from Future Farmers of America in 1988...
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Vincennes man sentenced
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
A Vincennes man was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday in connection with buying products used in the manufacture of methamphetamine from three Linton businesses in March. Bryce Boyer entered a guilty plea to a class D felony charge of possession of chemical reagents or precursors for the purpose of manufacturing as part of negotiated plea worked out between his attorney, Jim Reister and Greene County prosecutor David Powell. ...
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Organ dedication Sunday at UMC
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
The congregation of First United Methodist Church in Linton will celebrate the acquisition of a "new" pipe organ Sunday with a free concert at 3 p.m. featuring guest organist Robert Schilling of Indianapolis. The organ consists of a combination of new and reconditioned parts, including some new pipes, some of the original 100-year-old pipes from the church, and some pipes from La Vida Nueva United Methodist Church in Indianapolis...
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Bloomfield School Board meets
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
Is the Bloomfield High School building safe from unwanted intruders ---- even in light of increased security measures that have been implemented after the tragic Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? That was a question raised by board member Robert Kirk at Thursday's monthly meeting after the board learned that the school district's Safe Schools and Emergency Preparedness Plan had undergone a state-required annual reviews...
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Linton library needs a new roof
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library board held a public hearing regarding additional appropriations for 2005, but was not attended by any local citizens. The board then held their monthly meeting and signed the resolution to request an additional $20,000 which will go into the capital outlay portion of the operating budget...
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'Buy Indiana Expo' labeled a success
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
Networking and information gathering that took place at Thursday's "Buy Indiana Expo" made the day a success for participants on both sides of the expo booths. "I think it's been very, very beneficial for us," said Cheryl Reynolds, account manager for Office Depot who staffed a booth along with her colleague, service consultant Adam Buck. "It's going well. We've made a lot of good contacts and really enjoyed meeting people."...
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Drug testing to start at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
Periodic random drug screening will soon begin in the Bloomfield School District for a select group of students following action Thursday night by the school board. By a 6-1 vote, the board approved a new "get tough" policy that would authorize periodic random drug screens for students in grades 5-12, who participate in any extracurricular activities ---- including all school sponsored clubs and athletic teams ---- as well as student drivers and any students who voluntarily ask to be tested...
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Chowning, Borders vying for District 45
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
Alan Chowning, Democratic State Rep. of the 45th district, and his Republican opponent Bruce Borders, both agree that there are many issues facing Hoosier voters this election year. Chowning said that creating and maintaining quality jobs for Hoosiers is at the top of the list of voter concerns along with aiding economic development...
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Jones upset with Daniels ad
(Local News ~ 10/22/04)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones is irked that a photograph taken in Linton in March has been used in a full-page color political advertisement on behalf of Republican candidate for governor Mitch Daniels. The ad was published in the Oct. 21 editions of The Linton Daily Citizen and The Bloomfield Evening World...
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Mitchell tops Eastern
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/04)
Vincennes ---- The Mitchell Bluejackets have been blessed with one of the top volleyball programs in southern Indiana. Eastern Greene is a program that is currently trying to find its identity, and on Thursday, the up-and-coming Thunderbirds looked to challenge the thrown currently occupied by Mitchell at the South Knox Sectional...
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