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Beard, Hasler respond to Crouch letter
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
Two members of the Greene County Board of Commissioners ---- Bart Beard and Larry Hasler ---- have contradicted published statements made by the third member of the board, Kathy Crouch, who defended her demotion of highway department garage foreman Mike Bond on Jan. 4...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/05)
Meeting tonight for interested baseball coaches There will be a meeting tonight for anyone interested in becoming a coach for the Linton baseball league. The meeting will start at 8:00 p.m. and will take place at the East shelter house. Anyone interested in coaching a team should attend...
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Loogootee tops Eastern Greene by 19
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- In his six years coaching at Eastern Greene, varsity coach J.B. Neill saw something Tuesday night he thought he'd never see from his team: a complete lack of effort in a 57-28 setback. "Our effort was very poor," said Neill. "We were just horrible in every aspect of the game. We didn't defend. We didn't offensively execute. It was probably the poorest I've seen an Eastern Greene girls basketball team play in five years."...
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Miners jump on WC early in big win
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/05)
LINTON ---- The Linton boys basketball team ended its longest losing streak of the season at four games Tuesday night with an impressive 58-29 win over the Washington Catholic Cardinals. The brings Linton back to .500 with an 8-8 mark. The Miners came out early and took it to WC in the form of defensive pressure. ...
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Carol Vandeventer
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Carol Vandeventer, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:57 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Jan. 23, 1916, she was the daughter of Otis and Alice Price. She had been married to Richard M. Vandeventer, who passed away Oct. 21, 1997...
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Dorothy Cooper Ranard
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Dorothy Cooper Ranard, 88, of Daytona Beach, Fla., and formerly of Linton, passed away at 12:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 at Indigo Manor, Daytona Beach. She is the daughter of Everett and Mary (Hill) Knowles. Her first husband Luther Cooper, passed away in 1956. Her second husband Raleigh Ranard, Jr. passed away in 1970...
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Jack O'Brien
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the First Church of God in Linton with the Rev. John Cathem officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, with military graveside rites by the Linton American Legion Post 22. Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger is in charge of arrangements...
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Harold E. Long
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Harold E. Long, 71, of Bloomington, passed away at 2:11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at his residence. Born March 16, 1933 in Greene County, he was the son of Emerson "Shorty" and Nannie (Pruett) Long. He was a self-employed carpet layer and an Army veteran of the Korean War...
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Greene County Commissioners meet
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
The Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday passed the first phase of a joint resolution that will allow the county to enter into a database sharing agreement with an Indianapolis engineering firm. Passage of the resolution, which becomes final when it is passed by the Greene County Council, is aimed to protect the county's geographic information system (GIS) mapping services. ...
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Myers won't pursue top position
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
The Greene County Solid Waste Management District will soon have new leadership following an announcement Tuesday that its director for the last 13 years will not pursue the top job in the revamped management scheme. Jeff Myers told the SWMD board Tuesday that he will not apply for the new district supervisor's position after his current director's job is phased out in about two weeks...
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Shakamak secretary helping soldiers
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
A Shakamak Elementary School secretary is doing her part to make sure soldiers who are serving our country get care packages and letters from those who support them. Jeannie Sparks has made arrangements with the 1438th Transportation Company from Edinburgh to adopt 91 of its members. Clay City High School has adopted the remainder of the approximate 195 member company...
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Students raise money for tsunami victims
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
Sixth-graders at Bloomfield Elementary School spearheaded an effort to raise funds at the school for victims of the destructive tsunami that hit southern Asia on Dec. 26. They raised $1,384.15 by bringing their spare change to school in January. The money will be donated to the tsunami victims through UNICEF...
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Bailey in charge of courthouse project records
(Local News ~ 02/02/05)
Greene County Auditor David Bailey was officially designated as the access to public information officer for the courthouse renovation/addition project in action taken Tuesday morning by the county commissioners. As of last Friday, all records relating to the courthouse project are now stored in the auditor's office, located on the first floor of the courthouse. ...
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Union knocks off Holy Cross
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/05)
DUGGER ---- The Union Bulldogs picked up a win over Holy Cross Tuesday night, 67-51, in boys high school basketball action. Justin Davidson led the Dogs with 14 points, while Ryan Gambill contributed 11. "It was a win, but I thought it was one of the poorest performances we've had all year," said Union mentor Doug Boyd. "We just didn't play with the intensity we need to play a varsity basketball game."...
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