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Vicksburg man killed in accident this morning
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
A one-car accident at about 1:30 a.m. today resulted in the death of a 23-year-old Vicksburg man. According to the Lyons Police Department, Steven Keith Eslinger was traveling south on State Road 67 in Lyons when he failed to maneuver his 2000 Saturn car through a curve. Eslinger's car struck a support post on a drive-through canopy of the Bloomfield State Bank...
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Seniors left their mark on Bloomfield program
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
ELNORA -- The No. 1-ranked Bloomfield Lady Cardinals' basketball team saw their season come to an end Saturday night against Wood Memorial, 51-47, in a game that ended the careers of five seniors. The Lady Cardinals lost to Oakland City Wood Memorial in the Class A North Daviess Regional title game...
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Lady Cardinals fall short in regional title game
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
ELNORA -- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals entered the North Daviess Regional as the No. 1 team in class A and the computer favorites to win the title for the second time in three years. But just like Bloomfield coach Jim Rose has said all year, rankings and rating are just pieces of paper. You've got to get the job done when it counts...
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Pairings announced for WRV, NK Sectionals
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
Pairings for the 97th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association's boys basketball state tournament were announced Sunday. At the Class A White River Valley Sectional, defending champion Shakamak (11-8) will open the tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27 against Clay City (9-10), while at the class 2A North Knox sectional, Eastern Greene (12-8), who is the two time defending sectional champion, will open the North Knox Sectional against the host Warriors (3-18) on Tuesday, Feb. 27...
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Eastern Greene tops Shakamak in SWIAC game
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- It was senior night at Eastern Greene high school and the team sent off their two seniors in impressive fashion with a 60-37 drumming of Shakamak in a game that keeps the T-Birds alive in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference...
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North Central beats Miners in Tri-River Conference game
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
North Central used a 14-1 spurt bridged over the second and third quarters as the Thunderbirds went on to defeat host Linton-Stockton 49-40 in a Tri-River Conference boys basketball game Friday night. "We were actually ahead 22-15 in the second quarter," said Linton-Stockton boys basketball coach Darren Clayton. "They came back and led 24-23 at the half. They opened the second half by scoring five more points and went ahead 29-23."...
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DeMoss keys Sullivan's victory over Miners
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
SULLIVAN -- In his last game in front of the Golden Arrow faithful, Sullivan senior Derrick DeMoss came up big when it counted the most. The 5-9 point guard had eight points and three assists in the fourth quarter, including six free throws in the final two minutes to lead Sullivan to a 55-43 victory over Linton-Stockton here Saturday night...
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Indiana High School Basketball Girls Semistates
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
Semistate pairings Feb. 24 in the 32nd Indiana High School Athletic Association girls basketball tournament (Two games, starting 1 p.m. local): Northern Semistates Elkhart Central Class 2A, Jimtown (23-2) vs. Oak Hill (24-1) Class 3A, S. Bend St. Joseph's (23-2) vs. Wawasee (21-3)...
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Area sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
Shakamak game postponed The Eminence at Shakamak boys basketball game, scheduled for Saturday, was postponed until Thursday. A shortened junior varsity contest will begin at 6 p.m. Only two quarters will be played before the varsity game, which will begin approximately between 6:45 and 7 p.m...
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Jessie Thomas
(Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
Jessie Thomas, 85, of Owensburg, passed away Friday, Feb, 16, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 5, 1921 in Owensburg, she was the daughter of Jack and Minnie (Merritt) White. She attended Owensburg grade and high schools. She worked at Lehman's General Store in Owensburg, retired from RCA in Bloomington after 30 years and worked for VIP Fashions. She was a member of the Owensburg Church of Christ and the Daughters of the American Revolution...
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Chris Sarris
(Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
Chris Sarris, 61, of Linton, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at the IU Med Center in Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel, and will posted later today at www.welchcornett.com.
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Dugger men arrested for selling meth near Linton school
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
The arrests of two Sullivan County residents, who were nabbed for dealing meth in a controlled buy near the Linton-Stockton School campus, were made early Sunday morning by the Linton Police Department. According to the LPD, Jason Vallad and Drake Hobbs, both of Dugger, were arrested shortly after involvement in a controlled drug sell to an informant...
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Wabash Valley Correctional Facility looking for workers
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
CARLISLE -- More than 100 people attended the Indiana Department of Correction job fair at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility on Saturday, and 50 applications were submitted. Rich Larsen, public relations director, said after a pre-employment criminal background and drug test, the 50 applicants would seriously be considered for employment...
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Shakamak graduate appointed to chair of VU's Electronics Department
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
Michael A. Burch, a 1975 graduate of Shakamak High School, was recently appointed to chair of the Vincennes University Electronics Department. Since 1982, Burch has served as a professor of electronics at Vincennes University. Burch holds an associate's degree in laser and electro-optics from VU, a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Indiana State University, and a master's degree in electronics and computer technology from Indiana State. ...
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Borders upset wit proposed budget plan
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
District 45 State Representative Bruce Borders who hails from Jasonville has never been one to mince words or hold back his opinion. The second-term Republican lawmaker, who formerly served as mayor of Jasonville for eight years, was livid on Sunday afternoon when he was asked about the $26 billion two-year state budget submitted by House Democrats two days earlier...
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Switz City man pleads guilty to child porn, voyeurism
(Local News ~ 02/19/07)
A Switz City man who was arrested last year on child molestation, child exploitation, child pornography and voyeurism charges has recently agreed to plead guilty to possession of child pornography and voyeurism -- both class D felonies. John T. Laughlin is scheduled to appear and plead guilty to both charges in the Greene County Superior Court on March 30 at 1:30 p.m...
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Steven Keith Eslinger
(Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
Steven Keith Eslinger, 23, of Vicksburg, died this morning, Feb. 19, 2007. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel and will be posted later today at www.welchcornett.com.
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Ruth Pauline Flater
(Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
Ruth Pauline Flater, 86, of Linton, passed away Saturday, Feb.17, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital. She was born in Iowa, on Aug. 31, 1920, to George and Ida (Olson) McGinnis. She married Raymond L. Flater on Sept. 10, 1944. A homemaker, she attended Glenburn Methodist Church...
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Stanley H. "Tuffy" Gilbert
(Obituary ~ 02/19/07)
Stanley H. "Tuffy" Gilbert, 71, of Lewis, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born May 16, 1935. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a retired coal miner and roofer. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Gilbert; one daughter, Whitney Gilbert of Lewis; and two brothers, Sam Gilbert and Jack Gilbert, both of Lewis...
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White River Valley pulls away from Union (Dugger)
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/07)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley turned defense into offense in the second half, propelling the Wolverines to a 60-41 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory over Union (Dugger) here Friday night. After using a 15-4 spurt to tie the contest at 27-all at the half, WRV's pressure defense forced 10 turnovers in the third quarter. ...
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