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Sandhill Cranes return to area
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Thousands of Sandhill Cranes have converged on parts of Greene County in the past couple of weeks -- a welcome stop-over in their northern trek after wintering in southern Georgia and central Florida. Every year right around Valentine's Day, even though it's clearly still winter, Sandhill Cranes start feeling "love-struck."...
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Violet L. Stockrahm
(Obituary ~ 03/05/07)
Violet L. Stockrahm, 87, of Tampa, Fla., and formerly of Vicksburg, passed away today in Florida. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Edith Bernice (Faucett) Thrasher
(Obituary ~ 03/05/07)
Edith Bernice (Faucett) Thrasher, 91, of Bloomington passed away at her home in Bloomington on Friday, March 2, 2007. Born on Sept. 26, 1915, in Greene County near Solsberry, she was one of nine children of Rhodolphus and Ada Anna (Hosteter) Faucett...
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Elijah James Walters
(Obituary ~ 03/05/07)
Elijah James Walters, 19, of Linton, passed away Friday, March 2 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Aug. 2, 1987 at Dugger, he was the son of Marty Joseph Walters and Brenda Lynn Ashburn. Survivors include: his fiancée, Jerica Harbaugh; his father, Marty Walters; brother, Jeremiah Walters; grandparents, Richard Baker, Dawn and Barry Miller; aunts, Debra Coleman, Venus Hollifield, Penny Berry; uncles, Barry Miller Jr., Tracy Miller, Tod Coleman, Mike Baker, Charles Berry; cousins, Tod Coleman, Bud Coleman, Patty Riordan, Kelly Rice, Bill LaRoche, Michelle Baker, Mike Baker, Amanda House, Steven Hollifield, Amber Hollifield, Starla Criss, Shane Baker and several second cousins.. ...
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WRV falls short in sectional title game
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Ryan Kamman was holding back one secret weapon in his coaching repertoire until it became necessary to use it. With upstart host White River Valley within one point after three quarters in the Class A Sectional 62 championship game, the North Central boys basketball coach decided it was time to unveil it...
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Rams eliminate Miners from sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
BICKNELL -- The Linton-Stockton Miners saw their season come to a crashing end on Friday night with a 67-58 loss to Paoli at the North Knox Sectional. Senior Logan Tharp scored a team-high 17 points for the Miners, but was countered by Paoli's Drew White with 24...
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LaFever's basket lifts WRV past Cards in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Cody LaFever drove the lane and made a five-foot shot with three seconds to play in overtime to lift host White River Valley to a 43-42 victory over Bloomfield in the semifinals of Class A Sectional 62 here Friday night. The play was exactly what WRV boys basketball coach Gene Hall had envisioned as LaFever used his left hand to dribble by Bloomfield's Ricky Tally, who had been saddled with four fouls since the third quarter...
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North Central needs OT to knock out defending champs
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Ryan Gilman scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, including all four North Central points in overtime as the Thunderbirds defeated defending Class A sectional champion Shakamak 56-54 in a semifinal game here at White River Valley Friday night...
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All-Sectional Team
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
Class A At White River Valley First team Andrew Gilman, North Central Cody LaFever, White River Valley Jared Shelton, White River Valley Matt Woodard, North Central Michael Woodsmall, North Central Second team Logan Chesterfield, Union (Dugger) Derrick Held, Bloomfield...
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No. 18 Butler 67, Loyola of Chicago 66, OT
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- A.J. Graves, the nation's second-leading free-throw shooter, hit six foul shots in the final 53 seconds of overtime to lead No. 18 Butler to a 67-66 victory over Loyola of Chicago in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament on Saturday night...
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Greene County court news
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
GREENE CIRCUIT CIVIL CASES First National Bank of America v. Gerald and Deborah Buckley, Bloomfield State Bank, mortgage foreclosure Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company v. Daniel Cullison and Tooger Smith, complaint MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS GL Adam Smith, Linton and Amanda N. Louzon, Linton...
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Earl Richard "Dick" Myers
(Obituary ~ 03/05/07)
Earl Richard "Dick" Myers, 70, of Jasonville passed away Friday, March 2, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1937, in Linton to Norval and Alma (Miller) Myers. He was a laborer, retiring in 2000. Surviving is a companion, Norma Jean Fulton, two sons, Waylon E. ...
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Betty Jo Frye
(Obituary ~ 03/05/07)
Betty Jo Frye, 80, of Bloomfield passed away at 12:02 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at her residence. Born Oct. 29, 1926 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of William Lee and Lieuetta (McCain) Hasler. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mansions in Heaven Church in Bloomfield and a member of the Mineral Ladies Aid...
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Long-term care seminar scheduled
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Capital Senior Advisor Group, located in Sullivan, will have a long term care planning seminar at Stoll's Country Inn in Linton at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. "We are offering a free educational luncheon with an elder law attorney, a registered financial gerontologist and a registered representative to help seniors develop a better understanding of how the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 has changed Medicaid eligibility," said Connie D. Griffin, marketing director at Capital Senior Advisor Group...
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McDonald's eligibility challenged
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Two Linton residents have filed the needed paperwork to contest Keith McDonald's eligibility to run for mayor of Linton on the Democrat ticket in the May primary election. James McDaniels, of R.R. 2 Box 256, Linton, and Curtis Todd Jr., 389 B St. SE, filled out a candidate filing challenge form at the county voter registration office before noon Friday -- which was the deadline to contest a candidate's eligibility to run for office...
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Colts fans flock to Linton to see trophy
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Hundreds of people braved the windy, cold and sometimes snowy weather Saturday as they lined up outside the Roy Clark Community Building in Linton for the opportunity to touch the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which was won when the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl...
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Eastern Greene wins fourth straight Scrabble state title
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
For the fourth consecutive year, an Eastern Greene Scrabble team has brought the state championship back home. "We won. We are (the) fourth-time state champions," EG Scrabble coach Dinah Fuller gleefully explained this morning. But Saturday's road trip to Indianapolis was nerve-racking, she added. Arriving with only minutes to spare, the team ran from the bus into St. John Lutheran School -- home of the tournament...
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Businesses gather for annual Spring Expo
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Businesses from near and far gathered Saturday to take part in the 2007 Spring Expo -- a Linton-Stockton Chamber-sponsored event held annually at the National Guard Armory building in Linton. Mary Beth Jerrells, manager of the Bloomfield State Bank Linton and Lyons branches, explained that it is a tradition for the bank to take part in the Expo...
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Brown elected new Republican chairman
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
SWITZ CITY -- The leadership in Greene County Republican Central Committee will have a complete new look for the next two years. A retired U.S. Navy officer, who operates a downtown Bloomfield investments business office, was selected Saturday morning to lead the Greene County Republican Central Committee as chairman...
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LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to one fraud, one title check, four information-only requests, one fight/bar, one juvenile delinquent, two utility after-hours calls, one custody dispute/exchange, one public intoxication, one fire/structure, two personal injury accidents, three property damage accidents, one bank escort, one lost and found, two mental cases, four medical/illnesses, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicle/persons, four harassment complaints, one possible intoxicated driver, three theft-others, three disabled/stranded vehicles, two welfare check/concerns, one assist utility to the utility department and one battery. ...
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GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
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GCEDC office move a good business decision
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
It's time to move on. The Greene County Economic Development Corporation office is now moved to the city of Linton and the relocation is not a snub to anyone in any other part of this large county of ours. In simple terms, it was a business decision...
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Candidates face March 23 deadline
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
You've probably noticed the last couple of months stories about candidates who have filed for the May primary election. We do this to better inform voters about the candidates. We also do this to allow candidates to get the word out about themselves...
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If you don't agree with the war in Iraq, please speak up
(Local News ~ 03/05/07)
Overheard the other day in Wal-Mart ... "I guess the only thing we can do about it is pray." This was the response given to one woman from another upon hearing that her loved one was being deployed to Iraq for the second time. Pray, please do, but don't stop there...
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Firefighters battle blaze near Doans
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/07)
Volunteer fire personnel from three area departments battled a residential fire for about three hours Saturday night near the southeastern Greene County community of Doans. Richland-Taylor Fire Department was originally dispatched about 5:50 p.m. to a fire at the James Ferguson residence, located 3.2 miles east of U.S. 231 on State Road 58...
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