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James Richard Jackson
(Obituary ~ 02/28/24)
James Richard Jackson, 81, of Evansville, formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh. Born June 13, 1942 in Bloomfield, he was the son of George E. and Virginia (Wildman) Jackson. Rick retired in 1995 as the vice president for Dayton Power and Light. He was a member of the American Legion Post 196 Bloomfield, the Elks Lodge 2120 Rochester and the Vanderburgh EMA. His hobbies included model airplanes and ham radios...
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Wolverines fall to Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/24)
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the White River Valley boys basketball team started sectional 57 play against 1A No. 5 Clay City. The Wolverines saw their 2023-24 season come to a close with a 51-19 loss to the 19-5 Eels, who will now take on 13-9 Shakamak on Friday, March 1...
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Applications open for 2024 Linton Freedom Festival scholarship pageant
(Local News ~ 02/28/24)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce has announced the opening of this year’s Linton Freedom Festival Queen and Princess Scholarship Competition. The Queen scholarship competition is open to any young woman who will be at least 17 years of age and not exceeding 20 years old by June 7, 2024. Entrants must be a current student at Linton-Stockton High School, residing within the Linton-Stockton School Corporation boundaries or a graduate of Linton-Stockton High School...
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MSD Shakamak approves of personnel requests
(Local News ~ 02/28/24)
At February’s monthly meeting of the Shakamak Board of School Trustees, with all board members in attendance, several personnel recommendations were proposed and subsequently approved. One retirement letter was unanimously approved from Elementary Teacher Tammy Morse. Superintendent Jeff Gambill congratulated Morse on her upcoming retirement during his report later in the meeting...
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Sullivan signs with Oakland City University
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/24)
On Wednesday, Feb. 28, White River Valley senior Sydnee Sullivan signed her National Letter of Intent to run cross country at Oakland City University. Sullivan became the first female cross country runner from WRV to sign collegiately since 2020, when Christiane Davis signed with Harding University...
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Greene County Prosecutor releases final statement on 2023 officer involved shooting
(Local News ~ 02/28/24)
Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw has released the findings from an ISP investigation requested by Greene County Sheriff George Dallaire into the officer involved shooting in Greene County on July 19, 2023 which culminated in the death of a Bloomfield man, 33-year-old Jade R. Remick...
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Greene County Master Gardeners scholarship applications open until April 19
(Local News ~ 02/28/24)
The Greene County Master Gardeners are awarding two $500 scholarships to high school seniors or college students who are interested in furthering their education in the areas of horticulture, agriculture, gardening, plant study or plant management at a college...
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Popular Eastern Greene MS event packs the house
(Local News ~ 02/28/24)
The annual Eastern Greene Middle School Lip Sync Battle, held since 2015 in the school’s Toby Yoho gymnasium, is an event that has grown every year in popularity. From its beginning in 2015, the lip sync battle has been held to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital...
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