- Bloomfield boys youth hoop camp (Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
- Bloomfield youth volleyball camp (Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
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Girls cross country practice set
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
New Linton-Stockton girls cross country coach Bill Doyle will conduct the first practice of the season on Monday, July 30 at 7 p.m. at Humphreys Park. Runners are reminded that athletic physicals need to be completed prior to the first practice.
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BHS runners start Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
Caleb Dunkerly, the new junior high and high school boys and girls cross country coach at Bloomfield, would like to remind Cardinal runners that practice will start at 7 p.m. Monday. Athletes must bring a complete physical form to be able to participate...
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Tom Jones scramble
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The Tom Jones Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 26 at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Cost is $25 for cart pass members, $38 for members of PHGC and $55 for non-members. Lunch will be provided. Prizes will be awarded to top two teams. There will be hole prizes and other prizes available...
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Junior Rex tryouts
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The Terre Haute Junior Rex will host tryouts for their 2013 14U travel baseball team at Indiana State University's Sycamore Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 12. Players need to attend either date between the hours of 12:30 and 2 p.m. Any player who will be 14 years old on April 30, 2013, is eligible...
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Miners begin Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
Linton-Stockton boys tennis coach Brad McKinney will be having his first practice for the 2012 season at 4 p.m. Monday at the city park courts. Players should have a completed physical form on file in the office before being eligible to practice. Any questions, call McKinney at (812) 699-0158...
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WRV cross country to begin
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
WRV cross country to begin White River Valley High School cross country coach Andy Davis will begin practice for the upcoming season on Monday at 7 p.m. at the WRV track for both boys and girls. Davis also encourages runners in grades 5 to 8 to attend as well...
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Tennis practice starts Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
Bloomfield High School boys tennis practice will start Monday, July 30, from 8 to 10 a.m. Players must have their athletic physicals completed before they will be permitted to practice.
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WRV tennis starts Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/12)
White River Valley High School boys tennis coach Roger Maryfield would like to remind players that practice will start Monday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Players have to have a complete physical form on file in the high school office to be able to participate...
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WRV Open
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
White River Valley Jr/Sr High School will once again host its annual open golf tournament. It will take place Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. Registration is set for 6:30 a.m. with a shotgun start to follow at approximately 7:30 a.m...
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Softball tryouts
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The Indiana Terror Travel Softball will be holding tryouts at Terre Haute Miss Softball America, 1050 W. Jones Dr., Terre Haute on Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 19. Girls are encouraged to tryout both days. Please come dressed appropriately and with all equipment...
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Tribe tryout information
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The Indiana Tribe Fastpitch Softball organization based in Linton will be having open tryouts for their 8U, 10U and 12U teams in August. These tryouts will take place at the Linton softball diamonds behind Linton-Stockton High School. Players may try out for an older age group if they desire, but the Indiana Tribe encourages them to try out for their own age group as well...
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Golf scramble Aug. 4
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The seventh annual Bart Burris Memorial Golf scramble is set for Saturday, Aug. 4 at Hidden Hills Golf Course. This is a fund raiser for Bart Burris Eastern Greene Football Scholarship Fund. There will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Cost is $50 per person or $200 per team...
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Clover tryouts
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
Clovers Softball will be having tryouts on Saturday, Aug. 11 at Northside Diamonds in Bloomfield. Times for tryouts are as follows, 12U and 16U from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; 10U and 14U from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 8U from noon to 1:30 p.m. There will be a make-up date for those who cannot attend on Aug. 11 at Odon Park on Sunday, Aug. 12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for all age groups...
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Summer reading program at Eastern
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
Students and adults attended the "Be a Gold Medal Reader" summer reading program at Eastern Greene Elementary. The Summer Olympics theme was part of the program. Each week a sports related story was shared and crafts were made supporting various Olympic sports. ...
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Bloomfield School District switches insurance policy
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees voted to switch from Indiana Insurance to a new policy with First Security Insurance in Bloomfield to cover liability, property, casualty, automobile, and workmen's compensation insurance. Superintendent Dan Sichting said a huge increase in deductibles for workmen's compensation and earthquake coverage -- which alone jumped from $50,000 to $2.9 million -- sparked the initial discussion to change the school's insurance provider...
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Youth football camp sign-up Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/12)
The Linton -Stockton Miner coaching staff will host their annual youth camp, the first three Saturdays in August from 10 a.m. until noon on Aug. 4, 11 and 18. Children in K-6 are invited to participate. Cost is $10 per child and everyone who signs up will receive a camp T-shirt...
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Sullivan retires after 31 years in the L-S classrooms
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
Kay Sullivan still wasn't certain what she'd do a day before she submitted her retirement letter Monday. "I cried," she admitted frankly. "I didn't even know Sunday night what I was doing yet." Sullivan recovered from an aneurysm sustained last year. That sidelined her briefly from her work teaching seventh grade language arts at Linton-Stockton Junior High School, but until this week her return was possible...
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Wall says public intoxication incident was a 'lapse in judgment'
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley School Superintendent Layton Wall says he takes full responsibility for what he called a "lapse in judgment" that led to his arrest for public intoxication last November outside an Indianapolis hotel. Wall was attending a school-related convention at the Westin Hotel and planned to spend the night...
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Indianapolis public intoxication arrest of WRV superintendent to be discussed in Tuesday executive session
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
SWITZ CITY -- The future employment of White River Valley Superintendent Layton Wall will be the subject of a called executive session by the WRV Board of School Trustees on Tuesday evening. The executive session, which is closed to the public, is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the administrative center...
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Four WRV administrators receive contract extensions
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees extended the contracts of four administrators Thursday night, but it was not by a majority vote on two of them. The contracts of junior-senior high school principal Lee Ann Engelhardt and Worthington Elementary School Principal Jill Staggs were extended to 2014 by a 7-0 vote...
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David Allen Barker
(Obituary ~ 07/27/12)
David Allen Barker, 72, of Canyon Lake, Texas was born Nov. 10, 1940 in Indianapolis, Ind. and passed away on July 24, 2012. He is survived by his father Dwight Barker; wife Blynda Barker; daughter Lisha Barker; son Barry Barker; two step-sons, Jake and Jason Hammons; two brothers Tim and Bill Barker; one sister Susan Barker-Clem; eight grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and loving friends...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/27/12)
Saturday, July 28 Sunday, July 29 Monday, July 30 Tuesday, July 31 Wednesday, Aug. 1 Thursday, Aug. 2 Lyons Senior Center will host the Country Travelers Band from 4 to 8 p.m. A dinner of homemade chicken and noodles will be available by donation only...
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WRV grad escapes serious injuries swerving to avoid deer in Owen County
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
A 2012 White River Valley graduate had a close call with a deer Thursday, flipping her car and ending up airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis with potential neck injuries. However, her stepbrother now says Karrie Wicker, 18, escaped the afternoon accident in Morgan County with only bumps and bruises, and was expected to be released Friday...
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Police and Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/27/12)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for July 26 included: One trespassing case; one illegal burn; one follow-up investigation; one report of vandalism; one report of a prowler; two theft cases; one motor vehicle theft; and four traffic stops...
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City of Linton puts council redistricting on the map
(Local News ~ 07/27/12)
For the first time in perhaps as long as 30 years, the Linton's City Council district maps have been redrawn. Now, the revised council districts must be discussed at a public hearing, then put to a vote by the Linton City Council. That session will likely be accompanying August's regular council session, slated for Aug. 13, City Attorney John Rowe said earlier this month...
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