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LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: WRV and Shakamak volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
Lady Wolverines dim Lighthouse to open volleyball campaign White River Valley swept Bloomington Lighthouse Christian Academy on the road Tuesday night to win the season opener in volleyball. The Lady Wolverines connected on 59 of 68 (86.76 percent) serves to notch the win. Mia McDonald led WRV with 19 kills and Lacey Walker hammered 11. Caitlin Emmons dished out 30 assists...
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Eastern will open season in Battle of the Raptors
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
The Thunderbirds begin the 2018 season with the team that scored the most points on them last year. Eastern-Greene will host Springs Valley at 7:30 p.m. Friday for both teams’ season opener. Eastern beat the Blackhawks 68-44 last season at French Lick in a game of basketball on the grass...
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Veteran Lady Cards will take court with new coach
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
BLOOMFIELD – A new coach will lead a a veteran Lady Cardinal squad this fall. Deanna Potts replaced Laura Rose as Bloomfield volleyball coach. She said this will be her first job as head coach. “I coached JV over in Sullivan six years ago,” Potts said...
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Virginia Lee Newell
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
Virginia Lee Newell, 78, of Sandborn, peacefully went to Heaven surrounded by her loved ones, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 in Vincennes. She was born in Lawrenceville, Ill. Oct. 12, 1939 to Oliver C. and Lucille W. (Medlin) Culter. She married her husband of 60 years, Karl E. Newell, on July 27, 1958...
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Bids opened for Linton’s stormwater project
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
The Linton City Council saw some promising numbers while opening bids for the Stormwater Drainage Project Monday evening during its regular meeting. First Group Engineering went before the council to read the bids from three contractors at Monday’s meeting...
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Whitney Michelle Snapp
(Obituary ~ 08/15/18)
Whitney Michelle Snapp, 32, of Sullivan, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on Feb. 20, 1986 in Terre Haute, the daughter of Kevin Snapp and Pam Clark Flynn. Whitney graduated from Linton-Stockton High School in 2004 and from Indiana State University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. ...
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Noel proposes joint meeting with Jasonville City Council
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
Shakamak Superintendent Dan Noel addressed the Jasonville City Council during the council’s regular Aug. 13 meeting, wanting to know if the council would be interested in a joint meeting in the future. “We think there are some things we can do together to help make our school and our community better,” said Noel...
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Annual day at Redbird SRA now called Hi-Lift Trail Fest
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
This Saturday, Aug. 18, the Hi-Lift Jack Company of Bloomfield will host its Eighth Annual Hi-Lift Trail Fest (formerly Trail Day) at Redbird Station, located across from Redbird State Recreation Area (SRA) near Dugger. “Over 600 vehicles and 1,200 people are expected to attend including over 20 different off-road clubs from nine different states,” said Hi-Lift sales manager Jared Albright. ...
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Camp Kicking Bear brings families closer to nature, together
(Local News ~ 08/15/18)
An annual free event is in beginning its thirteenth year on Saturday, Aug. 18. Camp Kicking Bear is a free mentoring and outdoor activity program for ages 6-14. The day’s offerings have included an archery clinic with bows and arrows provided, bowfishing, a presentation by the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department, an EMA drone team, Vigo County K9 Search and Rescue, bloodhounds, guest speakers, tomahawks and long-distance shot put...
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Miners come up aces in sweep of Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
SWITZ CITY – Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Scott Vanderkolk placed a serious emphasis on serving during the Lady Miners offseason. And the additional focus on serving paid off Wednesday night. Lady Miner servers drilled 31 aces in a 25-14, 25-19, 25-6 sweep of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe White River Valley...
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Small Bulldog team will strive for gridiron glory
(High School Sports ~ 08/15/18)
A small team has some big hopes this football season. Union has only about 20 players on its roster, but first-year coach Jeff Griffith said they have good attitudes and want to turn things around for the Bulldogs, who finished last year 0-10. He admitted the numbers “won’t help us at all, but as I’ve said in the past, this school has been known for low numbers on the field. When I took on this job, I was hoping for 25, but I thought a good number would be 18 to 25.”...