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Shakamak concerned about junior high students
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Shakamak Junior/Senior High School assistant principal Vanessa Hodge told the Shakamak School Board on Thursday night that as of the third nine-week grading period there were 34 students in the junior high that are in danger of not passing onto the next grade...
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Mildred L. Stalcup
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Mildred L. Stalcup, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:02 a.m., Thursday, May 10, 2001 at Greene County Rehabilitation Center. Born May 11, 1921 in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of George D. and Bessie B. (Sigler) Hostetter...
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SWIAC tennis tournament starts today
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
The two-day South Western Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis tournament starts this afternoon at White River Valley. Bloomfield coach Mike Canty, whose Lady Cardinals (5-8) are the defending champs, said it is even harder than usual to predict a winner...
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Swim team sign-ups Saturday on May 19
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Sign-ups for the Linton Swim Team will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 19 at the Linton City Pool. It is open to all area students. Cost is $30 for one child and $35 for family, and boys and girls have to know how to swim. For more information, call 847-8194...
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Witt blanks Cards in baseball
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Austin Witt struck out 14 and walked two as Shakamak blanked Bloomfield 8-0 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Thursday night at Jasonville. The freshman left-hander allowed just three hits to raise his record to 3-2. "Austin threw a pretty nice ball game," said Shakamak coach Chip Sweet, whose Lakers improved to 14-6, 4-2 in the SWIAC. "Bloomfield has struggled at times, but those were pretty nice numbers for a freshman."...
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Linton's baseball team tops White River Valley
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Linton-Stockton inched closer to its goal of 20 wins with a 10-0 victory over host White River Valley Thursday night. The game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run rule. "We would like to get 20 wins, that is our goal," said Linton Stockton baseball coach Bart Berns, who Miners improved to 16-6...
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Lady Miners 5-10 in softball
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Terre Haute South pitching limited host Linton-Stockton to just two hits in a 15-0 victory in five innings Thursday. South scored 10 runs in their final two at bats to end the game after five innings via the 10-run rule. "They are a very good team," said Linton-Stockton softball coach Jessi Martin...
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Lady Wolverines win fourth softball game
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Destinee Brown scattered hits eight to help White River Valley earn a 5-1 victory at Loogootee Thursday in a nonconference softball game. Brown fanned two and walked four as the senior left-hander got the decision. The Lady Wolverines (4-12) will open play at the Clay City Invitational at 9 a.m. Saturday against the host Lady Eels. North Central and Union (Dugger) will play in the 11 a.m. game with the third-place and championship games scheduled for Saturday afternoon...
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Lady Miners lose at home in tennis
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Terre Haute South's junior varsity girls tennis team defeated Linton-Stockton's varsity 5-0 in a match at Humphreys Park Thursday. "This is not what I had hope for," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "We had some decent practices, but our footwork was terrible."...
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White wins for WRV tennis team
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Senior Lesli White came up with a win for White River Valley at No. 3 singles in a 4-1 loss to Loogootee Thursday. White, who played doubles earlier in the season, defeated Mary Hoffman 7-6 (7-2), 6-4. It was her second win at singles as she improved to 5-10...
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Anderson buys Dugger funeral home
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
DUGGER ---- Sherman Anderson, owner of Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Homes in Linton and Sandborn, has purchased the former Alexander Funeral Home in Dugger. Anderson, who has had workers remodeling the building for several months, said the deal was finalized May 2...
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Eastern Heights Utilities honored
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
The National Weather Service (NWS) has honored Eastern Heights Utilities at Bloomfield for 25 years of service as a Cooperative Weather Observing Station. The 25-year award was presented to Larry Ellis by Al Shipe, service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Daily rainfall readings are provided to the National Weather Service, eventually becoming part of the nation's climate history...
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Schneck starts new business
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Linton and surrounding areas have a multitude of horse and dog owners, and they have a new place to buy feed, tack and supplies ---- and even rent a U-Haul truck. Greene County Feed and Supply opened its doors April 13 at 189 West Vincennes Street. Owner Doug Schneck offers a complete line of Graham feeds, whole oats, shelled and cracked corn, sweet feed, Diamond brand pet food, a line of (horse) tack, fly control products, dewormers and more...
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Dealers change owners
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Kramer Motor Sales in Linton, selling and servicing Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile, and Carson-Firkins in Linton, selling and servicing Chevrolet cars and trucks, have both been recently purchased. The new Linton Motor Sales owners (former Kramers) are Terry and Shirley Wiseman of Robinson, Ill., and Roger and Cheryl Hamilton from Concord, N.C. ...
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Hockman convicted of criminal mischief
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
A Greene County man has been convicted of criminal mischief in Greene Circuit Court, and ordered to pay restitution for damages done last fall to farm equipment on the Cornelius Farm in Fairplay Township. According to court records, Matthew W. Hockman, 30, pled guilty to the charge, a class A misdemeanor, on May 8 and has been sentenced by judge David K. ...
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Summerville wins first Tonda Lawrence Memorial Scholarship
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
Some odds 'n' ends as we motor toward the weekend: Lawrence scholarship awarded Linton-Stockton High School senior Erica Summerville is the first winner of the Tonda Lawrence Memorial Scholarship. Summerville, along with her fellow Linton seniors, will graduate May 26...
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Some local contractors receive money from Pizza Hut
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
NPC International, Inc., the company that owns and operates the Pizza Hut restaurant in Linton, on Thursday paid over $129,000 to local subcontractors for construction work done on the restaurant that was not paid by the project's general contractor, Overland Construction...
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Veggie Tales composer/animator comes to WRV-Lyons
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
LYONS ---- Do you like to talk to tomatoes? Can a squash make you smile? Do you like to waltz with potatoes up and down the produce aisle? Some of you may have instantly began humming a tune to go with these words while others are scratching your head...
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Myrtle Agnes Hunter
(Local News ~ 05/11/01)
TOWSON, MD. ---- Myrtle Agnes Hunter, 96, of Towson, Md., passed away at 11:02 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at Towson, Md. Born Feb. 9, 1905 in Putman County, she was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Rozella (Odail) Dove. She was a custodian for Bloomfield School District, and was a member of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall of Bloomfield...
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