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Linton police taking part in Operation Pull Over
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 20, and because of that fact, the Linton Police Department is reminding youth that if they drive drunk, the next set of wheels they guide could be a wheelchair...
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Blanche P. Reeves
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Blanche P. Reeves, 93, of Linton, passed away at 11:50 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at Glenburn Home in Linton. There will be no viewing and no funeral services. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif. Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Girls hoop camp set for July 16-20 Linton-Stockton girls basketball coach Michael Riggleman and his staff will be hosting a basketball camp for incoming girls in grades 1-6 in the high school gym from July 16-20. The first of two sessions is for grades 1-3 will take place daily from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Session two is for girls in grades 4-6 is set for 3 to 4:30 p.m...
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Golf Roundup: Linton tops Terre Haute South
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Linton-Stockton shot its second-lowest score of the season to edge Terre Haute South and defeated Union (Dugger) in a high school golf match at Phil Harris Thursday. The Miners (18-6) finished with a 149, one stroke better than South, who had the low medalist as Justin Shuler shot 35. The Bulldogs were third with a 175...
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Edward Jones has a new office
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Edward Jones, the only major financial-services firm advising individual investors exclusively, traces its roots to 1871 and currently serves nearly 5 million clients. The firm offers its clients a variety of investments, including certificates of deposit, taxable and non-taxable bonds, stocks and mutual funds...
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WorkOne helps area students
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Jobs in Greene County aren't easy to find. With the highest unemployment rate in the state, at eight percent, job-seekers, including teens seeking summer jobs, often need help finding employment. WorkOne in Linton, a state-operated agency that provides free services to job-seekers as well as to employers, can help...
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Lyons has a new flower, gift shop
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
LYONS ---- Lyons now has its own flower and gift shop. In December 2000, sisters-in-law Arline Noel and Dolly Fulk pooled their talents and opened the Flower and Gift Emporium in downtown Lyons on Broad Street (State Road 67). The flower and gift shop offers full flower service for all occasions. Noel and Fulk offer flower delivery service in the nearby communities, and for out-of-town delivery use Teleflora Wire Services...
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GCDS recognizes Wal-Mart employee
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Greene County Developmental Services on Thursday paid tribute to a Linton man who has given freely of his time in assisting others. Michael Robertson, an employee of the Linton Wal-Mart, was presented with the Extra Mile Award for Community Service, given by the Four Rivers Resource Services. Robertson was honored for being an exceptional job coach to two GCDS clients...
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Area students to graduate from high school
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
On Saturday there will be many parents sitting in auditoriums and gymnasiums wiping a tear from their eye and wondering where the years have gone. There also will be parents doing a little dance and sighing a sigh of relief. Saturday is graduation day at Linton-Stockton High School, Shakamak High School, White River Valley High School, Union High School, and Bloomfield High School...
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Paoli superintendent praises Amstutz
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
As rumors and allegations fly in Bloomfield over the hiring of Amy Amstutz as the new girls varsity basketball coach at Bloomfield High School, the superintendent at Paoli Community School Corporation wants to clear the air. At Thursday night's Bloomfield School Board meeting, residents of Bloomfield charged that Amstutz had been fired from her position at Paoli...
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Bloomfield names new girls basketball coach
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Nearly 40 members of the public sat through two hours of end-of-school-year business during the Bloomfield School Board meeting Thursday night to get a chance to speak about former basketball coach Paula Fettig. When board president Jack Terrell opened the floor for public comment, he warned that everyone stay decent and he could ask anyone to leave if comments became "derogatory."...
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Walker joins Linton Fire Department
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
The Linton Fire Department continues to grow, but the department is still not up to full staff. "I still have one more position. I'd like to have three guys on each shift," Linton Fire chief Wendell Sparks said. His department is budgeted for nine full time employees, and the department now has eight. On April 10, the department hired Chris Walker, 29 of Linton...
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Rosemary Jones
(Local News ~ 05/25/01)
Rosemary Jones 77, of Linton, passed away at 1:12 a.m., today, May 25, 2001 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, Ill. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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