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Lyons family loses house
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
While several Lyons-area residents took part in the dedication of the Lyons Community Building on Sunday afternoon, firefighters were showing their own dedication. Members of the Lyons Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Grant-Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department, were called to a blaze at the Ron McCullough home at 310 South Jefferson St. in Lyons at 1:46 p.m. on Sunday...
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Floyd Stearley
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
DECATUR, Ill. ---- Floyd Stearley, 71, of Decatur, Ill., and formerly of Sullivan County, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 6, 1929 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Fred and Henrietta (Lewis) Stearley. He was retired from Catapiller in Decatur, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War...
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Dollis Louise Sloan
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Dollis Louise Sloan, 88, of Linton, passed away at 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2001 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 23, 1912 in Linton, he was the son of Walter and Margaret (Terhune) Moss. She was a homemaker, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Linton...
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Wilbur (Bill) Skinner
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
GREENFIELD ---- Wilbur (Bill) Skinner, 87, of Greenfield, passed away Friday, June 15, 2001 at Brandywine Manor Health Care Center in Greenfield. Born Nov. 26, 1913 in Greene County, he was the son of Harvey and Caroline (Hash) Skinner. He was a retired butcher at McCuller's Meat Market in Greenfield and Knightstown Locker. He was a member of the Sharkey Pentecostal Church...
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L. Eugene Smith
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
NEW HARMONY ---- L. Eugene Smith, 55, of New Harmony, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2001 in a farm accident at his New Harmony farm. Born Jan. 15, 1946 in Lebanon, he was the son of Wayne L. and Thelma (Starkey) Smith. He grew up on a farm in Zionsville and began his farm business in 1968, farming in the Boone County area. ...
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Truman K. Sims
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
VENICE, Fla. ---- Truman K. Sims, 73, of Venice, Fla., passed away at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 16, 2001 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. Born Aug. 11, 1927 in Elnora, he was the son of Curt and Vivian (Lankford) Sims. He was a telegraph agent for Milwaukee Railroad, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Elks Lodge 866 of Linton; Jasonville American Legion; Lewis Masonic Lodge F&AM; and a former long-time member of Shakamak School Board...
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Academic honors for WRV students
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Fourteen athletes at White River Valley High School were honored recently at the WRV spring sports banquet for their excellence in the classroom as well as on the athletic field. The athletes included Molly Green, Amanda Gehring, Holly Halt, A.J. Graves, Lindsey Hines, Lesli White, Ashley Bingham, Tammy Sipes, Samantha Johnson, Emily Wagner, Jason Crites, Drew Powell, Ashlee Arthur and Zach Sutphin...
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Tournament bowling can be fun
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
I am writing this after spending a week in Florida with Don. We went to Tampa for a family reunion and then to Ft. Lauderdale so I could bowl in the WIBC National Tournament. We had a very nice time, met a lot of new bowling friends, bowled fairly well, and caught up on the family gossip and fun...
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Nate Austin named to South All-Stars
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Linton-Stockton graduate Nate Austin has been selected to participate in the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star series in July. Austin, who posted an 11-1 record with a 1.15 ERA, will be on the South squad as a pitcher. "I am very proud of Nate," said Linton-Stockton baseball coach Bart Berns. "He is very deserving...
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Teen battling back from accident
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Adam Porter's 18th birthday on June 3 was one he'll never forget. He celebrated it in Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Adam spent two months in the burn center at Riley after an April 8 electrical accident at the home of Bobby and Pam Houston, his aunt and uncle who live near Linton, that cost him his left leg...
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Ag program on Linton board's agenda tonight
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
The agriculture program at Linton-Stockton High School ---- or better stated, the lack thereof ---- is expected to be a topic of discussion at tonight's Board of School Trustees meeting. It's scheduled to get started at 7 p.m., following the board's executive session that begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Center...
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Lyons building dedicated as Russell Powers Community Center
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
LYONS ---- The new Lyons community building has been officially named the Russell Powers Community Center. Jay Kaho, Washington Township Trustee, and Mike Schantz, Lyons Town Council member, made the announcement at Sunday's dedication ceremony. Both Kaho and Schantz served on the building committee...
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Freedom Festival run a success
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
Denny Utter and Kelley Strickler were awarded trophies in the Linton Freedom Run 2001 5K run Saturday morning at Linton's Humphreys Park. Utter, who lives in Terre Haute and runs 50 miles a week, finished first in the men's division with a time of 18 minutes and 24 seconds. This is the second time Utter has won the event, and the third year he has entered the run...
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Tank near Marco a popular spot
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
An extremely popular anhydrous ammonia tank sitting in a farm field near Marco drew in several people in three separate incidents this weekend, as apparently its contents were needed for the manufacture of methanphetamines. The tank had been under surveillance by the Greene County Sheriff's Department, at various times, since June 7...
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Bertha E. Yagle
(Local News ~ 06/18/01)
FREELANDVILLE ---- Bertha E. Yagle, 94, of Freelandville and formerly of Westphalia, passed away at 2:35 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2001 at Freelandville Community Home. Born April 2, 1907 in Greenville, she was the daughter of Archie and Oka (Frye) Howell...
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