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Axe impressed with cooperation during incident
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Roger Axe still remembers that June afternoon in 1990 when a gas tank at the former Farm Bureau Coop bulk plant between Linton and Switz City caught fire. It was a little after 2 o'clock in the afternoon on June 13 ---- a Wednesday ---- when a semi-truck driver was unloading unleaded gasoline into his truck when a spark ignited the fire...
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Dorothy Slinkard
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
WORTHINGTON ---- Dorothy Slinkard, 89, of Worthington, passed way at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Feb.18, 1912 ,in Lyons, she was the daughter of Ed and May (Isenogle) Skomp. She was a homemaker, a member of Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington; and a charter member of WSCS, now known as UMW at the church...
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Betty K. Young
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Betty K. Young, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Oct. 21, 1930, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Dwight and Helen (Perkins) Craig. She was and ordnance worker at Crane NSWC, retired; worked on assembly at RCA in Bloomington for 19 years, and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary, the Sheriff's Association, and the State Police Alliance...
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Pansee R. Isenogle
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Pansee R. Isenogle, 88, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 15, 1913 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Orlando S. and Lilly (Morris) Roach. She worked at the Western Electric in Indianapolis, retiring in 1975. She was a member of the Switz City Christian Church...
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WRV announcements
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
White River Valley athletic director Travis Madison would like to make the following announcements. The fall sports award banquet is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 in the high school cafeteria. At 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, White River Valley will host a girls basketball jamboree. Eastern, WRV and Barr-Reeve are scheduled to compete...
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Miners, Bulldogs conclude regular season Friday
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) both conclude the regular season Friday night as they tune-up for a postseason meeting against each other on Oct. 19. Linton-Stockton (7-1) at Monrovia (5-3) ---- The Miners hope the third time is the charm as they look for their first win in this series against the Bulldogs. Last year, Monrovia won 20-6 at Roy Williams Field and two years ago the host Bulldogs prevailed 32-29...
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Linton undefeated
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Linton-Stockton's eighth grade volleyball team remained undefeated (11-0) after a 15-10, 15-9 victory over Dugger. Emily Gaither was 14 for 15 on serves to pace the winners. Whitney Rager was 8-for-8, Courtney Uland hit on 5 of 6, Kaitlin Fish was 7 of 8, Brittney Bitz was 1 of 2, Tara Lannan 2 of 2 and Mandy Herndon was 3-for-3. Other key players were Katie Sims and Kara Mullis...
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North takes Cards in three games
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Bloomington North came back for a 6-15, 15-7, 15-4 victory over visiting Bloomfield in a high school volleyball match Wednesday night. "They block really well," said Bloomfield coach Susie Schulte. "Jim Thomas, the former IU basketball player, has a daughter who is 14 and 6-0 tall and will be an All-American. She is tough...
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Miners win JH volleyball tournament
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
The Linton-Stockton seventh grade volleyball team won the Bloomfield tourney Saturday by defeating WRV 15-6, 13-15, 15-5 and the host Lady Cardinals 15-3, 15-2. On the day, Linton was led by Brooke Baize who was 33 of 33 serving to go along with 18 total kills, 15 against WRV...
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Church provides shelter at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
In the midst of an evacuation of nearly 250 Bloomfield residents Wednesday night, a Red Cross shelter was set up at the Bloomfield First Baptist Church. The residents were evacuated when a truck began leaking a strong odor on the south side of town. The odor was aluminum dross mixing with water in a truck parked on an empty lot near the former Hord's Hardware Store...
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Lyons council talks about Wellhead Protection
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
LYONS ---- Representatives from Indiana Wellhead Protection visited the Lyons Town Council meeting Wednesday night to discuss the water protection plan. Since 72 percent of Indiana's citizens rely on ground water for drinking water, the Ground Water Protection Act authorizes the Indiana Water Pollution Control Board to adopt rules for establishing protection zones for public water systems...
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Area residents still recovering from Sept. 11
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
It has been one month since our nation was shocked by the horrendous terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. What has changed the most for us? Have our lives been changed by the attacks? For Liz Rawlinson, a senior at White River Valley High School, the answer is yes...
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Padgett named new hospital assistant administrator
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Greene County General Hospital has a new assistant administrator, named to that position Sept. 10. Hospital administrator Jonas Uland said future projects planned by the hospital will keep the new assistant administrator, Randy Padgett, busy. "What we're looking at, in coming years here at the hospital, hopefully what we may be doing is getting involved in some additional projects, services that will require more support," said Uland...
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Three men arrested for stealing anhydrous ammonia
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Three men, including one from Linton, were arrested near Jasonville early this morning on charges of theft and possession of anhydrous ammonia. Arrested at approximately 12:35 a.m. were William Coe, 20, and David N. Pittman, 35, both of Bicknell, and Robert E. Broshears of Linton...
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Disaster averted in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
Nearly 250 Bloomfield residents were evacuated from their homes Wednesday night after residents smelled an odor from a semi-truck with a hopper trailer parked in the south end of Bloomfield. The truck was parked on an empty lot near the former Hord's Hardware Store in Bloomfield. Residents living within half a mile of the truck were evacuated...
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Jasonville family suing Shakamak school
(Local News ~ 10/11/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Jasonville family is suing the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak for what it considers negligence in the injury of their son. According to court documents filed in Greene Superior Court, Berchel J. Helton, Debra A. Helton and a minor child are suing the school for an incident that allegedly occurred Oct. 6, 1999...
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