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Gallagher says he eluded police at least five times
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
SULLIVAN ---- "I just slept through the day and moved at night." That's how Cecil Thomas Gallagher, in a Sunday morning exclusive interview with the Linton Daily Citizen at the Sullivan County Jail, described how he managed to elude police for the past three months...
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Gregory Alan Miller
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
SULLIVAN ---- Gregory Alan Miller, 51, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, in a truck accident near Dugger. Born Sept. 22, 1950 in Beardstown, Ill., he was the son of Edwin C. and Velma (Chall) Miller. He was employed by Black Beauty Mine and operated Miller's Welding. He was a member of Astoria Church of the Brethren...
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Ileen Spencer
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
SANDBORN ---- Ileen Spencer, 83, of Sandborn, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Jan. 29, 1918 in Horse Cave, Ky., she was the daughter of Everett and Lizzie (Mitchell) Eubank. She was a dietitian for Paoli Community Schools for 11 years, retiring in 1968. She was a member of the Sandborn Baptist Church...
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Jean Kidd
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Jean Kidd, 82, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 at her residence. Born June 17, 1919 in Elnora, she was the daughter of Guy and Sarah Lillian (Tomey) Greene. She and her husband owned and operated Bradfield Landscaping in Bloomfield. She was a member of the Bloomfield First Christian Church, and a life member and past president of the Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary...
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Artis O. Bennie
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
GREENWOOD ---- Artis O. (Clayton) Bennie, 86, of Greenwood, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001 at Indianapolis. Born June 20, 1915 in Linton, she was the daughter of James E. and Lola B. (Robison) Clayton. She worked at the Food Processor for John Sexton Co. for 14 years, retiring in 1971. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, and Capital City Chapter of OES...
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Mary B. Kirchoff
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
EVANSVILLE ---- Mary B. Kirchoff, 77, of Evansville, passed away at 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001 at Americare in Evansville. She was born July 2, 1924, in Terre Haute. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Saron United Church of Christ in Linton. Her husband, Wayne Kirchoff, was a dentist in Linton...
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Bloomfield wins No. 25
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Bloomfield, ranked No. 7 in the Class A volleyball poll, concluded the regular season with a win in three games over North Knox at Glover Gymnasium Saturday. The Lady Cardinals improved to 25-8 with the victory, giving seniors Vanessa Burger, Kara Campbell, Emily Beck, Jessica Trout and Laura Kay Watkins 100 wins in their careers...
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Shakamak takes Eels in volleyball
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Shakamak got the best of Eminence 15-6, 15-2 in a Tri-River Conference volleyball match at Jasonville Friday night. "It is nice to get a couple of wins at the end of the season," said Shakamak volleyball coach Cassie Smith. "We took control of the game and never gave them a chance."...
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Monrovia uses third quarter to top Miners
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
MONROVIA ---- Host Monrovia exploded for 22 points in the third quarter as the Bulldogs defeated Linton-Stockton 29-7 here Friday night in the regular season finale for both teams. "That is a good football team. They are a lot better than a 5-3 (now 6-3) team," said Linton-Stockton football coach Steve Weber. "They beat us in the trenches. We could not run on the ground and were not consistent in the air."...
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Linton volleyball team back at .500
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Linton-Stockton concluded the regular season with two win at home Saturday night. With a 15-2, 15-2 victory over South Vermillion and then a 15-11, 15-12 win over Clay City, the Lady Miners improved to 11-11. "11-11 is not really what we wanted at the beginning of the season," said Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Mike Misner, whose first two teams won a combined 13 matches. "But we did not lose a match to anybody that we shouldn't have...
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Union loses at home to Wood Memorial
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Wood Memorial scored in every quarter as the visiting Trojans defeated Union (Dugger) 42-12, spoiling senior night for the host Bulldogs Friday night. The visitors rolled up 493 yards of total offense, 406 on the ground in 59 attempts. Union was limited to 49 yards on the ground in 28 rushes. Jason LeDune and Brandon Chambers each had 21 yards...
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Robinson advances to cross country semistate
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Breck Robinson isn't concerned with history, just running. The junior became the first female cross country runner at Linton-Stockton to advance to the semistate when she finished 12th at the Bloomington North Regional at Batchelor Middle School Saturday morning...
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Donkey basketball keeps 'em rolling on the floor ... literally
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- They brayed, they sulled, and they conquered ---- their riders, that is. Donkey Basketball came to the White River Valley High School gym Friday night. It was a hoot. Held as a fund-raiser for the WRVHS junior class, and sponsored by the WRV Junior Parents Club, organizer Tambi Craig said this morning the event was a success...
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Pauling's mother happy Gallagher turns himself in
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Friday afternoon Cecil T. Gallagher turned himself in at the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, and was arrested on warrants out of Sullivan County for various charges. Indiana State Police also are wanting to question Gallagher about the murder of his former girlfriend, Paula Pauling on July 18. Gallagher had been on the run since the murder...
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Two area men killed in separate accidents
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Two area men were killed in separate automobile accidents over the weekend. A Bloomfield man was killed Saturday night in a one-vehicle accident near Hobbieville, while a rural Dugger man was killed Friday afternoon west of Dugger on State Road 54...
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Linton post office employees on 'heightened' alert
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Opening the morning mail used to be taken for granted. It included a cup of coffee, possibly a donut, and chatting with coworkers. But not anymore. Sept. 11 has changed our lives forever, including the way we open our mail. Three new cases of anthrax were confirmed over the weekend, bringing the total to 12 around the nation who either have anthrax or have been exposed to it...
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Harley F. Lucas
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Harley F. Lucas, 89, passed away at 2:55 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Sept. 24, 1912 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Pearly Francis and Sylvia Bell (Snider) Lucas. He previously worked for Recipe/Doxee Foods for 25 years and was a self-employed farmer. He retired in 1974. He was a member of the Friendly Grove Baptist Church in Lewis...
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