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Girls hurt in go-kart accident
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
JASONVILLE ---- A go-kart accident near Jasonville on Monday evening sent two Shakamak Elementary School students to Greene County General Hospital. One of the students was Lifelined to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. According to Jasonville Volunteer Fire Department chief Don Tribby, Shannon Harris and Kaitlin Jones were involved in a go-kart accident on the property of Dennis and Nancy Jones at approximately 4 p.m...
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Linton street caves in; underground mine may be cause
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
It's happened again in Linton: A street has caved in, apparently caused by subsidence from an old, underground coal mine. This time, it's an approximate 20-foot circle, smack in the middle of 5th St. SW. The street fell in last Friday, and today, the center of the depression appears to be nearly three-feet deep. The area has been barricaded off by city workers...
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Security a top concern for Rose
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
Making a decision about students taking field trips or extended trips out of state wasn't such a difficult task for Doug Rose before Sept. 11. But life has drastically changed since that date. Now, Rose must ponder such decisions a little longer. "I think with everything that's happening in the United States, it makes everything hit close to home. You want to do what's best for kids and their safety," Rose said after Monday night's Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees meeting...
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Linton board members watch news at meeting
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
Members of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees watched some broadcast news at Monday night's meeting. Not Dan Rather and the CBS Evening News, or even the Terre Haute nightly news. They watched the morning news, as produced by Linton-Stockton Elementary School students...
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The message is loud, clear: Say no to drugs
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
Linton-Stockton Junior High students made an impressive showing Monday afternoon, with about 250 of them walking down Main Street to City Hall. They were taking part in an anti-drug campaign as part of National Red Ribbon Week. Linton mayor Jimmie K. Wright, Linton police chief Keith McDonald, and Greene County sheriff Leon Allen each delivered anti-drug and anti-drinking messages to the students...
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Eastern finishes 7-19
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
The Eastern volleyball team finished the season at 7-19 after splitting two matches Saturday at the Class 2A South Knox Sectional. In the opener, Eastern defeated South Knox 15-1, 13-15, 15-8 in the semifinals. In the championship match, Evansville Mater Dei beat Eastern 15-3, 15-1...
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Eastern announcements
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
Eastern High School will have its fall sports awards program at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 in the multi-purpose room. All high school and junior high athletes will be honored. Eastern girls basketball team will scrimmage Barr-Reeve at home at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. This is one day later than originally scheduled. Admission is $1 for adults and $.50 for students...
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Olga Keck Griffin
(Local News ~ 10/23/01)
TUCSON, Ariz. ---- Olga Keck Griffin 91, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001. Born April 5, 1910 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of August B. and Iva (Wooley) Keck. She was co-owner of Griffin Engineering Corporation in Worthington. She was a member of the Northminister Presbyterian Church, Arizona Press, and Order of Eastern Star...
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