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Boomerang makes learning fun for students
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
JASONVILLE ---- A reading project for a sixth-grade class turned out to be quite an adventure for a stuffed animal. Tammy Morse's class at Shakamak Elementary School sent Boomerang Bear out into the community to find out what is going on in the world around the students...
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Strong winds cause damage
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
Strong winds that swept through Greene County, as well as much of the Midwest, Wednesday afternoon caused some short-term power outages in Linton and Bloomfield and some outlying communities. The wind also leveled a pole barn on County Road 275S, in the Plummer community west of Bloomfield, owned by Tom and Jewel Kennedy. However, the Kennedys' mobile home, which is about 25 feet from the barn, and a second mobile home on the other side of the barn, and a nearby farmhouse, were left unscathed...
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I-69 meeting scheduled for Linton Nov. 6
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
If you have a strong feeling about last week's announcement concerning the five final routes for I-69, then mark Nov. 6 and Nov. 8 on your calendar. The Indiana Department of Transportation has scheduled two meetings for the area concerning the routes. Three of the routes go through Greene County, and a final decision is expected by late next year...
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Bazaar allows sorority to help others with scholarships
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
Each year, for the past 20 years, the women of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority have had a bazaar with one goal in mind ---- helping others. This year, the Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Bazaar is set for Nov. 3 in the Linton National Guard Armory from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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Volleyball preview
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- It takes time to build a program, just ask Oldenburg Academy's volleyball coach Jody Thomas. After winning just three matches in 1999 with five freshmen in the lineup, the Twisters improved to 10-20 a year ago and bring a 24-10 record into Saturday's 11 a.m. regional match at Morristown against No. 6 Bloomfield (28-8)...
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Linton football preview
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
Linton-Stockton football coach Steve Weber knows that a 31-0 victory over North Daviess means very little when the two teams meet in the second round of the Class A Sectional 40 at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field. "They are a tough team," said Weber, whose Miners dominated the Cougars on Sept. 21. "Anything can happen...
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Rev. Melvin T. Rose
(Local News ~ 10/25/01)
Rev. Melvin T. Rose, 64, of Linton, passed away at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001at his residence. Born Oct. 21, 1937 in Cass, he was the son of Thomas Arthur and Goldie Marie (Newkirk) Rose. He was a Sgt. Detective with Linton Police Dept. for 24 years. He served as pastor with area churches from 1976. He was a member of the Pentecostal Ministrial Association of America and Shady Springs Fellowship. He was a veteran of U.S. Air National Guard...
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