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I-69 a hot topic in Greene County
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
"Its time to step-up to the plate for Linton and Greene County. This Tuesday, Nov. 6 will be one of the last public meetings for the I-69 routes," explained Bill Morrison, president of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. In a nutshell, I-69 is important to Linton and Greene County...
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William Nelson Suggs
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
SEDALIA, Ky. ---- William Nelson Suggs, 75, died at his residence in Sedalia, Ky., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001. He was born June 30, 1926, in Lynngrove, Ky., the son of Roy and Eujnice (Beaman) Suggs. He worked as a boilermaker for Local 374 in Hammond, Ind., for 36 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War who served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 721 in Dugger and the Scottish Rite in Terre Haute...
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Laura Ellen Gross
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
SHELBURN ---- Laura Ellen Gross, 89, of Shelburn, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2002, at Terre Haute Union Hospital. She was born May 13, 1913, in Staunton, Ind., the daughter of John and Rebecca Tarvin. She was an educator and a graduate of Indiana State University and the University of Wisconsin. ...
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Gearldeane Marlow Hockman
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Gearldeane Marlow Hockman, 85, of Linton, passed away at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001 at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, Fla. Born Sept. 19, 1916, in Clay County, she was the daughter of Charles Richard and Emma Isabell (Reed) Marlow. She was a farmer's wife, and a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Linton...
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Oleka (Wilson) Conger
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Oleka (Wilson) Conger, 89, of Jasonville died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. She was born Jan. 14, 1912, in Midland, Ind., the daughter of William D. and Addie (Flickenger) Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eagles Lodge in Linton and the AARP...
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Dorothy L. Mullis
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Dorothy L. Mullis, 88, of Bloomington and formerly of Scotland, Ind., died Thursday, Nov. 1, at Bell Trace Health and Living Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Greene County, the daughter of John L. and Blanche (Edwards) Combs. She was a homemaker, attended Scotland United Methodist Church and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star...
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James L. Vandeventer
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- James L. Vandeventer, 58, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:20 a.m., today, Nov. 1, 2001 at his residence. Born Jan. 24, 1943 in Linton, he was the son of Lebert C. and Mary Lorraine (Fuller) Vandeventer. He was a sales representative for MMI Products Houston, Tx. He graduated from Indiana State University. He was a member of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church...
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Two men win shooting contest
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Two Greene County men, both longtime firearm enthusiasts, teamed up at a state championship shoot last month and brought home a first-place plaque. Bob McClure of Linton and Ed Michael of Calvertsville took first place in the Team Sharpshooter division at the Indiana Police Firearm Training Association (IPFTA) competition Sept. 16 in Marion...
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Greene County Council learns of options for courthouse
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Yes, Virginia, there is a solution to the space problem at the Greene County Courthouse. Even though county residents have heard about courthouse renovation projects since the early 1990s, Greene County Council president Rod Hasler told the council Wednesday ---- after hearing several options ---- that he was ready to stand behind the Greene County Commissioners' decision...
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Meth bust results in several arrests
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Additional charges are expected to be filed today on two people arrested Wednesday morning after a methanphetamine lab was discovered in a mobile home on Linton's west side. This is the sixth meth lab found in Linton over the past six weeks. Linton police chief Keith McDonald said at about 10:30 a.m. ...
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Switz City project could cost $1.4 million
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Switz City's aging water system may get a facelift if the Town Council decides to go with a recommendation by Midwest Engineering. Brian Bullock and Mary Lou Schnell, both of the Loogootee firm, will be at Monday night's council meeting to explain what they found in a recently completed preliminary study on the water system...
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Linton police arrest man with meth after traffic stop
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Linton police are sending a message to drug dealers and drug users in Linton: Don't get too comfortable, because the department is working full force to find the criminals. Recent busts are proof of that statement. Thursday at 11:42 p.m., Linton officers Chad Crynes and Gary Tannehill stopped Jeffery Scott Bays, 37 and Linton, at the Linton Wal-Mart parking lot on a routine traffic infraction...
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WRV board passes resolution to adopt a higher general fund levy
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- In a brief meeting Thursday evening, the White River Valley Board of School Trustees passed a resolution to request permission from the State Board of Tax Commissioners to adopt a higher general fund levy to the WRV School Corporation...
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Allen given permission to advertise for two new cars
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
BLOOMFIELD---- The Greene County Sheriff's Department will be advertising to purchase two cars and the residents of Greene County will be able to vote on a wheel tax for the county. Both decisions were made at Wednesday's Greene County Council meeting...
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Carlisle bank robbed; suspect in custody
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
The call came out on the police scanner at 10:55 this morning. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Department dispatcher announced that there was a man with a gun driving a Saturn headed south on old High Highway 41. He was described as a black man wearing a Halloween wig and that he was a suspect in the robbery of the First Farmers State Bank in Carlisle...
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Drainage board wants ditch issue resolved
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
Project coordinators for a federal wetlands restoration project in the Goosepond and Beehunter Marsh areas, south and east of Linton, say it's progressing well. However, the Greene County Drainage Board says there is at least one area of contention, over retaining local control over Black Creek ditch, which helps carry excess water from the Goosepond-Beehunter Marsh area...
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Diana Mondary Lynn
(Local News ~ 11/02/01)
SHELBURN ---- Diana Mondary Lynn, 42, of Shelburn, passed away at 9:44 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2001 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Nov. 11, 1958 in Boise, Idaho, she was the daughter of William Mondary and Leta Reed Mondary of Jasonville...
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