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Dugger gets a new restaurant
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
DUGGER ---- A Linton couple has opened a restaurant on Dugger's Main Street called The Sandwich Shop ---- although there will be much more than sandwiches on the menu. Randy and Cindy Noel will offer sundaes, hard-packed ice cream, lunch specials, homemade soups, steaks, salads and more, in addition to fresh-made sandwiches...
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Donwood Stockrahm
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Donwood Stockrahm, 88, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:37 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 17, 1913 in Vicksburg, he was the son of Sam and Nellie (McClung) Stockrahm. He worked for several years deep coal mining in Greene and Sullivan counties, and retired in 1978 from Allison Division of General Motors of Indianapolis. He attended Wilson General Baptist Church and was a member of the F&AM Lodge, both in Jasonville...
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Bloomfield, Union play well despite setbacks
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- With apologies to Eastern, who started the season with a 63-44 victory over Owen Valley on Tuesday, and Shakamak, who opens with two games at home tonight and Saturday, the boys basketball season began Wednesday night at the White River Valley Thanksgiving Classic...
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Miners open with win over Union
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- Linton-Stockton hopes that an off-season of hard work will make them a better basketball team, especially on offense. Other than missing 12 free throws, in 20 attempts, in the fourth quarter, Miners' coach Gene Hall had plenty to be thankful for after a 66-61 victory over Union (Dugger) in the second game of the White River Valley Thanksgiving Classic here Wednesday night...
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White River Valley holds off Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley had to call on all of its experience and savvy to hold off Bloomfield, whose only returning starter had spent more time in the preseason on the exercise bike than on the basketball court. WRV, whose lineup has four returning starters, converted three steals into three baskets in a span of 95 seconds midway in the fourth quarter as the Wolverines came away with a 40-36 victory in the opening game of the annual WRV Thanksgiving Classic here Wednesday night...
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Santa arrives in Linton
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
Our country may be entering this holiday season a bit differently than last year, but don't worry ---- the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Linton. Santa Claus, with a lot of help from Terry Gentry, is on duty at his Santa House in the Rotary Mini-Park on Main Street, sacks of candy at the ready. He's been practicing his "Ho-ho-ho" for months, and is in fine voice...
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Autopsies confirm suspicions
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
Autopsy results on two elderly Dugger residents found dead in their home Tuesday confirmed police suspicions: Their deaths were a murder/suicide. Columbus "Buzz" Sisil, 78, and his wife, Lucille, 81, were found dead in their home at 719 S. Section St. around 11:22 a.m. Their bodies were reportedly found by one of their sons...
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Wright bonds out of jail after initial hearing
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Justus Wright, 23 and of Linton, appeared in Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon for his initial hearing. Wright, who was apprehended in Elizabethtown, Ky. on Nov. 14, faces charges of dealing in a schedule II controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of precursors with the intent to manufacture...
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Local merchants looking forward to holiday season
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. (Hey, maybe someone should write a song?) But are shoppers going to be as enthusiastic this year? What does the Christmas season mean to local retailers? For answers to those questions, several local business owners were contacted today, the busiest shopping day of the year...
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Rep. Denbo urges rebuilding of World Trade Center towers
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
Rep. Jerry Denbo (D-French Lick) may live hundreds of miles from New York City, but believes strongly in its landscape and what it means to the rest of the country and world. Indiana lawmakers gathered for its Organizational Day in Indianapolis on Monday, as they began preparation for their return in January to conduct state business...
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Holiday shopping season off, running
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
Depending on your point of view, either the Christmas shopping season began today, or the Christmas craziness did. Either way, crowds stormed the local Wal-Mart at 6 a.m. to take advantage of sale prices, and many more shoppers will begin the search for just that perfect gift this weekend...
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Malcolm M. Steward
(Local News ~ 11/23/01)
Malcolm M. "Mike" Steward, 84, of Linton, passed away at 4 a.m., today, Nov. 23, 2001 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born May 13, 1917 in Greene County, he was the son of Charles Edwin and Cora Ann (Speaker) Steward. He owned and operated Pure Oil Station in Worthington, Moorman Feeds, RCA, Hasler Oil, Light House Station and retired in 1979. He was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, and also was a lay leader for the church...
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