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'Bill' offers a refreshing look at Linton, Greene County
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
Just when you think no one really cares about what happens in your community, someone steps up and does something to change your mind. While walking to my car Monday afternoon after leaving the office, I said hello to Bill (that's not his real name, though his name isn't important). What seemed like an innocent and neighborly thing to do turned into a 20-minute conversation...
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Robert E. Harbin
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Robert E. Harbin, 80, of Indianapolis, passed away Nov. 25, 2001 at Community Hospital East in Indianapolis. He was a machinist for McQuay Norris for 40 years, retiring in 1978. He was an Army Air Corp Staff Sergeant during World War II. He had received the Air Medal for flying 50 combat missions over Europe...
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Jimmy Eugene Bishop Jr.
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
TERRE HAUTE ---- Jimmy Eugene Bishop Jr., six weeks, of Terre Haute, passed away at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 13, 2001 in Sullivan, he was the son of Jimmy Eugene Bishop and Michelle Dawn (Horton) Bishop of Terre Haute...
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Williams plays for USI
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
White River Valley graduate April Williams, a walk-on at the University of Southern Indiana, played one minute in USI's 84-72 loss to Quincy University Monday night at Quincy, Ill. Williams helped the Lady Wolverines to a 47-7 record the past two years and an appearance in the Class A state finals...
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Union game postponed
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
The North Knox at Union (Dugger) varsity boys basketball game, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed because of lack of numbers, according to UHS athletic director Tom Hiatt. He said that the Bulldogs currently have five players available, because of injuries, illnesses and defections. Union suited up just seven in a 66-61 loss to Linton-Stockton Wednesday...
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Forsyth sets school record
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
Christina Forsyth set a new Rose-Hulman record with 22 rebounds in a 66-42 loss at Mount St. Joseph's on Nov. 21. Forsyth, a graduate of White River Valley High School, raised her team-leading average to 13 rebounds per game. The old record was 19 rebounds by Michelle Eash in the inaugural season of women's basketball at Rose-Hulman ---- 1995-96...
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Linton searching for sixth-grade coach
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
The Linton-Stockton boys basketball program is searching for a sixth-grade coach for its elementary program. The team practices three times a week and has a limited schedule in the months of January and February. If interested, please contact coach Gene Hall at 847-8754...
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Cards, Lakers split
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
Bloomfield's seventh grade boys basketball team jumped to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in posting a 43-10 victory over Shakamak Monday night. Dustin Green (13) and Jordan Mayfield (11) combined for 24 points for the Cardinals. Also for Bloomfield, Byron Royal scored eight points, Alex Allman, Sam Bates, Adam Hacker, Tyler Nickless and Logan Williams all scored two apiece and Blake Byers added one...
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WRV tops Clay City to improve to .500 mark
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley scored 20 of the first 24 points and ended with an 14-2 spurt as the host Lady Wolverines defeated Clay City 47-36 here Monday night. "We got off to a good start offensively and then it was like we quit playing," said WRV girls basketball coach Joe Pigg, whose Lady Wolverines improved to 3-3, 1-1 in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference...
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Lakers can't find the basket against Vikings
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
Barr-Reeve outscored Shakamak in three of four quarters as the visiting Lady Vikings defeated the host Lady Lakers 55-40 in a non-conference girls basketball game Monday night. Nicole Fougerousse paced Shakamak, losers of two straight to drop to 2-2, with 25 points, including two 3-pointers. But no other Lady Laker scored more than six points...
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Tharp scores career-high 24 points
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
Katie Tharp scored a career-high 24 points for Linton-Stockton but the Lady Miners came up on the short end of a 67-51 score to Eminence at home Monday night in a Tri-River Conference girls basketball game. Tharp connected on 8 of 11 free throws as the Lady Miners (1-5, 0-1 in the TRC) finished 12 of 24 at the line...
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DNR confirms 'boom' came from Kindill
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
An official with the Department of Natural Resources office in Jasonville has confirmed that a loud boom heard as far away as Linton on Nov. 13 was what is called an "air blast" from Kindill Mine near Dugger. Tim Taylor of the DNR explained that such blasts make more noise than usual, as they go more upward instead of outward...
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Crimestopper tips have led to arrests
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
If you are out and you see a crime being committed, no matter how big or small, who are you going to call? Crimestoppers. Crimestoppers of Greene County is an anonymous tip line for residents to help local police catch criminals and lower crime in the area. Tips which lead to arrests are eligible for cash rewards...
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Public offers opinions on Cine' project
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
What to do with the old Cine' theater in downtown Linton, funding needed for renovations, and what citizens want to see done with it were all discussed in Linton City Hall on Monday night. No one came up with a definitive answer on what to do with the vintage brick building, but the solutions all seemed to boil down to two main ingredients: Money and commitment...
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John D. Flynn
(Local News ~ 11/27/01)
ODON ---- John D. Flynn, 78, of Odon, passed away a 7:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born April 21, 1923 in Bedford, he was the son of Orville and Frona (Crook) Flynn. He worked at Bedford Foundry and Machine Company, then at Crane NSWC as a quality assurance inspector, retiring in October 1974. ...
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