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Kinnett enjoys working with horses
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Without a doubt, Hannah Kinnett's favorite animal is a horse. Now a freshmen in college ---- a time in life when many young peoples' interest in equines begins to wane ---- Hannah's commitment remains strong. The daughter of Larry and Connie Kinnett of Linton, Hannah's interest in horses is inherited. ...
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Clay City finishes third
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
In the consolation game of the Greene County Invitational, Clay City outscored Vincennes Rivet 27-19 in the second half to pull away for a 55-43 victory, taking third place. Landon Wellman led the Eels (7-4) with 20 points. Elliot Booe added 10. Jared Bilskie paced Rivet with 16 points...
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Eastern takes North Knox in battle of ranked teams
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Eastern hit three of its last four shots, including a seven-foot baseline jumper by Ashley Cooksey with three seconds remaining, as the Lady Thunderbirds, ranked No. 8 in Class A, defeated Class A No. 2 North Knox 55-53 in a girls basketball game at Bicknell Saturday afternoon...
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WRV routs Union
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Malea Firestone scored a school-record 29 points to pace White River Valley to a 84-21 victory over host Union (Dugger) in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference game at Dugger Saturday morning. Firestone, who hit 14 field goals, broke the old record of 27 points by Ashlee Arthur...
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Truman F. Calvert
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Truman F. Calvert, 93 and of Worthington, passed away at 7 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002 at his residence. Born June 6, 1908 in Worthington, he was the son of Roscoe and Mary (Franklin) Calvert. He was a retired farmer and served as one of the directors on the REMC board from 1958 to 1975. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Worthington...
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Fred A. Jewell, Jr.
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Fred A. "Bud" Jewell, Jr., 81 and of Worthington, passed away, Friday evening, Jan. 4, 2002 at Emery University East Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Born June 17, 1920 in Worthington, he was the son of Fred and Myrtle (Gray) Jewell Sr...
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Ruth L. Russell
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SULLIVAN ---- Ruth L. Russell, 85 and of Sullivan, passed way at 2 a.m., Friday, Jan. 4, 2002 at Centers for Living & Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. Born May 15, 1916 in Carlisle, she was the daughter of Otto and Pearl (Morris) Gibbs. She was an office manager at the Sullivan Insurance Agency, owned and operated by her and her husband for 49 years. ...
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Helen Virginia Hamilton
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Helen Virginia Hamilton, 80 and of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born March 12, 1921 in Kokomo, she was the daughter of Lee Roy and Sopha Marie (Lines) Weaver. She was a homemaker, a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, and Wally Byam Carvan Club, midwest and southern Indiana units...
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Carroll E. Cullison
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Carroll E. "Buck" Cullison, 71 and of Worthington, passed away at 1 a.m., today, Jan. 7, 2002 at his residence. Born July 17, 1930 in Orange County, son of Willard and Harriet (Weaver) Cullison. He retired from Local 841 Operating Engineers at Terre Haute. He was an Army veteran during the Korean War, and was a member of First Christian Church in Worthington...
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Celia D. Kinnaman
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Celia D. Kinnaman, 89 and of Linton, passed away at 12:33 a.m. today, Jan. 7, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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David W. Rooksberry
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
JASONVILLE ---- David W. Rooksberry, 53 and of Jasonville, passed away at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Aug. 30, 1948 in Linton, son of Floyd Junior and Joanna Jane (Thomas) Rooksberry. He attended Apostolic Bibleway Church of Linton...
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WRV comes up short against Eastern; T-birds win third straight title
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- For three quarters, Eastern could do little wrong and White River Valley little right, as the Thunderbirds built up a 17-point lead. But Eastern needed all of those points as the T-Birds fought off a furious WRV charge, holding on for a 56-47 victory, giving them a third consecutive Greene County Invitational championship. Only WRV from 1991-1994 has won more county tournaments in a row in the 32-year history of the invitational...
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Hash picks up his game at the right time
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Tyler Hash picked the perfect time to pick up his game. The 6-5 center scored 19 points, tying his season-high, to go with seven rebounds to help Eastern defeat White River Valley 56-47 in the championship game of the Greene County Invitational here Saturday night...
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Shakamak tops Linton in consolation round
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Shakamak concluded a stretch of seven games in 16 days with a 60-40 victory over Linton-Stockton in a consolation game of the Greene County Invitational here Saturday morning. The Lakers, who are playing without Chris Kosiak (sprained ankle), shot 53 percent ---- 24 of 45 ---- and had three players in double figures...
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Greene County unemployment rate eighth highest in state
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Greene County's unemployment rate continues to be among the highest in the state, it was announced Friday afternoon by state officials. Greene County's November 2001 preliminary unemployment rate was 7.5, the eighth highest in the state. Indiana's overall rate is 4.7, six-tenths of a percentage point below the national average of 5.3...
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Indiana State Excise Police kept busy in 2001
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
The Indiana State Excise Police District 5 certainly kept busy during 2001. The department, which serves 16 counties, recently released its activity report. The department serves Greene, Sullivan and Clay counties. Other counties included in the district are Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Monroe, Owen, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Vigo, and Warrick...
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Greene County considering putting speed-limit signs throughout county
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Will all of Greene County's secondary roads eventually be posted with a speed-limit sign? Will it do any good? During the last half of 2001, Greene County Commissioners discussed the possibility of lowering speed limits on roads which currently are unmarked with any speed-limit signs. Under Indiana law, the speed limit on un-posted roads is 55 mph...
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Linton woman found dead; policy say by natural causes
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
A death investigation and theft reports kept the Linton Police Department busy over the weekend. On Saturday the Linton Police Department investigated the death of a Linton woman. According to Linton Officer Chad Crynes' report, Jim Villain reported that he had gone to his mother, Janice Basell's residence and she was not responding...
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Accident leads to arrest for pot
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
When Greene County Sheriff's Deputy David Drew responded to a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of CR 250W and CR 150S he found the vehicle, but not the driver. Drew located the driver, Scott Stahl, 24 and of Bloomfield, at his brother's residence. According to Drew's report, Stahl was traveling south on CR 250W when he attempted to stop, he slid on the snow covered road and ran into a fence, belonging to Pete Powell, on the other side of the intersection...
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2002 Greene County Invitational
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
At White River Valley Wednesday, Jan. 2 Vincennes Rivet 33, Linton-Stockton 31 Eastern 58, Shakamak 44 Thursday, Jan. 3 Clay City 63, North Central 53 White River Valley 84, Union (Dugger) 41 Friday, Jan. 4 Eastern 57, Vincennes Rivet 49 White River Valley 55, Clay City 50, OT...
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WRV overcomes Eels in semifinals
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley trailed all but 44 seconds of regulation, but led the entire four-minute overtime as the Wolverines advanced to the championship game of the Greene County Invitational with a 55-50 victory over Clay City here Friday night in one of two semifinals...
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Eastern pushed to limit by Rivet
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Vincennes Rivet pushed two-time defending Greene County Invitational champion Eastern to the limit. But with their backs up against the wall, Eastern closed the game with a 12-3 run to hold off the pesky Patriots 57-49 here Friday night in the first semifinal game...
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Bloomfield wins 10th game
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Bloomfield outscored visiting Sullivan 21-7 in the second and third quarters as the Cardinals defeated the Golden Arrows 43-32 in a boys basketball game at Glover Gymnasium Friday night. The win, which upped the Cardinals record to 10-3, avenged an earlier loss to Sullivan during the Wabash Valley Classic on Dec. 27...
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North Central routs Union in consolation round
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Union (Dugger) caught North Central at the wrong time ---- coming off of its worst performance of the year. The Thunderbirds, who were beaten by Clay City 63-53 Thursday night, ended its second trip to the Greene County Invitational on a upbeat note with a 88-37 victory over unmanned Union (Dugger) here Saturday afternoon...
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Janice Sue Bosell
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Janice Sue Bosell, 62 and of Linton, passed away at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002 at her residence. Born May 7, 1939 in Linton, she was the daughter of Dutch and Mary Susan (Morgan) Schmitt. She worked for several years as a florist with May's Flower Shop in Linton and as a dietician at the Linton Nursing Home. She was a member of Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary in Linton...
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