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Sisters remember 'the good, old days' of Linton
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Growing up in south Linton, when Cleo Lawson and Ruth Carmicheal were children, life was much different than today. Now, both in their 90s, the sisters still share wonderful memories of the days when Linton was booming. Cleo, Ruth and their sister, Virginia Duncan, all live in Linton. Virginia, who is in her 70s, is the youngest of the seven siblings, Cleo noted. "The rest of us are in our 80s."...
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Lawrence Kristler
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Lawrence Kristler, 52 and of Linton, passed away today, Feb. 15, 2002, at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Linton Chapel.
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Charles Winston Allen
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Charles Winston Allen, 82 and of Linton, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Feb. 26, 1919, in Greene County, he was the son of Elmo and Mary Irene (Smith) Allen. He was co-owner and operator of Allen's Motel and worked at General Electric Plant for 10 years, retiring in 1986. ...
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Shakamak wins
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Shakamak's sixth grade boys basketball team used an 11-0 advantage in the second quarter to pull away for a 27-11 win over the Clay City Thursday night. Justin Cox paced the winners with eight points. Anthony Witt, Daniel Stevens, Chris Watters and Derick Bennett scored four points apiece and Jared May added three points...
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Linton loses to Farmersburg
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Linton-Stockton's fifth grade girls basketball team dropped a 29-21 decision at Farmersburg Thursday night. Elizabeth Carpenter topped the Lady Miners with 11 points. Also for Linton, Tricia Emmons had four points, Taneal Church, Megan Barnes and Mindy Kurtz all had two points and Miranda Miller added one...
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Linton finishes 7-7
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Linton-Stockton's seventh-grade girls basketball team lost at home to Clay City on Thursday night, 22-15. Brooke Baize led the Miners with 14 rebounds and two points. Brianna Ward added five points for Linton, Sabrina Westfall had four points, and Rachel Bredeweg and Rachael Pruett had two points each...
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WRV-Worthington falls to North Knox
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
White River Valley-Worthington dropped a 23-20 decision to North Knox at Edwardsport in a fifth-grade girls basketball game Thursday night. Rachel Mowery scored 13 points to top WRV (2-7). Danielle Dyer had five points and Kendra Brown added two. WRV-Worthington lost the sixth-grade 38-15, dropping to 1-9...
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Shakamak nurse concerned with students' body piercings
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Body piercing has become a health concern at Shakamak schools, according to school nurse Jane Keys. Keys told the Shakamak School Board at Thursday night's meeting about her concerns for the students. "The problem of body piercing is a health and safety issue. We are seeing it more and more. It is going on from the sixth grade and up. We are also seeing branding," Keyes told the board...
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Judge OKs dismissal of four counts against Hart
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A high school basketball coach and math teacher appeared in court on the same day his resignation was accepted by a local school board. Joey Hart appeared in Greene Superior Court Thursday afternoon in a hearing concerning a petition to revoke his suspended sentence that was filed by the Greene County Probation Department on Jan. 10...
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Borders to run for 45th District House seat
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
A former Jasonville mayor said he was going to Indianapolis today to file for the District 45 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives. Bruce Borders, a Republican from Jasonville, has wrestled with the decision since first being approached by Republican party leaders last week...
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Taylor notices bald eagle, other birds near Switz City
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
A column that appeared in The Daily Citizen last week by Lana Robertson stated that a bald eagle had been spotted between Switz City and Lyons. She asked if anyone else had noticed the same. I received an e-mail from Tim Taylor of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Thursday saying he saw a bald eagle in the same location...
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Bailey wants to remain in Greene County, serving its residents
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
Greene County Commissioner Tom Bailey is saying thank you, but no thanks. Bailey told The Daily Citizen this morning he has been approached to throw his hat into the political ring for a soon-to-be-vacated state representative seat for District 45, now held by Democrat Speaker of the House John Gregg...
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Loren L. Brandenburg
(Local News ~ 02/15/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Loren L. "Brandy" Brandenburg, 52 and of Jasonville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at his home. Born June 19, 1949, in Morrison, Ill., he was the son of Vernon and Edna (Ferris) Brandenburg. He graduated from Chadwick High School in 1967 and attended Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill. ...
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