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IHSAA thinking about changing sectional site
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Greene County high schools, including Bloomfield, Linton-Stockton, Lyons, Switz City and White River Valley, have been hosting a boys basketball sectional annually back to the mid-1920s, with Bloomfield hosting as far back as 1919. But just like Vincennes, Lafayette Jefferson, Kokomo and Princeton to name a few, those schools and communities, once a blaze with overflow crowds, are often silent come the first week of March ---- sectional week...
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Linton man behind bars for attempting to steal anhydrous ammonia
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
A Linton man is behind bars this morning after he tried to make money stealing anhydrous ammonia near Shelburn. Justin May, 21, was arrested by Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies Tuesday night at 11 p.m. at the Royster Clark Co-op. He is facing charges of conspiracy to commit theft of anhydrous ammonia, conspiracy to possess anhydrous ammonia, conspiracy to transport/store anhydrous ammonia in unapproved containers, and criminal trespass...
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Vandals damage Sunbeam building
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
A vandalism investigation that began Jan. 20 has resulted in the arrests of four male juveniles. According to a report filed by Linton Det. Sgt. Duane Collenbaugh, he had been investigating a vandalism report at the former Linton Sunbeam Building. "Duane interviewed a lot of kids and found out that the building had been being used by skateboarders. But it had gone beyond skateboarding and into vandalism," Linton Police chief Keith McDonald said...
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911 equipment up and ready to run soon
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County sheriff Leon Allen told Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday that new equipment to update the county's E911 system will be up and running soon. "The equipment has arrived at the sheriff's department and at the Linton Police Department," Allen said. "It's my understanding that (on Wednesday), Ameritech will proceed with the installation of the equipment."...
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Commissioners adds lunch to agenda
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Greene County Commissioners are adding something new to their printed agenda each month: A line at the bottom stating they may have lunch after their meeting. They're taking no chances. After last month's decision by the Public Access Counselor's office, that commissioners Tom Britton, Dr. ...
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Propane torch causes fire at Allen Motel
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
A propane torch has been determined to be the cause of a fire at the Allen Motel on State Road 54 West in Linton on Monday afternoon. The Linton Fire Department responded to the fire at 12:56 p.m. which was in the laundry room and an adjoining room...
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Linton police want to return items to owners
(Local News ~ 03/06/02)
Linton Police chief Keith McDonald has several recovered stolen items at his department and would like to find the owners. "We have a lot of items here and we want to try to get the items back to the victims," McDonald said. Among the items at the police department are tools, computer equipment, and a portable car heater...
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The numbers 49-48 will always have a significant meaning. They were numbers of motivation for the White River Valley boys basketball team this season, after losing to North Daviess by that score in the Class A championship game at WRV last year.
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/02)
Dusty Kirk said there were plenty of reminders of last year's one-point loss to Cougars. "Some practices, coach (Sean Vandeventer) would put the score 49-48 on the scoreboard and leave it up for the entire practice," said the WRV forward. "It also was written on the board in the dressing room (before the championship game). Nothing else, just the score ---- 49-48. We knew what it meant."...
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