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If you're out of town, ill, you can still vote
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The incumbents in the May 7 primary election don't have much opposition and there are some really good sales at the mall, so you think you'll go to the 12-hour sales event and skip voting. There is actually a way you can vote and still hit the bargains. Two words for you: Absentee voting...
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Ronald Dean Robertson
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
RILEY ---- Ronald "Ron" Dean Robertson, 42, of Riley, passed away at 7:15 p.m., April 19, 2002 at his residence. Born July 7, 1959, in Monroe County, he was the son of Robert E. and Stella M. (Hodge) Robertson Sr. He was a self-employed general contractor. He was a member of Abate of Indiana and was of the Christian faith...
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Angela Ann Lace
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
LYONS ---- Angela Ann Lace, 81, of Lyons, passed away at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, April 21, 2002, at her residence. Born Sept. 24, 1920, in Linton, she was the daughter of James P. and Julia Ellen (Meurer) Chopas. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Lyons United Methodist Church and Women's Social and Benevolent Club...
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Fish sets school golf record in TRC win
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Tim Fish set a school-record with a six-under par 65, one of four Miners to earn all-Tri-River Conference honors, as Linton-Stockton won its fourth consecutive TRC golf championship at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton Saturday. The Miners were first with a total of 301. North Central was second with a 329; Union (Dugger) fired a 343; Clay City was fourth at 348 and Shakamak finished fifth with a 362...
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Shakamak splits
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Shakamak pounded out 11 hits as the Lakers defeated host Indian Creek 6-3 in the opening game of a doubleheader baseball game Saturday. In the nightcap, Shakamak outhit the Braves 7-6, but came up on the short end of a 5-4 score as Indian Creek exploded for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning...
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Lakers now 4-6
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Gibson Southern made the most of two fifth-inning runs as the Lady Titans held off host Shakamak 2-0 in the non-conference softball game at Jasonville Friday night. Valerie Blanton (4-4) allowed just five hits, but suffered the loss. The Lady Lakers will host Eastern today in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference softball game...
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Vikings nip Bulldogs
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
West Vigo scored the game's only run in the sixth inning as the Lady Vikings defeated host Union (Dugger) 1-0 in a softball game Friday. Bonnie Dooley came home on a single by Amanda Payne as West Vigo won for the fourth time in seven games. Jenna Laxton was the tough-luck loser, only allowing three hits. She struck out six and did not walk a batter...
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Lady Cards 5-3
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Jessica Gooding threw a three-hitter to lead the Bloomfield softball team to a 10-1 victory over host Shoals Friday. Catcher Cassie Aydt had a double for the winners, who improved to 5-3. Bloomfield will play today at WRV. Goodman and Aydt; Street and Dillion. W ---- Gooding. L ---- Street. 2B ---- Downs (S), Bauer (S), Aydt (B)...
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Bulldogs pick up first baseball win
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
DUGGER ---- Union (Dugger) scored three runs in its final two at bats as the Bulldogs edged host Washington Catholic 12-10 Saturday. This was the first win in seven games for Union. "This was a great win for the kids," said first-year Union (Dugger) baseball coach Clarence Johnson. "They showed what my belief has been in them all along."...
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Miners take three games
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Linton-Stockton came up with 37 hits, including eight home runs, as the Miners won three games over the weekend. On Friday aftertoon at Dugger, Nick Goodman, Jason Neal and Brandon Parker all hit home runs as the Miners pounded out 14 hits in a 13-2 victory in six innings...
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Linton changes
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
The Sullivan at Linton-Stockton girls tennis match, scheduled for Wednesday, has been moved to Sullivan, according to Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia. He said Sullivan has six courts, compared to three for the Lady Miners, which will allow a junior varsity match to be played...
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Linton fairways to get a new look this summer
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Ever wondered why several fairways at the Phil Harris Golf Course would die nearly every July and August? "Basically it was the type of grass (rye) and disease," Phil Harris pro Bart Beard said. "Plus, we don't have the chemical budget to limp through."...
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Man seriously hurt when his vehicle flips
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
A Shelburn man is in the Adult Critical Care Unit at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following a one-vehicle accident on Lone Tree Road on Friday evening at 5:10 p.m. James H. Young, 51, was LifeLined to Methodist Hospital with neck injuries, according to Indiana Master Trooper Harry Bedwell...
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Grandfather searching for some answers in protest
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A man whose grandson was run over and killed a year ago today was on the courthouse lawn this morning making the public aware he's not happy that Greene County prosecutor David Powell won't discuss the case with him. Wayne Simmons Sr.'s grandson, Michael Simmons, died April 22, 2001, from internal injuries suffered after being struck near his home by a truck driven by William C. ...
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Powell offers his comments on Simmons protest
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
Greene County prosecutor David Powell has learned in his tenure as prosecutor he is going to make people mad. He knows his decisions are not always going to be popular. So the picketing by Wayne Simmons Sr. this morning in front of the Greene County Courthouse did not shock Powell...
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Youth group helps with Habitat project
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Teen-agers usually relax on Saturdays, hang out, have fun with friends. But for the last two Saturdays a group of teens from a Linton church have been wading in mud, carrying 2X4s and toiling outdoors in the elements. The St. Peter Catholic Church Youth Group is helping build a storage shed in the back yard of a nearly completed Habitat For Humanity house in Bloomfield...
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Francis Edward Targett
(Local News ~ 04/22/02)
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. ---- Francis Edward Targett, 91, of Dearborn Heights, Mich, formerly of Linton, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2002, at his residence in Dearborn Heights. Born Feb. 13, 1911, in Linton, he was the son of Samuel John and Myrtle Ellen (Tennis) Targett...
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