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Group to help Greene County with economic plan
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
When Greene County applied for a $35,000 grant last year from the Federal Economic Development Administration, it did so with the idea of developing a plan of attack for economic development. Little did county leaders know that a few months later Winalta USA would drop from the heavens and land in Linton. With it came over 250 jobs over the next year or so...
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Gary W. Brinson, Sr.
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
AKRON ---- Gary W. Brinson Sr., 64, of Akron passed away at 6.45 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. Born June 9, 1938, in Lagro, he was the son of Wayne Frederick and Marie (Shorter) Brinson. He had previously worked for Rock Shannon's Feed & Grain formerly of Akron for a number of years. ...
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Paul W. Corbin
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
Paul W. Corbin, 84, of Linton, passed away at 10 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at Walnut Creek at Linton. Born June 9, 1917 in Greene County, he was the son of Ellsworth and Lelia (Clayton) Corbin. He graduated from Midland High School. He retired from Correll's Furniture in Linton in 1982 where he worked in delivery and repair. He also worked as a self-employed appliance repairman for many years. Earlier he worked at his father's coal mine, and at the Paul Gambill Store in Linton...
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Johnson hired as Shakamak's basketball coach
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
Lakeland's loss is Shakamak's gain. Those were the sentiments of Lakeland High School varsity boys basketball coach Tim Sirk when notified that his varsity assistant Joshua Johnson was named the new varsity boys basketball coach at Shakamak High School Wednesday night. The Shakamak School Board approved Johnson by a 5-0 vote...
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Linton girls track now 16-2
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
The Linton-Stockton girls track team ran its record to 16-2 with wins over Sullivan and host North Daviess Tuesday. Deadline restrictions prohibited the information from being in Wednesday's LDC. Junior Breck Robinson set a school record in winning the 3,200 meters...
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WRV info
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
White River Valley will have its 2002-2003 athletic physicals from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 at the Lyons Clinic. These will be free of charge (this night only) for next year's 7-12 grade students planning on participating in athletics at WRV Junior and Senior High School...
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Linton man arrested for drinking, driving
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
Linton police Wednesday arrested a Linton man on drunken driving charges after he was reportedly observed by an Indiana State Police motor carrier inspector driving erratically. According to Paul Clark of the Linton Police Department, Raymond S. Freese, 45, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. on Baseline Road after Patrick Riggleman, a motor carrier inspector with the ISP, reported a possibly intoxicated driver in the area of Angell's Shopping Center on Linton's east side...
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Working continues in Pauling case
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
Paula Pauling was found stabbed to death on July 18, 2001 in her mobile home near Jasonville, and investigators are still trying to piece together what happened in the last hours of her life. Investigators and Greene County prosecutor Dave Powell met in an all-day session Wednesday to review the evidence in the case...
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Assessor gets part of her money
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- In a bizarre twist of events at the Greene County Council meeting Wednesday, the price for some reassessment equipment dropped from $279,948 to $195,000. Greene County assessor Donna Meurer has been waiting a year for the necessary equipment to do reassessment. The equipment cost includes software, hardware and training...
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Dugger student gives away his birthday money
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
DUGGER ---- What prompts a 12-year-old boy to give his birthday money away? Kindness. James Bishop, a sixth-grade student at Dugger Elementary School, wanted to help his school raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. That event, which will take place May 3-4 at Sullivan County Community Hospital, raises money for cancer research...
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Linton firefighters' EMT money questioned
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- When the Greene County Council allocated raises during budget hearings in September 2001, members voted to give the Linton Fire Department employees a $200-a-year raise along with the volunteer firefighters in the county. "Their raise was lumped in with the fire departments. ...
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Gaylen Dean Borders
(Local News ~ 04/25/02)
NORFOLK, Va. ---- Gaylen Dean Borders, 71, of Norfolk, Va., passed away Monday, April 22, 2002 in Norfolk Hospital. Born June 25, 1930 in Indiana, he was the son of Glean and Alta (Comstock) Borders. He retired from the U.S. Navy as Master Chief after serving 38 years and was a member of the American Legion...
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