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Carla Mae Skinner
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
ODON ---- Carla Mae (Richardson) Skinner, 58, of Odon, passed away Monday, July 1, 2002. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Ted Michael Bennett
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Ted Michael Bennett, 53, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:30 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Fritch fares well on links
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
George Fritch IV of Linton fired an 84 in the Indiana PGA Pepsi Age Group Championship, which took place at the French Lick Springs Resort Valley Golf Course Monday. Fritch IV shot a 39 on the front nine and 45 on the back, tying for 16th place in the boys 13 division...
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Miners lose two to Sullivan
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
Bart Berns can see the forest, despite the trees. It didn't seem to matter that Linton-Stockton's baseball team lost two games ----5-4 and 6-2 ----to host Sullivan in the Southwest Summer League Monday night. "We are now 5-5-1 and all of our losses are to 3A schools," said Berns. "We have lost four games to Sullivan, one to Edgewood and our tie was with Edgewood. Those are some pretty good programs...
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Linton Karting Association results
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
There were six divisions of racers competing in the Linton Karting Association Saturday night at Bakersfield Raceway in Linton. Rookies ---- 1. Ryan Carlisle; 2. Luke Jerrells; 3. Cody Johnson Lights ---- 1. Jimmy O'Neal; 2. Ron Eaglin; 3. Jeff McCammon...
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Man caught with pot in his window
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
A Linton man is facing a charge of possession of marijuana after a marijuana plant was spotted in his window. According to Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald, Linton Officer Chad Crynes was on routine patrol when he noticed a suspicious plant in the window of an apartment at 154 South Main St...
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Dugger completes blacktopping project
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
DUGGER ---- At the Dugger Town Council meeting Monday evening, council member Bill Pirtle announced that all blacktopping was complete. The streets blacktopped were: Coal from Monroe to Short; Short from Monroe to Laughlin; Scott from Short to Second; Terhune from Short to Second; Laughlin from Short to Section; First from Scott to Clark; Fourth from Terhune to Laughlin; and First from Station to Stringer...
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Eastern Greene men appear in court
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Two eastern Greene County men found themselves before Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson on Monday afternoon following separate weekend incidents. Roger Goen, 46 of Owensburg, is facing a charge of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot at a car driving along Tunnel Hill Road, also known as County Road 640 South...
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Odon woman dies at Crane on Monday
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
An Odon woman was killed Monday afternoon while she was unloading a commercial truck at Crane. According to a press release from Crane, Carla Skinner, 58, was an employee of the Crane Army Ammunition Activity located at Crane Division, Naval Warfare Center...
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Worthington signs contract
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
The Worthington Town Council on Monday signed a contract with Worthington Generation LLC to accept wastewater that will be trucked or piped from their plant, south of town, into the town's wastewater treatment plant. For that service, Worthington Generation ---- which is a power peaking plant operated by Williams Energy ---- will pay the town of Worthington three cents per gallon...
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Carnival life isn't for everyone
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
Traveling around the country and being away from home eight months a year isn't something that is for everyone. But for a carnival worker, it's just part of the job. Rodney, Dwayne, Wayne and Virginia James have run James Gang Amusements for 13 years...
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Switz resident asks for help with her ditch
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Switz City resident Robin Ford asked the town council on Monday when the ditch behind her house could be cleaned. Town council president Don Blanton said he would have to inquire and see if the town owned half or the entire ditch, and assured Ford the ditch would be cleaned at a future date...
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A lot of work goes into planning parade
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
If you've never had a reason to wonder how the Fourth of July parade is put together, you've probably never took the time to notice everyone who works behind the scenes. There are many. Really, too many to mention here. The work starts months before anyone is even thinking about the parade and hot and humid weather. The "committee," as the group is called, puts in countless hours preparing and making sure everything goes off without a hitch...
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Gibson resigns as Switz City town marshal
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Once again, Switz City is without police protection. Today, Mike Gibson of Bloomfield who was going through the process of being hired as town marshal, submitted a letter of resignation to Switz City's clerk/treasurer, Carla Porter...
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Fireman to play bagpipes at parade
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
When John C. Smith comes to Linton for the Fourth of July parade Thursday, it will be his first trip to this city. The veteran firefighter is coming to play his bagpipes in the parade. Smith will join the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the parade, in honoring firefighters, police officers and rescue workers, heroes in this country whose bravery was brought to light on Sept. 11, 2001...
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Gregg helps out on front line of wildfires
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
We have all seen the reports on the raging wildfires in Arizona. For most of us, we read the report and go on to the next story. But that wasn't the case for Shawn Gregg. Her husband, Mike, was out there fighting the fire. Mike Gregg is an Indiana Conservation officer from Bloomfield who normally serves the Greene County area. But for the past 18 years he also has worked fighting wildfires. He has taken the wildfire training several times and has seen more than his fair share of fires...
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Renos A. Waggoner
(Local News ~ 07/02/02)
Renos A. Waggoner, 64, of Linton, passed away at 3 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2002 at his residence in Linton. Born Oct. 4, 1937 in Clay County, he was the son of Otho Melvin and Esther Anita (Croft) Waggoner I. He was a retired electronics technician from Crane Naval Base. He was a member of the Blessed Hope Baptist Church of Jasonville; NARFE 1688 of Linton; and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
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