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Bloomfield clerk assaulted
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
Bloomfield Officer Kenneth Tharp is continuing his investigation into a battery case at the Picnic Basket in Bloomfield on Wednesday at 11 p.m. According to Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade, a 17-year-old male and 19-year-old male entered the convenience store. They began harassing clerk Angie Lehman. According to police reports, they also pushed and shoved her...
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Linton frosh defeat Lincoln in volleyball
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
Linton-Stockton's freshmen volleyball team opened the season with a 21-15, 21-11 victory over host Vincennes Lincoln Wednesday night. "We got started off pretty slowly," said L-S coach Jill Flater. "For most of the girls who don't play JV, this was their first match. Hopefully this was first game jitters...
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Miners face Sullivan in football
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
As far as football rivalries, few are bigger for Linton-Stockton that Sullivan. Certainly none have taken place any longer for the Miners. The series dates back to 1908, and probably as early as 1897, although nothing has ever been confirmed. For current L-S football coach Steve Weber, he remembers his first game on the sidelines as a Miner assistant...
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WRV holds off North Daviess in tennis
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
White River Valley boys tennis coach Scott Allan said he would be shifting his lineup throughout the season to take advantage of matchups. Allan's strategy almost cost the Wolverines, who defeated host North Daviess 3-2 in a high school match Wednesday...
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Tour of Milan worth the trip
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
MILAN ---- It is a bit ironic that Terry Wullenweber was not born when the Milan Indians were in their heydays, going to the Final Four in 1953 and winning the boys basketball state championship in 1954 when Bobby Plump hit what has became the legendary game-winning shot to beat Muncie Central 32-30...
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Student, teacher step back in time
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
Stepping back in time and enjoying our country's rich history has become a source of entertainment for a Linton Stockton teacher and student. Charla Byers and seventh grader Ethan Brewer are both members of the First German 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. They participate in civil war re-enactments in Indiana and Kentucky. They have been to Harford City, Billie Creek Village, Corydon, Lexington, Ind., Georgetown, Ky., and Sacramento, Ky...
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Linton-Stockton Elementary School taking aim at poor reading skills
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
There are things some of us take for granted each day. We get up in the morning, eat breakfast, go to school or work, then come home for an evening with our families. What if you needed to find another job, but couldn't read well enough to fill out an application?...
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Dr. Ridge says use precautions against mosquitoes
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
DAILY CITIZEN STAFF WRITER With more cases of West Nile Virus showing up in Indiana, Greene County Health Officer Dr. Fred Ridge is urging people to take some common-sense steps to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes. Thus far, five people in Indiana have been tentatively identified as having West Nile Virus. Nationwide, there have been 16 human deaths caused by WNV since 1999...
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Linton woman lives life to the fullest after implant
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
"Reborn." That is how Phyllis Miller of Linton describes the dramatic change in her life after a cochlear implant in her ears two years ago enabled her to hear. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted device that provides hearing sensation to people with severe to profound hearing loss who do not benefit from hearing aids. ...
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Woman charged in death of man following 2001 accident
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Karen Asam, 42, has been charged in the death of Roy D. Polmanter, 40 of Bloomfield. Asam has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, a class C felony. She also faces charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury...
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Man charged with molesting 13 year old
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- An illegal alien that worked at a restaurant in Bloomfield has been charged with child molesting in Greene Superior Court. According to a probable cause report filed by Julie Martin, investigator for the Greene County Prosecutor's office, Riamiro Peroz, 20, molested a 13-year-old girl at his house in Bloomfield over spring break earlier this year...
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Adult soccer starts Thursday, Sept. 5
(Local News ~ 08/29/02)
Open adult soccer is scheduled for every Thursday starting Sept. 5 at the First Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. on the northwest field. All adults over age 18 who are not currently playing in the GCSA recreational league are invited to play. For more information, call 847-BALL...
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