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Library to remember Sept. 11
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Next week will mark one year since the horrific tragedies of 9/11 that literally devastated Americans. Many lost loved ones, homes, and jobs and in one way or another. This day changed all of our lives forever. It woke us all up in many ways; it sharpened our patriotism for this great country in which we live and we are still feeling the effects of our shaken economy...
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Bicknell chief gives Sandborn council some advice
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
SANDBORN ---- Bicknell police chief Geof Chambers visited the Sandborn Town Council on Thursday night and advised it on the legalities of hiring a part-time police officer. In answer to the council's question of hiring a Bicknell policeman to patrol part-time in Sandborn, Chambers said it wouldn't be a practical solution because of the cost...
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Linton coaching opening
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
There are currently six coaching positions open in the boys basketball program in the Linton-Stockton School Corporation. They include eighth grade coach (1); seventh grade coach (1); sixth grades coaches (2); fifth grade coaches (2) Please contact varsity coach Gene Hall at 847-8754 and he will send you an information sheet outlining the role and responsibilities of each position...
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Eastern drops two
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
In its season opener, Eastern's seventh grade volleyball team lost a 21-18, 21-15 decision to Clay City. In the eighth-grade contest, Clay City also won by scores of 21-15, 21-14.
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WRV loses two in cross country
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
White River Valley Junior High lost two cross country races with Owen Valley Wednesday. In the boys event, Owen Valley won with 25 points and WRV amassed a team score of 30. Ben Baker was WRV's top finisher. His time of 13 minutes, 14 seconds was good for second place...
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Sullivan dumps Cardinals
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Bloomfield let another opportunity to win slip away, losing a 21-12, 19-21, 13-21, 21-18, 15-6 decision to host Sullivan Thursday. BHS was just three points away from the victory, leading 18-17 and on serve in the fourth game. But a missed served opened the door as the Lady Arrows scored the last four points, forcing a deciding fifth game...
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WRV tops Shakamak in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
JASONVILLE ---- White River Valley volleyball coach Becky Borter has been waiting for her Lady Wolverines to play up to their potential. She said they took steps in that direction with a 21-19, 21-10, 21-9 win over host Shakamak here Thursday night...
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Lady Bulldogs remain undefeated in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Union (Dugger), ranked No. 4 in Class A, continued its best start in school history after a 21-6, 21-7, 21-10 victory over visiting Eastern Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs won for the 10th time with a loss, shattering the 7-0 start by the 1997. Union is now 2-0 in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference...
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Alta Ballou
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
SULLIVAN ---- Alta Ballou, 84, of Sullivan, passed away today, Sept. 6,2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Dec. 31, 1917, in Indiana. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Helen Ballou of Troy, Mich., and William and Margaret Ballou of Canton, Mich...
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Karen Kay Bynum
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Karen Kay (Schantz) Bynum, 46, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 17, 1955 in Linton, she was the daughter of Jimmie and Betty (Rollison) Schantz. She was a former Greene County teacher and coach. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church, and Tri Kappa of Bloomington...
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Helen Louise Andrew Sparks
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
EL PASO, Texas ---- Helen Louise Andrew Sparks, 86, of El Paso, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2002, at El Paso, Texas. Born March 2, 1916, in Worthington, she was the daughter of Arville Lee Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. She retired as an executive for Southwestern Bell after 36 years of service. She graduated from Worthington-Jefferson High School in 1934...
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Youth as Resources Located in Greene County's Volunteer Connection
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Youth as Resources (YAR) is a community-based program that provides small grants to young people, to allow them to design and carry out projects which address social problems and contribute to community changes. Greene County's YAR is part of Volunteer Connection, which is located in the former Linton Variety Store. Support for this program has been provided through Lilly Endowment CAPE Grant funds...
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Local archers fare well
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Five area archers who train at Willow Point Archery, located north of Linton, competed at the World Champion Bow Shoot at Snow Shoe Mountain, W.Va., in August. And they're now considered among the best in the world. Justin Rogers, Ridge Inman, Jim Sullivan, Cody Shake and Tina Lawrence all took prizes in their class...
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Odon facility expands
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
ODON ---- Pliant Corporation, one of North America's leading producers of value-added plastic films and flexible packaging products, announces the expansion of their Odon facility. The building dedication took place Thursday morning. The Odon facility currently manufactures co-extruded barrier packaging film for cookie, cracker and cereal boxes and pizza overwrap products. ...
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Linton to fine-tune new system
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Over the next several months, the City of Linton will be fine-tuning a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program to better manage infrastructure assets in the community. In the strictest sense, GIS is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information and data identified according to their locations. ...
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Sept. 11 events
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES MARKING "ONE YEAR LATER" SEPT. 11, 2001 - SEPT. 11, 2002 Sept. 8 10:30 a.m., a 9-11 remembrance service at Jasonville Assembly of God. Special invited guests will be local police officers and firefighters, who will be honored for their service to the community. On Wednesday, the Jasonville Assembly of God will host a Candlelight Prayer Vigil in the church parking lot...
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Fire destroys home Thursday
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
The Linton Fire Department was called to two separate house fires Thursday afternoon. One of the houses in Linton sustained serious damage and one, the home of Mark Kaiser of rural Linton, was destroyed. Lonnie Eberhardt, assistant chief, said his department was called to the Kaiser home on County Road 350N at about 4:15 p.m...
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Rose thanks Linton board for its work
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
It was an emotional moment for Doug Rose on Thursday night. In what was billed as a budget adopting meeting of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees was overshadowed by Rose's resignation as superintendent. Though Rose officially announced in The Daily Citizen earlier this week that he had accepted the superintendent's job at the Vincennes Community School Corporation, his resignation Thursday made the process complete...
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Bloomfield man faces intimidation, other charges
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Bloomfield man who lead a Greene County Sheriff's Deputy on a chase Aug. 31 is now facing five criminal charges. Michael V. O'Neall, 21, is facing charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner that endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 gram of alcohol but less than .15 gram of alcohol in blood or breath, resisting law enforcement and intimidation...
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Wreck sends man to hospital
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Roads 54 and 59 on Thursday morning sent a Linton man to the Greene County General Hospital. Michael Boyll, 51, was traveling westbound on State Road 54 when his car was struck by a vehicle driven by Sharon Danley, 63 of Jasonville...
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Two inmates returned to Sullivan jail
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
Two down, two to go. Two of the four men who escaped from the Sullivan County Jail after midnight Tuesday have been captured. The two were back in the jail by 6 p.m. on Thursday. Daniel Brian Burch, 23, of Robinson, Ill., was found at Prairie Creek Park in Vigo County by Indiana State Police, according to a Sullivan County Sheriff's Department spokesperson...
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Man injured putting out fire at prison
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
An officer at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility at Carlisle was taken to Sullivan County Community Hospital on Thursday where he was treated for smoke inhalation after dousing a fire in a cell. Rich Larsen, spokesperson for the WVCF, said the officer, Sgt. ...
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WRV board hears update on 2003 budget
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- The 2003 Capital Projects Fund and Bus Replacement Fund were approved by the White River Valley Board of School Trustees during a special meeting Thursday night. A hearing was held on the 2003 budget. The 2003 budget is $8,696,139, which is a two percent increase over last year's budget...
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Hilda I. Wooten
(Local News ~ 09/06/02)
ALLEGAN, Mich. ---- Hilda I. Wooten, 80, of Allegan, Mich., passed away Friday, Aug. 30, 2002, in Kalamazoo, Mich. Born April 25, 1922, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Fern (Emery) Saladin. She worked for over 17 years at Allegan General Hospital retiring in 1980. She graduated from Midland High School in 1939...
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