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Winalta USA's first home expected to come off line today
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Winalta USA was expected to manufacture its first home in Linton today. The Canadian-based housing manufacturing company actually started building its first house in the refurbished former Sunbeam plant on Linton's east side on July 19, according to J.D. Sapara, chairman and chief operating officer of Winalta USA...
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Golf scramble
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The Jasonville Lodge 530 will be having a golf scramble at Boltenwood Golf Course in Linton at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. There will be food and prizes. For more information, call 665-3334.
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Cancer run
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The third annual Hoosiers Outrun Cancer 5K race/walk and 1-mile family walk is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Indiana University Assembly Hall area in Bloomington. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The race/walk is an opportunity for people to remember loved ones and celebrate survivors of cancer...
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Cards 6-2 in tennis
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Bloomfield tuned-up for its defense of the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference boys tennis championship with a 4-1 victory over Barr-Reeve Thursday. The Cardinals (6-2), along with Linton-Stockton, North Daviess and host White River Valley will begin play in the two-day tournament at 4:30 p.m. today. Play will continue at 9 a.m. Saturday...
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WRV extends streak in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- The White River Valley volleyball team won its eighth straight match, defeating West Vigo 21-7, 21-8, 21-12 at Switz City Thursday night. The Lady Wolverines, who are ranked No. 11 in the latest Class A volleyball poll, improved to 9-1...
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Eastern now 4-6
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Eastern won its fourth volleyball match ----against six losses ---- a 21-18, 21-14, 22-20, 21-18, 15-6 decision over Brown County Thursday night. The Lady Thunderbirds finished with 32 kills, led by Hannah Cobine's 11. She also had eight blocks. Kasey Hash had eight kills and one block, Stephanie Turpin had five kills, Meghan Stonier and Jodie Davis each had three apiece and Courtney Hacker added two...
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Union wins No. 15
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Union (Dugger) made quick work of Vincennes Rivet, disposing of the Lady Patriots 21-4, 21-10, 21-9 Thursday night at Dugger. The Lady Bulldogs, No. 3 in the Class A volleyball poll, extended its streak of perfection to begin the season to 15. UHS was 59 of 63 serving, good for 94 percent. ...
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Bloomington South tops Bloomfield in volleybal
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Bloomfield led in every game, but came up on the short end of a 21-19-21-14, 24-22 score to Bloomington South in a non-conference volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium Thursday night. "We were ahead 7-1 in the second game and 5-0 in the third game," said BHS coach Susie Schulte. "We also were up big in the first game. We started off well, but just could not hold it I guess...
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Lady Miners win ninth straight
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Linton-Stockton was able to overcome 20 hitting errors in defeating visiting South Knox 21-13, 16-21, 21-14, 21-11 Thursday night. The Lady Miners won for the ninth time without a loss. "We had too many hitting errors," said L-S volleyball coach Mike Misner, whose Lady Miners are within two wins of matching total for the 2001 season. "Too many times we found the net...
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Numbers increasing for UHS football
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Numbers, or the lack of, have always been a problem at Union (Dugger). And why not? The Bulldogs are the second smallest school in the state to field a football team. Tonight at 7:30 the Bulldogs will host the Indiana School for the Deaf, the smallest high school in Indiana with a football team...
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Rosalind English Porter
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Rosalind English Porter, 93, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born March 25, 1909, in Clay City, she was the daughter of Dr. Raymond A. and Nelle (Slinkard) English...
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Elizabeth Beadle
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
ELKHART ---- Elizabeth Beadle, 81, of Elkhart, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 2002, at Valley View Health Care Center in Elkhart. Born June 29, 1921, in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Garrett and Mabel (Stewart) Raley. She was retired from Whitehall Laboratories in Elkhart in 1985 after 32 years of service. She was a member of Calvary Assembly of God Church in Elkhart, and was active in the church's women ministries...
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Charlotte A. Wise
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Charlotte A. Wise, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 12, 1923, in Arcadia, she was the daughter of Otto and Ruth (Bolton) Langolf. She was a school matron at Bloomfield...
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Eastern splits
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The Eastern Junior High volleyball team split two matches with Dugger Monday night. Eastern won the eighth-grade match 21-19, 21-16, evening its record at 1-1. Eastern's seventh grade team slipped to 0-2 after a 13-21, 6-21 setback. Eastern will play at Bedford Monday...
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Bloomfield favored to win SWIAC tennis title
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Bloomfield coach Mike Canty knows that he is holding all of the aces. With defending singles champion Corey Gremore and twin brothers Jordan and Chad Burnett playings singles, the 2001 South Western Indiana Athletic Conference champs are in position to win a ninth title, since the tournament began back in 1991...
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Girl Scouts honor firemen, policemen
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Eleven little girls from Brownie Girl Scout Troop 96 honored members of Linton Police and Fire Departments with a steak dinner Thursday evening at the scout cabin in Humphreys Park. With parents staffing the kitchen, Brownies, who are 7 and 8 years of age, were excellent waitresses making sure police and fireman had extra helpings of food and plenty of iced tea and lemonade to drink...
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Webelos, Crime Stoppers to help kids remain safe
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
As parents we worry about our children's safety. The increased report of child abductions has also brought safety issues to the front burner. On Saturday, Greene County families will be given the opportunity to learn more about safety and crime prevention during the Child Safety and Crime Prevention Day. The activities begin at 9 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. and is being sponsored by Bloomfield Webelos II Pack 468 and Crime Stoppers of Greene County...
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LDC to publish missing items in Monday's paper
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Are you missing a Dec. 8, 1941 copy of the St. Louis Star newspaper? It proclaimed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. What about letters from the Kennedy family, along with Kennedy memorabilia from 1962? Have they come up missing? Do you think you've misplaced your sports cards featuring Tony Dorsett, Joe Montana, Walter Payton or the Big Hurt, Frank Thomas?...
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Dumpster available to Jasonville residents Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
JASONVILLE---- The Jasonville-Shakamak Homecoming is just around the corner and city officials are offering residents some assistance in sprucing up the city. A dumpster will be available for residents Tuesday and Wednesday and will be located behind the firehouse...
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Bloomfield board adopts 2003 budget
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The Bloomfield School Board adopted its 2003 budget at its meeting Thursday night. The total budget for 2003 has been advertised at $8,570,988. The individual funds are: General Fund, $6,480,838. Debt Service Fund, $1,026,225. Capital Projects Fund, $570,950...
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Linton man charged with murdering his wife
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
A husband has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife this morning at the couple's home on 9th St. NW in Linton. James S. Alexander, 46, is facing the charge in the murder of his wife, Mary Bland Alexander, 49. According to court documents, this morning at 5:01 a.m., Linton Police Officer Gary Tannehill was dispatched to the residence at 330 9th St. ...
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Bloomfield teen arrested for minor consumption
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
A Bloomfield teen is in the Greene County Jail this morning after he was arrested for minor consumption and disorderly conduct following a traffic stop this morning in Bloomfield. Adam Schafer, 19, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Richard S. Lafree, 19 of Scotland, when it was pulled over by Bloomfield Officer Kenneth Tharp for speeding...
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Cub Scouts to host wiener roast tonight
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The Cub Scouts will have a round-up wiener roast tonight in the Greene-Sullivan State Forest at the Reservoir 26 campsites. The event will be from 6-8 p.m. and all scouts who have paid for the upcoming year are encouraged to attend. "The round-up is for the kids who already signed up and for new members to come and sign up. ...
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Missing teen-agers located
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Four Linton teen-agers who were reported missing Thursday night by their families have been located. The four Linton-Stockton Junior High School students were located near the Greene-Sullivan State Forest in Sullivan County at 12:10 p.m. As of press time, the teens were being transported back to Linton by Linton police officer Karl Jacobshagen. It was Jacobshagen who located the teen-agers...
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Two sent to hospital following wreck
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
A two vehicle accident Thursday at 4:40 p.m. sent two people to area hospitals. According to a report filed by Indiana State Master Trooper Harry Bedwell, Jeffrey Thompson, 17 of Jasonville, failed to stop at the intersection of County Road 1225W and County Road 200N. He then t-boned a vehicle driven by Cathy Carr, 44 of Dugger...
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New business opens in Sandborn
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
SANDBORN ---- It was almost a year ago that Lemuel Russell, Jr. opened the LRJ Red, White and Blue Discount store on the southeast corner of State Roads 59 and 67. Russell had originally planned to have a bread store, but after opening added many other items to his inventory, even selling pizzas, and in the fall farm produce including pumpkins and gourds...
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Linton-Stockton Chamber membership still on the rise
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
The last time I gave a report on membership, we were at a total of 185 and that was back in April. Well, we are still growing with a current member total of 215. Even though we are in the third quarter for this calendar year, we always gladly accept memberships, whether new ones or renewals...
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Ruby L. Noel
(Local News ~ 09/13/02)
Ruby L. Noel, 89, of Linton, passed away at 5:50 a.m. today, Sept. 12, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born April 26, 1913, in Linton, she was the daughter of Fred G. and Vergie M. (Hoke) Hannum. She worked at Hensley Insurance Agency as secretary for 25 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Linton...
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