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Friends bid Rose farewell
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Friends and co-workers gathered at the auditeria of Linton-Stockton High School on Thursday afternoon to say good-bye to outgoing school superintendent Doug Rose, and wish him the best. Rose, who has been superintendent for eight years, is taking the job as superintendent for the Vincennes Community School Corporation. His final day at Linton is today...
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Cards let another one slip away
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Bloomfield put itself into a position to win, but too many mistakes cost the Lady Cardinals, who lost a 16-21, 17-21, 16-21 decision to Edgewood in a volleyball match at Ellettsville Thursday night. "This is another one that we should have won," said BHS coach Susie Schulte, whose Cards slipped to 6-15. "Our setting was weak and we had too many free balls and too much tipping...
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Junior high 7-0
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Carlisle was victim No. 7 for Linton-Stockton's seventh grade volleyball team Thursday night. The Lady Miners remained unbeaten with a 21-15, 15-21, 21-16 victory. Ashley Sparks served 12 points to pace the winners. Brittany Pledger (seven), Lauren Jones (six) and Lauren Karazsia (four) combined to serve 17 points...
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WRV wins first
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
White River Valley's eighth grade volleyball team won its first match, defeating North Central 7-21, 21-14, 21-17 Thursday night. Ashley Collins made 15 of 16 serves, finishing with 14 points, seven aces, one assist, one kill and two digs. Beth Neely was 2 of 2 serving. She collected two points, one assist, one kill and two digs...
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Linton JH golfers win SWIAC title
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Linton-Stockton's junior high golf team overcame the rain and cooler temperatures Thursday night to record its best round of the season. The Miners closed their season with a 147 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference meet at the Phil Harris Golf Course, and in the process established a nine-hole school record. The old mark was 148, set by last year's team...
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Irmel Fern Booker
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
DUGGER ---- Irmel Fern Booker, 91, of Dugger, passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Jan. 21, 1911, in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Ode and Josie (Hall) Booker. She was retired from General Electric. She was a member of the Shiloh Church of Christ and a lifetime member of the Eastern Star 482 of Dugger...
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Opal Pauline Holland
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Opal Pauline Holland, 87, of Linton, passed away at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 9, 1915, in Newark, she was the daughter of Harry and May (Martindale) Bland. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one daughter, Eudeena J. ...
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Ray E. Huffine
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
LYONS ---- Ray E. Huffine 73, of Lyons, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born March 24, 1929, in Greene County, he was the son of William McKinley and Helen Gladys (Mercer) Huffine. He worked in preventive maintenance at Griffin Industries for 30 years in Newberry. He was a member of Newberry United Methodist Church...
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William Troy Mayfield
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
JASONVILLE ---- William Troy Mayfield, 33, of Jasonville, passed away at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Jan. 17, 1969, in Linton, he was the son of Billie E. Mayfield and Myrna K. Cox "White." Survivors include his mother, Myrna K. ...
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Linton still perfect in SWIAC
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Linton-Stockton remained perfect in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference with a 21-15, 15-21, 21-12, 21-13 victory over North Daviess at Elnora Thursday night. The Lady Miners, who were coming off of their first loss of the season Tuesday night at North Knox, are now 4-0 in the SWIAC, 12-1 overall...
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Bloomfield tops Sullivan in tennis
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Bloomfield only managed one win at singles, but swept both doubles position as the Cardinals defeated host Sullivan 3-2 in a high school boys tennis match Thursday. Corey Sparks and Dustin Headley lost just two games as they won in straight sets at No. 1 doubles. Headley has won 10 of 14 matches while Sparks has a 10-6 record...
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Kigin recalls meeting Johnny Unitas
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Bob Kigin was like a lot of sports fans from the 50s and 60s, he admired the ability of Johnny Unitas, who passed away on Sept. 11 in Timonium, Md. at age 69. But unlike many Baltimore Colts' fans, Kigin met the star quarterback and has the evidence to prove it...
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Officials explain proposed WRV building project
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- At a public meeting Thursday evening, members of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees and architects from Gibraltar Design of Indianapolis met to discuss the possibility of moving WRV-Worthington and WRV-Lyons junior high students to a new facility at Switz City...
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County Division of Family and Children working as a team
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Talk to Jane Bisbee and you quickly discover how devoted she is to the children of Greene County. Bisbee is director of the Greene County Division of Family and Children and has found her office facing a shortage in the child protective division. The shortage is not of funding, but of qualified caseworkers...
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Patrons offer their opinion on WRV proposed project
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- Several parents, grandparents, family members and friends of White River Valley-Worthington and White River Valley-Lyons students attended a meeting with the WRV Board of School Trustees and architects from Gibraltar Design of Indianapolis on Thursday night...
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Three county restaurants listed in book
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
If you enjoy traveling and making an adventure out of dining, you will want to have a copy of "Dining Secrets of Indiana" in your glove compartment. The recently published fourth edition now features 175 independent establishments throughout the state...
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Friends of the Library to conduct fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
People wanting to have an antique appraised by an expert may do so Saturday at Saron United Church of Christ, 440 1st St. NE in Linton. The Friends of the Library (FOL), of the Margaret Cooper Public Library have contracted antiques appraiser William J. Lawrence "The Acquiring Mind," in Bloomington to come to the Saron Church in Linton and set up an antique appraisal show, somewhat like the television program Antique Road Show...
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Linton elementary students enjoy racing their go-karts
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
One of Greene County's best-kept secrets is the Linton Karting Association. Every Saturday night in April through October at Bakersfield Raceway, just east of Linton, race enthusiasts gather. Four of the participants, Cody Johnson, Luke Jerrells, and Christopher and Nicholas Angell, are students at Linton-Stockton Elementary School...
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Man arrested for invasion of privacy
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
A Linton man is being held without bond in the Greene County Jail this morning after he was arrested by Linton police for invasion of privacy. According to Linton Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell, Robert L. Kuehn, Jr. was arrested Thursday at 12:30 p.m. near his parent's home on NW 6th St...
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Myers faces dealing in meth charge
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A man currently incarcerated in the Branchville Correctional Facility is facing a charge of dealing in methamphetamine in Greene County. Larry D. Myers, 25, whose last known address was Washington, currently is in the correctional facility on a dealing in a controlled substance conviction out of Daviess County. He was convicted in January 2002 and could be released as soon as November 2002...
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Pansy L. Stephenson
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. ---- Pansy L. Stephenson, 83, Fruitland Park, Fla., and formerly of Terre Haute, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at her daughter's residence in Fruitland Park. Born June 26, 1919, in Linton, she was the daughter of Robert and Myrtle (Risher) Wools...
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