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Man recalls living through Sept. 11 attack
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Rich Williams, a Pentagon worker who has family in Dugger, will serve as grand marshal at the Dugger Coal Festival Parade on Saturday. The theme of the parade, which begins at 10 a.m., is "Heroes Amongst Us." Williams was inside the Pentagon when a terrorist-hijacked plane struck on Sept. 11, 2001. On Oct. 1, 2001, he was cited for helping save injured co-workers...
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Jack E. Gibson
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Jack E. Gibson, 72, of Jasonville, passed away at 12:40 a.m., today, Oct. 4, 2002 at his residence in Jasonville. Born Aug. 1, 1930 in Greene County, he was the son of Claude and Agnes (Morrison) Gibson. He was retired from the Indiana Highway Department. ...
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Bloomfield 7-16
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Bloomfield's volleyball team defeated host Loogootee 21-16, 21-19, 20-22, 21-18 Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals (7-16) were led by the 23 kills and six blocks of junior Whitney Warrick. Lyndal Harrah and Ashley Thombleson had eight kills apiece. Harrah also had 18 digs...
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WRV edges Hatchets
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
White River Valley earned its 13th victory, against five losses, as the host Lady Wolverines defeated Washington 18-21, 21-11, 22-20, 15-21, 15-11 Thursday night. WRV had 31 kills, led by Malea Firestone's 10. Amber Williams had eight kills, Autumn Philpott five, Brittany Collins three, Holly Halt and Kayla Summitt had two apiece and Danielle Lammert added one...
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Union beats Sullivan, again
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Union (Dugger) continues its dominance of Sullivan, defeating the host Lady Arrows, 21-12, 21-17, 21-15 Thursday night. It was Union's fourth straight victory over Sullivan and 10th in the last 13 meetings. "I knew it would be a match like that," said Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "We are so competitive with each other...
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Lady Miners outrun EHS
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Linton-Stockton's girls and boys cross country teams concluded their dual-meet portion of the schedule at home Thursday against Eastern. The Linton-Stockton girls won 19-36 while Eastern defeated the Miners 19-41 in the boys race. Linton senior Breck Robinson won the race with a time of 16 minutes, 30 seconds...
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Linton holds off Shakamak in volleyball
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Shakamak put itself into a position to win, but missed crucial serves as the Lady Lakers lost to visiting Linton-Stockton 21-18, 21-19, 21-17 in a dual conference volleyball match Thursday night. "Our serving killed us," said Shakamak coach Jeri Morin. "We were just 40 of 52 serving, which is not good enough to beat a team as good as Linton...
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Cards advance to title match
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Bloomfield swept at doubles and took two of three matches at doubles as the Cardinals boys tennis team opened play at the Loogootee Sectional with a 4-1 victory over Paoli Thursday. With their 15th win in 20 matches, the Cards advance to Saturday's championship match against the host Lions, who beat North Daviess 5-0 in the other semifinal on Thursday...
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Linton's tennis team wins opening sectional match
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
For the first time since 1998, Linton-Stockton made it past the opening match of Northview boys tennis sectional. The Miners edged defending champion Rockville 3-2 Thursday, advancing to today's semifinals, where they will face Owen Valley at 4:30 p.m...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
SANDBORN ---- Sandborn Town Council president Leota Brinson had good news for residents at the council meeting Thursday evening. According to ISO, an agency that analyzes structure fire suppression delivery systems provided by communities, Sandborn has improved in its fire suppression delivery due to new water mains, fire hydrant flows, and the availability of water. ...
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Hunter Education Course good for young, old
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
For Conservation Officer Greg Swanson, a Hunter Education Course can be considered a success if the students "go away with one thing that possibly can prevent some kind of accident." Swanson has been teaching the course for the past two weeks on Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Triple H Gun Club south of Linton...
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Judge approves Smith's plea agreement
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson accepted the negotiated plea agreement of a Linton woman who has plead guilty to theft in connection with missing funds from the Linton Girls Softball Association. Vonda Smith plead guilty to one count of theft, a class D felony. Three more counts of theft are dismissed as a part of the negotiated plea agreement...
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Bloomfield man found dead Thursday night
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
Police were still on the scene this morning on Cold Springs Road near Bloomfield where the body of Robert Newport, 35, of Bloomfield, was found dead late Thursday night. When an officer from the Bloomfield Police Department arrived, Newport's body was found sitting in a chair on the porch of the Jesse Sowders, 21, and Ann M. Groomer (also known as Ann M. Hardin) residence. He was already deceased, and his hands were together in his lap...
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Thursday's edition was the latest for The News
(Local News ~ 10/04/02)
One more small, weekly hometown newspaper has closed its doors. The Worthington News, published by longtime Worthington resident Martha Smith, published its last issue Thursday. Smith has been publishing the newspaper since Sept. 28, 2000. She noted that the town has had its own newspaper for over a century and a half. The Worthington Times is still published each week by Anna Rochelle...
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