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Man saves life of 4-year-old boy
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
A rural Lyons family is today ---- and will be forever ---- grateful to a truck driver who they credit with saving their son's life. The incident began at Bill and Brad Ellis' Southside Express Gas Station in Linton at around 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday...
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Sharon M. Dyer
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
ROBINSON, Ill. ---- Sharon M. Dyer, 47, of Robinson, Ill., passed away at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at her home. Born June 13, 1955 in Galesburg, Ill., she was the daughter of Richard C. and Gwendolyn M. (Routson) Dixon. She was a registered nurse for 27 years, first at OSF St. ...
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Firestone to run track at Indiana State
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley senior Malea Firestone will be taking her athletic skills to Indiana State University. Firestone, who has advanced to the state finals in the 300 meter hurdles for the past three seasons, signed a letter of intent to attend ISU on a full track and field scholarship here Monday afternoon...
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Union girls wins in overtime
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
Jenna Laxton's 3-pointer sent the game to overtime, where Union (Dugger) cashed in at the foul line, scoring 10 of its 15 points on free throws in the extra session as the Lady Bulldogs defeated host Clay City 54-42 in a dual conference girls basketball game Monday night...
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Shelburn man hurt in accident along State Road 48
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
A Shelburn man had to be taken by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital following a one-vehicle accident on State Road 48 near the Rumpke Landfill road Monday night. Robert Heady, 28, was eastbound on the state highway at approximately 8:48 p.m. when his vehicle left the road way and hit a tree head on...
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Shakamak Elementary PTO conducting fund-raiser
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Have you ever seen one of those little log cabins that can be used for storage or a playhouse and thought, "Boy I would love to have one of those?" The Shakamak Elementary PTO is offering you the opportunity to not only own one of those, but to also help raise money for the school's playground...
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Junior high to go under microscope
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
If you've ever walked down the hallways at Linton-Stockton Junior High School between classes, you know there's not much room to maneuver. Imagine being a student trying to get inside your locker with those crowded hallways. It's a problem. Principal Jeff Sparks is well aware of the situation, along with some other things in the junior high that need addressed...
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Linton board approves four of six bus bids
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
It's back to the bidding process for two of the six contracted bus routes for the Linton-Stockton School Corporation. At Monday night's Board of School Trustees meeting, four of the six bids were accepted. The other two will be put back into the bid process, interim superintendent Robert Boyd said...
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Board to make its decision on superintendent soon
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
George Skeel had high hopes that the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees would have a new superintendent by late Monday night. "I think the interviews tonight went really well," the board president said after Monday night's board meeting. "We've got to make a choice here in about an hour and a half...
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Woman files suit against newspaper
(Local News ~ 11/19/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- An area newspaper company has been named in a civil lawsuit filed in Greene Superior Court on Monday. Younda Clephane has filed the suit against The Herald Times Inc., owner of the Bloomington Herald-Times, and Mark Allam. Clephane is suing for "an amount which will fully and fairly compensate her for her damages and losses, for the costs of this action, and for all other appropriate relief in the premises," according to court documents...
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