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Police give Shakamak teachers an education on meth
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
JASONVILLE---- Indiana State Police Trooper Eric Dunn and Jasonville Officer Jim Gadberry spoke Tuesday with teachers and staff of Shakamak schools on the increasing problem of methamphetamine. Jane Keyes, school nurse, and Ron Bush, superintendent, had contacted the police about doing an inservice at the school...
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Jane Fry Baker
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
GREEN BAY, Wis. ---- Jane Fry Baker, 86, of Green Bay, Wis., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at Grandcare Nursing Home in Green Bay, Wis. She was born June 26, 1916 in Linton, the daughter of Paul and Lucile (Marshall) Fry. Before retiring, she worked as a child welfare consultant in Mississippi and Indiana. ...
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Ralph Inman
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- Ralph Inman, 79, of Worthington, passed away at 11:03 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Jan. 28, 1923, in Worthington, he was the son of Hobart and Pearl (Rainbolt) Inman. He taught industrial arts and physical education in the Indianapolis Public School System for 36 years, and also was a basketball and track coach. ...
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Donna G. Henderson Crowder
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
BEECH GROVE ---- Donna G. (Smith) Henderson Crowder, 70, of Beech Grove and formerly of Linton, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Henderson and Ruthie Kincaid; one sister, Wanda Sears of Indianapolis; and two grandchildren...
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Martindale's free throws help Eastern to victory
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Even at the end of a third overtime when fatigue had set in, Eastern guard Nathan Martindale reminds himself of the fundamentals of shooting a free throw. "Aim for the front of the rim and use your legs," Martindale said of his technique which allowed him to make 9 of 10 free throws, including 4-for-4 in overtime as the Thunderbirds held off Owen Valley for a 72-67 victory here Tuesday night...
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Eastern edges Owen Valley in three overtimes
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Despite an valiant effort by Owen Valley, especially senior guard Bryan Arnold, Eastern came away with a 72-67 victory over the Patriots in triple overtime here Tuesday night. "My hats off to Owen Valley," said Eastern boys basketball coach Andy Igel. "My land, they never died at all."...
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WRV girls lose first game
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
White River Valley never found the range, missing 33 of 44 shots, in losing a 42-29 decision to visiting Edgewood at Switz City Tuesday night. The Lady Wolverines, who lost for the first time in four games, did not score in the second quarter as Edgewood used pushed it lead to 20-9 at halftime. WRV missed all 12 of its shots in the second stanza as they were outscored 10-0...
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Lady Miners fall to South Knox
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
Linton-Stockton managed no more than six points in any quarter as the host Lady Miners dropped a 36-19 decision to South Knox Tuesday night. "It was an ugly, ugly game," said Linton-Stockton girls basketball coach Mike Riggleman. "We turned the ball over too much and tried to force things. It was a little bit of everything...
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WRV 2-0 in JH boys basketball
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
Stephen Moore (12) and Doug Brenton (10) combined for 22 points to pace White River Valley, which defeated visiting Washington Catholic 32-23 in an eighth-grade boys basketball game Tuesday night at Worthington. Tyler Zimmerly added six points and three rebounds while Adam Capehart contributed nine rebounds and four points. Moore also was credited with six rebounds for WRV (2-0)...
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WRV loses two JH girls games
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
The White River Valley Junior High girls basketball teams both lost at Washington Tuesday night. The seventh grade slipped to 0-2 with a 36-13 loss. Chelsea Padgett led WRV with eight points. Andrea Pickett, Delaney Sanders and Tasha Borter all scored two points...
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Man faces child molesting charges
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Charges have been filed in Greene Superior Court in a child molesting case from two years ago. Timothy Eric Walker, now 26, is charged with the crime involving a child that was 5 years old at the time. The reason charges were not filed two years ago is because the victim was not able to talk about the case...
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Indoor riding arena nearly completed
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
A new indoor riding arena for horses at the Greene County 4-H fairgrounds near Switz City is still in need of some groundwork, lights and doors. The 100 X 150-foot metal pole building was built for use as an indoor riding and staging arena by the 4-H Horse and Pony Club members, but wasn't quite completed in time to be used during 4-H fair time...
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Indiana's sales tax goes up to 6 percent Sunday
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
Indiana residents will be paying six percent for sales tax rather than five percent starting Sunday. However, a retail expert from Purdue University does not believe it will have a significant affect on sales. Richard A. Feinberg, director of Purdue's Center for Customer-Driven Quality and a professor of retail management, explained that consumers are not sensitive to small increases in sales taxes...
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Road rage leads to man being injured
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
Bloomfield police are investigating a case of road rage from Tuesday evening in Bloomfield that resulted in serious injury to an Illinois man. Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade told The Daily Citizen this morning that Tuesday night Gary York and his wife were traveling through Bloomfield on the way to Bloomington...
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Thanksgiving will be extra special for Dale family
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
For Shaney and Andy Dale and their 6-year-old daughter, Morgan, Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks, certainly. But it can't compare with Sunday. That's the day they will mark the sixth anniversary of Morgan's heart transplant. Shaney explained that Morgan was born 6 years ago with a blood clot in the aortic valve of her heart. ...
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David Thomas Titus
(Local News ~ 11/27/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- David Thomas Titus, 60 of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at 12:25 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital. He was born in Greene County to Thomas R. and Alton Wollam Titus. He retired from Crane as an electronics technician. ...
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