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Dugger man arrested after police chase
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
A police chase that began in Linton about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday ended in a field near Lyons with the arrest of a Sullivan County man. The chase began when Linton police officers spotted Kenneth E. Murphy, 43, of Dugger, in LInton. Officers Chad Crynes and Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell recognized Murphy, knew he had a warrant out for his arrest and was driving on a suspended license...
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Lady Arrows pierce Lady Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/03)
With Emeral Holladay in foul trouble, Union (Dugger) had no one to match up with junior Ashley Bitler. The 6-3 junior tossed in a 19 points to lead Sullivan to a 78-33 victory over host Union (Dugger) Tuesday night. "We were ahead most of the first quarter," said Union (Dugger) girls basketball coach Steve Meurer. "We could not stop their big girl (Bitler) after Emeral got in foul trouble she just killed us."...
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North Knox defeats WRV in two overtimes
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/03)
Eric Sanders scored 11 points in the second overtime, including four free throws in the final 56 seconds, to lead North Knox to a 71-66 victory over visiting White River Valley here Tuesday night. Sanders, a 74 percent free throws shooter, made 6 of 7 free throws in the two overtime sessions, finishing with a game-high 28 points and 15 rebounds, keying a 44-24 advantage on the boards...
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Louise McDermont
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
Louise McDermont, 95, of Worthington, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 29, 1907, in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Fred and Edith Alma (Spears) Biddle. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist in Worthington, and a former Sunday School teacher at the Christian Church in Worthington. She also was a former member of the Study Club and Tri Kappa in Worthington...
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Don Pope
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
Don Pope, 86, of Linton, passed away at 6:54 a.m. today, Jan., 15, 2003, at Walnut Creek in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Linton Chapel.
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Arnold Wilson Simpson, Sr.
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
Arnold Willson "Bill" Simpson, Sr., 57, of Jasonville, passed away at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at his residence. He was born July 18, 1945, in Infield, Ill. He was employed in the bakery with Kroger and was a garage door service technician...
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Women work on display of active duty military personnel from Greene County
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
Tonjua Toon of Scotland and Linda Pullen of Bloomfield have started a drive to collect names of active duty service men and women from Greene County. With the list, they hope to display the names on a large board somewhere near the Greene County courthouse...
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Worthington council sets salaries
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
The Worthington Town Council met Tuesday night to set salaries for 2003, approve a contract with a septic tank service, and discuss a proposed downtown renovation project. Council members Vern Spoor, Hal Harp, Josh Harrell, Debbie Dyer, and council president Bill Bays voted unanimously to sign a letter of approval, allowing Provost Septic Service to continue dumping waste into the town's sewage treatment plant, according to clerk-treasurer Gloria Klass...
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WRV at Lyons to start a steel drum program
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
The White River Valley-Lyons music department will be adding another program to the growing list offered to its students: Steel drums. "I was inspired to pursue this avenue by local pan virtuoso Tony Kluesner," said Virgil Franklin, music teacher at WRV-Lyons. "When I saw how absolutely user-friendly the steel drum is I couldn't help but think that my students would share my enthusiasm...
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Wolfe arrested for felony residential entry
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
A Linton woman is facing two counts of felony residential entry in Greene Circuit Court. Denise R. Wolfe, 28, faces the charges following two separate incidents at residences in Linton. The investigation began when Linton Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell was contacted about Wolfe being in a residence on 1st SW. The woman who lives at the house was asleep, but woke up and found Wolfe standing in the door of her bedroom...
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State fire marshal to inspect courthouse today
(Local News ~ 01/15/03)
An investigator from the Indiana State Fire Marshal's was scheduled to be at the Greene County Courthouse today to inspect the cracking in the building. The inspection comes at the same time engineers for the courthouse renovation project have released their findings confirming the building is safe...
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Hatchets chop Cards
(High School Sports ~ 01/15/03)
Washington pressed for a quarter. That's all they needed too. The Lady Hatchets forced 14 turnovers as they jumped out to a 30-5 lead and cruised past host Bloomfield 95-43 in a non-conference girls basketball game at Glover Gymnasium Tuesday night...
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