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Ellett faces Markle in District 5 city council race
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Jerry Ellett and Fred Markle, both Democrats, are competing for the City of Linton's 5th district council seat in the May 6 election. Both men are lifelong Linton residents, both have fervent feelings for the city, and both have definite goals for its future...
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Gary Goodman
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
HAMMOND ---- Gary Goodman, 61, of Hammond, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Ind. Born May 17, 1940, in Hammond, he was the son of Raymond and Esther (Roudebush) Goodman. He worked at Union Tank in East Chicago. He was a member of the Lake County Fish and Game Club. and a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1963-65...
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Helen L. Johnson
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
LYONS ---- Helen L. Johnson, 71, of Lyons, passed away at 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Lyons Health and Living Center in Lyons. Born April 12, 1932 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Hubert and Edna (Kern) Stacy. She was a homemaker...
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Lakers unbeaten in TRC
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Brian Barber pitched a four-hitter to lead Shakamak to an 11-1 victory over North Central in a Tri-River Conference contest at Jasonville Wednesday night. Barber helped his own cause with a single, triple and two RBIs. "This was a big win as it keeps us perfect in the TRC," Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet said of raising their record to 7-3 overall, 2-0 in the conference, including a forfeit over Eminence last week. ...
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Errors cost Linton
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Linton-Stockton allowed just three earned runs, but seven errors led to six more Edgewood runs as the Lady Mustangs defeated the host Lady Miners 9-0 Wednesday. "We absolutely cannot win a game with seven errors," said Linton-Stockton softball Jessi French. "Especially with just two hits...
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Lady Bulldogs remain perfect in softball
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Union (Dugger) scored in every inning, disposing of visiting South Knox 15-0 in a non-conference softball game called after five because of the 10-run rule. The Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 6-0, pounded out 13 hits. Alina Secrest went 3-for-4, including a double, two RBIs, hree runs and two stolen bases...
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Lady Cards blank Linton
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Bloomfield did not drop a set as the Lady Cardinal tennis team blanked host Linton-Stockton 5-0 Wednesday. It was the third win in seven matches for BHS while the Lady Miners slipped to 0-7. "Linton looked better to me," said Bloomfield coach Mike Canty. "Their strokes were good."...
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WRV routs Union in baseball
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
After a scoreless first inning, White River Valley exploded for 21 runs in its final five at bats as the visiting Wolverines defeated Union (Dugger) 21-9 in six innings in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Wednesday. Lead-off hitter Brandt Zimmerly was pivotal on offense as he went 5-for-6 with what is believed to be a school-record seven RBIs. One of his hits was a triple...
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Morin knows all about SWIAC golf
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Although Steve Morin is in his first season as boys golf coach at Shakamak, nobody will have to tell the 1988 Linton-Stockton graduate about the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference. Morin was low medalist in the SWIAC in 1987 when the Miners captured the team championship...
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Steward steps down as foundation president
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
Don Steward has stepped down as president of the Greene County Foundation, and Linton resident Noble Stallons has assumed that role. Steward, a Lyons optometrist, has served as president since 1997. But, he explained, the foundation was considered "organizational" for the first two and one-half years of its existence...
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Mother faces neglect, drug charges
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The mother of a 7-year-old boy left alone in a house where drugs were being manufactured has been charged with neglect and drug charges. Tammy S. Bowling, 32 of Springville, was charged Tuesday in Greene Circuit Court with dealing in a schedule I controlled substance, neglect of a dependent and possession of marijuana...
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Linton man faces drug charges
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Linton man is facing three drug charges following a traffic stop in March. On March 16, Linton Officer Paul Clark pulled Nathan B. Tosti over because he knew Tosti was driving without a license. That stop has resulted in Tosti being charged with dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of precursors with an intent to manufacture...
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Linton to take care of its own animals
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
The Greene County Humane Society, citing lack of funding from Greene County's largest city, has stopped accepting animals from Linton. At the April 14 city council meeting, Linton mayor Jimmie K. Wright first told GCHS president Linda Felker he might give the GCHS $2,000, but refused to consider giving the $5,600 Felker had requested. She had calculated that amount based on the number of animals taken in from Stockton Township last year, then figuring how many came from Linton...
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William Floyd Fleming
(Local News ~ 04/24/03)
William Floyd Fleming, 84, of Linton, passed away at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 5, 1918, in Jamesburg, Ill., he was the son of William Archibald and Ellen S. (Vance) Fleming. He was a member of the Linton First Christian Church and was an Army veteran of World War II. ...
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