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Parker takes long, hard road to recovery
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
When Lisa Parker first started using crack cocaine several years ago, she had no idea that the road she was taking led straight into hell. She knows now. But now, Lisa has her life back in order and has kicked her drug habit. She's telling her story in hopes of keeping others from falling into the same nightmare that she did...
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Jimmy D. Clayton
(Obituary ~ 08/08/03)
BOONVILLE ---- Jimmy D. Clayton, 68, of Boonville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003 at Southwind Healthcare in Boonville. He worked for Peabody Coal Company's Universal Mine. He retired from Peabody Coal Company's Squaw Creek Mine in 1992 after 21 years of service. He was an U.S. Army veteran and a life member of VFW Post 3418 in Boonville. He was a member of the American Legion Post 200 in Boonville and a former member of the Boonville Elks Lodge 1180...
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Linton man faces charges
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Linton man is facing battery, invasion of privacy and cruelty to an animal charges in connection with an incident that occurred July 20. According to a probable cause report filed in Greene Superior Court by Linton Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell, he was contacted by a woman who said she had been battered and her friend's cat killed...
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Bloomfield grad begins his military career
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
A recent Bloomfield High School graduate dropped into formation at 5 a.m. on Thursday and stood proudly at attention for the first day of basic training at Great Lakes Naval Center near Chicago, Ill. His hair that touched the top of his ears 24 hours earlier is now closely cropped in military fashion...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
SANDBORN ---- In her report to the Sandborn Town Council on Thursday evening, Jacqui Bauer, state director from Rural Community Assistance Program, said the Citizen Income Survey was finished and several of the environmental interviews were completed for the sewage project...
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Perez faces attempted escape charge
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
An inmate at the Greene County Jail is being charged with attempted escape. Ramiro Perez, 21, is in the jail awaiting trial on charges of child molesting and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. According to a probable cause filed Thursday in Greene County Superior Court by Greene County Sheriff's Det. Brian D. Allen, on April 25, an inmate in the jail told him that Perez had two metal tools he had been using to remove mortar from the wall around the exterior window in a cell...
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Adult, juveniles face charges
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- One adult and two juveniles are being charged in a burglary that occurred in Jasonville on July 30. Justin M. McDonald, 18, of Jasonville, Josh Collins, 16, of Dugger and Jeff Wilson, 17, of Jasonville, are being charged in the burglary at C&R Discount on Main Street...
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Health Fair set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
A Health Fair set for Saturday at the Linton National Guard Armory will give everyone an opportunity to get free information on many aspects of health ---- physical, mental and spiritual ---- and more. Health Fair 2003, sponsored by Linton Weight Loss and Fitness Center, will offer free blood sugar tests, blood pressure checks, body fat analysis, cholesterol checks, information on weight, bone density and more...
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Basye wins big
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
Incumbent Russell L. Basye was clearly the "people's choice" to serve another four-year term on the Bloomfield Town Council in balloting conducted Thursday night in the Democrat Party's first town convention in more than a quarter of a century...
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Concert planned for Dugger tonight
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
Whoda thunk it? Five rock bands are coming to Dugger tonight to raise money for a country church in need of a roof. A rock concert is set for tonight at the Union High School football field in Dugger, to raise money to roof the Mount Calvary United Methodist Church...
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Open Arms open to public Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
The grounds and facilities of Open Arms Christian Ministries in Switz City will be open to the public this Saturday. There will be opportunities for residents of the surrounding communities to tour the facilities, eat lunch, and meet the staff. "There is a lot of good stuff happening," said Charles Grubbs, director of marketing and development at Open Arms...
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Linton man to be fired for trafficking
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
A Linton man who worked as a correctional officer at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle has been charged with trafficking with an inmate and will be fired for smuggling tobacco, according to a prison official. William E. Anderson, 48, of Linton, will be terminated Aug. 13, according to prison spokesperson Rich Larsen. He noted that Anderson has been on suspension, without pay, since July 14...
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Man, wife arrested on drug-related charges
(Local News ~ 08/08/03)
A rural Linton husband and wife are behind bars today following their arrest this week on drug-related charges by members of the Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Task Force. Timothy Bernard, 28, of R.R. 4, Linton was arrested Wednesday by ISP officers. He was formally charged in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday with possession of methamphetamine under three grams ---- a class D felony, and possession of paraphernalia ---- a class A misdemeanor...
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Ava Ernestine Nonte
(Obituary ~ 08/08/03)
LOOGOOTEE ---- Ava Ernestine Nonte, 80, of Loogootee, passed away at 11:22 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003 at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. Born Nov. 6, 1922 in Dubois County, she was the daughter of Isaac Jackson and Anna Abbigail (Davis) Anderson...
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