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Soldiers proud to serve country
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
"As we flew in on April 1 our plane was shot at. We didn't know what to expect." It was the middle of the night and E-4 Specialists Josh Chenault and Dwight Figley were heading into Iraq as a part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 2002 White River Valley High School graduates were members of the 1-152nd Linton National Guard Armory, but just before they got to Iraq they were separated from their group and put with soldiers from the Martinsville unit. ...
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Goble picked to play in volleyball All-Star Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/03)
Shakamak senior volleyball player Christy Goble has been chosen to play in the Pepsi-Cola Girls High School All-Star Classic in Peoria, IL on Saturday and Sunday. Practices will be held on Saturday and games will be played on Sunday at the Eastside Centre in East Peoria...
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All eight conference teams in action Friday
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/03)
Shakamak has played three games since Bloomfield last took the court eight days ago against outmanned Union. The fourth-ranked Cards (1-0) travel to Shakamak (1-2) on Friday, a night when all eight SWIAC teams will be in action. In other games, second-ranked White River Valley (2-0) will play their home opener against South Knox (0-1), Eastern (0-2) travels to Mitchell (0-1), Linton (1-0) entertains Owen Valley (1-0), Union (0-2) travels to Clay City (0-2) and North Daviess (0-1) plays host to Shoals (0-2).. ...
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Paul Kail
(Obituary ~ 12/04/03)
Paul Kail, 80, of North Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday, Nov. 17, 2003. Born in Elnora on Dec. 27, 1922, he was the son of Earl and Mary Scott Kail. He attended school in Dugger and graduated from Union High School. He retired from the Federal Mogul Corporation after 43 years of service. ...
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Bloomfield Town Council to meet
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
The Bloomfield Town Council formally promoted Bob Richardson to the position of town marshal during its monthly meeting Wednesday night. Richardson, a 37-year-old Linton native, had served as interim town marshal since Aug. 29 ---- following the departure of former town marshal Terry Wade, who left to join the Greene County Sheriff's Department...
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Mother, son trying to help children
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
Shoes are almost never on a child's Christmas list. Unless you are in a child in Iraq, that is ---- and then it is much more than a gift, it's a desperate need. For Jane Arthur of Worthington, that need was brought to light by her grandson, SPC Michael Kenneth Arthur, who is serving with A Company of the 1-152nd Unit as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq...
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Scotland to host Christmas In The Village
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
Four Greene County families will open their homes for a tour as part of the annual Christmas In The Village tour from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday. The home tour is a driving tour. Free maps of how to get to each home will be available at the Scotland Hotel...
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Linton police issue warning
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
It's Christmas time, and along with all of the joy, unfortunately there is a scam artist in the area. The Linton Police Department received a call from a concerned citizen after a woman approached them for money for an ailing child. "She has a picture of a baby in a hospital. She is telling people she is destitute," said Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald...
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Tower helps with training
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
It was a Saturday morning when most people would have rather just pulled the blankets back over their heads. But that wasn't the case for Lewis Township Volunteer Fire Chief Bryan Husband and his son, Shawn. They were back behind the firehouse in Coalmont working on a tower...
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Local woman earns award for poems
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
Poetry was never anything that really appealed to Carol Ogdon Floyd. But all of that changed in 1994. "I suddenly got this gift from God. It really was miraculous because I never had any interest or training in it," said Floyd. The gift came just at the right time for Floyd...
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Eastern students get in holiday spirit
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Students in the Eastern School district are getting in the holiday spirit with several projects aimed at helping out needy individuals and families. The annual food drive to help restock the shelves at the Solsberry Christian Church's food pantry is under way and going very well, according to Charity Wilkes, a CAPE program counselor at Eastern...
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Center Township to showcase station
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
LITTLE CINCINNATI ---- Members of the Center Township Volunteer Fire Department will showcase their newly constructed station during an open house Saturday afternoon. The 18-member volunteer department moved into the new quarters, located on State Road 54, in late October...
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New cafe to open
(Local News ~ 12/04/03)
LITTLE CINCINNATI ---- If you like giant-sized sandwiches and steaks, a soon-to-open cafe in eastern Greene County might strike your culinary fancy just fine. Belly Buster Cafe is set to open during the week of Jan. 6 at the junction of SR. 54/SR. 54, adjoining Judy's Mini Mart...
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Newton named first team All-State
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/03)
Five Linton football players have been named to the Class A All-State Team either as a first team selection or honorable mention, rewards for finishing the regular season undefeated and reaching the sectional final. Senior Josh Newton, who led the Miners in several categories and played offense, defense and special teams, was named to the first team on defense as a defensive back...
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