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Families of soldiers gather for Christmas party
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
It was truly a winter wonderland Saturday night at the Linton National Guard Armory. Glittery snow covered the floor and twinkling lights surrounded the room as the 152nd National Guard Family Readiness Group celebrated Christmas with food, entertainment and a visit from Santa...
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Eastern ends skid against SK
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
Staff Reports J.B. Neill promised a shakeup at Eastern and the Lady T-Bird coach was true to his word on Saturday against South Knox. Neill, not happy with the T-Birds' play in losses to Brown County and Bloomfield, benched seniors Danielle Rains and Hannah Cobine...
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Eastern rally on homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS-Eastern went on a 25-1 run during the first half to seal their 57-46 homecoming victory over the North Knox Warriors Saturday night. The first period started a little shaky for the Thunderbirds as they found themselves on the low end of an 8-0 score. ...
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Been there, done that! Cards knew not to panic
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
CLAY CITY-Been here, done that. Faced with a double digit deficit in the second half at Clay City, four of Bloomfield's starters knew just what to do because they'd been in the same situation nine months before on a much bigger stage, in the sectional semifinals...
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Bloomfield rallies from 13 down at Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
CLAY CITY-Same gymnasium. Same beginning. Same ending. The only thing different about Bloomfield's 53-50 come-from-behind victory over Clay City on Friday was that the game was played in December and not March. Much like the sectional semifinal game the Cardinals and Eels were hooked up in nine months ago, Clay City got off to a rousing start, then watched Bloomfield meticulously work their way back and steal a victory...
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White River Valley routs Linton
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
SWITZ CITY-The tale of the tape didn't lie. Linton coach Gene Hall said one thing his players noticed in the videotape they watched of top-ranked White River Valley last week was that the Wolverines played hard. WRV, by coach Sean Vandeventer's own admission, didn't play very hard the first six minutes of Saturday's SWIAC contest and trailed 8-6...
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James David Shepherd
(Obituary ~ 12/15/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- James David Shepherd, 42, of Bloomfield an d formerly of Linton, died at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, at Bloomington Hospital. Born in Beech Grove on Feb. 9, 1961, he was the son of Bee and Diane (Mohr) Shepherd. He was a graduate of Temple Baptist College in Indianapolis and served as a minister in the Terre Haute and Coalmont area for several years. He worked as a substitute teacher in the Greene County area. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church...
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Billy T. Rentschler
(Obituary ~ 12/15/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Billy T. Rentschler, 77, of Bloomfield, died at 7:08 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born July 24, 1926, in Clay City, he was the son of Loy and Bessie Thomas Rentschler. He served with the U.S. ...
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Helen Elizabeth Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 12/15/03)
Helen Elizabeth Kennedy, 93, died Thursday, Dec. 11, at Odyssey Hospice in Tucson, Ariz. She was born in Lewisville, Ind., on March 21, 1910, the daughter of Ira and Edith H. (Hayes) Jackson. She and her husband moved from Connersville to Linton in 1949 where they owned Linton Auto Supply for several years. ...
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Willis F. Cooksey
(Obituary ~ 12/15/03)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Willis F. Cooksey, 79, of Bloomington, died at 4:35 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 30, 1924, in Solsberry, he was the son of William and Jessie Smith Cooksey. He was a retired machinist at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. ...
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Two hurt in wreck Friday in Linton
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
Two people were taken by ambulance to the Greene County General Hospital on Friday after they were involved in an accident in Linton. According to Linton Officer Paul Clark's report, Linda L. Quarry of Linton was westbound on State Road 54 attempting to turn left onto NE 6th St...
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Capture of Saddam may make soldiers' job easier
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
For Anita VanWinkle, the capture of Saddam Hussein is more than good news. She believes it might make her husband's job a little easier. Her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Vance VanWinkle, is serving in Baghdad, Iraq, with the Martinsville National Guard Unit...
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Capture of Saddam brings cheers to soldiers
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
Word of Saddam Hussein's capture in Iraq was met with a rousing round of cheers from members of the Indiana National Guard's 1-152 Infantry Unit stationed at Camp Doho, Kuwait, according to SFC Richard Bladen of Bloomfield. Bladen, through an e-mail message received on Sunday afternoon, said word of the former Iraqi leader's capture was welcome news to all military troops serving in the Middle East...
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Greene County Rehab Center has open house
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
The war against drug and alcohol abuse in Greene and surrounding counties officially got a new front line weapon Friday. Greene County Rehabilitation Center, located on North Seminary Street in Bloomfield, hosted an open house to commemorate the start of its new alcohol and substance treatment center in the former nursing home facility that bore the same name...
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Greene County General Hospital Board meets
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
Greene County General Hospital's Board of Trustees agreed by acclamation on Friday night to have the same leadership in the coming year. Ralph Hiatt of Lyons was selected as board president for another term and Jim Oliphant, of rural Bloomfield, will serve another year as vice president...
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Family Life Center needs financial help
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
If donations don't pick up soon as many as 60 needy Greene County families will not have a very Merry Christmas. Family Life Center director Diane Langer said her not-for-profit agency in Bloomfield is trying to pick up all the needy families not being served this year by the county's Toys-for-Tots and Clothe-a-Child program or area churches...
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Wright's final council meeting tonight
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
The Linton City Council meeting, which will be at the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria at 7 p.m. today, is a regular council meeting ---- but it will be a bit different. It will be the last meeting conducted by outgoing mayor Jimmie K. Wright, who has been Linton's mayor for 20 years. He was elected mayor in 1984...
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Hall proud to be a part of historic moment
(Local News ~ 12/15/03)
"A great day to be alive and a wonderful time for all of us in a historical manner. The feeling over here is one of jubilation and yet cautious." That was the reaction of Sgt. Jeff Hall of the 1-152nd Linton National Guard to the news that Saddam Hussein had been captured. Hall, an L&M High School graduate, was one of the area soldiers deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and he's still in the area...
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First quarter dooms Miners at Shoals
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/03)
Staff Reports Shoals jumped out to a 21-8 first quarter lead against Linton on Friday and won by the same 13-point margin, 67-54. The win was the first in five outings for the Jug Rox, while the loss was the third straight for the Miners. Linton got within 30-23 at intermission, but Shoals won the third quarter 14-9 to rebuild their double digit lead...
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