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Local soldier marries, then returns to Iraq
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
For two young people in Linton, it had to be the shortest weekend in history ---- and the shortest honeymoon. Specialist Chris Yingling, who is serving in the Army National Guard with the 1-152nd Infantry, based in Linton, came home on military leave Friday. Saturday morning he and his fiance', Amanda Short, were married before about 250 friends and family members in the Saron United Church of Christ...
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Thelma Reece
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Thelma Reece, 89, of Worthington, died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Magnolia, Texas, at the home of her daughter. Born March 3, 1914, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Job and Martha (Griffin) Dailey. She was a homemaker, formerly worked at RCA in Bloomington for 15 years, and at a laundromat in Worthington. She was a member of the Worthington First Baptist Church...
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LaDonna Sevier
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
DUGGER ---- LaDonna Sevier, 80, of Merom, passed away at 4:45 a.m. today, Monday, Dec. 29, at Sullivan County Community Hosptial. Born in Sullivan County Aug. 29, 1923, the was the daughter of Marshall Smith and Mamie Huff Smith. She was a retired LPN from Mary Sherman Hospital in Sullivan...
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Lillian Shepherd
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
Lillian Shepherd, 98, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, Dec. 24. Born Oct. 19, 1905, in Linton, she was the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Moss) Taylor. In August 1924, she married Lee Shepherd and they later lived in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., before retiring in 1970 to Daytona Beach...
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Vernon Dale Snyder
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Vernon Dale Snyder, 65, of Worthington died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28 at his residence. Born Sept. 21, 1938, he was the son of Harold and Woletta (Thurston) Snyder. He was a former truck driver with Perkins Furniture in Indianapolis, retiring in August of 2002 after 22 years of service. He was a member of the Indiana National Guard and the General Assembly and Church of the First Born in Gosport...
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Miners stop Union; five-game losing streak
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
DUGGER-The Linton Miners hit 9-10 free throws over the last minute and a half Saturday night to hold off a determined Union Bulldog squad, 52-44, in boy's varsity action up in the Union gym. While Miner head coach Gene Hall was pleased with the win, he knows his team has a lot to focus on and improve upon as the season goes on...
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Eagles get physical to get past WRV; Wolverines finish third
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
NEW CASTLE-When push came to shove against Columbia City at the Hall-of-Fame Classic, White River Valley stepped out of the way and lost to the Eagles 55-43 in Saturday's second game. The top-ranked (1A) Wolverines led the second-ranked (4A) Eagles for all but 43 seconds of the first 21 minutes, and led by as many as six points on several occasions, even as late as 5:07 of the third quarter when they were up 24-18,...
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Poor 'D' disastrous for T-Birds in tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
TERRE HAUTE-Eastern lost to Riverton Parke 58-50 Saturday morning in the first consolation game after losing previously to Terre Haute North in the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic tournament. The Thunderbirds jumped out to an 11-4 lead with four different players finding the hoop early. However, the shots down low that Riverton Parke earlier missed, started to find their mark at the end of the first period of play, and the Panthers managed to climb back into the game down 11-8...
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Go ahead and boo, Cards will take victories
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
TERRE HAUTE-Slam dunks and running up and down the court playing above the rim may win the adulation of most basketball fans in today's world, but there's still a place in the game for high school teams which show discipline and fundamentals and play as a team...
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Shakamak bounces back at Classic with split
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
Shakamak bounced back from Friday's tough loss to Monrovia to defeat winless Turkey Run (0-7) 57-46 on Saturday. The victory evened the Lakers' record at 4-4. They will play New Creations Christian today at 2:30pm. A victory would move the Lakers into Tuesday's consolation championship against the winner of the Riverton Parke-Cloverdale game...
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Nicholas Kent Rainey
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
Nicholas Kent Rainey, 18, of Washington, died at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, in an automobile accident. Born Jan. 30, 1985, in Washington, he was the son of Bradley and Michele (Buchheit) Rainey. A 2003 Washington High School graduate, he was a student at Vincennes University. He was a member of Harvest Community Fellowship, Linked 180 Youth Group, Souled Out Ministries, and Teens for Life...
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Lulu Lea (Neighbors) Mohr
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
Lulu Lea (Neighbors) Mohr, 95, of Greenwood, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Born April 23, 1908, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Reid and Lillian James Neighbors. She was a homemaker. She had resided in Bloomfield from 1964-99, Bloomington from 1999-01, and in Greenwood since 2001 with her son and daughter-in-law. ...
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Robert G. McCampbell
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Robert G. McCampbell, 74, of Worthington, died Friday, Dec. 26, at Carmel, Ind. He was retired from Wonder Bread. Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Rick of Worthington, Rozena Gail Pinkston of Indianapolis and Ida Mae McCampbell of Worthington; three sons, Robert Lee McCampbell of Augusta, Ga., Frank W. McCampbell and Thomas McCampbell, both of Indianapolis; 20 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren...
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Officials trying to recover lost jobs
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
Linton's mayor-elect, Tom Jones, hopes a buyer can be found for the Winalta USA building. The housing manufacturer closed last week in Linton due to financial problems. The Canadian-based business opened in Linton's old Sunbeam building last year after an extensive and expensive remodeling project...
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Linton police make drug bust
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
The Linton Police Department conducted a drug bust on Sunday that involved the manufacturing of methamphetamine. According to the report of LPD officer Josh Goodman, Shane M. Stefancik, 20, of R.R. 2, Linton, was arrested at his residence at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of precursors with intent to manufacture...
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Jasonville business off to a good start
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
JASONVILLE ---- In a month of bad economic news for Greene County with the announcement that Winalta USA was closing its doors in Linton ---- leaving more than 80 people out of work ---- the success story of a Jasonville-based food manufacturing firm stands out in striking contrast...
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Program can help you kick the tobacco habit
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
If anyone is serious about kicking the smoking habit as a New Year's resolution, Greene County General Hospital has a free program that should be of interest. A once-time-a-week tobacco cessation class will begin Jan. 6 for an eight-week period. The classes will meet in the hospital's conference room, located on the ground floor...
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Man arrested Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
The Bloomfield Police Department and Greene County Sheriff's Department reported one arrest and a car-deer accident from the weekend. The Bloomfield Police Department reported the arrest of a 30-year-old man Saturday on three alcohol-related charges...
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John "Popeye" Buskirk Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- John "Popeye" Buskirk Jr., 76, of Worthington, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at his residence. Born Dec. 7, 1927, in Greene County, he was the son of John W. and Blanche (Conway) Buskirk. He formerly worked at Don Wilson Standard and Worthington Tire, both in Worthington, and Wolfe's City Service in Linton. He was a Korean War veteran, member of the VFW and American Legion in Worthington...
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James L. Crawford
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
James L. Crawford, 59, of Terre Haute, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 24, 1944, in Porter County, Ind., he was the son of Cecil Crawford and Pearl Steinhilbur Crawford. He was an attorney and partner with Wagner, Crawford, Gambill and Trout, a graduate of Crown Point High School and received his bachelor's degree and his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Indiana University. ...
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Frank R. Hawkins
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
Frank R. Hawkins, 83, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Sunday, Dec. 28, at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehab Center. He was a native of Jasonville and formerly worked as an engineer for the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Russell of Elizabethtown, Ky.; one sister, Anna Marie Gainey of Bloomfield; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...
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Sheral Ann Houser
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
JASONVILLE - Sheral Ann Houser, 42, of Fairbanks, Ind., died at 3:43 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Nov. 6, 1961, in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Gerald L. Forbes and Barbara (Mayes) Myers. She was a homemaker...
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Neill's game-winner stuns New Creations
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
TERRE HAUTE-Jon Neill has a flair for the dramatic. The senior guard stunned prep school power New Creations Christian on Friday at the Wabash Valley Classic when his 35-foot shot at the buzzer gave Bloomfield a stirring 29-28 victory. It was just two years ago that Neill made the game winning shot at the horn to upset Eastern 12-11 in another slowdown affair...
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