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Jones takes oath of office
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
Linton mayor Tom Jones, first-time city councilman Kelly, returning city council members and the clerk-treasurer were sworn in at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Linton City Hall. Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin read the oath of office to clerk-treasurer Jack Shelton as well as council members Tony Richards, Nigel Lehman, Charlie Cox and Jerry Ellett...
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Eastern, Bloomfield to play Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/04)
Though tired and a bit banged up, Bloomfield and Eastern will still have plenty to play for on Saturday when the T-Birds pay a visit to Glover Gymnasium. In two other games involving SWIAC teams, top-ranked White River Valley (6-1) will play at Edgewood (1-5) and Shakamak (6-4) will host West Vigo (4-6)...
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Ruby I. Willhite
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
Ruby I. Willhite, 81, of Linton, passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2003, at Lyons Health and Living Center. She was born July 20, 1922, in Daviess County, the daughter of Ernest and Hulda Bateman Willhite. She was a factory worker at Uniroyal Tire in Washington before retiring in 1985. She was a member of the Elnora Methodist Church...
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Rodney Doyle Page
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
CLAY CITY ---- Rodney Doyle Page, 45, of Clay City, died at 3:22 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Dec. 5, 1958, in Henderson, Ky., he was the son of Jewell B. and Betty Parsons Page. He had been a resident of Clay City for the past six years, having moved there from Henderson, Ky. On June 2, 1997, he married Linda Brooks. Due a disability he had been unable to work for the past five years. Prior to that he had been employed at various factories...
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Martha L. Hall
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Martha L. Hall, 84, of Bloomfield, died at 12:43 a.m. Jan. 1, 2004, at Greene County General Hospital. Born June 1, 1919, in Scotland, Ind., she was the daughter of john Summerville and Odie Inman Summerville. She had been a personal secretary to Mrs. Tarzian at Sarkes Tarzian, a retired cook and waitress at Toodie's Cafe in Scotland. She was a member of the Scotland United Methodist Church...
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Alta Ruth Goad
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Alta Ruth Goad, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2003, at the Harrison County Hospital in Corydon. Born Aug. 28, 1917, in Newberry, she was the daughter of Edgar P. and Ada Johnson Killian. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bloomfield Wesleyan Church...
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Richard D. Edington
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
CRANE ---- Richard D. Edington, 36, of Crane, passed away at 4:17 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1967, in Linton, he was the son of James E. and Virginia J. Blaker Edington. He had worked as a laborer. Survivors include his father; two daughters, Elizabeth Edington of Illinois and Lacey Edington of Bloomfield; a sister, Summer Brashier of Linton; grandfather, Ted Blaker of Bloomfield; and two aunts, Connie Howell of Bloomfield and Linda Payne of Bloomfield...
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Cleon Bowman
(Obituary ~ 01/02/04)
Cleon Bowman, 84, of Linton, died at 10 a.m. Jan. 1, 2004, at his residence. Born Sept. 7, 1919, in Midway, Ind., he was the son of Adam Bowman and Vena Ann (Gunn) Bowman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in World War II; a lineman and repairman for Indiana Bell Company with 36 years of service, retired. ...
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Hymera man's death being investigated
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
The investigation continues into the death of a Hymera man on New Year's Eve. George L. Wallisa, Jr. had gone to his neighbor's house in Hymera early Wednesday morning for help after suffering a knife wound. He was taken to the Sullivan County Community Hospital where he died from his injuries. An autopsy was to be performed at Terre Haute Regional Hospital on Wednesday. However, results from that autopsy have not been released...
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George Leon Wallisa, Jr.
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
HYMERA ---- George Leon Wallisa, Jr., 52, of Hymera, passed away at 12:05 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2003 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born July 20, 1951, in Sullivan, he was the son of George Leon and Carol Rose Stines Wallisa, Sr. He was retired from trucking and also worked as a self-employed carpenter. He attended a Baptist church. He served three years in Vietnam with the U.S. Army...
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Community comes through for Family Life Center
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
Overwhelming is the best way Family Life Center director Dianne Langer could describe the generous outpouring of gifts and cash donation in the finals days leading up to the recent Christmas holiday. Traditionally, for the last four years, the Family Life Center offered Christmas gifts to the county's needy children and families as part of its outreach ministry to the community...
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Clark begins his third term as Jasonville mayor
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
JASONVILLE ---- Members of the Jasonville City Council, clerk-treasurer and mayor were sworn in Thursday morning at the Jasonville Civic Center. "We are the same council, clerk-treasurer and mayor. We still have some of the same problems facing us, such as the wastewater treatment project and getting jobs. ...
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Linton woman charged with stealing items from hospital
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
A Linton woman who was at Greene County General Hospital on Wednesday with her ill daughter is charged with stealing items from the facility. Staff at Greene County General Hospital began noticing several items missing and contacted Linton Police Lt. Det. Troy Jerrell...
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Death of man being investigated
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
An investigation is continuing into the death of Richard D. Edington. Edington, 36, was pronounced dead at Greene County General Hospital on Wednesday at 4:17 a.m. He had been transported to the hospital by ambulance from a residence at R.R. 2 Box 638, Linton...
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Court reverses injunction against Linton
(Local News ~ 01/02/04)
An injunction against the city of Linton has been reversed by the Indiana Court of Appeals. David and Kambi Carpenter had been awarded an injunction against the city by special judge Frank Nardi of Owen County on Feb. 14, 2003. The decision was made by the upper court on Wednesday. The city had filed the appeal on March 10, 2003...
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Tough week got even worse for T-Birds
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/04)
The past week has not been a good one for the Eastern T-Birds. They traveled to Terre Haute to play in the Wabash Valley Classic for the first time and dropped all three games. Then came news on Wednesday that 6-5 senior Ty Childers' playing career is over...
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