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Area soldiers help save couple
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
As we await for news of the Linton National Guard's return, we recently learned a little bit more of what they have been doing. Ryan Core, 1LT, CM Chemical Officer 1-152 INF BN, HHC recently e-mailed the newspaper with the news that 1-152 Infantry Battalion Medics saved the lives of an Iraqi couple...
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Lakers roll past two SWIAC foes
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/04)
Staff Reports Shakamak picked up two SWIAC victories and moved within one win of posting the program's seventh consecutive winning season with victories over Union (66-37) and North Daviess 66-52. The Lakers (11-5) have won 10 of their last 12 games. They're also 3-0 in the Tri-River Conference and just one win from capturing the title...
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Calm before the storm for some SWIAC teams
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/04)
Bloomfield scratched a 12-year itch against Bedford North-Lawrence and Shakamak placed itself right in the thick of the SWIAC race with two victories. Other than those two things, not a lot happened around the conference this past weekend. Things should be different this coming weekend for several reasons. There are several intriguing games. For instance:...
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Bloomfield tops Bedford
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/04)
The mark of a good team is one which can win without its 'A' game. The mark of a good team is also one which can win on a night when the offense isn't clicking. Bloomfield didn't give an 'A' performance against Bedford North-Lawrence on Saturday at Glover Gymnasium and the shooting was atrocious, (31 percent from the field and 61 percent from the line), but the fourth-ranked Cards still found a way to beat the Stars 39-36...
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Miners struggle with 'D'; fall to Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/04)
VINCENNES-The Linton Miners came out with a fiery, trapping defense Friday night, but foul trouble and a disadvantage in size allowed Vincennes to get a lot of easy looks inside, and the Patriots made the most of those easy looks to post a 68-58 victory over the Miners Friday night...
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Freda A. Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Freda A. Taylor, 88 of Linton, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born Sept. 13, 1915 in Greene County to Virgil and Lura Gertrude Hale Trinkle. She and her husband, Marvin Taylor, were co-owners with Delmar and June Hasler of Welch and Cornett Funeral Home from 1965-76. She retired from Peoples Trust Company. She was a member of the Linton First Baptist Church and Eastern Star Chapter 140 in Linton...
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Louise Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Louise Smith, 92, of Coal City, died on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Owen Valley Healthcare Facility. Born Oct. 1, 1911 in Owen County, she was the daughter of John Madison Slough and Ada (Dyar) Slough. The homemaker graduated from Coal City High School. During World War II, she worked at the U.S. Naval Base in Williamsburg, Va, where her husband was stationed...
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Dora Dean Richardson
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Dora Dean Richardson, 84, of Rural Route 2, Bloomfield, died Sunday, Jan. 18 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. Born July 13, 1919 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Dewey Hayes and Ruth (Hudson) Hays. She was a homemaker and a member of the Antioch Christian Church and the Antioch Ladies Aid...
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Phyllis Ann Hiatt
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Phyllis Ann Hiatt, 70, of Bloomington and formerly of Linton, passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 at 4:25 p.m. in Bloomington Hospital. She was born on July 30, 1933 in Linton to Sherman and Pansy I. Young Martindale. She had worked at Glenburn Nusing Home...
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Charles "Bud" Haltom
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Charles "Bud" Haltom, 68 of Fontanet, passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Friday Jan., 16, 2004 in Union Hospital after a long illness. He was born July 3, 1935 to Loren and Lessie Vernell Frazier Haltom in Owen County. He attended Jordan Cunout and Cloverdale schools. ...
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Elizabeth Blake
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Elizabeth Blake, 88, of Carrier Mills, Ill., died Thursday, Jan. 15 at her residence. Born May 9, 1915 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Jess and Rula (Gibbs) Meeks. She retired from Starkey's Market in Carrier Mills in 1978 after working 18 years in the meat department...
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Robert "Bobby" Alexander
(Obituary ~ 01/19/04)
Robert "Bobby" Alexander, 33, Route 3, Solsberry died Saturday, Jan. 17 at his mother's residence in Solsberry. Born April 27, 1970, he was the son of Sarah "Sally" DeMoss and step-father Paul E. DeMoss, of Solsberry. He was employed at Sweet Owen Industries in Spencer and was a client of Options and former client of Stone Belt. He participated in Special Olympics...
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Prosecution offers six witnesses
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
On the third day of testimony in the arson, burglary, and theft trial of Bloomfield resident William Meek on Friday, jurors heard from six witnesses as part of the prosecution's case. Proceedings in Greene Circuit Court are slated to resume at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, following a one-day break today because of the closure of the courthouse for the Martin Luther King holiday...
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Linton police kept buys over weekend
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
The Linton Police Department was kept busy over the weekend with disorderly people and theft reports. Early Saturday morning, Linton Officers Paul Clark and Debbie McDonald were called to the Palace Bar in regards to a belligerent subject who was refusing to leave...
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Candidates can file starting Wednesday
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
Individuals with political aspirations to hold a county office or school board seat can begin to declare their intentions Wednesday in the county clerk's office. The filing period for the May 4 Primary Election will run until noon Feb. 20, according to Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin...
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Charges filed against Borders
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
The estranged girlfriend of a Midland man was charged Friday afternoon with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of Gregory E. Shotts that occurred Jan. 13. Shelly K. Borders, 38, was arraigned Friday morning in Greene Circuit Court on her initial criminal charges of aggravated battery ---- a class B felony and assault with a deadly weapon ---- a class C felony. Later in the day, prosecutors filed an additional charge of attempted murder ---- a class A felony ---- against Borders...
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Threat leads to Linton JH lock down
(Local News ~ 01/19/04)
When the Linton Police Department contacted Linton-Stockton Junior High principal Jeff Sparks about a possible threat Friday, the school reacted quickly with a lock down. "We will always over-react rather than under-react," explained Sparks...
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North tops White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/04)
SWITZ CITY----In a battle of ranked teams the Class 1A No. 1 White River Valley Wolverines fell to the Class 4A No. 7 Bloomington North Cougars 61-45 on Friday. The Cougars jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead and with 3:30 left in the first quarter. Jordan Schantz scored the WRV's first points, making it 10-2...
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