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Dog, boy become best friends
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
A dog that was unwanted and slated to die in an animal shelter not only survived and found a home, but has given new hope and a ray of sunshine to a sick child. Lisa Pouliot, a Jasonville woman whose love of animals prompted her to found a humane group called Friends of Animals, recently adopted a dog to a family with a very sick child. The dog and the little boy have since become inseparable...
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Boyd has no regets about career at Iowa
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/04)
Brody Boyd's basketball career at the University of Iowa is winding down, but the former Union standout and Indiana All-Star still hopes to accomplish a few goals before his days with the Hawkeyes are over. Iowa is 13-9 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten. Boyd is third on the team in scoring with a 10.7 average. He's also averaging 2.3 steals, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He is shooting 85 percent from the foul line and is second on the team in three-pointers with 41...
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Linton boys win JH SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/04)
Linton won the boys junior high SWIAC Tournament on Saturday, defeating Bloomfield 48-37 in the championship game. Jacob Fender tallied 18 points for the Miners. Ethan Brewer had 13 points, Jeff Laughlin nine and two each for Nathan Padgett, Tyler Pigg, Jayton Powell and Jathan Wright...
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Evelyn Swango
(Obituary ~ 02/17/04)
Evelyn Swango, 87, of Worthington, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004 at 7 p.m. in the Lyons Health and Living Center. She was born in Greene County on May 19, 1916 to William and Ethal Casner Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Living Faith Christian Church in Worthington...
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Edith Marie Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 02/17/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Edith Marie Hamilton, 97, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born May 2, 1906, in Taylor Township in Greene County, she was the daughter of Riley Owen Gainey and Frances E. Bennett Gainey...
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Linton Fire Department receives grant
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
If you were able to spend $5,000 to receive $50,000 worth of merchandise, chances are you would jump at the opportunity. That's just what the Linton Fire Department has done. Just before Christmas the department learned it had been awarded $50,500 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant. The FEMA grant is a part of the Homeland Security...
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Jennings to run against Hostettler
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
On Thursday, Democrat Jon Jennings officially filed with the Indiana Secretary of State's office to run for Indiana's 8th Congressional District. He announced his candidacy with stops throughout the district to spread his message and vision for the 8th District...
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Hostettler to make stop in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
Republican U.S. Rep. John Hostettler, representing the Eighth District from Indiana, will announce his intentions to see re-election to a fifth term during a series of stops throughout the 18 counties he serves later this week. Hostettler, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and outspoken advocate for the continuation of operations at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, will meet at noon Thursday at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Library to declare his candidacy. ...
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Farmers need to be pro-active
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The president of the state's largest agriculture organization ---- Indiana Farm Bureau ---- called on Greene County farmers Monday night to be pro-active in their soil and water conservation practices and become environmentally responsible...
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Royal named Farmer of the year
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Rural Bloomfield farmer Byron "Ace" Royal has been a literal "ground-breaker" or innovative agriculture trendsetter since the mid-1970s when he started the no-till method of preparing his land for planting ---- when few other farmers were using it...
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Linton board changes policy on locker search
(Local News ~ 02/17/04)
The Linton-Stockton School Board on Monday night approved a change in the policy handbook, making it no longer necessary for a student to be present if his or her locker is searched. The school's present handbook states that "a student shall be present" if the school officials search a student's locker. Bush recommended the wording be changed to "the student may be present."...
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Carmichael's Austin Peay team on roll
(High School Sports ~ 02/17/04)
Austin Peay remained unbeaten in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 63-56 triumph over Murray State on Saturday. The Governors are 13-0 in the OVC and 16-7 overall. Murray State entered the contest 20-4 and 10-1. Eastern's Levi Carmichael is a junior guard for the Governors. Carmichael played three minutes in the game...
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