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WRV tops Bloomfield for sectional title
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The field for the Class A regional hosted at White River Valley High School won't officially be set until late tonight. Host WRV (21-4) will play Covington (18-5) in the second morning game at noon. Tecumseh (20-4) will play either Loogootee or Washington Catholic in the first game at 10 a.m. The Loogootee sectional finale was postponed Saturday and moved to tonight at 7:30 p.m. because Washington Catholic's girls team competed in the Class A state finals in Indianapolis...
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WRV seniors say victory very special
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/04)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley's senior starting players cherished Saturday night's sectional win over rival Bloomfield. The Wolverines (21-4) won a hard-fought, closely contested game 32-29 and the players who made it happen were elated. All-state candidate A.J. ...
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O'Neall's buzzer-beater sends Cards to finals
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/04)
SWITZ CITY -- Bloomfield senior guard Nathan O'Neall bubbled with "a shooter's confidence" outside the Cardinal locker room following his heroics in Friday's semi-final 45-42 sectional semi-finals thriller win over Clay City. "I knew it (the shot) was good...as soon as it left my hand. ...
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Wolverines clear first tourney hurdle with thriller win
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/04)
SWITZ CITY -- The early morning coffee sipping "good old boys" at the Newberry Cafe , the Bloomfield Dairy Queen, the Front Porch Restaurant in Worthington or Country Crossroads in Lyons will all be talking about the conclusion to Saturday night's wild Class 1A sectional finale battle between neighboring rivals, White River Valley and Bloomfield, for a long, long time...
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Paoli knocks Linton out of sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/04)
PAOLI ---- The Linton Miners went into their first-round game in the Paoli Class 2A Sectional on Friday night against the host Rams with high hopes of advancing to Saturday night's championship game. But those hopes were thwarted 66-44. The game was a little over an hour late in getting started due to a power outage in Paoli that brought darkness to the gymnasium just as the national anthem was being performed prior to the 6 p.m. first game between Mitchell and North Knox...
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Madonna Kay (Pittman) Phillips
(Obituary ~ 03/08/04)
Madonna Kay Phillips, 38, died at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at her residence in Linton. She was born in Martinsville on Feb. 24, 1966 the daughter of Harold E. & Sondra (Dillion) Pittman. She was a homemaker and formerly worked at Corner Stone Children & Family Services in Vincennes. She was a 1984 graduate of Shakamak High School, and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church...
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Glenn R. Palmer
(Obituary ~ 03/08/04)
MARTINSVILLE ---- Glenn R. Palmer, 67, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Charlestown. Born Dec. 19, 1936 in Worthington, he was the son of William and Lilly (Ham) Palmer. He was a retired electronic engineer at Raytheon. Prior to that he worked at Hughes and at Naval Air Warfare Center, and he was also an instructor at Ivy Tech where he taught algebra. ...
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Ralph Max "Peabud" McKim
(Obituary ~ 03/08/04)
Ralph Max "Peabud" McKim, 79, formerly of Sandborn, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2004, at 8:40 a.m. at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born in Stafford Township, he was the son of Frank and Ona (Lucas) McKim. He was retired from Sprinkle Grain Elevator in Sandborn, where he worked for 38 years. ...
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Robert N. Lewis, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 03/08/04)
Robert N. Lewis, Sr., 82, of Linton, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at his residence in Linton. Born Feb. 2, 1922, in Vicksburg, he was the son of Isaac and Alice Ida (Frye) Lewis. He was an ordinance worker at Crane NWSC, retiring in 1972. He was of the Church of Christ faith. He was a 1942 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and an Army veteran of World War II...
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Dillon M. Gauthey
(Obituary ~ 03/08/04)
Dillon M. Gauthey, 18, died Saturday, March 6, 2004, at Bloomington Hospital from injuries sustained an in automobile accident earlier that day. Born Dec. 12, 1985, in Bloomington, he was the son of Michael and Robin (Fawbush) Gauthey. He was a graduate of Bloomington High School South and had just completed his studies on Friday, March 5. ...
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Caulkins honored for her work
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
Her love for children has been something which has guided Kathleen Caulkins throughout her life. Growing up in an agricultural area near Havana, Ill., Caulkins said she knew she always wanted to be a teacher, and with two aunts already in the profession, she began her first step into what has recently rewarded her with top recognition by her peers...
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Police don't expect foul play had part in death
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
A 38-year-old woman was discovered dead in her residence Saturday morning in Linton. The Linton Police Department were called to a residence at 260 W. Vincennes St. on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. The woman, identified as Madonna K. Phillips, was found by a relative...
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Dispute sends police to restaurant
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
The Linton Police Department was kept busy over the weekend with a variety of cases. On Saturday at 1:30 p.m., Linton Officer Paul Clark was called to McDonald's in reference to a fight in progress. According to Clark, when he arrived he spoke with Christina Passen, 22 of Newberry, who told him she was upset because her ex-husband was driving on a suspended license and he had their son with him...
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Daniels donates 50-50 money to Boys, Girls Club
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
Three volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club of Greene County apparently made an impression on Republican candidate for governor Mitch Daniels last week during a visit to Linton. Their face-to-face appeal resulted in an unexpected $210 cash donation from the gubernatorial candidate, who formerly served as budget director for President Bush...
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Linton police make another arrest
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
The Linton Police Department made another arrest in connection with a drug bust it conducted Thursday night. "We had continued surveillance on the home because the resident was afraid items would be stolen from his house while he was in jail on drug charges," explained Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald...
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Poe puts dollar figures to courthouse
(Local News ~ 03/08/04)
A Linton man who recently captured the attention of many Greene Countians by speaking out against the stalled courthouse project now has assessed the project further ---- including the estimated costs. Larry Poe, owner of Poe Electric and the electrical sub-contractor on the county courthouse remodeling/addition project, believes it's time to scrap the current project and built in a different location...
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WRV enjoys cakewalk in semi-final matchup with North Central
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/04)
SWITZ CITY----Host-White River Valley took care of business in methodical, fundamental fashion in the Class A sectional semi-finals Friday night running away from North Central, 79-41. The game was tied 2-2, then WRV never looked back -- leading 15-8 at the first quarter stop and extending the advantage to 40-15 at the half. ...
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