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Linton business hopes to open by June 1
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
Linton's new housing manufacturer, Indiana Operations LLC, which does business as Advanced Building Concepts (ABC), is still targeting June 1 for opening day. The new company will build ranch, Cape Cod and two-story homes, according to company president Wesley Carter...
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Linton tops WRV in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/04)
LINTON - According to White River Valley coach Eric Lyons, the biggest difference in the Wolverines' game against the Linton Miners was one huge inning Linton had in the sixth. It's hard to disagree with him. The Miners scored six times in the fifth inning on two hits and five errors by WRV, as Linton came away with a 13-11 Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference win Thursday at Linton...
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Linton falls short on the road to Terre Haute South
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/04)
TERRE HAUTE - The Linton Miners' softball team gave undefeated Terre Haute South all they could want on Thursday, but it still wasn't enough for the Miners to pull off the upset of the now 17-0 Braves in a 6-2 loss at Terre Haute. Linton finished with three hits and committed four errors. The Miners two runs came in the fourth inning...
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Lakers top Bloomfield in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/04)
BLOOMFIELD - Thursday's baseball game between Shakamak and Bloomfield was one of missed opportunities, according to Cardinals coach Shane Evans. The visiting Lakers defeated the Cardinals in a 14-3 game. Most of the players on base were not there because they hit the ball on Thursday's game. ...
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Linton tops Clay City, North Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/04)
SULLIVAN - Caleb Fischer led the Miners with a score of 34 as Linton won a three-way meet over Clay City and North Central. The Miners finished with a score of 156, 11 strokes ahead of Clay City's 167. North Central rounded out the three team event with a score of 177...
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Kathryn "Kay" Webster
(Obituary ~ 05/14/04)
Kathryn "Kay" Webster, 88, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 12, at Bloomington Hospital following a brief illness. Born Marie Kathryn Ament on Sept. 5, 1915 in Holden, Mo., she was the daughter of Benjamin Ditchler Ament and Bessie Claud Burroughs. She was the widow of Clyde Humphrey Webster, who she married on July 24, 1943 in Washington D.C...
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Woman faces surgery to remove tumor
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
OWENSBURG ---- Fundraising efforts for the family of a 32 year old rural Owensburg woman, who will soon undergo major surgery for the removal of a brain tumor, have begun. A special account has been established at People's Trust Company in the name of Allicia Benton, Route 3, Owensburg to help cover medical expenses. In addition, a yard sale and a bean supper will be scheduled in the near future, according to her mother, Mary Hughes, who also resides near Owensburg...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
The Shakamak School Board had several items to cover during its monthly board meeting Thursday night. The board accepted the recommendations of the Textbook Adoption Committee. "We want to compliment the parents, teachers and students who took the time to work on this," said Michael Turner, superintendent of Shakamak Schools...
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Relay for Life is Saturday in Worthington
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
The annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is set for Saturday in the Worthington Town Park. Coordinator Kim Hughes said a planning meeting on Thursday night showed that $15,000 had been turned in from pledges and pre-event fundraisers. "We're off to a good start," she said. "We're excited and are looking for a good day. We're hoping the weather is fine and we have a decent day."...
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Christmas comes early for some in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
Christmas came early Wednesday at Pamida in Bloomfield for two very deserving programs. The food bank at the Bloomfield First Baptist Church and the summer reading program at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Library each received $250 from the local department store...
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Lyons Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
LYONS ---- Upon Mick Kinnaman's suggestion, the Lyons Town Council voted 2-0 on Thursday evening to have a clean-up day and flea market on June 19. Councilman Scott Powers was absent. Kinnaman's plan is for Lyons residents to take unwanted items to the old auction barn beginning the week of June 14. On June 19, in an attempt to earn money from the donated items, a flea market will continue throughout the day at the auction barn...
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Bloomfield students given scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
Three Bloomfield High School 2004 graduates were each awarded $500 college scholarships Thursday night by the Bloomfield Lions Club. The scholarship recipients were Erynn Parkes, Ryan Vandeventer and Kimberly Kunstek. The Lions also recognized senior Becky Helms, who received the organization's Citizenship Award that was presented Wednesday night at the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) banquet at the high school...
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Crane gets help from the state
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Lt. Gov. Kathy Davis today announced the hiring of two new advocates for Indiana's military facilities during the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. William J. Cassidy will represent the interests of the state's facilities before decision-makers in Washington, D.C. ...
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Drug search results in 'hits'
(Local News ~ 05/14/04)
A drug search was conducted at Linton-Stockton Junior and Senior High Schools on Thursday morning. "They (the Linton Police Department) called me about 15 minutes before they were coming," said Linton-Stockton principal Nick Karazsia, adding that he welcomed the search...
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TH South tops Linton in tenns
(High School Sports ~ 05/14/04)
TERRE HAUTE - The Linton Miners' girls' tennis team came up on the short end of a victory over Terre Haute South's junior varsity team on Thursday at Terre Haute. The only win for the Miners came at No. 1 doubles, as the Braves picked up an 8-1 win...
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