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Storms hit area hard
(Local News ~ 05/28/04)
For the second day in a row, Greene County was hammered hard by severe weather. Hardest hit was Lyons, where local law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground at 5:25 p.m. and notified the Greene County Sheriff's Department. However, National Weather Service officials at Indianapolis could not confirm the twister touchdown...
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Eastern advances in sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/04)
VINCENNES - After two postponements because of heavy rain in the Knox County area, on Thursday, the class 2A sectional at South Knox finally got underway, but not without a little resistance from Mother Nature. A rain and lightning delay lasting over 30 minutes in at the end of the first inning, as well as a rain and lightning stoppage a two-thirds into the bottom of the fourth inning lasting over 40 minutes could not stop the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds from picking up an impressive 4-3 victory over the North Knox Warriors in Game 1 of the sectional.. ...
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Thelma R. (Johnnie) Weaver
(Obituary ~ 05/28/04)
Thelma R. (Johnnie) Weaver, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:45 p.m. on May 26, 2004 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Feb. 2, 1923 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Fermond and Laura Bell (Benefiel) Fordyce. She married Carl E. Weaver on Dec. 26, 1939, in South Bend...
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Norma "Jeanne" Taylor
(Obituary ~ 05/28/04)
Norma "Jeanne" Taylor, 72, of Linton, passed away at 1:34 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004 at the Glenburn Home. Born April 3, 1932 in Linton, she was the daughter of Jenning B. and Vera I. (Tuttle) Goodman. She was married to Arthur Raymond Taylor, who passed away Nov. 23 ,1963...
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Doris L. (Hayes) Landry
(Obituary ~ 05/28/04)
Doris L. (Hayes) Landry, 88, of Jasonville, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2004 at her home. Born April 10, 1916 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Lee) Hayes. On Feb. 11, 1945, she married Joseph Nelson Landry, who preceded her in death...
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James C. Kluesner
(Obituary ~ 05/28/04)
James C. Kluesner, 70, of Dugger, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 27, 2004, at his residence. Born December 24, 1933 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Hugh F. and Jessie (Behem) Kluesner. He was a graduate of Pleasantville High School in 1951. ...
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John Bruner
(Obituary ~ 05/28/04)
John Bruner, 56, passed away May 28, 2004 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home Bloomfield.
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Memorial Day services planned
(Local News ~ 05/28/04)
Residents across Greene County will pause this Memorial Day weekend to remember, reflect and honor fallen military veterans in a variety of special services and ceremonies. Celebrated in most states on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is a time to remember the U.S. ...
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Robertson files her final story for LDC
(Local News ~ 05/28/04)
"She took a difficult job and did it without fail. For that she deserves accolades." Kevin Kramer was referring to Lana Robertson, who is retiring from the newspaper business today. Robertson has been in what she calls an "addictive profession" since 1975. She worked at The Dugger Post and eventually came to the Linton Daily Citizen. She was editor of the popular Greene-Sullivan Weekender publication...
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Thanks for the memories
(Local News ~ 05/28/04)
Well, this is it ... Today was my last day at the ole LDC, I'm retiring. Hey! I want to point out that I'm many, many, many years from Social Security age. Well, OK, a few years. But I am retiring from the newspaper business. Having been in this addictive profession since 1975, it's time. ...
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Jones looking to organize ordinances
(Local News ~ 05/28/04)
Linton mayor Tom Jones is working to make the everyday workings of city government more efficient, discussing a new ordinance, the budget, the city park, golf course and other issues of importance to the city. Jones said one of his goals ---- organizing the paperwork on the city's ordinances ---- is now being done...
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Miners finish season with performance at Regionals
(High School Sports ~ 05/28/04)
EVANSVILLE - Five individuals from the Linton boys track and field team found the competition at the Evansville Central Regional tough, but still managed to perform as well as expected, in most cases. The 3200 relay team of Ryan Miller, Logan Tharp, Steele Spinks, and Jesse McDonald finished in a time of 9:04...
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