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Linton man tells how he started fire
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
Court documents allege the 20-year-old Linton man arrested Monday for the July 1 arson fire that destroyed Petro Tire Company and warehouse in Linton admitted to police that he set the fire, but no motive has been released. Linton police arrested Chance Schubla, 20, of Linton, about 5 p.m. on Monday, according to police chief Keith McDonald. He was charged with arson ---- a class A felony ---- Tuesday morning...
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Bloomfield's 9-10 Little League all-stars perform well at TH
(High School Sports ~ 07/14/04)
It really doesn't get any better as a kid to play baseball, especially in Little League. The kids that perform now will be the players that will shape the future for this great game that many people have grown to love. Where the love of the game begins is the sandlots near the park and where ever a game can be played...
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Wayne E. Rushton
(Obituary ~ 07/14/04)
Wayne E. Rushton, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2004 at his residence. Born Oct. 1, 1924 in Monrovia, he was the son of Harry and Alice (Hadley) Rushton. An Army veteran of World War II, he had retired from Allison's in Indianapolis in 1995 after 28 years of service. He was a member of Christian Church in Avon and the Masonic Lodge in Cartersburg...
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Rylan Allen-Mort
(Obituary ~ 07/14/04)
Rylan Allen-Mort, 6 months, of Bloomfield, passed away on Friday at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 14, 2003 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Ashley Allen and Rich Mort. Survivors include: her mother of Bloomfield; father of Pendleton; maternal grandfather Mark Allen of Koleen; maternal grandmother Tammy Morris and her husband Aaron of Bloomfield; paternal grandparents Bill and Cindy Mort of Pendleton; maternal great-grandmother Pat Williams and husband Bill of Worthington; maternal great-grandfather Dave Gillespie and his wife Nancy of Dugger; aunt Kenzie Morris of Bloomfield; maternal great-grandfather Max Allen of Koleen; maternal step-great-grandparents Mike and Rosanne Morris of Odon; two great-aunts and their families, Lisa Allen and daughters, Allison and Adalie of Bloomington and Sheila Corn and husband Todd and sons Derek and Nathan of Bloomfield.. ...
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Worthington Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- The Worthington Town Council pleased several residents with decisions made at the meeting Tuesday evening. Gia Spoor presented a petition signed by 262 people asking that Union Street at the intersection of State Road 67 and 231, on the north side of the library, be made a one-way street. She also expressed concern that drivers do not obey the one-way signs on Washington or Main Street near the school...
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4-Hers have 'fun' at Rabbit Show
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Tuesday morning the Greene County 4-H Fair was full of wiggling noses, cotton tails, and long ears. It was time for the annual Rabbit Show. Area youths were busy preparing and grooming their rabbits. Winter Roudebush, 17 and of Worthington, has shown rabbits for four years. She had five rabbits and a meat pen in the show. A meat pen consists of three rabbits that are identical in color, shape, and very close in weight...
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Bloomfield State Bank to pay for aide
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- A local bank has struck a unique educational partnership with the Eastern Greene School District aimed at improving reading abilities of elementary students. On Tuesday night, the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees accepted the offer made in April from Bloomfield State Bank to pick-up the entire cost of hiring a teacher's aide to work with at-risk students at Eastern...
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Private company to handle Eastern Greene's food services
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- A private company will manage and operate the Eastern Greene Schools cafeteria following action Tuesday night by the school board. Business was conducted without electricity following a summer storm that packed high winds, lightning and heavy rain...
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Bad weather slows activities at fair
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- For the second straight evening, Mother Nature dealt a blow to the Greene County 4-H Fair. The ATV drags were rained out following a band of severe storms that moved to the area about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday ---- casting darkness over the fairgrounds for about 90 minutes...
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China House workers nab robber
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
Two employees of a downtown Bloomfield restaurant ran down a man who grabbed about $400 from the cash register Tuesday night and fled on foot. Richardodo Artona, 28, of Bloomfield, is in the Greene County jail this morning facing preliminary charges of theft, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, according to Bloomfield Town Marshal Bob Richardson. Bond was set at $4,500...
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Area hit hard by storms
(Local News ~ 07/14/04)
Strong winds and lightening wreaked havoc on the area Tuesday night with wind gusting as high as 73 mph in Putnam County. Locally, residents were without power and many still were as of press time. "We had 3,000-4,000 people without power last night. As of this morning we still have 1,092 without power," said Dewayne Allen, Assistant General Manager of REMC...
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Area golfers perform well in summer tournaments
(High School Sports ~ 07/14/04)
Caleb Dunkerly fired an even-par round of 70 at the Vincennes Elks Golf Club on Tuesday, and finished second in the 15-16 year-old age division of the Mountain Dew Tour event. The Linton-Stockton High School sophomore-to-be fired a 36 on the front nine, and came back with a 1-under 34 on the back...
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