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County ISTEP scores announced
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
Area third, sixth and eighth grade students performed well on the ISTEP-Plus (Indiana State Test of Educational Progress) according to scores released Thursday afternoon by the Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction. According to a news release, state averages either increased on stayed the same in each area...
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Lady Lakers fall to Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/04)
JASONVILLE ---- No player for the Shakamak Lakers scored in double-figures as the girls team slipped to 0-7 on the season after a 55-27 loss against Edgewood. Megan Netherlain and Sarah Betts both led the Lakers with eight points. Shakamak only converted 10 of its field goals on the night, while Edgewood finished 26 of 49...
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Eastern Greene gets past Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- There were an abundance of turnovers to go around Thursday at Eastern Heights ---- and I'm not talking about fruit filled pastries. The Thunderbirds of Eastern Greene hosted Bloomfield in a SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference clash with the two teams combining for 63 turnovers (Eastern Greene 36, Bloomfield 27), but one team had to emerge the victor and on Thursday it was Eastern Greene after a 41-37 win over the Lady Cardinals...
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Lady Miners pick up impressive win over Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/04)
LINTON ---- The Clay City Lady Eels came into Linton with a record of 6-1, and they left with a mark of 6-2 after the Lady Miners picked up a 55-44 win Thursday night. Linton broke its four-game losing streak with the victory. Clay City pulled ahead, and maintained its lead for the better half of the first quarter. A noticeably improved Lady Miners defense, however, kept the scores close...
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Norman H. (Jammer) Walters
(Obituary ~ 12/10/04)
Norman H. (Jammer) Walters, 98, of Freelandville and formerly of Linton, passed away at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 at Freelandville Community Home. Born March 16, 1906 in Westphalia, he was the son of Louis and Lena (Steffen) Walters. He was a retired coal miner and had also worked for the Indiana Department of Transportation in Vincennes. He was a member of the White River Valley Beagle Club...
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Naomi Fulk
(Obituary ~ 12/10/04)
Naomi Fulk, 93, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:58 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 at Greene County General Hospital, Linton. Born Nov. 11, 1911 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Delmar and Juna May (Fulk) Stalcup. On Aug. 16, 1934, she married Amos T. Fulk. He passed away March 19, 1995...
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Ruby Brothers
(Obituary ~ 12/10/04)
Ruby Brothers, 89, of Linton, passed away at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 at Linton Nursing & Rehab Center. Born July 12, 1915 in Greene County, she was the daughter of James A. and Maude M. (Bonham) Gabbart. She had been married to Charles Brothers, who passed away in 1977...
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York finds new way to stay warm
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
NEWBERRY ---- Walk past Dexter "Shorty" York's repair garage at Third and Main Street in Newberry during the winter months and you'll catch an aroma that reminds you of fresh popcorn cooking on a stove. That's the smell of his new corn-burning furnace working to keep his 6,600 square foot building toasty warm...
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Martin to step down as Chamber director
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
After nearly six years as executive director of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Tammy Martin is leaving the Chamber. Martin announced her resignation at the Chamber Christmas party Dec. 2. "It was with very mixed emotions leaving the Chamber," Martin said. "God opened a door for me, I feel like. I have a great opportunity to work for Hoosier Energy in Merom. It's going to be a great job with wonderful benefits."...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
JASONVILLE -- An underground electrical cable shorted out Dec. 2, melting the sheathing around the wires, welding it to the surrounding conduit, and cutting off power to Shakamak Elementary School for a day and a half. Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Mike Turner said lightning strikes close to the facility throughout the summer may have surged through the ground and created the problem. ...
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Man doesn't appear for sentencing
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
A rural Bedford man charged with burglary and theft of a concession stand at a Bloomfield ball field earlier this year failed to show up Thursday morning in Greene Circuit Court for a change of plea and sentencing hearing. An arrest warrant was re-issued for 20-year-old Kevin William VanAllstine by judge David Johnson. Johnson ordered that after his arrest on burglary and theft charges VanAllstine be held without bond until he makes a court appearance...
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Lyons Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
LYONS ---- Michael Reinke from the Indiana Coalition Housing and Homeless Issues (ICHHI) visited the Lyons Town Council meeting Thursday night and presented the council with a portfolio of information on a recent housing needs study assessment, which the council will review and discuss at a later date...
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Student allegedly abused by Shakamak custodian
(Local News ~ 12/10/04)
JASONVILLE ---- Custodian Darrell Sluder reportedly kicked sophomore Steven Nickerson in the back Tuesday morning in the Shakamak High School cafeteria because the student was tilted back in his chair with the two front legs off the ground. Nickerson's father, Kevin Nickerson, spoke to the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees about the incident at their regular meeting Thursday night. ...
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Union tops West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/04)
DUGGER ---- The Union Lady Bulldogs picked up a much needed victory over an improved West Vigo squad, 43-42, in girls high school basketball action Thursday in Dugger. "This was something we needed tremendously," said Union coach Steve Meurer. "It seems like we got over that hump a little last night. We beat a pretty decent team. West Vigo is a lot better than they were last year. I feel like we beat a good quality team last night. I was really pleased."...
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