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County workers praised for their efforts
(Local News ~ 12/27/04)
Greene County Highway Department personnel were lauded for the massive road cleanup they faced over the holiday weekend after the area was blanketed with 16-inches of snow in most places. Greene County Commissioner Bart Beard said the county road crew did "an outstanding job."...
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Linton volleyball team had a great season, won sectional
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/04)
The Linton volleyball team did something in 2004 it had done in 27 years: Win a sectional championship. Not only that, the Lady Miners finished the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a perfect 6-0 record and an unblemished Tri-River Conference mark of 5-0 en route to a successful 27-3 campaign...
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Cathanne Carroll Turley
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
MARTINSVILLE ---- Cathanne Carroll Turley, 64, of Martinsville, passed away at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 at Morgan Hospital and Medical Center in Martinsville. Born Jan. 5, 1940 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of John Harold and Eleanor Louise (McNamara) Blackwell. On March 17, 1987, she married Dan L. Turley. He passed away April 27, 1996...
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Margaret M. Rine
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
Margaret M. Rine, 100, of Jasonville, passed away at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 at her residence. Born July 6, 1904 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Alfred N. and Effie (Trimble) McGrew. She had been married to Earl "Doc" Rine, who passed away Nov. 28, 1988...
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Arthur J. "Art" O'Neill
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. ---- Arthur J. "Art" O'Neill, 85, of Platteville, Wis., passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 at Southwest Health Center Hospital in Platteville. Born Oct. 15, 1919 in Helmsburg, he was the son of John Joseph and Grace (Weddle) O'Neill. In 1945, he married Doris Weittenhiller in Madison, Wis...
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Doris Louise "Dody" Neal
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
Doris Louise "Dody" Neal, 73, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2004 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 27, 1931 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Ruel Michael "Mike" and Millie M. (McDonald) Neal...
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Richard N. Gullion
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
Richard N. Gullion, 70, of Linton, passed away at 8:18 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004 at his residence. Born Dec. 20, 1934 in Mattoon, Ill., he was the son of Frank and Thelma (McClue) Gullion. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Robert (Walt) and Louise Carlton. On July 4, 1954, he married Mary Ann (Shanklin) Gullion. She passed away Oct. 22, 2003...
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Ruth Jane Fordice
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
Ruth Jane Fordice, 85, of Decatur and formerly of Bucktown and Linton, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004 at the Harborside Health Care in Decatur. Born Jan. 11, 1919 in Greene County, she was the daughter of George and Sarah (Peacock) Payne...
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Thelma Lorene Eller
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
Thelma Lorene Eller, 83, of Solsberry, passed away at 2:17 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at Hospitality House in Bloomington. Born Aug. 24, 1921 in Owensburg, she was the daughter of Orval and Luella (Burch) Wilson. She was married to Willie M. Eller...
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David M. Eaton
(Obituary ~ 12/27/04)
SANDBORN ---- David M. Eaton, 56, of Sandborn, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 7, 1948 in Denver, Colo., he was the son of Glen and Wilma Eaton. He married Tonya S. Eaton in 1971...
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Can you hear me now? Yes!
(Local News ~ 12/27/04)
Wireless cell phone customers in Jasonville are now receiving an improved signal thanks to the building and activation of a new cell phone tower. The Cingular Wireless cell phone tower is located just north of State Roads 54 and 48 on the property of Alan and Diane Ellis, owners of A & D Stone...
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Switz City church helps others with prayer blankets
(Local News ~ 12/27/04)
Cornerstone Church in Switz City is more than just a building where people go to worship. It's a place where congregation members go expecting God to show up and something to happen. And something does happen there all the time. One of those things has snowballed into something tremendous. At a November 2003 revival themed "In the Midst of a Storm," the congregation began a prayer blanket ministry...
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Picnic Basket robbed Sunday morning
(Local News ~ 12/27/04)
An undetermined amount of money was taken from the Picnic Basket in Bloomfield early Sunday morning. According to a news release from the Bloomfield Police Department, at 12:47 a.m., a Picnic Basket employee said a male suspect entered the establishment, waved a handgun and told a female subject to lay face down on the ground. The male took an undetermined amount of money from the cash drawer, according to the news release...
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Worthington soldier helps deliver good will
(Local News ~ 12/27/04)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq ---- Football inspires a love and passion around the world rivaled by few sports. As witnessed by the recent national unity and outpouring of support for the Iraqi Olympic Football team, football in Iraq is a unifying force. Of course, in the United States, we call it soccer...
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2004 was a great year; 2005 has all the potential
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/04)
So far the Linton Daily Citizen/Evening World's list of top 10 teams of 2004 hasn't provided any controversy throughout the readers, but I have a feeling this week will furnish plenty of water cooler discussions. I will not give away what the top four teams of 2004 are ---- although you should be able to guess the teams, but perhaps not the order...
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