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Rural Linton man upset with proposed IDNR project
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation officials have scheduled an Abandoned Mine Lands restoration project on Bolton Road to begin in June, but one landowner who's affected by the project said it's an unnecessary waste of natural resources and money...
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Area sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/05)
Ethan Stanifer scored 32 points and nearly outscored Shakamak's seventh-grade opponent last week. The Lakers improved to 7-1 after they defeated Carlisle, 63-33. Stanifer finished 12-15 from the field, but got solid balance from other members on the Laker team to pull away with the victory...
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Lady Miners fall short against Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/05)
SULLIVAN ---- Linton coach Mike Riggleman felt that if he could leave Sullivan saying his team played well, then it would have been a successful trip despite the final score. In the end, it wasn't the fact that Linton lost 63-38, it was the fact the Miners played a solid game against a better Golden Arrow club...
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Danny F. Burris
(Obituary ~ 01/25/05)
Danny F. Burris, 54, of Jasonville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 in rural Sullivan County. Born July 5, 1950 in Linton, he was the son of James H. and Wanda Raley Burris. On May 15, 1995 he married Carol Jean Rifenburg Burris. He was a disabled Vietnam Army veteran and a member of Knightsville Masonic Lodge F&AM. He was a lifetime member of the Clay City VFW Post...
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Betty Brandon
(Obituary ~ 01/25/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Betty Brandon, 81, of Indianapolis, passed away Dec. 26, 2004 at the Health Care Unit of Robin Run Retirement Community in Indianapolis. She was a longtime resident of New Albany. She was born Elizabeth Rose Woodrow in Hymera on July 8, 1923. In 1945, Betty married John A. Brandon, who preceded her in death in 1987...
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Woman faces charges
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
An area woman arrested Jan. 15 is expected to appear in Greene Circuit Court on Friday morning for an initial hearing on charges of possession of a controlled substance ---- a class D felony. Jana D. Wilkes was arrested after a traffic stop by Linton Police Department officers Chad Crynes and Debbie McDonald about 1:42 a.m. ...
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Switz City Council approves project bids
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The town of Switz City has moved a step closer toward making planned water project improvements a reality. At a special meeting Monday night, the council voted 3-0 to accept the two lowest bids submitted for the proposed water project. Caldwell Tanks, Inc., from Louisville, Ky., had the lowest bid for the water tank in the amount of $335,100. The other portion of the project was awarded to Dashiell Co., from Marshall, Ill., with a bid of $862,852.52...
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Shakamak high schoolers helping others
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Last year, Shakamak High School started a cadet teaching program unlike any other in the area. Jenny Scott, sponsor of the cadet teaching program, said Shakamak's program is different from others because students have the option to take the class for college credit...
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Development funding discussed
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Before the Greene County Redevelopment Commission approved the expansion of the county's portion of the West Gate at Crane Tech Park area Monday night, a lengthy discussion developed on the merits of what kind of development funding plan to pursue at this time...
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Redevelopment Commission approves expansion of tech park
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
The Greene County Redevelopment Commission approved the expansion of its designated technical park area by about two square miles to include the town of Scotland in action taken Monday night. The request to expand the previously designated Greene County Tech Park area came from Greene County Economic Development Corporation Director Charley Dibble, who appeared at the meeting on behalf of the West Gate at Crane Tech Park planning committee...
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Man faces escape charge
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
An inmate enrolled in a work release program has been charged with escape after he allegedly walked away from the Greene County Community Corrections office when he was confronted about violation of program rules. William M. Conley faces a class C felony escape charge after Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson approved a probable cause affidavit and arrest warrant Friday...
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Linton man, woman face drug charges
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Tony R. Frye, 43, and Alicia M. Begeman, 45, both of Linton, were arrested this morning at their residence on Fourth and C streets. They're preliminarily charged with possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, a D felony; maintaining a common nuisance, a D felony; and possession of marijuana, an A misdemeanor...
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Mayor asks businesses to take part in directory
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones and the Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) are asking businesses to join a new computer-based directory to enhance and encourage purchases from local businesses. Ron Steele, of SIDC, spoke about the directory at the January regular session of the Linton City Council...
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GCYA open house highlights successes
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Greene County Youth Alternatives hosted an open house Jan. 20 to show community members and others how adult education impacts the county and the state. The open house was part of Greene County Adult Education Week and Indiana Adult Education Month...
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Family plans vigil to help with road problem
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
A rural Bloomfield family hopes a three-hour vigil standing near the same site on a curvy Jackson County road where their 18-year-old daughter died in a traffic accident a year ago will get the attention of state transportation department and other governmental officials to what some are calling a very unsafe driving condition...
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Commissioner's open meeting canceled
(Local News ~ 01/25/05)
Concerns over compliance with proper meeting notification, as outlined in Indiana's Open Door Law, forced the Greene County Commissioners to cancel a special public meeting today. The meeting slated for 1:30 p.m. was expected to address the financial issues raised by the hiring of a new architectural/engineering firm to finish the courthouse project...
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Linton's JV opens tourney with win
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/05)
ELNORA ---- The SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference's junior varsity boys tournament began Monday with four first round games played at North Daviess Monday. The Linton Miners played the second game in the elementary gym and defeated White River Valley, 49-34...
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