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Jones looking toward economic development
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones says the city is looking good in many areas, and now he wants to seriously look into economic development by forming a redevelopment commission for the City of Linton. "The parks are in order, preparations for the new fire station are going well, but the town needs to bring in money," noted Jones in his February citizens' report. ...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/05)
Union to honor 1999-2000 basketball team The Union High School will be honoring the 1999-2000 boys basketball season at half-time of Thursday's game against North Daviess. The team reached as high as third in the state rankings and claimed championship status during sectional, regional, and semi-state rounds. ...
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Lady Cardinals advance to semis
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/05)
Craig Koch, Sports Writer Clay City ---- The Shakamak Lady Lakers switched up their defenses all game long in their first round match-up with the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals in the Clay City sectional, concentrating on keeping Bloomfield senior center Ashley Thombleson from scoring...
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Lady Miners give No. 11 Mitchell a scare
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/05)
PAOLI ---- No one would argue that Linton Coach Mike Riggleman needed the very best from his Lady Miners to even have a shot at defeating the Class 2A, 11th ranked and 16-3 Mitchell Bluejackets. Coach Riggleman has waited the entire season to see the performance he saw Tuesday night at the Paoli Sectional from his Miners, but even at Linton's best it wasn't to thwart the might of the Jackets as Linton's season comes to a halt after a 48-42 season ending loss to Mitchell inside D.E. ...
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Laura Lee Marsh
(Obituary ~ 02/09/05)
Laura Lee Marsh, 61, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005 at Methodist Hospital. Born Nov. 30, 1943 in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Paul Joseph Leturgy and Mildred Griggs. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters in Indianapolis. Survivors include: her mother Mildred Willis of Indianapolis; two sons, Keith Haydon of Missouri, and David Bruce Haydon of Bigwood, Wash.; one daughter Lisa Chambers of Vancouver, Wash.; one sister Loretta Smith of Wisconsin; and seven grandchildren...
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Help your Valentine, suggest they get checked for cancer
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
Some of the most popular gifts for Valentine's Day include chocolates and flowers; however, the American Cancer Society urges those, who will be purchasing Valentine's Day gifts, this year to go a different route this year. "It may not sound very romantic, but Valentine's Day is the perfect time to show how much you care by reminding someone to get tested for cancer, Sukie Decker, area executive director for the American Cancer Society Great Lakes Division, said...
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Flooding dominates discussion at Worthington council meeting
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- Several Worthington residents attended Tuesday night's town council meeting to voice their concerns about recent flooding problems. They believe work done by the state two years ago caused the flooding to be more severe than it should've been, but the state doesn't agree...
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LPD officers looking for safety restraint violators
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
The Linton Police Department will participate in a statewide safety belt enforcement blitz Feb. 6-19 designed to help educate drivers about current and impending safety belt laws. A new law will go into effect July 1 that requires all children less than 8 years of age to be properly secured in a child safety seat or booster seat, according to Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald. ...
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Howesville Ditch timeline
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
A timeline of activity surrounding the controversial Howesville Ditch shows: On March 26, 1996, then-county surveyor Marty James reported that the Howesville Ditch was "in need of periodic maintenance with no established assessment". The Howesville Ditch is supposed to provide drainage to all nearby land, but, James reported, it would have to be periodically cleaned and sprayed, obstacles removed from it and periodic minor repairs made...
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Not all questions answered about ditch
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
A contingent of about a dozen residents who live along the Howesville Ditch came to Tuesday morning's meeting of the Joint Drainage Board of Greene, Owen and Clay counties wanting some answers. They left the session still without all the answers they wanted to hear, but relieved that the ditch assessment they have fought in court since 1999 may be coming to an end...
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Eastern Greene looking for some help
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The need to look at ways to save on transportation and computer-related repair costs has prompted the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees to search for some part-time help. The board, meeting in regular monthly session on Tuesday night, approved a recommendation from superintendent Randy Barrett to advertise for a part-time mechanic to service and do minor, routine maintenance work to the corporation-owned vehicle fleet...
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EGHS senior is National Merit finalist
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
Eastern Greene High School senior K.C. Bennett, 17, will find out in March if he'll receive a National Merit Scholarship. March is also the month he'll learn which of his three college choices accepted him. "March will be an interesting month," Bennett said...
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Teachers offer opinions about trimesters
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
Teachers at Linton-Stockton High School are offering their opinions on a possible change that could alter the scheduling format for the second time since the 1999-2000 school year. For three years, Linton used a block schedule, which was four classes a day lasting 85 minutes each. With a trimester schedule, students would attend five 70-minute classes. Students currently have six 53-minute classes each day...
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Bloomfield cheerleaders teach skills, spirit
(Local News ~ 02/09/05)
The Bloomfield High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders conducted a cheerleading clinic Saturday at the high school. Girls aged 4 to 14 attended to get pointers from the high school cheerleaders. Second-graders Maggie Doane and Taylor Graf and 5-year-old Felicity Graf said they learned jumps and the words to cheers. It was the third time at the clinic for the 8-year-old friends and the second time for Felicity. All three girls said they want to be cheerleaders when they get older...
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Lady Wolverines hold off Lady T-Birds
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/05)
CLAY CITY ---- The White River Valley Lady Wolverines and the North Central Lady Thunderbirds played in what could best be described as an uninspired manner in the second first round game of the Clay City sectional. The teams combined for 19 of 80 shooting (.238), 50 fouls, and 39 turnovers, and the Lady Wolverines came away with a 36-35 victory to move on to face Bloomfield in the first semi-final match-up Friday night...
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