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State politicians stop in Linton on Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
About 20 Greene County residents gathered at Stoll's Country Inn on Saturday morning to have breakfast and talk with some elected officials ---- State Sen. Lindel Hume (D-Princeton), State Sen. John Waterman (R-Shelburn) and State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville)...
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Suthard's home run saves the day
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
LINTON ---- It was what every baseball fan dreams of: Hitting a home run late in a ball game to help your team to win. For Linton senior Justin Suthard, his three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth inning was just that. A shot that echoed throughout the ball park when we belted a 0-1 fastball delivered by southpaw Tyler Arnold...
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Cardinals outhit Shoals for win
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Despite having their mentor sick throughout the contest, the Bloomfield Cardinals found the strength to pull through from a 5-0 deficit to come away with a 15-11 win over Shoals Saturday afternoon at Cardinal Field in Bloomfield. The win was the Cards' third of the season and only one away from matching the season total from 2004. Even though he was sick, coach Jason Pegg was pleased his team managed to pull out the victory...
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Hughes has fun in all-star game
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
PAOLI ---- Not every senior gets one last opportunity to lace the sneakers and play basketball at the senior level. But Bloomfield's RJ Hughes took advantage of a spectacular 2005 campaign to take part in the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association's All-Star Classic played Sunday afternoon in Paoli...
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Dunkerlys lead Linton at Hall of Fame Classic
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
PERU ---- It was an up-and-down day for the Linton golf team as the finished ninth in the 18 team Hall of Fame Golf Classic played at the Mill Creek Golf Course in Peru Saturday. The ups were Caleb and Drew Dunkerly as they both finished under 80 with a 76 and 78, respectively...
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Linton's tennis team takes third at Brown County
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
NASHVILLE ---- Linton's tennis team finished third out of four teams to open up the season at the Brown County Invitational Saturday morning. Brown County won its tournament as they defeated Owen Valley for the title. The Miners edged out the Mustangs of Edgewood to take third place...
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Eastern Greene falls in softball season opener
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
SPENCER ---- The Eastern Greene softball team opened the 2005 season with a road loss at Spencer Friday night, 5-1, to the Owen Valley Patriots. In fact, all five of Owen Valley's runs came in the first inning as solid pitching prevailed. "I think a lot of it was first game nerves," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "I don't think they really knew how they would play beside each other in a game...
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Casey takes doubleheader from Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
CASEY, Ill. -- Shakamak's softball team played two very different games in their Friday doubleheader, but they both had the same outcome: A loss for the Lady Lakers. The Lady Lakers dropped the first game of the double-dip to Casey-Westfield 2-1 in nine innings before coming up short in the second game 4-0...
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Softball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
LINTON ---- Linton's softball team picked up its first Tri-River Conference win Saturday when they defeated Eminence, 12-2, in five innings Saturday afternoon in Linton. "Overall it was a well played game," said Linton coach Jill Flater. "We got our hits back up to 15, which is awesome. We got back up into double digets with our hits...
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Cardinals split first two tennis matches of season
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
LOOGOOTEE ---- Bloomfield's girls tennis team played its first two matches of the spring season Saturday when they competed in the Loogootee Invitational Tournament. The Cardinals breezed through an inexperienced Springs Valley squad, 5-0, but found the championship tilt a harder challenge as the host Lions prevailed over Bloomfield, 3-2, to win their own invitational...
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Thombleson plays well in all-star game
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
PAOLI ---- The last time Ashley Thombleson was on a basketball court was in the Southridge semistate when the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals suffered a heartbreaking loss to Northeast Dubois. Sunday afternoon at the HBCA All-Star Game in Paoli, though, it's safe to say that Thombleson had a much better day...
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Donald Ray Kristler
(Obituary ~ 04/11/05)
Donald Ray Kristler, 71, of Linton, passed away at 1 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2005 at his residence in Linton. Born Sept. 19, 1933 in Linton, he was the son of Everett and Dora (Wheeler) Kristler. He was a retired lineman, a member of the IBEW Local 1393, based in Indianapolis, and an Army veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post 22 and Moose Lodge 1434, both of Linton...
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Mary Jane Hall
(Obituary ~ 04/11/05)
Mary Jane Hall, 52, of Lyons, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Newkirks Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Hit-and-run accident causes fire
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
An unidentified driver struck a utility pole on D Street NW in Linton around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, initiating an electrical fire at 410 Fourth St. NW. According to a report from the Linton Police Department, a black 1995 Ford F150 was westbound on D Street NW when it veered off the right side of the roadway, striking and bending a utility pole. The falling pole pulled the utility lines down and away from the residence, causing a fire...
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Rural Daviess County residents face drug charges
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
A pair of rural Daviess County residents face multiple drug charges following a routine traffic stop initiated in Bloomfield last Monday night. Michael A. Barnard, 25, and Emily Barnard, 22, appeared in court Thursday and were formally charged. A possession of methamphetamine was enhanced from a class D felony to a class B felony against Michael Barnard because the traffic stop was made approximately 809 feet from the Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School building...
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Dugger hosts open house for new community center
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Town Council proudly opened the new Dugger Community Building to the public Friday evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. "It is going to be real good for the community. We are really going to use this building. ...
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Eastern Greene Scrabble teams fare well
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
The Eastern Greene Elementary Scrabble Team finished in the top 20 in the National School Scrabble Tournament this past weekend in Boston, Mass. The squad of seventh graders Emily Sherfield and Keilor Gilbert placed 17th in the 92-team field of competitors. The team finished the weekend with a 4-2 win-loss record and a score of +339...
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Greene-Sullivan State Forest hosts open house
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
DUGGER ---- Greene-Sullivan State Forest manager Steve Siscoe said he was very pleased that over a hundred visitors came to the fourth annual open house Saturday to hear news of projects for the coming year or to seek information about the forest's facilities...
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Greene County General Hospital Board meets
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
The Greene County General Hospital Board of Trustees announced that a new cardiac screening test is now being offered by the radiology department headed by Dr. Ben Wendell. The advanced testing procedure is made possible with a new General Electric Medical Systems Goldseal Light Speed Ultra CT scanner that was purchased last year...
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Police warn about e-mail scams
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
E-mail scam artists are going "phishing" for consumers' personal-identity and financial-account information, and in some cases are reeling in the catch of the day. The e-mail schemes use logos and messages that look legitimate, but are not. Some even direct people to counterfeit Web sites to trick them into divulging information such as credit card numbers, account user names, passwords and social security numbers...
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Man faces charge after stealing Bloomfield woman's vehicle
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
A Bloomington man has been formally charged in connection with an auto theft case in Greene County following a wreck and his arrest in the state of Florida. On Thursday, Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson signed an arrest warrant for Billy W. Mosley, 51. He's charged in connection with the alleged theft on March 23 of a 1992 Buick from Bloomfield resident Samantha L. Rogers, of 325 E. Main Street...
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Carolyn June Alderson
(Obituary ~ 04/11/05)
PALESTINE, Ill. ---- Carolyn June "Granny" Alderson, 70, of Palestine, Ill., passed away at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. 2005 at Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson, Ill. Born Sept. 8, 1934 in Linton, she was the daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Gillette) Sims. On June 27, 1952, she married Jack Alderson, who passed away Feb. 5, 1998...
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Ruth M. Grounds
(Obituary ~ 04/11/05)
Ruth M. Grounds, 96, of Bedford, passed away at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2005 at Core Nursing & Rehab in Bedford. Born Feb. 16, 1909 in Owensburg, she was the daughter of Virgil and Nora (Strosnider) Miller. She had been married to David C Grounds, who passed away in 1975...
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Washington's Luke Zeller is 2005 Mr. Basketball
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Luke Zeller, who stunned a sellout crowd by nailing a last-second 3-pointer from near halfcourt to give Washington High School the Class 3A state basketball championship, has been named this year's Indiana Mr. Basketball. The Indianapolis Star, which sponsors the award, announced the 2005 winner in its Sunday editions...
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