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A success story
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
For a decade, the kitchen table has been Josh Liechty's classroom, and his mother is the only teacher that he's known since second grade. Liechty is a home school student, who's academic abilities have made officials at Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Valparaiso University take more than a casual interest as he prepares to head off to college later this year...
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Coach Lynn pleased with performance
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/05)
ELNORA ---- The Linton boys track team picked up a four-way meet victory over Bloomfield, Sullivan, and North Daviess Tuesday night in Elnora. Linton picked up 81 points as the Miners finished first in 12 events on the evening. In the 100, Adam Brewer (junior) and Ethan Brewer (freshman) ran side-by-side most of the race until the older Brewer crossed the finish line just ahead the younger Brewer with a time of 11.7. Ethan's time of 11.8 was second...
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Miners tie 16 year old record with 138
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/05)
LINTON ---- The Linton golf team tied a school record for a nine-hole score with a round of 138 on the first nine at Phil Harris in Linton Tuesday afternoon. According to Darren Clayton, the Miners' 138 tied a record set back on May 5, 1989 when Linton faced Bedford North Lawrence ---- who was ranked No. 1 at the time ---- and fired a 138 to win...
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Jones, 'Radio' bring message to the area
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/05)
VINCENNES ---- James 'Radio' Kennedy was 18 years old when he became an honorary coach of the T.L. Hanna High School football team in Anderson, S.C. Since that time, the developmentally challenged Radio has been changing and enriching lives. His unlikely role as a leader was the subject of a presentation from former T.L. Hanna coach Harold Jones and Radio Tuesday night at Vincennes University...
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Jack Pearce Osborn
(Obituary ~ 04/27/05)
Jack Pearce Osborn, 79, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2005 in San Antonio. Born Jan. 13, 1926 in Linton, he was the son of Shirley Earl and Ethel Pearce Osborn. He worked at the V.A. Administration in Indianapolis and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He graduated from Linton High School in 1944. He was a member of the Bethany Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas and the Masonic Blue Lodge in Indianapolis...
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Linda E. Gibson
(Obituary ~ 04/27/05)
Linda E. Gibson, 61, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil. Born Oct. 11, 1943 in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of Neal and Lillian Conners. On Feb. 5, 1965 she married Paul E. Gibson, Sr...
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Legislation encourages growth in Indiana's coal and alternative fuel industry
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The Indiana Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 378, co-authored by State Senator Lindel Hume (D-Princeton), which would provide tax incentives for the creation of integrated coal gasification power plants and promote the production and sale of biodiesel, blended biodiesel and ethanol...
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Rural Bloomfield woman faces drug charges
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
A 26-year-old rural Bloomfield woman was in Greene Superior Court on Monday afternoon for an initial hearing on a variety of drug charges. April L. Feutz was arrested April 20 in a joint investigation by the Indiana State Police Meth Task Force, the Bloomfield Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff's Department...
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Seminar focuses on bullying, bullies
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Who hasn't been bullied or been a bully? That was the question Marcy Heshelman asked elementary girls in grades four through six at Eastern Greene during the fourth "Courage to Expand" seminar. In a motivating talk to the students, Heshelman said boys aren't the only students who bully...
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County Recycling Center off to a good start
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
Many Greene County residents were surprised when an additional $6 fee showed up on their recent tax statement. Greene County Solid Waste Management District Supervisor Debbie Haseman said the $12 fee, which will result in $6 on both spring and fall installments of property taxes, was approved by the SWMD Board of Directors earlier this year...
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Rural Jasonville man charged with open burning violation
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
A rural Jasonville man has been charged with violating state air pollution regulations by open burning ---- the fourth case filed in recent weeks as part of a local crackdown by Indiana State Conservation officers. Timothy Samm, 40, of Route 1, Jasonville, will appear in Greene Circuit Court on May 10 for an 8:30 a.m. initial hearing on a class D felony charge of open burning...
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Police make meth bust
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
Dwayne Faidherbe, 42, Linton, was arrested Tuesday on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a public park, a Class B felony; manufacturing meth within 1,000 feet of a family housing complex, a Class A felony; and possession of precursors, a Class D felony...
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Home school works well for Liechtys
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
Making the decision to home school her son was an easy one for Connie Liechty of Linton, but she admits home schooling is not for every student and not for every family. However, Josh Liechty and his mother, who formerly taught elementary school for 8 1/2 years in northern Indiana, agree in their case it was a perfect fit...
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Students to perform 'South Pacific'
(Local News ~ 04/27/05)
Linton-Stockton Junior-Senior High School students have been working hard to perfect their performances in "South Pacific," which they'll present to the public this weekend. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the LSHS Auditeria. Tickets are $5 at the door...
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Miners win again on the track
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/05)
ELNORA ---- The Linton girls track and field team picked up a win in Elnora Tuesday night. Linton picked up 114 points to easily distance themselves from the rest of the field. North Daviess placed second with 64, while Sullivan finished third at 31 and Bloomfield pulled in at 19...
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