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Sandburn leads one of the best college papers
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
In the not-too-distant future, Greene Countians may be able to vote for one of their own when they go to the polls ---- or read what he's writing about the election. Josh Sanburn, a 2000 Linton-Stockton High School graduate, will collect a bachelor's degree in philosophy with a minor in political science and a certificate in journalism Saturday at Indiana University commencement...
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WRV loses to North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
ELNORA ---- North Daviess picked up a 3-2 win over White River Valley in tennis action in Elnora Thursday night. The Wolverines won at both number one positions. Kyla Brown defeated Stephne Beard at number one singles, 6-4, 6-1. The number one doubles team of Katie White and Winter Roudebush bested Kristen Stoll and Audrey Johnson, 6-0, 6-1...
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Union beats North Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
á The Union Bulldogs' softball team scored two runs in the home half of the second and finished with a strong pitching performance by Arica Marcotte as the Bulldogs knocked off North Central, 2-0, in Dugger Thursday. "It was a pretty well played game from both teams part," said Union coach Mike Laxton. "There wasn't a lot of hitting by both teams, just some good pitching and good defense."...
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Miners pull out win over Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Randi George hit a triple and later scored to give Linton the lead and the eventual win as Linton scored a run in the top of the seventh inning en route to the Miners' 5-4 victory over Eastern Greene Thursday in high school softball action at Eastern Heights...
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T-Birds are winners of five straight
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds won their fifth straight game on Thursday after starting the season 0-4 after the T-Birds' 6-5 eighth inning win over Edgewood in varsity baseball action. Collin Drake picked up the win, but did not start the contest. Tyler Arnold went six strong innings, but finshed with a no decision...
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Fish to play in NCAA Golf Championships
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
If you asked him how old he was when he first started playing golf, current Franklin College junior Tim Fish would not be able to tell you much. The former Linton standout has played so much golf in his years that the first time is just a memory. But what Fish does remember is perhaps more significant in his eyes than anything he's ever done on the course. He remembers the first time his drive rolled further than his dad's...
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Catherine Holtsclaw
(Obituary ~ 05/06/05)
Catherine Holtsclaw, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away May 4, 2005 at 8:45 p.m. at Bloomington Hospital. Born March 28, 1916, she was the daughter of Murray D. and Mary Edna (Anderson) Selby. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Faith Christian Church in Bloomfield and Order of the Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodges in Bloomfield...
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Terry Lynn Glover
(Obituary ~ 05/06/05)
Terry Lynn Glover, 58, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:18 p.m. on May 3 at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville, Ky. Born March 18, 1947 in Bloomington, he was the son of Guy J. and Martha J. (Heaton) Glover. He was employed as an insurance saleman for Wards Services Inc. in Columbia, S.C. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church in Bloomington...
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State Legislators Present Resolution in Support of Naval Support Activity, Crane
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
BLOOMINGTON ---- State Representatives Bruce Borders, Eric Koch and Matt Pierce gathered in Bloomington Thursday to formally present House Resolution No. 80, which declares the legislature's support for NSA Crane, to representatives from the Southern Indiana Business Alliance (SIBA)...
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Kitten rescued at courthouse
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
A good samaritan courthouse janitor rescued a small kitten that had somehow fallen into a precarious location between the exterior wall and a temporary piece of plywood that was mounted over some boarded up windows on the southwest side of the Greene County Courthouse on Thursday morning...
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Linton Quiz Bowl excels
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
Nine Linton-Stockton Junior High School students recently traveled to Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute and came home with something they've never accomplished ---- a fifth-place finish in the state's class three super bowl competition. Harold Dorrell, the team's sponsor, said in his eight years at Linton, this is the best the team has finished...
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Preble honored for campus work
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
A 2001 Linton-Stockton High School graduate was recently presented with a prestigious award ---- the Butler University Woman of Distinction award. Emilee Preble, a senior at Butler University in Indianapolis, was presented with a certificate recognizing her "as an outstanding leader who has shown commitment and dedication to improving the Butler community; reaches out to others while valuing herself; has created a vision and moves others toward that vision; has defined a clear role for herself in today's changing environment; faces challenges head on and is decisive and persistent; carries herself with dignity and pride, but never with vanity; and is a serious woman who rules her life with energy, integrity and love.". ...
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Bloomfield Elementary takes part in "Plant the Town"
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Over 450 students from Bloomfield Elementary School took place in "Plant the Town," a grant-funded educational program. The program, developed locally by principal Mary Jane Vandeventer and teachers Sally Neill and Ken Greves, with the help of a Homeland Security grant, involved several Bloomfield businesses...
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Students learn how city government works
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
As part of National Student Government Day, 12 students ---- ranging from grades five to 12 ---- from Linton-Stockton Schools enjoyed a day off of school Thursday as they learned more about city government. Student Government Day is scheduled for the first Friday in May, however, Linton-Stockton schools are not in session today due to a built in snow day. Therefore, the day was celebrated Thursday...
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GUAM shares message with officials
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
Members of a local grassroots volunteer community organization ---- Greene United Against Meth (GUAM) ---- met face-to-face for about an hour Thursday afternoon with three state lawmakers. GUAM chairperson Nancy Cummings reviewed the group's anti-drug activities in the community over the last three years and asked for support from the trio of legislators ---- District 39 State Sen. ...
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Bloomfield trying to find a way to save BMV branch
(Local News ~ 05/06/05)
The decision to close the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch office in Bloomfield early next month in a cost-saving move by the state administration has ignited a firestorm of protest in the community. A petition drive seeking names of residents who want to keep the license branch open in the centrally located Greene County seat is now under way. Terri Coker, president of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce said more than 180 names had been added to the petition in just 24 hours...
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Life is so unfair
(High School Sports ~ 05/06/05)
Whoever said life was unfair has never meet Linton Daily Citizen/The Evening World staff writer Halea Franklin. Halea and her husband Wes, who teaches at Worthington at the fifth-grade level, attended last night's Pacers versus Celtics basketball game at Conseco Fieldhouse...
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