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A lot of work goes into building floats
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Floats of many kinds lined the streets of Linton during the Freedom Festival pre-parade line-up on Monday. This year marked the centennial celebration of the parade. Richard Brown Insurance, of Linton, entered a float in the parade with the comedy theme of a saloon from the old West...
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Gerald "Buzz" Keene
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Gerald "Buzz" Keene, 71, of Scotland passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born in Greene County on April 12, 1934 to Ralph Keene and Vera Daniels Keene. He was a graduate of Union High School and a member of Harvest Community Church in Bloomfield...
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Kerry Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Kerry Mitchell, 54, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:56 a.m. on Sunday, July 1, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Feb. 11, 1951 in Muncie, he was the son of Hubert J.C. Mitchell. He was self-employed until he was disabled seven years ago. He was a Vietnam Army veteran...
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Gayle Laurel Ogel
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
KOKOMO---- Gayle Laurel Ogle, 83, Kokomo, passed away Friday, July 1, 2005. Born Sept. 16, 1921 in Greene Co., she was the daughter of Clifford E. and Hattie M. (Stone) Daniels. She grew up and went to school in Greene Co. and graduated from Scotland High School. ...
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Paul "Tom" Oliphant
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Paul L. "Tom" Oliphant, 84, of Linton, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Monday, July 4, 2005 at Glenburn Nursing Home. Born July 16, 1920, in Bloomfield, he was the son of Charles and Rosa (Jackson) Oliphant. He was a 1938 graduate of Bloomfield High School and played on the Wabash Valley Championship Basketball Team. ...
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Evan L. Shipman
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Evan L. Shipman, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:25 a.m. Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Sullivan County Hospital. Born May 14, 1916 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Josiah Shipman and Bessie Pig Shipman. He was married to Gelena (McClanahan) Shipman, who passed away in 2002...
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Sondra Kae Sinders
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Sondra Kae Sinders, 61, of Linton, passed away 1:55 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 20, 1944 in Connersville, she was the daughter of Jesse "Jigs" and Vivian Dee (Bedwell) Fifer. She worked as a supervisor at Keller Chair Factory in Linton. She was a member of Anchored in Faith Ministries in Vicksburg...
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Bloomfield Little League to celebrate anniversary
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- In 1955, the Cleveland Browns were NFL champions, the Syracuse Nationals bested the Fort Wayne Pistons in seven games and the Brooklyn Dodgers made history by winning their first and only World Series over the Yankees. There was history being made in Greene County that year as well, and five decades later that history is being celebrated...
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Fans got it right for the most part
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/05)
It's nice to know that in the voting for this year's All-Star Game in Detroit, the fans finally got it right. For the most part. It's pretty hard to argue with the players chosen to start for the American League. The lowest batting average among the AL lineup is Manny Ramirez's .275, but he's doing something right with his bat to have racked up 70 RBIs...
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Glen Gates
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Glen Gates, 94, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:43 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 5, 1911 in Champaign, Ill., he was the son of Eshol Nelson and Alice Estelle (Lewis) Gates. He married Eva (Reynolds) Gates on Dec. 25, 1938...
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Andy Dyer
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Andy J. Dyer, 47, of Westphalia passed away at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 4, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.
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Warrick crowned Miss Greene County
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- A touch of royalty came to the area Saturday night as Miss Greene County 2005 was crowned. Corianne Warrick, 18, was named this year's queen during the pageant at the 4-H fairgrounds. She is the daughter of Tim and Joan Warrick and was sponsored by Tri Kappa...
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Area residents take a look back
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
There was entertainment in the park, excitement during the parade and glitter with fireworks on the Fourth of July, but there was also nostalgia in the west shelterhouse in Humphreys Park. Memorabilia in the form of articles and pictures let viewers travel throughout the 100 years that there has been a Fourth of July celebration in Linton...
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Hoffeditz, Puckett win titles Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Brooklyn Hoffeditz, daughter of David and Jenny Hoffeditz, and Avery Puckett, son of Brandon and Heidi Puckett were chosen Saturday evening as Little Freedom Festival King and Queen. Brooklyn was crowned with a tiara and Avery with a purple and gold royal hat. Celebrating their titles, they rode in Monday's Freedom Festival Parade...
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There is such a thing as a free lunch
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Whoever said there's no such thing as a free lunch would've gotten a big surprise at Linton's Freedom Festival on Monday. The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, Bibleway Church and the Ladies Civitan teamed up to provide lunch for anyone who stopped by the park after the Freedom Festival parade. The church made beans and cornbread and also had hot dogs and drinks in one tent. Under another tent, the Ladies Civitan created a gigantic cake for the 100th birthday of the Freedom Festival...
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Parade Category Winners
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Sweepstakes Winner (best overall) ---- "Picnic in the park" by Glenburn Home Mayor's Choice (second place) ---- "Old fashion service" by Richard Brown Insurance Queen's Choice (third place) ---- "Little thing count" by Greene County Crimestoppers...
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Bed Races prove to be a lot of fun
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Fifteen people ---- representing three teams ---- showed up Sunday in front of the Roy Clark Community Building in Linton to take part in the second annual bed races. The event, which is part of the 34 Days of June, consists of teams of five people. One team member sits on the bed while the other four members push the wheeled bed around obstacles such as cones...
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LPD debuts new uniforms
(Local News ~ 07/05/05)
Members of the Linton Police Department have a new look they unveiled at Monday's Freedom Festival parade, along with a first-time color guard and float. The officers have new solid-black uniforms in place of the old two-tone blue ones. They also have newly designed patches and badges and a new style of hat...
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Ilene Waneta Duncan
(Obituary ~ 07/05/05)
Ilene Waneta Duncan, 77, of Linton, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Jasonville. Born Jan. 3, 1928 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Chester and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Blanton) Cooprider. She was a graduate of Coalmont High School. She previously worked in the card section at Wal-Mart and was a hostess at Wendy's restaurant, both in Linton. She was a member of the Saron United Church of Christ in Linton...
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Jasonville hosts tournament
(High School Sports ~ 07/05/05)
JASONVILLE ---- This past weekend, Jasonville was the host site of its first ever 10 and under Cal Ripken League District 6 Tournament. Shakamak played host to eight area all star teams which included, Riley A, Riley B, Northeast Youth League, White River Valley, Clay County, Sullivan, Shakamak 10 and under, and Shakamak 9 year old team in a double elimination format...
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