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Linton woman enjoys taking care of animals
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
One Greene County resident volunteers her time, money and effort toward rehabilitating wildlife that has been injured or orphaned. Shannon Busby, of Linton, wants the public to be educated about her role as a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. "People that find injured or orphaned wildlife can call and I'll pick them up," explained Busby...
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High school tennis roundup
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/05)
The Linton Miners picked up a pair of wins from its singles, but were unable to secure a third as Sullivan defeated the Miners, 3-2, in high school tennis action Monday in Linton. Caleb Dunkerly won at No. 2 singles, while Kolin Kramer came through at No. 3 singles for the win. Dunkerly's win was a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brock Landis. Kramer won his match over Casey Drake in two sets, 6-4, 6-4. Kyle Herndon lost his No. 1 singles match in three sets to Andrew Dupree, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2...
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Lakers win cross country meets
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/05)
JASONVILLE -- It was an interesting day for Shakamak's cross country teams Monday when they raced off with White River Valley. The meet was relatively easy for the Lakers, as WRV didn't have enough runners to score. Anthony Witt had the top time, finishing at 17:58, while teammate Josh Sweet came in second with a time of 19:04...
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Golf is a great game
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/05)
The biggest news in area sports was not Linton moving to 5-0 in the football season, Union improving to 4-1 on the gridiron, or Eastern Greene securing its second victory this season. Those were all great accomplishments, but the number one story of last week was me playing 18-holes at Phil Harris during the Greene County Economic Development Corporation's scramble...
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Union tops Bloomfield in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/05)
BLOOMFIELD -- Union's volleyball team continued to roll in the SouthWest Indiana Athletic Conference, while Bloomfield seemed to just roll over. The Lady Bulldogs topped Bloomfield in three games last night in Guy Glover Gymnasium, 26-24, 25-14, 25-14...
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Jessie Lee McKee Begerman Woodward
(Obituary ~ 09/20/05)
Jessie Lee McKee Begerman Woodward, 71, of Farmersburg, passed away at 4:35 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born April 27, 1934 in Pleasantville, she was the daughter of Charles and Thelma (Wimberly) McKee. She was a retired nurse's aide and a homemaker. She was a member of the Shelburn First Baptist Church...
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Scottie Ray Slater
(Obituary ~ 09/20/05)
Scottie Ray Slater, 28, of Springville, passed away at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 in Hobbieville. Born June 27, 1977 in Bloomington, he was the son of Carl R. and Barbara J. (Hash) Slater. He was a laborer for Express Personnel Services in Bloomington...
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Alice B. Russell
(Obituary ~ 09/20/05)
Alice B. Russell, 86, of Linton, passed away at 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Jan. 2, 1919 in Linton, she was the daughter of Vernon and Celia (Walker) Robison. In 1933, she married Claude Russell, who passed away Feb. 20, 1991...
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Becky Sue Lynn
(Obituary ~ 09/20/05)
SULLIVAN -- Becky Sue Lynn, 30, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, 2005 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born April 22, 1975 in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Allen and Karen "Sue" Earle Adams. She was a former employee at the Sullivan County Auditor's Office and a member of the Word of Life Church and the Sullivan Garden Club...
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Maude "Pat" Fairhurst
(Obituary ~ 09/20/05)
VINCENNES --Maude "Pat" Fairhurst, 87, of Vincennes, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 at her home. Born Nov. 21, 1917 in Scotland, she was the daughter of Thomas Irvin and Ethel May Waggoner Corbin. She retired from J.C. Penney and worked as a cashier at Dollar General for several years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
JASONVILLE -- The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees met Monday night in a special meeting to adopt the 2006 budget, bus replacement plan, and a resolution for Excess Levy Appeal. The budget and bus replacement plan were advertised in the Linton Daily Citizen and Clay City News and placed in the Jasonville Independent as a courtesy. ...
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Owensburg Founder's Day set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
The 28th annual Owensburg Founder's Day celebration is Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. It's a wonderful time for the community, said Kim Waldridge, member of the Owensburg Community Improvement Association. Start the day off with a pancake breakfast at the Owensburg Fire Department. It will be served from 6-9 a.m...
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Attorney General pleased with recent ruling
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
A Sept. 15 legal victory for Indiana's Do Not Call Law, in which the federal court ruled it constitutional and upheld the law, means that if you're on the list you won't be bothered by unwanted solicited calls. "The federal court ruling is a great victory for citizens who have declared that they don't want to be bothered by telemarketer's making unsolicited sales calls," said Attorney General Steve Carter...
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Blake, Lantz receive degrees at learning center
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
SWITZ CITY -- It's a first for the Community Learning Center of Greene County (CLCGC) and the first for students Melissa Blake and Paul Lantz. Blake of Bloomfield and Lantz from Worthington finished the required classes last Thursday to complete an Associate of Applied Science through the new Express Pathway program offered to learning centers through Ivy Tech State College at Terre Haute...
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Gilham doing his part to help Katrina victims
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
When Jeff Gilham was called to the phone last week while laying block on the Habitat for Humanity house in Worthington, he certainly didn't expect it to be a call from his National Guard unit in Terre Haute telling him to report to duty within five hours...
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Linton students to get out of school earlier
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
Starting Oct. 3, students at Linton-Stockton Schools will be released a few minutes earlier. On Monday, the Linton-Stockton School Board voted to change the release time for junior high and high school students from 3:11 p.m. to 3:03 p.m. It also voted to change the release time for elementary students from 3 p.m. to 2:52 p.m...
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County council cuts more from 2006 budget
(Local News ~ 09/20/05)
The Greene County Council met Monday to make some last-minute cuts for the 2006 budget. Going into the meeting, the council needed to cut $280,000, said Sue McDonald, who works in the auditor's office. During initial budget hearings, the council approved five security officers for the courthouse. The reasoning for the added security was because of the new addition. However, before the end of the budget hearings, one security officer was cut, leaving four officers...
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High school volleyball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 09/20/05)
Linton's volleyball team improved its record to 12-2 Monday night with a three-game victory over North Central. The Lady Miners downed the Lady Thunderbirds 25-13, 26-2, 25-12. Ashlea Beard was 10-of-10 behind the service line with 11 assists, one block and nine digs, and Emily Gaither went 20-of-20 in serves with two aces, six kills, two blocks and four digs...
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