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Woman finds art, therapy in unusual livestock
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
Christy Deykes of rural Bloomfield bought an alpaca sweater a few years ago and fell in love with it. But instead of collecting more of the sweaters, the artist with a love of textiles bought out an alpaca farm two years ago. She and her husband, Mike, purchased a herd of 17 animals and equipment from some people who were going out of business. Now she has access to all the alpaca fleece she wants for her own projects...
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Linton's JV volleyball team finishes perfect season
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/05)
Some people look at junior varsity teams as being the pregame show, a team made up of players who didn't quite have what it takes to make varsity. Nothing could be further from the truth, and Linton's junior varsity volleyball team proved that last night against West Vigo...
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Indiana High School Football Final Top 10 Teams
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/05)
The Associated Press final Top 10 Indiana high school football teams for 2005, with first-place votes in parentheses, regular-season records, rating points (150 possible) and previous rankings: Class 5A Others receiving votes: Indianapolis North Central 10, Indianapolis Ben Davis 3, Bloomington South 3, Carmel 2, Decatur Central 1...
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Manning, Harrison set NFL record for TD passes
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/05)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison shared another NFL record Monday night. Now they plan to share the record-breaking ball. A classic 6-yard touchdown pass with 9:25 left in Monday night's game against St. Louis gave the duo an NFL record 86 touchdown passes, breaking the mark set by San Francisco's Steve Young and Jerry Rice. Indianapolis won the game, 45-28...
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Linton knocks off West Vigo in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/05)
LINTON -- Linton's volleyball team celebrated senior night in style Monday night, as they easily knocked off visiting West Vigo. The Lady Miners utterly dominated their guests, defeating them in three games, 25-7, 25-13, 25-6, to end the regular season on a high note...
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Charles W. Knoll
(Obituary ~ 10/18/05)
OHIO CITY, Ohio -- Charles W. Knoll, 85, of rural Ohio City, Ohio, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, October 17, 2005 at Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 13, 1920 in Van Wert, Ohio. He had been married to Ethyel Rose (Hoffman) Knoll, who passed away May 25, 2000...
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Staff Sgt. Matthew Alan "Matt" Kimmell
(Obituary ~ 10/18/05)
Staff Sgt. Matthew Alan "Matt" Kimmell, 30, of Worthington, passed away Tuesday on Oct. 11, 2005, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He had formerly lived at Paxton in Sullivan County. Born Dec. 13, 1974 in Sullivan, he was the son of Larry and Jeanne (Turpen) Kimmell. On July 27, 2002 in Worthington, he married Mylissa Hall...
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Ruby Mae Cowell
(Obituary ~ 10/18/05)
Ruby Mae Cowell, 65, of Bloomfield, passed away at 8:08 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 25, 1940 in Switz City, she was the daughter of Leo C. and Ella (Smith) White. She was married to Roger Cowell. She was a clerk/manager in several retail stores, Meijer, Ben Franklin, and Thrift Dollar Store in Linton. She was a member of the Newberry Church of the Nazarene...
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LPD breaks theft, burglary ring
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
The Linton Police Department is beginning to arrest suspects in a series of burglaries, thefts and criminal mischief cases. Zachary S. Brault and Alisha N. Ratliff, both 18 and of Linton, were arrested Monday on two charges of theft and one burglary, D and C felonies, respectively. Brault turned himself in, and Ratliff was transported to the Greene County jail, where bond was set at $4,000 and $14,000 surety or 10 percent cash...
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Ellen F. Sharp
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
Ellen F. Sharp, 87, of Linton, passed away at 8:37 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 21, 1917 in Linton, she was the daughter of Vernon and Celia (Walker) Robinson. On Aug. 26, 1968, she married Daniel G. Sharp...
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Health department to offer free bone density screenings
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
The Greene County Health Department will offer free bone density screenings for women Thursday. The screenings, which take about three minutes to administer, provide an immediate non-invasive test for reading the bone density of the heel of the foot. Each participant is required to remove one shoe and one sock...
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Natural gas prices to go up by 50 percent
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
With recent gas prices on the increase and winter on its way many Greene County residents are concerned with upcoming heating costs. David Osmon, vice president of Midwest Natural Gas, explained that customers can expect to see a 50 percent increase in their heating costs effective on the Dec. 1 billing...
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Douda named Indiana's Outstanding Older Worker
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Douda of Bloomfield was recently named Indiana's Outstanding Older Worker by Experience Works a national nonprofit organization that offers training, employment and community service opportunities for mature workers. Dr. Douda who is employed by Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) accepted his award at the Ronald Reagan Building/International Trade Center after a week of VIP events in Washington, D.C. ...
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Linton-Stockton's enrollment down
(Local News ~ 10/18/05)
Linton-Stockton School Corporation Superintendent Ron Bush announced a slight decrease in official enrollment figures for the 2005-06 school year at Monday night's school board meeting. This year's official Average Daily Membership (ADM) is 1,305 students...
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WRV finishes volleyball regular season on positive note
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/05)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley's volleyball team finished what has been a rough regular season on a positive note Monday night. The Lady Wolverines celebrated senior night with a five-game victory over North Central, 25-12, 22-25, 25-15, 13-25, 15-12...
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