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LPD offers German officer tour of facilities, city
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
Philipp Laatz enjoys his line of work so much that he's spent one day of his vacation with people in Linton who do the same type of work. Laatz has been a patrolman with the police department in Hamburg, Germany, for three and half years. Five years ago, he was a German exchange student attending Linton-Stockton High School and living with Fred Spinks...
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Linton's JV rolls to win
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/05)
The Linton Miners' junior varsity boys basketball team opened the season with a 54-41 win over North Knox Saturday night in Linton. The Miners jumped out early on North Knox as they held a 16-2 lead after the first quarter. At halftime the lead was 31-16, and the third, 45-23...
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Eastern Greene falls to Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/05)
CLOVERDALE -- A hot start from Cloverdale led to a disappointing end for Eastern Greene. The T-Birds dropped their second game of the year, dropping a 67-54 tilt to the Clovers. "They got off to a good start. They're one of the top teams in the state in 2A, and I just thought they got off to a really good start, and we were never really able to overcome that," Thunderbirds coach Andy Igel said...
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Miners start quick with win over North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/05)
LINTON -- Linton-Stockton Head Coach Darren Clayton said before the season started that he planned on using his bench and its depth to the team's advantage. On Saturday during the Miners' season opener against North Knox, Coach Clayton called upon 12 players with 11 finding their way into the scoring column for an 82-78 victory over the Warriors in boys high school basketball action...
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Gerald Lee Parsley
(Obituary ~ 11/28/05)
Gerald Lee Parsley, 59, of Springville, passed away at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 at Purvis, Miss., where he had been driving for FEMA assisting hurricane relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina and Rita since Sept. 26, 2005. Born Dec. 5, 1945 in Bedford, he was the son of Orville Parsley and Margaret Arthur Parsley Hess. On March 30, 1990, he married Elethia Wood...
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Mary E. Niehaus
(Obituary ~ 11/28/05)
Mary E. Niehaus, 83, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. Born Aug. 7, 1922 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Clarence and Ruth Colen. She was a utility worker for Western Electric, having retired in 1977. She was a member of Post Road Christian Church...
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Opal Marie Hagemeier
(Obituary ~ 11/28/05)
Opal Marie Hagemeier, 96, of Vincennes, passed away at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, 2005 at Lodge of the Wabash in Vincennes. Born Nov. 9, 1909 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Elmer and Ola B. (Abrams) Robbins. On Nov. 27, 1927, she married Chris Hagemeier. He passed away July 4, 1964...
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William "Bill" E. Engelhardt
(Obituary ~ 11/28/05)
William "Bill" E. Engelhardt, 53, of Switz City, passed away at 5:35 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born May 8, 1952 in Neenah, Wis., he was the son of Edward and Ruth Marie (Keltesch) Engelhardt. On March 22, 1997, he married Lee Ann (Hamlin) Engelhardt...
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Be aware when out and about during holidays
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe cautions citizens to be aware of their surroundings when traveling and shopping this holiday season. He's not so much worried about Greene County, he said, but especially traveling out of the county, in bigger cities, people should keep their eyes and ears open...
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Shakamak Chamber of host bazaar
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
If you're looking for Christmas gifts, but don't want to travel very far, then look no further than the 19th annual Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas bazaar. The bazaar will be Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Shakamak Elementary gymnasium...
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Repairs made to Scotland Hotel
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
Recent renovation to the Scotland Hotel has been successfully completed. The building, which was built in 1880, had several rotten boards and posts and was in need of a perma-coating. Recently, the Scotland Historical Society set out to raise money to cover the costly repairs...
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Wreaths at two locations this year
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
The Friends of the Library at the Margaret Cooper Public Library in Linton have expanded the annual wreath auction this year so that wreaths can be viewed and bid on at two locations. In previous years, wreaths were set up at the Old Bank & Co.; however, wreaths will also be at Stoll's Country Inn this year...
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Men charged with impersonating a police officer
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
Two Linton men are charged with impersonating a police officer, a Class D felony. The Linton Police Department received a call at approximately 2:24 a.m. on Nov. 8 from Eldon Keith Hollingsworth stating that he was pulled over on Price Road by two males in a dark green four-door vehicle with a flashing light on the dash. Hollingsworth said the light was white...
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More space key reason for library project
(Local News ~ 11/28/05)
The new Linton library will better serve the community by offering a variety of things the current library cannot offer. Mary Beth Jerrells, who sits on the Margaret Cooper Public Library Board, said the new library will have more than twice as much space as the current library...
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WRV comes up short against Vincennes Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 11/28/05)
SWITZ CITY -- On Saturday night, Ryan Karr and Cody LaFever carried the offense for White River Valley. And for the second time they came up with the same result: A loss. The Wolverines dropped to 0-2 on the young season in their home opener against Vincennes Rivet, 58-50...
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