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Inmates visit with their family
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
CARLISLE -- The wonders and magic of Christmas came early at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility on Saturday evening as several inmates, who recently completed the Long Distance Dads program, had the opportunity to visit with their children during a festive Christmas party...
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Bulldogs fall at Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
CLAY CITY -- The Union Bulldogs dropped a road contest at Clay City Friday night, 57-47, in boys high school basketball action. Josey Vansickle scored 23 point to lead the Eels to victory over the Bulldogs. He converted on seven field goals and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line...
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Mitchell unkind to Greene County teams
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
MITCHELL -- The Mitchell Bluejackets played unwavering hosts to two Greene County teams last weekend when they posted double figure victories over both Eastern Greene and White River Valley in boys high school basketball action in Mitchell. On Friday, the Jackets took a close lead down the stretch and pulled away for a 61-46 win over the Thunderbirds...
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Miners let lead slip away against Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
LINTON -- A strong first half fizzled into a weak second half, as Linton lost for the first time this season. The Miners dropped a 60-52 contest to Owen Valley Friday night in the latest of 11 consectuive losses to the Patriots since the 1993-94 season...
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Miners fall at home to Lions
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
LINTON -- The Linton Miners' girls basketball team lost a close battle with Loogootee on Saturday, 55-49, in high school basketball action Saturday evening. "We were in it the whole time," said Linton Head Coach Mike Riggleman. "They never got up more than six or seven points. We made a couple nice runs, but we couldn't close the gap. We allowed too many points in the middle. Our backside defense wasn't helping. Our defense was bad and until we fix that we are going to be in trouble."...
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Dallmier delivers game winner over Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
JASONVILLE -- Up until the waning seconds of Friday night's game between Shakamak and Bloomfield, the Cardinals just couldn't come up with an answer for senior guard Jared Rehmel. No one could figure out how to answer 35 points on 12 field goals, including five three-pointers...
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Miners get the job done
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
BLOOMFIELD -- Nothing lasts forever, and the Linton Miners are living proof. Linton coach Darren Clayton said last week it wasn't fair to place the weight of an 18-year losing streak to Bloomfield on the shoulders of this year's team. The streak began when the Cardinals defeated the Miners 39-37 in the 1987 sectional championship game...
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Marjorie Mae (Hart) Winters
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Marjorie Mae (Hart) Winters, 94, of Linton, passed away at 5:37 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born June 23, 1911 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Hulda (Casner) Hart. She had been married to John Winters, who passed away in 1997...
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Linda Jean Ratts
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Linda Jean Ratts, 51, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at Bloomington Nursing and Rehab Center. Born March 1, 1954 in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Eugene and Rosella Carmichael. She was in the real estate business and had attended Little Cincinnati Christian Church...
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Dorothy Josephine James
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Dorothy Josephine James, 80, of Solsberry, passed away at 6:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born July 7, 1925 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Harvey Helms Sr. and Mildred Heaton. She was married to Russell James Sr...
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Stella Marie Ferguson
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Stella Marie Ferguson, 79, of Linton, passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Sept. 3, 1926 in Greene County, she was the daughter of John and Toka Lee (Goodson) Davis. She was a homemaker...
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LDC/EW wins HSPA awards Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
The Linton Daily Citizen/Bloomfield Evening World brought home three awards Saturday at the Hoosier State Press Association Foundation's Better Newspaper Contest and Newsroom Seminar at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Former reporter Nick Schneider, and current reporters Timberly Ferree and Halea Franklin received second place in Division Daily 3 (circulation below 8,000) in Best Ongoing News Coverage for their coverage of the Bloomfield branch of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles...
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Soup with Santa a fundraiser for neighborhood watch program
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
The town of Owensburg is getting ready for Santa and invites everyone to join in the festivities Saturday. A Soup with Santa will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at Kenny's Game Room with Santa Claus arriving in town at 3 p.m. Pictures with Santa will cost $2...
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Charges pending against employee
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
Amanda E. Johnson, 19, of Linton, admitted to taking items worth $341.98 from the Linton Wal-Mart Super Center without paying for them, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Linton Police Department. Patrol Officer Jayson Smith was dispatched to Wal-Mart on Friday night after Johnson, an employee at the store, was stopped while leaving the store with stolen items. ...
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Lyons gets grant for new fire station
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
The town of Lyons has recently received a $497,494 community block grant for a new fire station. "The old station fire station doesn't have enough room for the vehicles we have," explained Lyons town clerk/treasurer Kim Flynn. Grant funds will be used to construct a new four-bay, 5,000 square-foot volunteer fire station...
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Fees to go up for Indiana state parks, other facilities
(Local News ~ 12/05/05)
Visitors to Indiana state parks, reservoirs and state forests will see some changes in fees in 2006. According to a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Natural Resources Commission recently approved a new fee structure to give DNR Director Kyle Hupfer flexibility in establishing rates for entrance, camping, swimming, boat launching and other facilities and services...
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Cardinals, Cougars to play for freshman SWIAC title
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/05)
The championship of the 2005-06 Freshman boys Southwestern Indiana Athletic Association's tournament is set for tonight with Bloomfield and North Daviess squaring off in the championship. The tournament will conclude at 6:30 p.m. inside Bloomfield's junior high gymnasium...
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