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Heart transplant patient doing fine, misses friends
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
Linton-Stockton Elementary School fourth-grader Morgan Dale underwent her second heart transplant in nine years July 16. Two months later, she's down to one biopsy a month and is off some of her medications. Her mom said she's cut back to half the dosage on other medications...
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Lelah R. Gee
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
Lelah R. Gee, 87, of Worthington passed away Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born June 7, 1919, in Owen County to Kenneth and Bessie (Shelburn) Phillips. She was a homemaker and worked at RCA, she was a member of Switz City Full Gospel Church, and graduated from Switz City High School in 1937...
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Gerald Wayne Hollars Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
Gerald Wayne Hollars Sr., 82, of Bloomfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital in Carmel. He was a self-employed farmer and attended Newberry Methodist Church. Survivors include: his wife, Gail (Gideon) Guthrie of Bloomfield; two sons, Gary and his wife Sherry Hollars of Bloomfield and Ray Hollars of Spencer; one daughter, Margaret and her husband Stan Mills of Troy, Mich.; one brother, James Owen Hollars of Bradenton, Fla.; four step daughters, Karen Guthrie of Terre Haute, Diane Plano of Odon, Mary Ball of Bloomfield, and Pam Ball of Linton; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren, and 15 step-great grandchildren.. ...
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James "Jimmy" Sullivan
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
James "Jimmy" Sullivan, 45, of Linton, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and can be viewed later today at www.welchcornett.com.
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Harry Van Emery
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
Harry Van Emery, 66, of Worthington, passed away Thursday Sept. 14, 2006. He was born Nov. 24, 1939, in Bloomfield to Virgil and Ruth (Carnegie) Emery. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Betty, of Worthington, his daughter Tammy, son-in-law Tony, and four grandsons -- Brett, Jordan, Ryan and Nicholas...
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Gilliland overcomes injuries to pace Lady Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- Abbey Gilliland burst onto the scene in 2003 as one of the best long distance runners in the area. She set the course record on the girls 2.5-mile hilly course at Bloomfield High School in 15 minutes and 57 seconds three years ago. She also was the individual champion at the Greene County Invitational as a freshman and sophomore...
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Lady Bulldogs take out Bloomfield in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
DUGGER -- Union (Dugger) had its moments of inconsistency, but used big spurts in each game as the Lady Bulldogs defeated Bloomfield 25-14, 25-19, 25-22 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match here Monday night. The Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 11-6, 4-1 in the SWIAC, scored 21 of the final 32 points to pull away in game one...
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Junior high roundup
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
WRV JV team places second The White River Valley junior varsity volleyball team split two matches and finished second at its own WRV Spiker Classic Saturday. The Lady Wolverines defeated Eastern Greene 25-11, 25-24 in the opening round. Mariah Edelman had eight points, three aces, five assists, six kills and three digs. Ashley Graves was 10 of 10 serving with six points, two aces, one kill and five digs...
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Lady Miners remain unbeaten in TRC
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
Cami Miller had three aces, one assist, 15 kills, one block and four digs in her return, helping the Linton-Stockton volleyball team defeat North Central 25-10, 25-15, 25-13 in a Tri-River Conference match Monday at Linton. "It was nice to have Cami back," said Linton-Stockton coach Penny Wininger, whose Lady Miners improved to 10-5, 3-0 in the TRC. "I think we were a little out of sync tonight since we were working on a new line-up...
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Lady Lakers overcome poor serving
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
Despite missing 14 serves, Shakamak pushed its record to 18-2 with a 25-27, 25-22, 19-25, 26-24, 15-13 victory at Washington Monday night. Every Lady Laker missed at least one serve, as they finished 87 of 101 (86 percent). "The one thing I can say about this game is serving," said Shakamak volleyball coach Jeri Morin. "We missed 14 serves...
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Mary Lou Creager
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
Mary Lou Creager, 68, Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006. She is survived by her husband, Ron Creager, Indianapolis; her father, a son and his wife, John (Karen) Creager; two daughters and their husbands, Marni (Jeff) Parnell and Jen Creager; five grandchildren, Kathryn Creager, Erin Creager, Ryan Creager, Jack Parnell and Abby Parnell; one brother and his wife, Jim (Judy) Malarney; father-in-law, Clarence Creager, brother in law and wife, Darrell (Patricia) Creager; and sister-in-law and husband, Marsha (Ron) Brown of Linton.. ...
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Robert Oran Cox Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/19/06)
Robert Oran Cox Sr. 64, of Bloomfield, passed away Friday Sept. 15, 2006 at his residence. Born Jan. 1, 1942 in Solsberry, he was the son of Roy Irvan and Mary Ellen (Thompson) Cox. He was an industrial truck driver for RCA in Bloomington and a member of the Solsberry United Methodist Church...
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Sullivan Corn Festival to start Wednesday
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
The Sullivan Rotary Corn Festival kicks off its 49th year Wednesday. The four-day event runs through Saturday. Highlights of the festival include free, top-class entertainment, every evening (bring your own lawn chairs), food tents, arts and crafters booths, a Saturday bed race and the 1 p.m. Saturday parade followed by a free corn on the cob feed...
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Three Linton teachers to retire
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees accepted the retirements of three long-time staff members with more than 100 years of combined experience in the school district on Monday night. Sandra Steinsberger, a first-grade teacher; Sue Inman, a first-grade teacher; and Linda Thomas, a junior high English teacher, all announced their intent to retire at the end of the 2006-07 school year...
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Linton 4th-grader asked to be Ronald McDonald House ambassador
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
Linton resident Morgan Dale is one of the newest ambassadors for the Ronald McDonald House. "She's met Ronald McDonald," said her mother, Shaney Dale. "It's harder to meet Ronald McDonald than a race car driver. He's a registered trademark, and there's a lot of red tape involved with meeting him...
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Hostettler, Ellsworth to debate
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
Voters in the hotly contested race for U.S. Congress from the 8th District will get a chance to hear from the two candidates -- incumbent Republican John Hostettler and Democrat challenger Brad Ellsworth -- in a televised debate Oct. 4. The Leagues of Women Voters of Knox County, Southwest Indiana, and Vigo County will host a debate at 8 p.m. (local time) in the studios of WVUT -- the PBS affiliate in Vincennes...
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Foundation wants to help raise money for charities
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Greene County Foundation wants to raise $100,000 yearly for your favorite charities over the next three years. Under this program, the Greene County Foundation will match donations to an endowment for a charity, $1 for every $3 raised through its Seeds for Success program...
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City of Linton conducts budget hearing
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
The city of Linton held a budget hearing Monday night on the proposed 2007 budget. "The budget is essentially the same as it was last year with a one percent increase," said Linton Mayor Tom Jones, noting that the increase accounts for about $300,000...
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Greene County Clothe-a-Child/Toys for Tots project kicks off
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
The Greene County Clothe-a-Child/Toys for Tots project advisory board is kicking off its 2006 drive to raise funds to provide a merrier Christmas for children in need all over Greene County. Started in 1968 as the Linton Civitan Toys for Tots project, the drive has grown in scope over the years to include children all over the county and to merge with separate Christmas projects run by the Bloomfield American Legion and Bloomfield Psi Otes...
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Students have a place to go after football, basketball games
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
In an attempt to provide a safe place for junior and senior high school students to go after Linton Miner home football and basketball games, Saron United Church of Christ is offering Fifth Quarter. "After all home football and basketball games with the exception of homecoming we open the building up," explained the Rev. Mike Roth of Saron United Church of Christ...
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Bloomfield students to attend leadership academy
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
One group of Bloomfield Junior High students will soon have the chance to experience a Teen Student Leadership Academy. A tentative group of 16 student council members will travel to Nashville on Nov. 1-2 for the leadership convention, explained Christina Crane, junior high student council sponsor...
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Jasonville man's brakes fail, causing wreck
(Local News ~ 09/19/06)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department investigated a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon that was caused when the brakes apparently failed on a 1988 Oldsmobile driven by a Jasonville man. Kevin Gregory, 25, sustained an abrasion on the nose, but refused treatment at the scene of the 1:23 p.m. wreck at the intersection of County Road 1400W and County Road 700N in Wright Township...
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Linton's JV football team wins
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/06)
The Linton Miners' JV football team defeated Northview on Monday night, 34-12, in Linton's home finale of the 2006 gridiron season. The win improves Linton's mark on the season to 5-0 and was made complete by a team effort against the Knights. "This was a great win for us tonight because it takes us to 5-0 on the season," said Linton JV coach Brian Oliver. ...
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