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Linton church joins national food ministry
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
Bibleway Church in Linton has joined with a national food ministry aimed at reaching out and helping local residents -- regardless of religious affiliation or income level -- purchase name brand food items at economical prices. This month, Bibleway Church became an official host site for Angel Food Ministries, a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States, according to Pastor Don Evans...
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Bulldogs conclude season with 35-15 sectional loss
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
DUGGER -- With a roster than does not include any seniors, the Union football team started building for the future with a 35-15 loss to No. 8 Fountain Central in the opening round of Class A Sectional 39 playoffs here Friday night. The Mustangs, who improved to 9-1 with the second sectional victory over Union in the past three seasons, scored on three short touchdown drives in the opening quarter to take a 21-0 and never looked back...
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Linton 40, Wood Memorial 6
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
Linton. . . . . . . . . . .12 7 7 14 - 40 Wood Memorial. . . . 0 0 0 6 - 6 First Quarter L -- Keith Cunningham, three-yard run (kick missed), 7:13. Linton 6, Wood Memorial 0. L -- Cameron Coleman, eight-yard run (run failed), 49.1. Linton 13, Wood Memorial 0...
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Perry Central blanks Thunderbirds 41-0
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
Wingback Bo Gibson rushed for over 200 yards and three short touchdown runs as the host Perry Central Commodores defeated Eastern Greene 41-0 in the opening round of the football playoffs. The Commodores, who will take an 8-1 record into their second round match-up in Class A Sectional 40 at 8 p.m. Friday at Linton-Stockton, turned 61 rushing attempts into 354 yards, 5.8 yards per attempt...
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Eastern falls to Mitchell in volleyball title game
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
VINCENNES -- After knocking off North Knox in the morning session in three games and Linton-Stockton falling earlier in the day, the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds were in a great position to bring home its first sectional volleyball title since winning the Edgewood sectional in 1994, but it was Mitchell that brought home the trophy in three games at South Knox high school...
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Mitchell upsets Linton in volleyball sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
VINCENNES -- For the first time since losing in the first match of the 2003 sectional, the Linton Miners were unable to bring home the coveted sectional title as their run of two straight sectional championships came to an end Saturday morning with a five game loss to Mitchell in the South Knox Sectional semifinals...
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Witt advances to cross country state finals
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
BLOOMINGTON -- With a mile to go and his dream of making the state finals in jeopardy, Shakamak junior Anthony Witt reflected to his off-season workouts. Using the motivation of having endured weekly workouts of 70-plus miles, Witt pushed his tiring body toward the finish line. He made up nine spots, including passing three runners in the final 300 yards, at the end as he placed sixth at the Bloomington North Cross Country Semistate at the Indiana University Golf Course here Saturday...
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Linton has easy time with Wood Memorial
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
OAKLAND CITY -- For the second straight season, the Linton Miners and Perry Central Commodores will go head-to-head after both teams won their respected first round match ups to open the high school football season Friday night. For the Miners it was a trip to Oakland City to take on Wood Memorial as they came home to a 40-6 victory over the Trojans after jumping out to a 19-0 lead at the half...
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Lady Cardinals win first sectional title since 2001
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- Entering the Class A Bloomfield Volleyball Sectional with a 9-19 record, the host Lady Cardinals did not strike fear in the heart of any of their opponents. But that proved to be a mistake on the part of Shakamak, White River Valley and Clay City...
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Peggy Faye Poe
(Obituary ~ 10/23/06)
Peggy Faye Poe, 81 of Linton, died at 2:02 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital. She was born in Ohio on Nov. 15, 1924, the daughter of John and Lucy Gillespie. She was a beautician in Linton for several years, and formerly owned beauty shops in Decatur and Peoria, Illinois. She was a member of the Linton Ladies Elks and the American Legion Ladies Auxilary of Linton...
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Betty J. Backes
(Obituary ~ 10/23/06)
Betty J. Backes, 82, of Waterloo and formerly of Elk Run Heights, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006 at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1924 in Hymera, the daughter of Jess and Elizabeth Bedwell Custer. She married William F. Backes on Nov. 14, 1945 in Salinas, Calif., and he died on Dec. 25, 1981...
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Linton radio station to host Fall Share-A-Thon
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
WYTJ 89.3 FM Radio Station in Linton is hosting its first Fall Share-A-Thon today through Saturday. It will be live on the air between 6-10 a.m. each morning and from 3-7 p.m. each evening. On Saturday it will be on live between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. WYTJ hosts a variety of programs and music for all ages...
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Man thrown from vehicle in wreck south of Linton
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
A one-car accident that occurred early Sunday morning resulted in serious injuries to a Linton man who was thrown from his truck after it flipped near State Road 59 just south of County Road 450 North. According to a report from the Greene County Sheriff's Department, Frank A. Haseman was southbound in his 2001 Chevy pick-up when he left the roadway after crossing the center line, traveling down an embankment into a ditch and hitting a culvert...
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Bloomfield parent-teacher conferences set for Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
Both the Bloomfield Junior and Senior High School as well as the elementary school will conduct parent-teacher conferences Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. High school Principal Greg Parsley explained that parents were asked to set appointments with teachers...
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DARE program set back a couple weeks
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
A few kinks have slowed plans to get the Drug Abuse Resistance Education -- DARE -- program up and running at Linton-Stockton Elementary School. Originally slated to start this week, the program now will begin the first of November, according to Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell, the impetus for the program. He said the department just received the necessary supplies, so the instructor -- Patrol Officer Debbie McDonald -- and school are just now able to prepare...
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Voter Registration Office ready for election
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
The Greene County Voter Registration Office is geared up for next month's general election, and voter registration clerk Margie Cullison said most voters are prepared, as well. She said most voters know, from the primary election in May, that they need to bring a photo ID to the polls...
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Grip's Pizza gets OK from state
(Local News ~ 10/23/06)
An eastern Greene County pizza establishment has won a 22-month fight to obtain a state liquor license. The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission approved the license petition filed by Terry Gilmore doing business as Grip's Pizza -- located in Pinewood Estates Shopping Center in Eastern Heights near the intersection of State Roads 445 and 45 -- on Sept. 19...
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Lady Wolverines lose heartbreaker to Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/06)
BLOOMFIELD -- After upsetting four-time defending champion Union on Thursday night, the White River Valley volleyball team felt confident about its chances to defeat Bloomfield in the first semifinal game of the Class A volleyball sectional here Saturday morning...
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