- Jimmie K. Wright laid to rest (Local News ~ 01/01/08)
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Shopping is a not social event for everyone
(Column ~ 01/01/08)
BW and I have antipodal viewpoints on the phenomena known as shopping. I define shopping, as the act of traversing from one merchandising establishment to another for the purpose of acquiring needed goods and services. I have observed BW, and many females of the opposite gender for more than 12 lustra and they define shopping differently. ...
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You can succeed in education with ADD
(Column ~ 01/01/08)
Dianne asks: My now college age son attended a local school and was diagnosed with ADD. He's graduated and I am wondering if you have any suggestions how I might help him succeed in college? Thanks. This is a difficult question and one with many suggestions. Having struggled with ADHD my entire life, some suggestions are from personal experience and some are from professional knowledge...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/01/08)
Basket Bingo to benefit Bloomfield Class of 2009 A basket bingo to benefit the Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School Class of 2009 will be conducted on Friday, Jan. 11 at the National Guard Armory in Linton. Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo will begin at 7 p.m. Food and refreshments will be served...
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Bloomfield mobile home gutted by New Year's Day fire
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
Firefighters battled a mobile home blaze on the eastside of Bloomfield for about two hours on New Year's Day.
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Local holiday sales 'mixed'
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
Mixed feedback on the recent holiday shopping season reports both the upside and downside of local sales. Vic Brown, owner of Sears in Linton, explained, "It was a down year to some degree. There is a lot of caution in the air. People were watching the ads very, very closely."...
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Virgil Wallace Bryan
(Obituary ~ 01/01/08)
Virgil Wallace Bryan, 83, passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at his residence in Globe, Arizona. He was born in Linton on Aug. 19, 1924, the son of Virgil and Eliza (Dennis) Bryan. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. He worked at Arizona State University of 45 years...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 01/01/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT INFRACTIONS William L. Akard, speeding Katherine D. Allen, speeding Larry L. Allen, no seat belt fastened Michael J. Alsman, open container John S. Anderson, no seat belt fastened Shasta R. Anderson, no seat belt fastened Frette M. Annette, speeding...
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Worthington Council welcomes new member; swears-in two veterans
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
In a ceremony early on New Year's Day, Gregg Roudebush was sworn in as the newest member of the Worthington Town Council to serve in the same seat he held previously from 1998 until 2000. Although he knows the job better than most new councilmen, he says he's not starting out with any big plans to change anything...
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Terrell takes over as mayor of Jasonville
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
On the first day of the New Year, it was the first day of a new job for Roy Terrell, Sr. Terrell, a Democrat who served as council at large for eight years, was administered the oath of office as the mayor of Jasonville by Notary Republic, Jay Criss...
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Linton-Stockton student compiles history book of Linton mayors in honor of his Grandpa Jimmie K.
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
Jathan Wright stood proudly in the front of the Linton First Baptist Church on Monday morning facing his grandfather's casket and greeting well wishers who came to pay their respects. Inside the flower-draped casket was a colored photo of Jathan in his Linton Miners' football uniform...
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Close friends remember Wright
(Local News ~ 01/01/08)
Two of Jimmie K. Wright's closest friends who came to say goodbye at his funeral Monday morning were not current Linton residents. Former Greene County Economic Development Director Paul Tedesco, who formerly resided in Linton and now lives in Texas, fostered first a professional relationship with the former mayor that developed into a deep personal friendship...
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