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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/24/11)
Thank you for helping L-S football team To the Editor: The Linton Miner football program would like to thank all of the following sponsors who generously donated to the fourth annual Miner Football Golf Scramble. Thank you to: Phil Harris Golf Course...
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Stepping back in history: Rural Newberry couple sees old Lyons soda fountain set up at museum
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
A rural Newberry couple recently took a nostalgic stroll back in time to visit a historic Greene County landmark that has been transformed and getting a new life in a Pennsylvania museum. Last June, the old soda fountain that was a popular gathering spot at the old Weber's Drug Store in Lyons was sold, then dismantled and transported for display at the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pa., located about an hour's drive north of Philadelphia...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/24/11)
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Ralph Daniel Raper
(Obituary ~ 08/24/11)
Ralph Daniel Raper, 76, of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Feb. 23, 1935 in Park, Ind., he was the son of William Bret and Olive Fern (Crane) Raper. Ralph was a school teacher and coach, teaching at Paoli, Switz City Central, L&M, Eastern Greene, and Bloomfield. ...
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Plenty of home action this week for grid fans
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
The second week of high school football finds all three area teams hosting games. The Class A No. 3 Linton-Stockton Miners host their annual rivalry game with Sullivan, Eastern Greene hosts Southwest Seven Conference rival North Knox and the Riverton Parke Panthers make a visit to Dugger and the Union Bulldogs...
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1976 Lady Cardinals to be Grand Marshall at Apple Festival Parade
(Community Sports ~ 08/24/11)
Members of the 1976 Bloomfield High School girls basketball team, along with coaches and cheerleaders, are going to be Grand Marshal for the Apple Festival Parade. Coach Nancy Woodward's Lady Cardinals won the sectional, regional and semistate in the first year of the state tournament for girls. They finished 20-1 and their only loss was in the state championship game against Warsaw...
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Valley Thunder softball tryouts set for Saturday
(Community Sports ~ 08/24/11)
Valley Thunder will be having a 10U girls softball tryout Saturday at Owen Valley High School. Valley Thunder is softball organization made up of girls from surrounding counties. For more information, call (812) 798-2843 or (812) 798-2833.
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Judge grants Bays' motion to finish prison term on work release
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
A Linton man, who is serving time in state prison on drug charges, will be allowed to finish out the remaining five years of his sentence with the local work release program. Jeffrey Scott Bays, 47, was in court last Thursday before Circuit Judge Erik Allen and asked for a sentence modification...
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Cougars blank WRV
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
SWITZ CITY -- The North Daviess Cougars tennis team lead by Coach Brock Higgins, dominated on Wednesday at the WRV courts, defeating the Wolverines 5-0. The Cougars also won in straight sets at every position including the junior varsity match. We played competitive tennis at two singles and two doubles. At two singles, sophomore Trent Myers lost a close match to a four year senior...
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Miners slip to 0-2
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
Linton-Stockton and visiting Owen Valley won two high school boys tennis matches against each other Wednesday night in a contest at Humphreys Park in Linton. But the Patriots claimed a 3-2 victory over the Miners when Linton-Stockton had to forfeit at No. 2 doubles...
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Miners edge EG for second
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
North Daviess, led by low medalist Dara Holder's 39, won a triangular high school girls golf match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Wednesday. North Daviess had a winning total of 212, host Linton-Stockton shot 232 and Eastern Greene had a 236. Katie Wells was low for the Lady Miners with a 52. Rachel Allen had a 54, Darcy Andis and Lexie McBride each shot 63...
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Eastern Greene spikers dominate WRV
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- It took just over an hour for the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds to send a message to the rest of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and prospective sectional opponents -- they're not going away anytime soon. Powered by a combined 35 kills from Scottie Ingram (15), Casie Divine (9) and Brittney Igel (11) and 41 assists from Leanna Bailey, Eastern Greene improved to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the SWIAC with a decisive 25-10, 25-19 25-13 win over visiting White River Valley Wednesday night.. ...
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Indiana Rail Road Company set to break ground on major improvements at Jasonville yard
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
Indiana Rail Road Company (IRRC) will announce a major capital investment at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning in Jasonville. IRRC President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas G. Hoback, along with state and Greene County officials, will participate in the 11 a.m. ceremony at INRD's Hiawatha Yard near Jasonville...
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Linton mayor concerned about diminishing number of young people in philanthropic organizations
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
Linton Mayor Patti Jones is concerned with the diminishing number of young people in the area joining philanthropic organizations. "On honor's night, we give away $50,000 in our gym (Linton-Stockton High School) alone, not including the rest of Greene County ... that comes from people's hard work," Jones explained...
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