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Kevin Griffin to be inducted into Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Griffin has been playing music since 1964 and over the years he has played in a variety of bands. On February 8, at the V.F.W. Post 972 in Terre Haute, Griffin will be inducted into the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame. The Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame was first formed in 1994 and over the years, the Hall of Fame has continued to induct musicians who have spent most of their life dedicated to the craft...
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Linton-Stockton High School Honor Roll
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
First Semester Distinguished Honor Roll (A- or better) Grade 9 -- Maggie Mae Booe, Benjamin Michael Cox, Caroline Gail Wilson. Grade 10 -- William Patton Deischer, Thaniel Wayne Heath, Hunter Rayann House, William Luke Wilson. Grade 11 -- Cole M Anderson, Tia M Bixler, Emma E Brewer...
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High-rolling Linton grandma wins big cash
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 29, 2015) - Paula Hollingsworth of Linton is a true "high-roller" after winning $125,000 from the Hoosier Lottery's High Roller Scratch-off ticket. Hollingsworth purchased her winning ticket at Smokers Host, 309 A St. N.W. in Linton...
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Minnie Evabelle Ford
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Minnie Evabelle Ford, 90, of Sullivan, passed away January 29, 2015. She was born July 1, 1925 in Linton, Ind., to the late George W. and Minnie E. Glass Lawson. Minnie married Earl O. Ford in 1960, and he preceded her in death January 13, 1996. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved crocheting, knitting, oil painting, fishing and gardening. Minnie was a member of the Disabled American Veterans...
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Updated late Thursday: Candidate Filings for 2015 Municipal Elections
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
New candidates who have filed in the last couple of days include: Jerry L. Ellett, Democrat, in the 7th District for Linton City Council; Michael R. McCafferty, Republican, in District 1 for Worthington Town Council; and George N. Skeel, Democrat, in the 7th District for Linton City Council...
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Shakamak falls at Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Cloverdale dominated visiting Shakamak 81-39 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game in Putnam County Tuesday night. It was the 13th win in 18 games for the Clovers. Shakamak lost its 11th straight game, slipping to 3-14. The Lakers will play Saturday at North Central in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game...
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Seventh graders earn 12th victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The host Linton-Stockton Miners defeated Carlisle 51-37 in a seventh grade boys basketball game Monday night. The Miners, who improved to 12-3, were led by Kip Fougerousse (16) and Devyn Robertson (12), who combined for 28 points. Brady Smith scored seven, Dylan Smith five, Kyle Anderson three and Trevor Dyer, Dalton Smith, Trent Rippy and Layne Burgess each scored two points...
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Game postponed until Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The North Daviess at Bloomfield varsity-only girls basketball game scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed as both schools were not in session. The Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game has been rescheduled for noon Saturday.
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Lady Miners win twice
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Linton-Stockton defeated Bloomfield 6-5 in a fifth-grade girls basketball game Monday night. Makayla Pigg, Lexie Crusie, and Lillie Oliver each scored two points for the Lady Miners. In the sixth-grade contest, eight different players scored as Linton-Stockton defeated Bloomfield 39-22...
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Game rescheduled
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The Bloomfield fifth and sixth grade boys basketball games have been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18. The fifth grade contest will start at 6 p.m.
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ISP stops speeding vehicle, reports finding meth lab in back seat, Linton man arrested
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
Sullivan County -- A Linton man, Jeffrey S. Griffith, 38, was arrested Thursday afternoon when he was pulled over for speeding in Sullivan County and allegedly had a meth lab in the back seat of his vehicle. At 3:19 p.m. Thursday, Indiana State Police Trooper Brent Robinson clocked a gold 1999 Ford SUV at 85 miles-per-hour in a 55 mph zone headed eastbound on State Road 54 near County Road 375 East...
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Orda Wayne "Sammy" Johnson to be inducted into Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame this weekend
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Orda Wayne "Sammy" Johnson is finally going to get the recognition that he deserves, posthumously. Johnson, a 1923 Bloomfield High School graduate who competed in the 1924 Olympics at Paris, is going to be one of the inductees in the Class of 2015 Indiana Track and Cross Country Hall of Fame in Terre Haute...
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Game time changed
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
The North Central at Eastern Greene girls basketball game will be a varsity-only affair, starting at noon Saturday.
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Peggy J. Trump
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Peggy J. Trump, age 80, of Linton, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Terre Haute on September 6, 1934, the daughter of William D. & Alice Marguerite (Kennett) Klein. Peggy was a 1953 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, and attended Indiana State University. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Linton, where she attended elementary school, was a member of St. Anne Altar Society, and played the organ for forty-five years...
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Lady Lakers win ninth game; Hudson sets single-game scoring record
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Shakamak continued its recent domination of Eminence. The Lady Lakers traveled to Morgan County and came away with a 79-25 victory over the host Lady Eels. Shakamak, who won 78-14 a year ago at Jasonville, have an 8-4 record against Eminence in the past 12 meetings...
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UPDATED: WRV defeats Miners to win SWIAC, Wininger eclipses 1,000-point plateau
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
White River Valley defeated host Linton-Stockton 62-17 to win the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball championship Thursday night. The Lady Wolverines finished 7-0 in league play. WRV forward Allison Wininger scored 17 points, giving her 1,012 for her career, making her the fourth Lady Wolverine to score at least 1,000...
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Bloomfield School District edges closer to bullying reform
(Local News ~ 01/29/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield School District moved closer to expanding their answer to critics of the school system's response to bullying. During Thursday's regular meeting of the school board, Superintendent Dan Sichting told board members -- and several interested members of the audience -- he had been in contact with prospective members of a proposed bullying panel...
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Lady T-Birds get back on winning track
(High School Sports ~ 01/29/15)
Eastern Greene snapped a seven-game losing skid defeating conference foe Clay City 43-38 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference girls high school basketball at Eastern Greene Thursday night. The Lady Thunderbirds jumped out to a 12-4 lead after the first quarter and led 29-14 at the half on their way to the win...
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Mrs. Nina Lucille Kinney
(Obituary ~ 01/29/15)
Mrs. Nina Lucille Kinney, 89 of Oden, IN passed away Thursday morning January 29, 2015 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Nina was born on May 8, 1925 in Scottsburg, IN to Faun Baxter Thomas and Harold Ezra Thomas. She was married to Conrad Lowell Kinney in March of 1946...
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