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Lois Moyer
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
Lois Moyer, age 90, of Worthington, passed away peacefully at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Golden Livng Center in Petersburg. She was born in Linton on Nov. 19, 1928, the daughter of Frank Hoffeditz and Madge (Squire) Hoffeditz. Lois was a 1948 graduate of Linton High School. ...
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Whitetails Unlimited awards $2,500 to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
Whitetails Unlimited recently awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant to be used to serve Indiana residents. These funds will help Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry pay processing fees for large game and livestock donations within Indiana. There are many Hoosiers out there who are working full-time, trying to pay their bills and afford to put enough food on the table to feed their families. ...
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Indiana State Police Putnamville Troopers to patrol for impaired drivers
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post is joining about 230 law-enforcement agencies across Indiana and thousands nationwide in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization. From mid-August through Labor Day, police will be working overtime to arrest impaired drivers. Expect to see increased sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols...
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Miners will strive to “Dominate” on the gridiron
(High School Sports ~ 08/06/19)
Every summer before practice begins in earnest the Linton Miner football players and coaching staff put their collective heads together and come up with a slogan for the upcoming season. In 2015 the Miners were “All In” on the road to the State Finals. The next year the Miner mantra was “Earn It.” And “Earn it” they did, bringing home the Class A state championship...
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William E. Waskom Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/06/19)
William E. Waskom Jr. died on August 4, 2019 in Bayonet Point, Fla. at the age of 72. Billy, aka “Indian”, was born in Linton in 1946. His family later moved to Elkhart, where he went to school. He enlisted in the Navy when he was 16 years old and served on the USS Saratoga. Those of us that knew him best knew of his love for motorcycles, especially a Harley, good deals, making others happy and his four-legged companions, Buddy and Rosie...
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GCGH Auxiliary takes procedural refresher courses
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
The Greene County General Hospital Auxiliary met for their regular monthly meeting Aug. 5 in the hospital conference room with 20 members present. The meeting was called to order by President Dorothy Soliday. Linda Haseman gave the devotions entitled “Whatever We Do.”...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/06/19)
Friday, August 9 Smoked chicken dinner at Greene County Shrine Club at 6 p.m. Music. Open to the public. Saturday, August 10 The North Daviess High School class of 1974 will hold its 45-year reunion at Casa Sevilla II in Odon. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the meal at 6 p.m. RSVP to Dwayne or Jeanette (Sears) Hostetter at hostetter05@att.net...
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Feature spotlight: The two “L’s” will lead the Miners
(High School Sports ~ 08/06/19)
The letter “L” stands for “leader.” And the big white block letter “L” on the side of the red helmets signifies “Linton.” “L” also stands for Luke and Lance. Or Lance and Luke. Either way you slice it, Linton Miner running backs Lance Dyer and Luke Lannan have been carving up opposing defenses since they became starters as sophomores...
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Tenth Annual National Night Out a success in Linton
(Local News ~ 08/06/19)
Held at Linton’s Humphreys Park since 2010, this year marked the tenth year of National Night Out (NNO) in Linton, an event brought to Linton by former Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell. Jerrell retired in mid-July after 23 years with the LPD. To mark the occasion, Jerrell’s former fellow officers, Dispatcher Jeff Cliver and current Chief of Police Paul Clark presented him with a plaque thanking him and commemorating the 10 years Jerrell worked to make NNO a success...
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New eagle brings optimism to Thunderbird aerie
(High School Sports ~ 08/06/19)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- New coach Roy Bruce bubbles over with optimism at the Thunderbirds’ gridiron prospects. Bruce replaces Travis Wray as head football coach at Eastern-Greene. He said he is optimistic about the Thunderbirds’ prospects this fall. Last year, Eastern posted a 6-4 mark, falling to West Washington 20-13 in the sectional...
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