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Eric Moody recalls his "Escape from the Pentagon"
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
When Eric Moody left for Washington D.C. with a group of others from Crane on Sunday, it probably never entered his mind his life would be in danger. But it was. Moody, of rural Bloomfield, and the others were inside the Pentagon when the third of three hijacked airplanes accomplished their terrorist attacks Tuesday. The first two planes hit the World Trade Center twin towers, and the third hit the Pentagon...
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Lady Miners back over .500 in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Linton-Stockton scored the final 14 points of game one, going on to defeat Eastern 15-8, 15-9 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match at Eastern Heights Thursday night. "We got down 8-1 in the first game," said Linton-Stockton coach Mike Misner. "We got up 12-5 in the second game, but let them get back into it a little bit...
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Misner, Padgett playing at OCC
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Shakamak graduate Audrey Padgett and Linton-Stockton graduate Brooke Misner are playing volleyball at Olney Central College in Olney, Ill. Through five matches, Misner, who plays in the front row, has 13 kills, five assists and seven blocks. Padgett, a back row specialist, has 10 aces and seven digs and is one of OCC's top servers...
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Cougars take Miners in tennis
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
North Daviess, which lineup features five seniors, defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a boys tennis match Thursday. The Miners, now 0-7, have four freshmen starters. "We are playing better overall," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "We are getting more competitive...
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3-on-3 tournament at Linton
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Miner Madness, a 3-on-3 boys and girls basketball tournament, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium. There will be four boys and girls divisions ---- fifth and sixth grade, junior high, high school and open...
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Linton donating gate receipts to American Red Cross
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Linton-Stockton High School will be donating 25 percent of tonight's gate from the Clinton-Prairie at Linton-Stockton football game to the American Red Cross. "We will be donating $1 of the $4 admission price to the Red Cross for the victims or whatever the Red Cross sees fit to use it for," said Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia. "Season pass holders also can donate."...
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WRV funds going to disaster relief
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
The proceeds from the Carlisle at White River Valley-Lyons Junior High volleyball match on Wednesday will go to the disaster relief fund for the victims in New York and Washington. Wal-Mart in Linton also will match whatever funds are raised. Regular admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students...
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Union tops WRV in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
DUGGER ---- Four, 18, 19 and 200 were all significant numbers for the Union (Dugger) volleyball program here Thursday night. Playing their first home match in 28 days, Union (Dugger) defeated White River Valley 15-5, 15-8 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference contest...
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Bloomfield 11-3 in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
After struggling with passing earlier in the week, Bloomfield showed improvement in that area as the Lady Cardinal volleyball team defeated host Clay City 15-7, 15-2 Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals, ranked No. 10 in Class A, won its third straight South Western Indiana Athletic Conference match, improving to 11-3...
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Maye Rush
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Maye Rush, 97, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 18, 1904 in Sandborn, she was the daughter of Logan and Laura (Gee) White. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Wayne E. ...
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Powell ties record for WRV
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Drew Powell won his record-tying ninth match of the season, the only point for White River Valley in a 4-1 loss to Edgewood in a boys tennis match at Switz City Thursday. Powell improved to 9-3 after a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Edgewood's Justin Vaughn at No. 3 singles. He tied the nine wins at singles by Noah Hawkins last year...
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Cards blank Pats in tennis
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Bloomfield did not lose a set as the Cardinals boys tennis team defeated visiting Owen Valley 5-0 Thursday. Corey Gremore continued on a roll. The South Western Indiana Athletic Conference singles champion won for the 10th time in 13 matches, losing just one game at No. 1 singles...
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Post Office up and running; Crane employees go back to work
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
While almost everything in this country changed with Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, locally, the Linton Post Office is receiving mail once again, and NSWC Crane's employees have returned to regular hours. Mail service all over the United States was slowed this week following Tuesday's devastation on the East coast, as all air traffic was temporarily halted, nation-wide, as a security measure. ...
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Attorney General upset with some gas stations
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter was in the area Thursday afternoon to investigated complaints of price gouging at the gas pumps. "Our office has received a large number of complaints of price gouging from Greene, Sullivan and Vigo counties. Most of the calls came from those three counties," Carter told The Daily Citizen on Thursday afternoon...
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A day of reflection
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
LYONS ---- The students filed in, pushing each other, girls not wanting to sit next to boys and vice versa. Students crammed next to each other on the bleachers. Teachers tried to keep the noise level down. But, afterall, it was Friday and the students were thinking about the weekend...
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Former teacher not surprised by recent acts
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
The tragedies from the grievous acts this week are far from over. Rescuers are still sifting through the rubble for bodies, families are mourning, and citizens are realizing the harsh reality that life will never be the same in the United States of America...
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Shakamak board approves budget
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak School Board approved the school district's $7,224,944 budget for 2002 at Thursday evening's meeting. The school conducted a public hearing on the budget Aug. 30. A school bus replacement plan for 2002-2011 was also adopted Thursday night...
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Bloomfield board talks about future sports facilities
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield School District owns 29.6 acres of land, known as the "Lundy Property" purchased in 1999, on which it is creating plans for future developments to benefit the school. Approximately two-thirds of the land is in a flood plain and is intended to continue to be used as a land lab for the school's vocational agriculture department. ...
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Bloomfield board has a moment of silence
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- "I feel it is appropriate to take a few moments of silence to reflect on the events of this week before opening our meeting. We can all spend a couple of moments thinking about this in our own ways." Those were the words of Bloomfield School Board president Jack Terrell prior to Thursday night's board meeting. The room immediately took on a calm, yet eerie silence before the business as usual began a few moments later...
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Scotland Festival this weekend
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Want to see babies race, pat your foot to music, enjoy some local cuisine, find treasures at a flea market and witness the crowning of royalty? Try the annual festival in Scotland... Indiana, that is. The Scotland Festival, which attracts about 4,000 people each year, is this Saturday...
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Former Dugger man killed in Mississippi
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
A former Dugger resident was murdered in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 8. Larry Earl Gilmore, 42, died from a gunshot wound to the chest area, according to Jackson Police spokesman Robert Graham. Graham told The Daily Citizen that Gilmore was in Battlefield Park when he was shot. He drove to a nearby pawn shop/convenience mart where he collapsed. Graham said someone called 911 and Graham was transported to a local hospital, where he died...
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Dugger Coal Festival starts Sunday
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
Dugger Coal Festival 2001 begins Sunday, and according to festival chairman John Booker, promises to be one of the best yet. "If everybody comes like they're supposed to, this should be one of the biggest Coal Festivals ever," said Booker. "We've, right now, got 80 entries in the parade, and hope to have 100."...
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Ronald "Ron" O. Edmonson
(Local News ~ 09/14/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Ronald "Ron" O. Edomonson, 56, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001 at his residence. Born June 27, 1945 in Linton, he was the son of Carl and Madge Keller Johnson. He was employed with Columbian Home Products of Terre Haute...
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