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Shakamak program gives students look at careers
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
JASONVILLE ---- Many of us do not know what we want to be when we grow up. Students at Shakamak High School are now given the opportunity to "try out" a job in a field they are interested in. Jennifer Stout and Shannon Moyer are both participating in the Career Internship program. The program is new this year, but for Dena Irwin, business and computer teacher, it has already been successful...
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Mildred M. Burgess
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Mildred M. Burgess, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Aug. 11, 1922 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ira and Italy (McDaniel) Michaels. She was retired from General Electric in Linton...
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Homecoming for the Miners and Bulldogs in football
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
It will be homecoming weekend for both Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) as the high school football season reaches week six. North Daviess (2-3) at Linton-Stockton (4-1) ---- This annual rivalry between county neighbors and Class A Sectional 40 foes will continue at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field...
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Linton JH golfers earn three wins
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
The Linton-Stockton Junior High golf team picked up three more wins in a match at the Sullivan Elks Club Wednesday. Linton had a score of 177, Sullivan shot 189, WRV fired a 223 and Bloomfield had a 233. Sullivan's Brock Landis was low medalist with a 2-under par 33...
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WRV now 11-6 in volleyball
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
For the second time in 24 hours, White River Valley disposed of a team from Knox County. After beating Vincennes Lincoln Wednesday night, the Lady Wolverines defeated host Vincennes Rivet 15-8, 11-15, 15-13. Paige Johnson, in her first varsity appearance, was 16 of 16 serving with 11 points, seven digs and two aces. She was playing in place of Elya McHenry, who is out of the lineup with a sprained ankle...
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Linton falls 5-0 to Greencastle in tennis
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Linton-Stockton's boys tennis team remained winless after a 5-0 loss to Greencastle in a match at Humphreys Park Wednesday. Linton's Ryan Miller won the first set in a tiebreaker before dropping the final two sets at No. 3 singles. Drew Dunkerly and Nick Jones, the Miners' No. 1 doubles team, also played three sets, but lost a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 decision to Greencastle's Jeremy Wilson and Chris Torrence...
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Lady Miners take two JH volleyball matches
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Linton-Stockton's eighth grade volleyball team defeated Shakamak 15-5, 15-0 Monday night. Emily Gaither led the Lady Miners with a 16-for-16 serving performance. She scored 15 points, all in the second game. She also had one kill and three assists...
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St. Peter Catholic Church to celebrate 100th birthday
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
St. Peter Catholic Church, which has been an integral part of Linton since 1901, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Begun with a small group of Catholics, the church was dedicated June 14, 1901, by the Most Reverend Dennis O'Donnahue, Bishop of Indianapolis. ...
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Family loses pets in fire
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
A family lost their pets during a Wednesday afternoon fire at their home in Linton, but no one was injured in the blaze. The Linton Fire Department was called to the home of Mike and Patricia Ellington, at 210 E St. NE, around 2 p.m., and found smoke pouring from the attic of the single-story frame house...
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Linton man arrested for possession of gun with serial numbers altered
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
A Linton man was arrested Wednesday by officer Troy Jerrell of the Linton Police Department, for possession of a gun that reportedly had the serial numbers altered. David J. Lewis, 39 and of Linton, was arrested around 4 p.m. "We got a call that there was a man with a gun near a ditch by SW G and 2nd," Jerrell said. "He had what used to be a 1022 Ruger rifle that had been modified, the stock had been removed to shorten it to where it could be fired and carried, concealed."...
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Teacher finds out what his students are thinking about tragedy
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
As a teacher at Linton-Stockton High School, Shane Billingsley knows the importance of current affairs and the impact they can have on students. He uses such topics weekly in his Current American Problems class. What happened Sept. 11 has provided a huge topic of conversation for his students. That was the day terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, another into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and a third crashed into a field in Pennsylvania...
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Attorney general targets state's gas stations
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Attorney General Steve Carter has released a list of Indiana gas stations under investigation for excessive pricing last week after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. Six area stations have been cited by Carter. They are: Kern's Gas in Linton...
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Lee Andrew O'Bara
(Local News ~ 09/20/01)
Lee Andrew O'Bara, 82, of Linton and formerly of Gary, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001 at Danville Regional Rehabilitation Center. Born May 13, 1919 in Shelburn, he was the son of Andrew and Julia (Sacawa) O'Bara. He had worked in the steel mills of Gary, later worked at Crane NWSC and as a groundskeeper at Humphreys Park in Linton. ...
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