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Public must register to speak at I-69 meeting
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
The following format will be followed at Tuesday's I-69 meeting at Linton-Stockton High School's auditeria, starting at 6 p.m.: 6 p.m. ---- The doors will open with the public invited to view displays describing some of INDOT's findings. 7 p.m. ---- Members of the study team will report on the screenings results and the five alternatives that will receive detailed environmental study in the coming months...
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Lavina Irene Gabbert
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Lavina Irene Gabbert, 78, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:40 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, 2001 at Loogootee Nursing Center. Born Nov. 23, 1922 in Harvey, Ill., she was the daughter of Peter and Irene (Lessard) Vanbergen. She was a retired accountant for U.S. Steel in Chicago...
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Robert J. Beck
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Robert J. Beck, 69, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001 at his residence. Born Feb. 25, 1932 in Switz City, he was the son of Julian and Glenna (Steward) Beck. He worked in maintenance for Greene County General Hospital and Vest Trucking...
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Esther (Faulk) Fitch
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
SPRINGVILLE ---- Esther (Faulk) Fitch, 80, of Springville, passed away at 12:45 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001 at the Hospitality House in Bloomington. Born July 23, 1921 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Hulet and Mamie (Shields) Faulk. She was a homemaker, and a member of Bethel Community Church in Owensburg...
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Anxiety arising over Crane's future in southern Indiana
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
CRANE, Ind. (AP) ---- Though the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center is helping supply weapons America needs to win the war against terrorism, the facility could lose the battle to survive government cost-cutting. Congress is hammering out a national defense spending bill that likely will include provisions for downsizing or closing dozens of military installations by the middle of this decade. ...
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Linton woman wins on TV show
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- A White County man who won $1,021,000 on the "Hoosier Millionaire" television show says he's not sure how he'll spend the money. Raymond Harris of Monticello headed into the bonus round of the show broadcast Saturday night with $16,000...
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Police make meth bust at Lyons
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
The need for methamphetamine has landed three Lyons residents behind bars in the Greene County Jail. Herbert Piker, David Alton and Mary Butt were arrested early Saturday morning through the efforts of the Lyons police, Greene County Sheriff's Department, and Bloomfield Police Department...
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Dawson leaving probation department for ministry
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Scott Dawson has always had a desire to help people. For the past 10 and a half years Dawson has served as a probation officer ---- chief probation officer since 1994 ---- with the Greene County Probation Department. However, he will soon be working with a different population...
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I-69 meeting set for Linton on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
You don't have to agree or disagree with the I-69 project to speak your mind Tuesday night concerning the Indianapolis-to-Evansville highway project. Just showing up at the informational meeting is important. "They are going to connect Canada to Mexico somehow," Greene County Economic Development Corporation executive director Charley Dibble said of the ultimate goal of the project. "Whether it goes through Indiana (and Greene County) or not remains to be seen."...
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CNHI provides information to help make LDC a better newspaper
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
Spending a couple of days locked in a conference room with fellow editors and publishers didn't sound like a fun time when I was told of the adventure two months ago. Not that I don't like spending time with colleagues and exchanging ideas, because I do. But most of the seminars I've attended in the past 20 years while in this business haven't been that helpful...
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Farmers help family in need harvest their crops
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
CLAY CITY ---- Standing in her yard Wednesday afternoon, Jennifer Smith watched as a convoy of combines headed toward a field that her husband normally would have harvested. But this year is different. Less than two weeks ago, Jennifer's husband, Gary, died in a farm accident, when a grain bin door failed, releasing grain and burying the Clay County man...
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William F. Linneweber
(Local News ~ 11/05/01)
VINCENNES ---- William F. Linneweber, 98, of Vincennes, passed away at 12:30 a.m., today, Nov. 5, 2001 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Jan. 7, 1903 in Westphalia, he was the son of Charles and Charlotte (Wegner) Linneweber. He was owner and operator of Linneweber Grocery in Westphalia for 50 years, and was a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Westphalia...
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