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Ground broken on second habitat home
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The temperature was chilly and the ground was muddy, but there was nothing but warmth and hospitality in the air as the first shovels of dirt were turned Sunday afternoon on Cold Spring Road in Bloomfield, which signaled the official building of the second Greene County Habitat for Humanity house...
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Miners fall short against Rivet ... again
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
VINCENNES ---- For the second time in nine days, Linton-Stockton put itself into a position to win, but just came up a break or two short. Vincennes Rivet hit 7 of 8 free throws 34.6 seconds as the host Patriots held off the Miners for a 45-40 victory here at Ralph Holscher Gymnasium Friday...
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Clifford returns to action
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
VINCENNES ---- Normally a stat line of 1-for-3 shooting, two points and one rebound in four minutes would be nothing to smile about. But don't try to tell that Linton-Stockton senior Tyler Clifford. Clifford, who was injured during the first football game of the season, returned to live action for the first time since Aug. 18 here against Vincennes Rivet...
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Lakers win two; Union remains winless
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Shakamak won two games while Union (Dugger) lost two over the weekend. On Friday night, the host Lakers defeated the Bulldogs 63-40 in a contest that counted in the Tri-River Conference and South Western Indiana Athletic Conference standings. Josh McDaniel paced Shakamak, 2-0 in the TRC, with 18 points. Josh Langford and Trent Myers both scored 12 points and Thad Vandeventer hit three 3-pointer to score a career-high nine points for the Lakers, who outscored the Bulldogs 33-20 in the first half...
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WRV goes 1-1
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
White River Valley salvaged a split this weekend with a 65-51 victory at Shoals Saturday night. A.J. Graves connected on 9 of 10 free throws and tallied a game-high 21 points. Kurt Shelton scored a season-high 16 points, Jordan Schantz tossed in 11 and James Floyd added 10, giving the Wolverines (7-6) four players in double figures...
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Cards lose fourth
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Bedford North Lawrence scored the only basket in overtime as the Stars defeated host Bloomfield 38-36 in a boys basketball game at Glover Gymnasium Saturday night. Andrew Jones paced BNL with 22 points. Dustin Haywood topped Bloomfield, who slipped to 10-4, with 12 points. Corey Gremore hit the game's only 3-pointer and finished with nine points...
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Linton boys league sign-up deadline Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Any Linton-Stockton Elementary School boys basketball player in grades K-4 who wishes to sign up for the Future Miner Basketball League needs to have their registration form returned to the elementary office no later than Tuesday. If a form failed to reach your home, please contact coach Shane Billingsley at 847-2551 by Tuesday to register...
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Linton girls fall to WRV-Lyons
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Linton-Stockton's sixth grade girls basketball team lost a 19-13 decision last week to White River Valley-Lyons. Sara Shaw paced the Lady Miners with six points. Itasha Phelps scored four, Aubrey Sears had two and Ashton Montgomery added one. Ashley Sparks, Livi Kendall and Brittany Kuehn also played...
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Dennis Michael Alumbaugh
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Dennis Michael (Mike) Alumbaugh, 55 and of rural Linton, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 13, 2002, at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. Born July 5, 1946, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Dale and Martina (Murphy) Alumbaugh. Survivors include his mother, Martina Alumbaugh of Linton; two brothers, Donald Alumbaugh of Linton and Daniel Alumbaugh of Las Vegas, Nev.; and nieces and nephews...
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'Edith (Edie) Gallagher
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
HYMERA ---- Edith (Edie) Gallagher, 67 and of Hymera, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002 at Sullivan Health and Living Center. Born March 24, 1934, in Bicknell, she was the daughter of Soloman and Anna (Taylor) Ketchem. She was a member of the O.E.S. 289 and American Legion Auxiliary of Hymera and the Moose Lodge in Tuscola, Ill...
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Hubert M. Trinkle
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. ---- Hubert M. Trinkle, 84 and of Columbia, Mo., and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at home. Born Dec. 31, 1917 in Linton, he was the son of Virgil and Gertrude (Hale) Trinkle. He owned and operated the Indiana Cafe and Linton Taxi in Linton for 14 years and then owned Malibu Resort in Osage Beach, Mo., for five years. ...
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Donald Marshall Miller
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Donald Marshall (Monk) Miller, 88 and of Bloomfield, passed away at 8:20 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 23, 1913, in Bloomfield, he was the son of Roy and Carrie (Marshall) Miller. He worked in the Ordnance Department at Crane NSWC, retiring in 1976. He was a member of the Bloomfield American Legion and Worthington VFW. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army...
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Dugger wins fifth grade tourney
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
In a fifth-grade tournament at Linton-Stockton, White River Valley-Worthington won one game and lost one game. In the opener against Linton White, WRV was outscored 10-5 in the fourth quarter in a 34-31 loss. Brian Sparks tallied seven rebounds, 11 points and two steals to top WRV. ...
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Linton Blue wins
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Linton Blue won two games to capture first place in the sixth place tournament at Linton-Stockton Saturday. Blue opened with a 32-15 victory over Dugger as Jathan Wright and Ethan Brewer both scored 10 points. Jeff Laughlin added four points and Josh Sullivan, Jayton Powell, Colton Murray and Bryan Brinson each added two. Jared Enochs, Logan Simmons, Brandon Van Winkle, Brandon Sharp and Brandon Spears also played...
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WRV loses to Shakamak
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Shakamak defeated White River Valley-Worthington 28-13 in a sixth-grade girls basketball game at Worthington Saturday. Aliza Kelly paced WRV (0-3) with eight points. Delaney Sanders added five. Shakamak also won the fifth-grade contest 32-22. Rachel Mowery scored eight points, topping WRV. Danielle Dyer had six points and Haylee Holtsclaw and Kendra Brown tallied four apiece...
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Bloomfield families forced to leave homes
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Bloomfield apartment building and two businesses remained red tagged this morning after residents complained of smelling gas on Jan. 8. "We smelled gas and thought that it was a gas leak. They found out that the furnace was exhausting into the apartment," explained Lori Miller, who along with her sons, lived in one of the apartments...
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Hospital moving forward with plans
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
The board of directors of Greene County General Hospital has taken the next step in its proposal to build an assisted living facility. The board voted unanimously Friday night to proceed with the next phase of the project, which is gathering more information...
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Glenburn Home to begin $1 million project
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Glenburn Home in northwest Linton has offered independent/assisted living apartments for older adults for many years. Starting this week, plans are in the works to increase the number of apartments that are available to area residents. Executive director John Lawson told The Daily Citizen this morning that Glenburn's board of directors approved the development of up to 11 additional independent/assisted living apartments. The apartments will be a mix of duplexes and single-family units...
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Hymera man arrested for stealing anhydrous ammonia
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Surveillance of the Howesville Farm Supply Inc. has resulted in the arrest of a Hymera man. Clay County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Best had been watching the ammonia tanks of the company located on State Road 246. On Saturday at approximately 9:55 p.m., Thomas W. Taft, 38 and of Hymera, walked onto the property with a small propane tank and began stealing anhydrous ammonia. Best witnessed the theft and arrested Taft without incident...
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Hostettler to run for re-election
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Rep. John Hostettler (R-Evansville) will make a stop in Greene County on Tuesday as part his 18-county swing to announce his re-election bid. Hostettler, who currently is serving his fourth term in the U.S. Congress representing the 8th District, was scheduled to announce his intentions today in Williamsport in Warren County, and travel throughout the district through Wednesday, ending in Evansville...
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Jasonville woman loses friend in accident
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Dorothy McKinney of Jasonville has learned she lost one of her dearest friends in an accident in Knox County on Sunday. Jessie Matthews, 32 and of Bicknell, was killed in a head-on collision on State Road 67 south of Bicknell. "He was on his way to work at Rural King in Vincennes," said McKinney...
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Solsberry man taken to hospital following wreck
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
A Solsberry man was taken to Bloomington Hospital after he was involved in a one-vehicle accident on CR 250N in Center Township on Sunday at 12:05 p.m. Milford Frank Cecil, 41, lost control of his vehicle on the gravel on the county road. The vehicle left the road way and struck a utility pole...
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Trio learns it doesn't pay to lie to police
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
BLOOMFIELD---- Three area residents learned on Friday that it does not pay to lie to police. Delbert C. Minton, 20 of Bloomington, Christopher M. Brown, 21 of Bloomington, and Kimberly M. Capps, 22 of Bloomfield, were arrested for assisting a criminal by Indiana State Trooper Mark C. Parker...
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Eastern takes Eels
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Eastern extended its winning streak to five with a 55-47 victory over visiting Clay City in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball game at Eastern Heights Friday night. Eastern (10-3, 1-1 in the conference), overcame 40 percent shooting ---- 18 of 45 ---- and 20 turnovers. With Clint Burris grabbing 13 rebounds, Eastern had a 31-20 edge on the boards...
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Soccer begins March 23; recreational soccer canceled
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
The Greene County Soccer Association announces spring traveling teams for U-11, U-14 and U-18 players. The spring traveling season starts with the first game on Saturday, March 23 and runs for eight weeks. For more information contact Dale Huber, coach of U-11 at 384-6001, Jim Davis, coach of U-14 at 847-0100, and Ken Berkshire, coach of U-18 at 384-4992 or call 847-BALL...
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Miners fall to 3-6
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
Linton-Stockton's seventh grade boys basketball squad dropped to 3-6 after two losses at the Bloomfield tournament on Saturday. In the opening game, Eastern defeated the Miners 34-24. Dylan Hardisty paced Linton with 11 points. Logan Tharp scored seven points while Bobby Spears, Brian Flater and Jesse Gaither each added two...
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Thelma Jean Groves
(Local News ~ 01/14/02)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Thelma Jean (Sexton) Groves, 75 and of Bloomington and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at Beverly Health Care in Bloomington. Born Oct. 4, 1926, in West Terre Haute, she was the daughter of William B. and Mary E. (Mcnabb) Sexton...
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