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Wal-Mart alcohol license up for review Wednesday
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
The Greene County Alcoholic Beverage Board will conduct a second public hearing Wednesday to hear public opinion on granting a license to the Linton Super Wal-Mart to sell warm beer and wine. A crowd is expected to attend, many of them to protest the granting of the license. The meeting will be in Bloomfield at 1 p.m. in the commissioners' room in the courthouse basement...
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Dale Wellington
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Dale Wellington, 78, of Linton, passed away at 12:45 a.m. today, April 1, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 9, 1923, in Haddon Township, he was the son of Jule and Nellie (Myers) Wellington. He was a retired aircraft machanic/machinist. He was a member of Linton First Christian Church; American Legion Post 22 in Linton; VFW Post 7718 of Linton; and Elks Lodge of Linton. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, having served during World War II...
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Stephen D. Vitosky
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
GREENCASTLE ---- Stephen D. Vitosky, 53, of Greencastle, formerly of Linton, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born July 15, 1948, in Gary, he was the son of Richard Bruce and Thelma A. (Kelly) Vitosky...
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Linton baseball, softball games postponed
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Two Linton-Stockton High School sporting events have been postponed this week. The Miners' baseball game with Cloverdale, scheduled for today on the Clovers' diamond, will be played Friday. Linton's softball game at Vincennes Rivet on Tuesday will be rescheduled for a later date...
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Coverdale to play in tonight's game
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
ATLANTA ---- Tom Coverdale's injured ankle is still sore, but is no longer such a huge topic of conversation. It's a given that Coverdale will play in tonight's NCAA Championship game against Maryland ---- he just hopes he's more effective than he was against Oklahoma. He scored just three points against the Sooners, but gave IU needed minutes at point guard, allowing Donald Perry to score 10 points in 11 minutes of spot duty and lead the Hoosiers down the final stretch...
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Artest leads Pacers past Heat
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- It wasn't for lack of trying that Ron Artest just missed becoming only the fifth player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double. Artest had 24 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and eight steals to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 100-81 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday...
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IU knocks off Oklahoma in Final Four semifinal
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
ATLANTA ---- Things remained on an even keel for the Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night in the Georgia Dome. They keep messing up brackets and shocking the world. IU pulled off another upset by beating No. 3 Oklahoma, 73-64, in the first national semifinal. It will play Maryland for the national championship today at 9:18 p.m. The Hoosiers will vie for their sixth national title and first since 1987, when they defeated Syracuse, 74-73...
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Odle wants a big victory this time
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
ATLANTA ---- Jarrad Odle never won a thing on Tractor Day back in high school in Swayzee, Ind. Not a dadgum thing. Nope. He was shut out. Blanked. Of course, winning a National Championship here tonight with a victory over Maryland would go a long way toward getting him past that tidbit of adolescent trauma...
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Hoosiers face Maryland for national title
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
ATLANTA ---- The Indiana Hoosiers have overcame some major obstacles in their drive to tonight's national championship game in the Georgia Dome. During the NCAA Tournament, they have beaten top-ranked Duke and No. 3 Oklahoma, along with IU guard Tom Coverdale nursing an injured left ankle...
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How good is our airport security?
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Getting on an airplane for a tropical destination for spring break is supposed to be an enjoyable experience. Not from this corner. Flying has never been my favorite thing to do, even though I know several rounds of golf and the beach await when the family touches down in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. I can't get over all those disaster movies...
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Teen causes accident Sunday
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
A Linton teen traveling at a high rate of speed caused a three-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon at 1:15 on State Road 54 west of Linton. According to Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Randall Frye's report, Derick Richards, 19, was traveling east on S.R. 54 at a high rate of speed attempting to pass other vehicles to catch another vehicle...
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Nolan Tom Reeves
(Local News ~ 04/01/02)
Nolan Tom Reeves, 67, of Linton, passed away at 6:21 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born March 25, 1935, in Dugger, he was the son of John and Alice (Edington) Reeves. He was a CSX Railroad track inspector and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...
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