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Community comes together to help bring Winalta USA to Linton
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
At Tuesday's formal announcement of Linton's old Sunbeam building has been purchased by a modular housing manufacturer who will invest $5 million in the business ---- and about 250 jobs were coming to Linton ---- there were many people to thank. Getting Winalta USA to choose Linton was, indeed, the result of a lot of hard work by some dedicated and determined people. It was a joint effort of local bankers, state officials, civic and economic development leaders...
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Agnes M. Johnson
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Agnes M. Johnson, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at Bloomington Hospital. Born March 5, 1919 in Martin County, she was the daughter of Homer and Lola (Empison) Fisher. She was a homemaker, and a member of Bloomfield Jehovah's Witnesses...
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Igel, Hayse honored
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Eastern boys basketball coach Andy Igel and Eastern senior forward Dustin Hayse will be a part of the District 1 2002 Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game, which will played Sunday, April 21 at Paoli High School. Igel and Barr-Reeve coach Bryan Hughes will lead the District 1 All-Stars, who include Hayse, Mr. ...
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Games postponed
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
The Union (Dugger) at Sullivan softball game and Linton-Stockton at Union (Dugger) baseball game were postponed Tuesday because of wet grounds. No makeup dates have been announced.
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Union golfers fourth
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Adam Miller of Owen Valley shot a 39 to pace the Patriots to wins over the three Sullivan County schools at the Sullivan Elks Club Golf Course Tuesday. Owen Valley won with a 164, North Central had a 169, Sullivan 174 and Union (Dugger) finished with a 183...
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Junior high track results
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Linton-Stockton Junior High opened the boys track season with two wins on Monday. The Miners won with 82 points, Owen Valley had 45 and Shakamak was third with 15 points. Adam Brewer set a new school record in the 100 meters. His record breaking time was 11.77 seconds...
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WRV falls at home in track meet
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
The White River Valley boys track team won six events in an 88-43 loss to Bedford North Lawrence in a dual meet at Switz City Tuesday. The Wolverines 400 meter relay team of Jordan Schantz, Simeon Vandeventer, Doug Dayhoff and Matt Critchfield combined to run a winning time of 46.7 seconds...
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Junior varsity pairings
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
The Linton-Stockton JV softball invitational will be played Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. with Owen Valley against West Vigo. The Linton-Stockton vs. Vincennes Lincoln game is set for 11 a.m. The consolation game will be at 1 p.m. with the championship scheduled to begin at 3 p.m...
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Arrows snap Cards' baseball streak
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Sullivan scored 12 runs in its final three at bats to pull away from host Bloomfield for a 13-3 victory Tuesday. Ronnie Goodman and Bobby Davidson combined to throw a no-hitter for the Golden Arrows, who improved to 6-0. The Cardinals had their four-game winning streak snapped, falling to 4-2...
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Lakers win fourth baseball game
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Shakamak scored 11 runs in the fourth inning enroute to a 14-0 victory over visiting North Knox at Jasonville Tuesday in a non-conference baseball game. The Lakers, who won for the fourth time in five games, got a grand slam home run from Austin Witt. Thad Vandeventer went 2-for-3 with two RBIs...
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Bloomfield edges Linton
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Bloomfield made the most of four hits, scoring all of its runs in the fourth inning in a 3-1 South Western Indiana Athletic Conference softball victory over host Linton-Stockton on Tuesday. Whitney Gott had a double for the winners, who improved to 2-1, 1-0 in the SWIAC...
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Cards blank Cougars in tennis
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Bloomfield improved to 3-1 with a 5-0 victory over South Western Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis foe North Daviess Tuesday. Laura Kay Watkins, Krissy Stewart and Ashley Carmichael all won in straight sets at singles. Stewart needed a first-set tiebreaker to defeat North Daviess' DeAnne Swartzentruber at No. 2 singles...
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Eastern scramble May 18
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
The Eastern boys basketball program will be having a golf scramble at Hidden Hills Golf Course at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 18. Entry fee is $180 per team. Prizes will be awarded. Food and drinks will be provided. Entry forms are available at Eastern High School and the golf course...
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Trash, junk still a problem in Worthington
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
WORTHINGTON ---- The continuing saga of unkempt property in was continued Tuesday night at the Worthington Town Council meeting when the property owner's mother showed up. Council president Bill Bays explained that the lot, which the council has been calling the Pat Hardy property, contains old tires, trash and other debris and that the town has been unsuccessful in getting the owner to clean it up...
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Linton woman admits to welfare fraud
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Linton woman has signed a negotiated plea agreement admitting that she is guilty of welfare fraud, a class-A misdemeanor. According to court documents, Shannon Hollifield, 22, had accepted food stamps for her child and the child was not living with her...
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Ruling expected in two or three weeks in Leone case
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Jeffrey Leone has been in Greene County Circuit Court this week for a hearing on whether he is eligible for life in prison without the possibility of parole. Earlier this year Leone signed a negotiated plea agreement in which he admitted to the murder of his 13-year-old step-daughter, Jennifer Watkins. Watkins was murdered in December 2000...
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Area rolls out red carpet for Winalta USA
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
If you didn't get the chance to attend Tuesday's announcement of Winalta USA coming to Linton, you missed quite a ceremony. Ceremony may be the wrong word, but it sure seemed like James Sapara and Michael Lawson ---- co-owners of the new company that will go into the former Sunbeam building ---- were treated like royalty. And rightfully so...
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It's time to clean up
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
Each spring, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) takes action against unsightly trash and litter along highways with its annual Trash Bash 2002. The clean-up program, in which volunteers and highway workers join forces to help beautify the state highways, got underway Friday and will continue through April 21...
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John A. Wilkie
(Local News ~ 04/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- John A. (Tuffy) Wilkie, 73, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:20 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 9, 1928 in Greene County, he was the son of John and Myrtle (Tally) Wilkie. He worked in a plumbing and heating shop in Worthington and then worked at Crane NSWC as an inspector, retiring in 1988. He was a member of Concord General Baptist Church in Calvertville...
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