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Keene earns designation
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Bonnie E. Keene, Lyons clerk/treasurer, has been awarded the prestigious designation of "Certified Municipal Clerk" (CMC) from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) for achieving its high educational, experience and service requirements...
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Miners win SWIAC game
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Freshman Jamie Abbott was the winning pitcher and helped her own cause with a 3-for-5 performance, helping the Linton-Stockton to a 7-3 victory over visiting Eastern in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Thursday. Abbott won for the third time in eight decisions as the right-hander struck out four...
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North Daviess tops WRV in tennis
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
North Daviess changed its lineup, avenging a 3-2 loss to White River Valley in April with a 3-2 victory over the Lady Wolverines Thursday. "It was close the first time but we beat them," said WRV girls tennis coach Rebecca Noel, whose Lady Wolverines dropped to 6-5. "The score tells how close it was...
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Lady Bulldogs lose
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
North Central won for the third time in four Tri-River Conference softball games, defeating visiting Union (Dugger) 7-2 at Farmersburg Thursday. The LadyBirds jumped out to a 7-0 lead, scoring in each of the first four innings off of Union sophomore Megan Laxton, who was pitching her first game after taking a line drive to her right knee cap on April 25 at Terre Haute North...
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Lady Cards win No. 11
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Kara Campbell tossed a two-hitter and Bloomfield came up with 11 hits as the Lady Cardinal softball squad defeated visiting South Knox 12-2 Thursday. Campbell (6-4) helped her own cause with a double. The Lady Cardinals, now 11-4, will play at Washington today...
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Lakers, Eastern finish third
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Host Clay City shot a 158 to win a triangular golf match at Hoosier Hills Thursday. North Central was second with a 171 and Shakamak shot 176. Dave Asher led the Lakers with a 43. Also for Shakamak, Michael Clark and Albree Halstead both shot 44 and Ty Cooprider had a 45...
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Cards win ninth
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Bloomfield ran its record to 9-5 after a 13-7 victory over visiting North Central Thursday. The Cardinals, who won only six baseball games last year, scored in their final five at bats, overcoming a 7-5 deficit after North Central scored all of its runs in the fifth inning...
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Eels take Bulldogs
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Clay City scored nine runs in its final three at bats as the Eels defeated Union (Dugger) 15-5 in a conference baseball game Thursday. The game was played at Clay City because of wet grounds at Dugger. Christopher Johnson had two hits for the winners, who improved to 5-6. Greg Long was 1-for-3 with three RBIs, Troy Lewis had a single and double in four at bats and winning pitcher Josh Stoelting hit a home run and had two RBIs...
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Mustangs blank T-Birds
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Edgewood scored three runs in the first inning as the host Mustangs blanked visiting Eastern 3-0 in a non-conference baseball game Thursday. Winning pitcher Steve Finch allowed just six hits. He struck out five and walked two, winning for the second time in three decisions. Finch also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly...
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William Earl Gleason
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
William Earl Gleason, 62, of Linton, passed away at 11:44 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Aug. 28, 1939, in Gary, he was the son of Fred J. and Helen L. (Chaney) Gleason. He worked in the steel mills in Gary for nine years and sold cars for 16 years. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War...
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Barbara J. Leach
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. ---- Barbara J. Leach, 65, of Granite City, Ill., passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Ill. She was born July 18, 1936, in Terre Haute. She was a teacher at Granite City School District for 20 years, retiring in 1995...
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Vincennes Rivet tops Linton's tennis team
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Vincennes Rivet toyed with winless Linton-Stockton, changing its lineup throughout. The host Lady Patriots defeated the Miners 4-1 Thursday. "They showed us no respect by changing their lineup around," said Linton-Stockton girls tennis coach Brad McKinney. "They had doubles players playing singles, but they were trying to work their lineup around...
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Lady Cards win No. 7
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Bloomfield won two of three singles matches and swept doubles as the Lady Cardinal tennis team defeated Owen Valley 4-1 in a match at Bloomfield Thursday. Laura Kay Watkins won at No. 1 singles, her ninth victory in 11 matches. She now has 45 career wins, just two short of tying Nicole Richardson for most all time at Bloomfield. Richardson won 47 matches between 1992-95...
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Linton queen, court to get more money
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
The Linton Freedom Festival Queen Committee is pleased to announce an increase in scholarship funds. The 2002 queen and her court (first and second runner-up) will be awarded a total of $1,000 for college or post-high training. This scholarship is available to any young woman, now a senior in high school, who resides within the Linton-Stockton High School Corporation boundaries. The increase is shown as follows:...
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Tennant turns hobby into business
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Gabby's Strings and Things has a new location. Owner Larry Tennant has moved the business to 79 NE 8th St. in Linton, just south of State Road 54 on Linton's east side. Tennant started his business in his home in 1998, creating custom-made arrows for his customers to use in the sport of traditional archery. He soon found that he needed more space...
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Bloomfield Town Council issues loan
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield Town Council approved the request for a low-interest, remodeling loan for Richard King, representing Austin Memorial Arts at Wednesday night's night. The $30,000, seven-year loan will help fund the new business that will open on State Road 54, next to Carson-Firkins car sales...
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Bailey, Sipes to square off as auditor
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
The position of Greene County auditor is one with a considerable amount of responsibility. Along with issuing checks, preparing tax statements, overseeing poor relief, the auditor serves as secretary for the Greene County Council, Greene County Commissioners, board of review and drainage board...
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Relay for Life to help battle cancer
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
This year's Relay For Life on May 18 at White River Valley High School in Switz City promises to be bigger than ever. Relay is a national event designed to celebrate those who have survived cancer and to raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society...
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Foundation adds Rex Allen Jr. to Clark show lineup
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
Another star has been added to the lineup of the Roy Clark Show. Rex Allen Jr., a veteran singer and television performer, will join Clark and his band and Boots Randolph in the annual show scheduled for June 1 at 7 p.m. in the air-conditioned Linton-Stockton High School gym...
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Angell's to do its part to help Relay for Life
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
When you buy groceries at Angell's in Linton between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, be sure and tip the person who bags your groceries well. That money will be used to help fight cancer. Angell's is holding its second annual Grocery Day to benefit the Relay For Life, a national event designed to celebrate those who have survived cancer and raise money for research and programs of the American Cancer Society...
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Sandborn still trying to solve sewer problem
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
SANDBORN ---- Jaqui Bauer from Rural Community Assistance Program reminded the Sandborn Town Council Thursday evening that a good engineer should be able to suggest various ways in which to solve Sandborn's sewage problem. "A study has to be done," noted Bauer, "and the study may say to go to sewers, but if we have good engineers, they should find other options...
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Former employees suing business
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A case filed in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday claims that several employees did not receive their rightful pay when a local nursing home closed. The case was filed against Mike Sweeney and Janet Sweeney dba Greene County Rehab Center AKA Bloomfield Healthcare...
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Long fares well in Crane science fair
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
A Linton-Stockton Junior High School student has earned third place at the April 24 Science and Engineering Fair at Crane. Kamron Long, a student in Harold Dorrell's science class, entered a robot he had made in the Junior Engineering division of the contest. The robot has the ability to do two things: Follow a line on the floor, or react to objects placed in its path by turning and taking a different route...
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Hazel Tarvin
(Local News ~ 05/03/02)
ODON ---- Hazel Tarvin, 91, of Odon, passed away at 12:36 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 24, 1910, in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Henry Odis and Grace Slimp (Holt) Marshall. She was a homemaker, and a member of the First Christian Church in Odon...
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