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Bike rodeo helps students learn about safety
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Linton second-grade students had a hands-on lesson in safety Wednesday. They learned about bicycle safety, navigated an obstacle course and received new safety helmets to wear, all free of charge. All this took place at the annual Bicycle Rodeo at St. Peter Catholic Church in Linton. That church, the Linton First Methodist and Saron United Church of Christ all collaborated to hold the event...
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Ray A. Rippy
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
CORY ---- Ray A. Rippy, 55, of Cory, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born April 18, 1947, in Clinton, he was the son of Don and Ethel (Crist) Rippy. He was a truck driver for Ruan Transportation. He graduated from Clinton High School with the class of 1965. He attended Faithway Bible Church of Worthington...
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Union evens softball record
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Union (Dugger) made the most of three hits as the Lady Bulldog softball team defeated host Eastern 9-3 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference game Wednesday. Alexis Cox had a hit and two RBIs for Union, who improved to 7-7, 5-1 in the SWIAC...
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Softball updates
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
McDonald's improved to 3-0 after a 12-9 victory over Knights of Columbus in a Linton Girls Softball Association game Wednesday. Alexa Yuodzukinas and winning pitcher Jenica Ringo each had two hits and one RBIs for the winners. Jacy Cliver had a double and Sabrina Colvin was credited with a single...
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Lakers earn 10th softball win
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Shakamak scored five runs in its first two at bats and was never challenged as the host Lady Lakers defeated Eminence 7-0 in a Tri-River Conference softball game Wednesday. "Since we haven't play a lot of games, we wanted to put more people in the lineup and have both pitcher throw," said Shakamak coach Beth Wernz. "We made some nice plays defensive that we were not making earlier in the year."...
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Linton rallies for win No. 7 in softball
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Linton-Stockton scored one run in the seventh and two more in the bottom of the eighth as the Lady Miners defeated visiting North Knox 4-3 in a non-conference game Wednesday. Freshman Jamie Abbott struck out 18 as she tossed a one-hit shutout. It was her fourth victory in 10 decisions...
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Lakers fall at South
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Terre Haute South's baseball team scored in its final five at bats as the Braves defeated host Shakamak 12-2 in a game at Jasonville Wednesday. Adam Wolfe and Fred Moore each had a two hits and two RBIs, including a home run. Brent Essex went 2-for-3 for Shakamak, which dropped to 14-7...
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Rivet tops WRV
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Vincennes Rivet scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning, which provided the margin of difference as the visiting Patriots defeated White River Valley 6-3 in a non-conference baseball game at Switz City Wednesday. Rivet improved to 12-5 while WRV slipped to 4-13...
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Knights eliminate WRV
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
BRAZIL ---- Host Northview defeated White River Valley 5-0 in an opening-round match at the Northview girls tennis sectional Wednesday night. The Lady Wolverines concluded the season with an 8-11 record. "As always, we got a crummy draw," said WRV coach Rebecca Noel. "Northview was better than I thought they would be, but I knew they would be tough after they beat Bloomfield on Monday. They are a very good team...
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WRV winless in softball
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
North Daviess scored in all but one inning as the host Lady Cougars defeated White River Valley 8-0 in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Wednesday. The Lady Wolverines (0-13) only managed two hits. Left fielder Stacia Rogers had a single in the first inning and catcher Amy Henry went 1-for-3...
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Miners top South Knox
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Jordan Hollingsworth's bases clearing double in the top of the seventh inning was the deciding hit, lifting Linton-Stockton to a 6-4 victory over host South Knox Wednesday. "It was just an awesome game," said Linton-Stockton baseball coach Bart Berns, whose Miners won for the 13th time in 21 games. "We had quite a few hitting heroes. We had quite a few kids step up and play big games...
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Watkins has taken well to game of tennis
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Bloomfield senior Laura Kay Watkins and Linton-Stockton senior Tim Fish have been two the area's most dominant athletes in recent memory. But unlike Fish, who has been playing golf since he was old enough to hold shortened putter in the fifth grade, Watkins, who won her third straight conference singles title and led BHS to its third consecutive SWIAC team championship, found her game later in life...
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Baker has a special Mother's Day this year
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Mother's Day has always been special for Wanda Baker, but now she'll remember it for years to come for another reason. The Linton woman won $200,000 on Sunday playing the Hoosier Lottery's Extreme Green instant ticket. The winning ticket was purchased at Fast Max/Sunoco No. 160 in Linton (east side)...
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Conservation officer rescues man from high water
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
A Worthington man had to be rescued from his truck when he drove into high water Tuesday at approximately 10 p.m. "There were two men in a Ford Ranger truck north of Worthington and when they got in the water, one went for help and the other stayed with the truck," Indiana Conservation Officer Greg Swanson told The Daily Citizen this morning...
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Linton woman busted at local motel
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
An anonymous tip has resulted in the arrest of Amanda M. Goodman, 23 of Linton, on drug charges. The tip led Linton Officer Gary Tannehill to conduct surveillance of Allen's Motel in Linton on Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. Tannehill, Linton Officer Paul Clark and Linton K-9 Officer Chad Crynes and Chico, the department's drug dog, went to Goodman's room and were given consent to search the room...
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Skateboarders to narrow fund-raisers down to three or four
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
The name may have changed, but their mission remains the same: Find a safe and affordable place to enjoy their sport. That sport is skateboarding. Several teen-agers and adults met for the third time in as many weeks Wednesday above Markle Music to discuss their plans for raising money to build a skate park in Linton...
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GCYA must fix items to keep doors open
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The State Fire Marshal's office has some concerns at Greene County Youth Alternatives, serious enough to attempt to keep the agency from using its facility on State Road 54 as a school and daycare. According to a verified application for preliminary and permanent injunction filed in Greene Superior Court on Wednesday, the State Fire Marshal, by counsel of the Indiana Attorney General, is seeking the injunction because of ongoing violations of Indiana building and fire laws...
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Gerald L. Wolfe
(Local News ~ 05/16/02)
Gerald L. (Smokey) Wolfe, 53, of Linton, passed away at 6:30 a.m. today, May 16, 2002, at his residence. Born Oct. 5, 1948, in Sullivan County, he was the son of Ernest James and Wanda Kinnett Wolfe. He was employed at General Electric in Linton for 28 years and worked at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle. He was a Vietnam veteran. He was a member of the Dugger Church of Christ, and Linton American Legion Post 22...
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