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Parker jury to come from Vigo County
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
A jury from Vigo County will hear the case against David L. "Dusty" Parker, Jr. beginning Sept. 23 in Greene Circuit Court. Parker, Jr., was charged Nov. 13, 2001 with involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 7, 2001 death of David L. Parker, Sr. in Linton...
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Henrietta G. Schechter
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
Graveside service for Henrietta (Cooper) Schechter, 90, a longtime resident of Linton, was in Chicago at Waldheim Cemetery on May 24, 2002. She was born in Linton. She was a graduate of the Jewish Hospital of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio, and worked as a registered nurse at the hospital in Linton...
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Sybil E. Spencer
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
DUGGER ---- Sybil E. Spencer, 89, of Dugger, passed away at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2002, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Jan. 23, 1913, in Dugger, she was the daughter of Ernest and Ruth (Anderson) Taylor. She was retired from the Northeast School Corporation, and she was a member of Dugger Church of Christ...
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Helen Virginia Johnson
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Helen Virginia "Granny" Johnson, 85, of Bloomington, formerly of Sandborn, passed away at 8:51 p.m., Saturday, June 15, 2002 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 5, 1917 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Wright) Martindale...
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Betty M. Henry
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
NEWBERRY ---- Betty M. Henry, 77, of Newberry, passed away at 11:32 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital. Born Aug. 25, 1924, in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Orville and Sarah (Hirth) Steward. She was a homemaker...
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Clifford K. Everwine
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
CLAY CITY ---- Clifford K. Everwine, 89 of Clay City, passed away at 9:50 p.m., Friday, June 14, 2002 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Aug. 5, 1912 in Clay County, he was the son of Jacob and Lillie Miller Everwine. He was a farmer in Clay County retiring in 1973. He was active in his church, the Abundant Life Worship Center, and was a Deacon and church secretary for many years...
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Sheryl Dianne Broussard
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ---- Sheryl Dianne Broussard, 66, of Colorado Springs, Colo., passed away Friday, May 31, 2002 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Born Jan. 26, 1936 in Linton, she was the daughter of William I. and Vivian Eleane (Gray) Richardson. Survivors include, her husband, Mason Broussard of Colorado Springs, Colo; her mother, Vivian Eleane (Gray) Richardson; daughter, Kerry LeBleu; daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Charles McClelland; sister, Vicki Poe; four grandchildren, Shannon Renee LeBleu, Matthew Ryan LeBleu, Jacob Daniel McClelland, and Joel David McClelland; and three nephews, Monti Withycombe, Darron Withycombe and Jason Withycombe.. ...
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Lakers come up short against Fort Wayne Blackhawk
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet always contends that games are won and lost by the team that makes the most plays. Unfortunately for the Lakers, unranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk squeezed the life out three hits ---- including a solo home run by Matt Harmon in the sixth inning ---- and threw out two SHS runners at home plate as the Braves held on for a 2-1 victory here at Decatur Central High School Saturday morning in the second Class A state semifinal...
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Seniors lead the way for Shakamak
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Once the postseason begins, a senior knows that every game could be his last. In the blink of a called third strike in the top of the seventh inning on Bryce Netherlain, Shakamak baseball players Alex Gerber, Trent Myers, Court Griffith, Jesse Yeryar, Netherlain, Bret Shipman and Thad Vandeventer went from seniors to SHS graduates...
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Lacy hurt in accident Sunday
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
A Clay County woman was in surgery this morning at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after she was involved in an accident Sunday afternoon. Rebecca A. Lacy, 18 of Brazil, was LifeLined to Methodist Hospital with severe head injuries after the accident that occurred on State Road 42 in Clay County...
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Rain doesn't slow Shakamak fans
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Despite a rain out Friday evening, Shakamak fans came out in huge numbers to support the Lakers on Saturday when they played in the Class A baseball state finals at Decatur Central High School. When fans arrived Friday evening, they were told the game ---- with Fort Wayne Blackhawk ---- was rained out and would be played Saturday at 9 a.m. Fans stood around in the parking lot, disappointed the game would not be played that evening...
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Rogers, Linneweber lead the way at Freedom Run
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
Darryl Rogers of Fairbanks and Joe Morrison of Shoals led the pack of runners Saturday in the annual Freedom Run 2002 at Humphreys Park in Linton. With a time of 16:41 over the 5K course, Rogers was the first to cross the finish line winning the overall running trophy. Forty seconds later, Morrison came in, placing second with a time of 17:21...
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Former Linton residents' son killed
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
A Linton family is mourning the loss of 18-year-old Todd Richards of Florida. Richards was killed instantly Sunday morning when his pickup spun out of control and collided with a tree along County Road 561 about a mile south of Clermont. Florida Highway Patrol officials are investigating the 5:30 a.m. accident. Todd Richards, 18, was the only one in the truck...
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Train derails in Switz City this morning
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- "It's Monday." That's what Robert Henry, with the Indiana Southern Railroad, had to say about a derailment this morning in Switz City that put two train cars on their side and dumped 200 tons of coal on the ground. There were no injuries...
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Shakamak fans proud of Lakers
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The scoreboard read Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 2, Shakamak 1. That meant the Braves were headed to Victory Field for a championship game and the Lakers would be returning home without a title. Disappointed? Yes. Disgraced? Never...
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Chester M. Teague
(Local News ~ 06/17/02)
MT. CARMEL, Ill. ---- Chester M. (Chet) Teague, 88, of Mount Carmel and formerly of Sandborn, passed away at 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2002 at Wabash General Hospital in Mount Carmel, Ill. Born Jan. 22, 1914 in Howard County, he was the son of Fredrick and Dora Pearl (Ellis) Teague...
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