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Earthquake shakes area
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
There was a whole lot of shaking going on in Greene County early Tuesday afternoon. At 12:37 p.m. there was an earthquake that registered 5.0. The epicenter was 10 miles northwest of Evansville, near the town of Darmstadt in Vanderburgh County, according to the U.S. Geological Society...
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Raymond Clines
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
CARLISLE ---- Raymond Clines, 79, of Carlisle, passed away at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at Oak Village Nursing Home in Oaktown. Born June 30, 1923, in Stone County, Mo., he was the son of Otis and Martha (Tuttle) Clines. He was retired from the United Mine Workers of America. He was a member of Indian Prairie Church, and was a veteran of the Army, having served during World War II...
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Lloyd Kyle Butler
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Lloyd Kyle Butler, 76, of Linton, passed away at 7:55 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at his residence. Born April 2, 1926, in Dugger, he was the son of Olive "Cot" and Clara (Vaught) Butler. He and his family moved back to Linton in 1993 after owning and operating Pleasant Home Furniture Company in Indianapolis for 34 years. ...
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William Eugene Street
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
PELION ---- William Eugene Street, 67, of Pelion, passed away Friday, June 14, 2002. Born in Graysville, he was the son of Clyde and Edith (Allen) Street. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Walters Street of Pelion; son, Paul Street of Pelion; sons and daughters-in-law, Rickey And Dana Street of Carlisle, Henry and Alison Street of Pelion; daughter, Lisa Street of Pelion; daughter and son-in law, Lana and Roger George of Jasonville; sister, Evadean Masters of Bowling Green, Ky.; grandchildren, Billie Joe Street, Crystal George, Jessica George, Lacey Cochran, Matthew Quattlebaum, and Uriah Cochran; and three great-grandchildren.. ...
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Mildred B. McKee
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Mildred B. "Midd" McKee, 90, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:55 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born April 5, 1912, in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Lebert and Ada (Archer) Tribby...
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Fish misses cut
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Tim Fish, a 2002 Linton-Stockton graduate, fired a 83 Tuesday, giving him a two-day total of 164 at the 102nd Indiana Amateur Championship at the Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh. Fish missed the cut for the final two days of the tournament by four strokes...
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Trueblood signs with VU
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Vincennes University basketball coach Dan Sparks has announced the signing of Adam Trueblood, a 6-3, 190 lb., forward from North Daviess High School. Trueblood, who lives in Newberry, led the Cougars with a 17.1 ppg average last season. He connected on 33 percent from the 3-point line, 73 percent from the foul line and averaged 7.7 rebounds...
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Fish named to all-state golf team
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Name Grade School Coach Cole Isban 11 Mishawaka Marian Jim Kryder Tim Fish 12 Linton-Stockton Darren Clayton James Sacheck 10 Zionsville Dave Sollman Chris Baker 10 Brownstown Central Lou Sommers Justin Wenger 12 Warren Central Al Darko Daniel Klauer 12 Mishawka Marian Jim Kryder...
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Linton swim team tops Robinson, Ill.
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
The Linton Swim Team defeated visiting Robinson, Ill. 428-367 in a meet Tuesday. Linton will swim at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Paris Ill. Swim meet at Linton June 18 1. Linton 428, Robinson, Ill. 367 Linton finishers FREE DISTANCE 8-U Boys 1. Hammer Parker, 54.66; 2. Jared Turner, 1:13.50...
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Inmates to pay more for medical care
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a county ordinance that will increase the amount of co-payment inmates at the county jail pay for their own medical care. Ordinance 2002-1 states that Greene County Jail inmates who do not have their own medical, dental or eye insurance, and who have funds in his or her Commissary or trust account, are required to pay $15 for medical services rendered. ...
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Investigation continues into crane-train accident
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
A Vicksburg man was released this morning from Greene County General Hospital after he was involved in a train wreck Tuesday in Jasonville. Darrell W. Burger, 47, suffered a cut to the head and a skull fracture after the mobile crane he was driving on Main St. in Jasonville collided with a Canadian Pacific train...
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FOP honors its members
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Thirty-three continuous service awards were given to members of the Greene County Fraternal Order of Police at a banquet Tuesday evening at the Linton Elks Club. President of the Greene County FOP Gary Tannehill and vice president Troy Jerrells ---- both members of the Linton Police Department ---- presented the awards, which represented a range of service from five to 50 years...
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Jail dispatcher fired, charged
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
A 17-year veteran of the Greene County Sheriff's Department has been relieved of his duties and is facing five criminal charges. Larry W. Sullivan, 51 of Bloomfield, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Indiana State Police Det. Mike Clephane. He turned himself in and immediately posted bond...
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Courthouse project costs going up
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday signed contracts to begin funding the advanced design and electronic phases of the courthouse renovation project. Commissioners Tom Britton, Dr. Tom Bailey and Warren Bartlett, by a 3-0 vote, agreed to sign a professional services agreement with Crowe Chizek, a systems consulting group of Indianapolis, to upgrade the county's computer equipment. ...
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Yogi the bear goes up a tree in Worthington
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Worthington Police Chief Dennis Conaway has had a lot of experiences in his years of police work, but Tuesday morning he had to encounter a black bear. The 2-year-old black bear was the pet of Leon Dunigan of Hanna St. in Worthington. "He had managed to get out of his cage," Conaway said...
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Rose says step back from TV, computer
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Every once in a while Doug Rose gets on his soapbox and offers his opinion on a subject. Doing so can get a superintendent of a school in trouble if he's not careful. But this subject shouldn't be a problem: Education. Believe it or not, Rose often has to shake his head as to why some in a community ---- and not just Linton ---- rally around a cause more often when it deals with athletics than academics...
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Meng to serve as queen
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
Royalty times three graced Tuesday's Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting at the clubhouse of the Phil Harris Golf Course. Miss Indiana 2002, along with the 2001 and 2002 Freedom Festival queens were all in attendance at the lunch meeting. Tangra Riggle, Miss Indiana 2002, told the crowd Linton is her first public-speaking appearance since earning her title. ...
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Bonita (Joyce) Moore
(Local News ~ 06/19/02)
DUGGER ---- Bonita (Joyce) Moore, 75, of Dugger, passed away at 11:10 p.m., Tuesday, June 18,2002 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born in Bucktown, she was the daughter of Clarence H and Zilpha J. Enochs Pergal. She was retired after 34 years from Mary Sherman Hospital in Sullivan...
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