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Water project moving along OK
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
There is good news for people living west of Worthington who have been waiting for the proposed 20- to 30-mile water line that will run west of Worthington to State Road 48 and Terre Haute Road. Larry Ellis, representing Eastern Heights Utilities, said he is waiting for an answer from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) on granting permission for the project...
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Coach likes effort, but not results in scrimmage
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
DAILY CITIZEN SPORTS EDITOR Linton-Stockton boys basketball coach Gene Hall watched his youthful Miners undergo the first of many learning experiences in a controlled scrimmage at South Decatur Saturday afternoon. "Every basketball team needs to be solid in three areas to be a good basketball team: Defense, limiting turnovers, and rebounding," said Hall, who is beginning his third season at Linton with five freshmen on the varsity roster. ...
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Gerald Francis (Jerry) Brunst
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
DUGGER ---- Gerald Francis (Jerry) Brunst, 47, of Dugger, passed away at 3:54 p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2002 at his residence. Born November 23, 1955 in Cleveland, OH, son of Gerald and Ethel Brunst. He was a Navy Veteran. Survivors include, his wife, Tammy Southard Brunst of Dugger; one step daughter, Holly Lindsey of Dugger; one brother, James Brunst of st. Petersburg, Fla; two sisters, Carol Brunst of Bagdad, Fla; Janet Hardesty of Las Vegas, Nev...
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Glenn L. Bruner
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
WEST TERRE HAUTE ---- Glenn L. Bruner, 58, of West Terre Haute, passed away at 8:24 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Feb. 6, 1944, at Sullivan, he was the son of Glenn and Lenora (King) Bruner. He retired from Peabody Coal Company after 25 years of service. ...
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Estol Phillip Porter
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
SOLSBERRY ---- Estol Phillip Porter, 89, of Solsberry, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at his residence. Born Sept. 3, 1913, in Greene County, he was the son of Lee and Mary Jane (Isom) Porter. He was assistant supervisor of the art gallery in the Fine Arts Department at Indiana University, retired. He was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Bloomington and was a Sunday School teacher at the church for over 60 years, and a deacon at the church for over 50 years...
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Dorothy I. Klutey
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
VINCENNES ---- Dorothy I. Klutey, 88, of Vincennes, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Lodge of the Wabash Nursing in Vincennes. Born May 16, 1914 in Knox County, she was the daughter of Otto and Lydia (Sharp) Ring. She worked at Gossard Manufacturing in Bicknell, and also for Beauty Counselor Products. She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Westphalia...
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Sharon M. Dyer
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
ROBINSON, Ill. ---- Sharon M. Dyer, 47, of Robinson, Ill., passed away at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at her home. Born June 13, 1955, in Galesburg, she was the daughter of Richard C. and Gwendolyn M. (Routson) Dixon. She was a registered nurse for 27 years, first at OSF St. ...
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Verna M. (Booker) Craig
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Verna M. (Booker) Craig, 89, of Bloomington, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at Bloomington Hospitality House. Born Feb. 18, 1913, in Odon, she was the daughter of Daniel and Tressa (Inman) Porter. She was a homemaker and a member of Mineral United Methodist Church...
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Martha G. Smith
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
Martha G. Smith, 82, of Linton, passed away at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 29, 1920, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of Charles K. and Nola G. (Gadberry) Duncan. She was a bookkeeper at Musselman Construction and Apartments. ...
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WRV undefeated in girls basketball
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
White River Valley, rated No. 9 in the Class A girls basketball poll, remained undefeated after a 37-31 South Western Indiana Athletic Conference victory at Shakamak Saturday night. In the low-scoring affair, WRV outscored the host Lady Lakers (1-1, 0-1 in the SWIAC) 16-8 in the second period to take a 21-15 advantage at halftime...
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Eastern wins second
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
Ashley Cooksey and Danielle Rains combined for 41 points to lead Eastern's girls basketball team to a 61-28 victory over visiting Paoli Friday night. Cooksey hit four 3-pointers as she scored a career-high 21 points. Rains made five treys as she added 20 points for the winners, who improved to 2-1...
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NK blasts Cards
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
Bloomfield remained winless after being thumped by host North Knox 85-48 in a non-conference girls basketball game at Bicknell Saturday. The host Lady Warriors (2-1) led 21-13 after the first quarter as Lacey Yagle scored eight of her game-high 26 points...
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WRV students learn a valuable lesson without a textbook
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley High School students have been learning a lesson they will never find in a textbook. For the past three weeks the students have been collecting nonperishable food for food baskets and food pantries in the area. As a part of the food drive, the four grades in the school competed against one another. As of Friday afternoon, the senior class had gathered 4,441 items...
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Projects need your help
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
One of the best civic projects in Greene County needs your help. The Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Toys drive is in full swing, and the evaluation process of the applications for benefits has resulted in over 500 children being determined eligible under income and residence guidelines...
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Judge Johnson signs restraining order in Boltenwood case
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson on Friday signed a temporary restraining order to allow Gregg Orman to continue maintaining Boltenwood Golf Course. Steve McDonald, who was appointed Aug. 6, 2002 as guardian of Boltenwood partner Beulah Bolten-McDonald, had closed the golf course. He had placed a notice in The Daily Citizen notifying the public of the closing of the course. At the time he gave a post office box number to have anyone wanting to get their clubs to send a request...
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Men admit to taking refrigerators
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
JASONVILLE ---- Greene County Sheriff's Deputy David Drew stopped a truck Saturday on State Road 48 at 10:50 a.m. Just two minutes before he made the stop of the yellow truck with refrigerators in the back, the Linton Police Department had requested an all-points bulletin on the vehicle. The vehicle was suspected of being used in a burglary at AA Storage Units behind the City Pest Control...
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Santa isn't the only one that comes out this time of the year
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
Every parent who thinks their child is safe and could never be abducted needs to learn some statistics: There is a child abduction every 40 seconds in the U.S. According to the National Child Identification Web site ---- www.childidprogram.com, sponsored by the American Football Coaches Association and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ---- each year approximately 350,000 children are abducted by a family member; 4,600 are abducted by strangers; and 450,000 children run away...
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Greene County Ambulance totaled
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
A Greene County ambulance was totaled in a two-vehicle accident in Putnam County on Saturday after a drunken driver pulled into its path around midnight. Roger McIntosh, Greene County Ambulance Service director, said neither the driver of the ambulance, Mike Schantz of Lyons, or the EMT/technician on board, Dana Roach of Bloomfield, were injured. That, McIntosh noted, was probably due to the fact that both air-bags deployed...
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Linton seventh-graders win opener
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
The Linton-Stockton eighth grade boys basketball team began the season with a 48-24 victory over visiting Clay City Thursday night. Ethan Brewer topped the Miners with 20 points. Jeff Laughlin also reached double figures with 11 points. Also for L-S, Jarrett Lannon scored seven points, Tyler Garrison four, Nathan Padgett and Jayton Powell both hit for two points and Jathon Wright and Jacob Fender scored one point each...
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Eastern has three starters back from last year
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Eastern, the defending co-champions of the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference, will have three returning starters from last year's 19-4 squad. In all, the 2002-2003 roster features seven seniors. "We've still got more kids than can play," said coach Andy Igel, who has compiled a 105-31 record in his first six seasons at EHS. "(Clint) Burris and (Brett) Crowe have five years varsity experience between them...
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Elbert W. Waggoner
(Local News ~ 11/25/02)
NEWBERRY ---- Elbert W. Waggoner, 74, of Newberry, passed away at 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at Bloomington Hospital. Born July 18, 1928, in Greene County, he was the son of Lewis and Della (Bough) Waggoner. He was a retired farmer, carpenter and sawmill operator. He attended Bunkum Community Church and Scotland United Methodist Church, and was on the board of directors at Scotland Cemetery...
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