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Courthouse project under way
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
When phase one of the Greene County courthouse project, constructing a four-story addition to the south side of the county courthouse in Bloomfield, is completed, courthouse employees will find themselves with 24,000 square feet of new space. Todd Taylor, an engineer with United Consulting Engineers who is overseeing the $10.5 courthouse renovation project, said the first step, blocking off the building's south entrance doors, has been done...
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Joyce M. Whittington
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
SANDBORN ---- Joyce M. Whittington, 67, of Sandborn, passed away at 12:19 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 11, 1935, in Pike County, she was the daughter of Arber L. and Lillian (Harris) Hayes. She was a member of the Patoka Grove Church...
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Linton girls 2-0
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Linton-Stockton's eighth graders defeated host Dugger 42-19 in an girls basketball game Monday night. Jenny Poe and Brianna Ward combined for 32 points and 15 steals to pace the Lady Miners (2-0). Poe scored 21 points and Ward tossed in 11 as Linton led 25-12 at halftime...
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Chambers, Neal both make All-State Coaches team.
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Brandon Chambers of Union (Dugger) and Jason Neal of Linton-Stockton both were selected to the Class A Senior All-State team by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. Chambers was named as a tight end while Neal was selected as a defensive back. Chambers paced the Bulldogs with 17 touchdowns and 114 points, both school records. Chambers caught 18 passes for 344 yards and seven TDs. Chambers finished as Union's all-time leading receiver with 67 receptions for 1,115 yards...
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Union loses sixth girls game
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Class A No. 8 Washington Catholic outscored Union (Dugger) 14-0 in the third quarter as the host Lady Cardinals came away with a 51-30 Monday night. "For about a quarter and a half, we played with these guys," said Union (Dugger) girls basketball coach Steve Meurer. "We were only down 10 at halftime...
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Court date set for Kuehn
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
A Linton man who made his initial appearance in Sullivan Superior Court on Monday on drunken-driving and auto theft charges will have his case heard by a jury in July 2003. Richard A. Kuehn, 37, was arrested Thursday by Sullivan County Sheriff's deputy Lt. Jerry Mize and deputy David Holmes after Kuehn allegedly led police on a slow-speed chase...
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Warrant issued for Linton man's arrest
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
A warrant for the arrest of Teddy E. Bland of Linton has been issued on two counts of possession of a controlled substance. The charges stem from a traffic stop on Oct. 30 by Linton Police Officer Chad Crynes. On that date, Crynes had stopped Bland for excessive speed...
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Jasonville City Council OK's several change orders
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
JASONVILLE ---- The Jasonville City Council revisited and approved several change orders regarding the downtown beautification project at its Monday night meeting. At the November meeting of the council several concerns were raised about the change orders requested by Gary Johnson of Johnson Construction...
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Richards voted in as Linton City Council president
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Linton city councilman Tony Richards was voted in as president of the council, to serve a one-year term in 2003, at Monday night's meeting. Richards was nominated for president by councilman Charlie Cox, seconded by Jerry Elliott, followed by a unanimous, 5-0 vote by vote by Ellett, Cox, Nigel Lehman, Bob McClure and Richards...
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County Council OK's sheriff's line item request
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen informed the Greene County Council on Monday there was a problem paying inmates' medical bills and asked that action be taken to create a line item on next year's budget so medical expenses could be transferred from one fund to another...
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'Great Alley Debate' brought up at council meeting again
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
The Great Alley Debate between two Linton men continued at Monday night's Linton City Council meeting. Since June, neighbors Jerry Anderson and Jack House have spatted over an alley between 11th and 12th Sts. SW. Anderson says he has been told by House not to use the property to access the back of his property on 12th St. SW...
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WRV, Linton lead the way on ISTEP scores list
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Roger Weaver would love to jump on his soapbox and brag about his school's ISTEP+ Graduation Qualifying Exam scores, but he knows better. Though his White River Valley High School sophomores fared better than last year's class, Weaver ---- WRV's veteran principal ---- understands there's reason to be cautious...
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Jasonville family's house is saved
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
A Jasonville family is counting its blessings this morning after its barn burnt and its home received minor damage. Phillis Jacob and her grandson, Matt Hill, were in the living room of their home watching television on Shanklin St., just west of Jasonville, when a neighbor called to tell them their barn was on fire...
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Thomas Ed Thompson
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Thomas Ed Thompson, 82, of Linton, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Oct. 9, 1920, in Crawfordville, he was the son of Ed and Mattie (Stringer) Thompson. He was retired from Fenders in California. He was a veteran of World War II in the Army, and a member of Dugger American Legion Post 244...
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