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Workers spend holiday plowing snow
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Some Greene County employees gave up spending part of Christmas Eve and Christmas day with their families to help make traveling area roads a little safer. Five Greene County Highway Department employees spent time in a truck plowing county roads and spreading a sand-and-salt mix. Their efforts paid off, as the Greene County Sheriff's Department reported no major accidents as a result of the heavy snowfall the area received...
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Tucker 'positive' following liver transplant
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Each day about 63 people receive an organ transplant, but another 16 on the waiting list die because not enough organs are available. Dottie Tucker, owner of Tucker's Best of Care Daycare in Linton, had been waiting for a liver transplant for three years. But then on Oct. 22, Tucker made the trip to IUPUI Hospital in Indianapolis for a four-and-a-half hour surgery...
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Stalcup recognized by his ISU students
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Everyone has a memory of a favorite teacher. It may be a kindergarten teacher who was especially gentle, that junior high teacher who explained the basics of algebra, or a high school teacher who opened up a world of science. Linton resident Scott Stalcup, who has a unique teaching style, was recently voted by Indiana State University students as one of the five most popular teachers on campus, and will surely be one of those teachers who remain in a student's memory forever...
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Three help clear Linton streets
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Linton residents can thank three city employees for the clear streets Christmas day. When street department superintendent Tim Turpin got the OK from mayor Jimmie K. Wright on Christmas Eve to start clearing the streets, Turpin asked for volunteers...
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Center Township dream of new fire station to become reality
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Residents of Center Township hope to see a new fire station built next summer to replace their old one ---- but not as badly as fire chief Donnie Johnson and township trustee Gary Jackson want to see it. "It will probably be built in the spring or early summer if everything goes right," Jackson said...
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Gale "Woody" May
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Gale "Woody" May, 85, of Linton passed away at 7 a.m., today, December 26, 2002 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born September 8, 1917 in Elnora, son of Harley and Zella (Flory) May. He was retired from General Motors in Indianapolis. He was a WW II veteran and was a member of American Legion Post #22; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7118, both of Linton...
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Doris P. Fields
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
Doris P. Fields, 80 of Linton, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 18, 1922 in Clinton, she was the daughter of Leslie and Emma (Stoops) Goodman. She was a waitress, retiring in 1976. She was a member of South Linton Church of God and former member of the Moose Lodge...
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Martha E. Trimble
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
ANDERSON ---- Martha E. Trimble, 82, of Anderson and formerly of Sullivan County, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Select Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 30, 1919, in Carlisle, she was the daughter of Russell and Josie Detty Berry...
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Velma Ruth Watt Watkins
(Local News ~ 12/26/02)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Velma Ruth Watt Watkins, 86, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at her residence. Born Oct. 28, 1916, in Linton, she was the daughter of Oscar Harmon and Pearl (Reed) Watt. She was employed at RCA in Bloomington, and graduated from Linton High School. She was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church for over 50 years, serving as pianist for the Victory Class and as Sunday school teacher. She also was a volunteer for the American Red Cross...
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