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Rural Lyons man suing over his arrest
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
A rural Lyons man has filed suit in Marion Circuit Court against the State of Indiana and State of Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission. "I am suing the state because that is the procedure when an employee of the state unlawfully arrests you. Damages will be determined by a jury, I will let them decide," John P. Coleman said of his decision to sue...
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Inez Johnson
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
ELNORA ---- Inez Johnson, 100, of Elnora, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 17, 2003 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. She was born Dec. 14, 1902 in Daviess County. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderdon-Poindexter Sandborn Chapel.
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Billy J. "B.J." Sims
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Billy J. "B.J." Sims, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2003 at Indianapolis. Born Dec. 8, 1927 in Linton, he was the son of Virgil O. and Maude F. (Elkins) Sims. He was treasurer of the Indianapolis Stockyards Corporation for 39 years. He was employed at Irvin Brick and Block Co. for five years, after retiring from Indianapolis Stockyards in 1992. He graduated from Indiana Business College...
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Ronald M. Tomich
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Ronald M. Tomich, 51, of Linton, passed away Friday, Feb. 14, 2003 at his residence. Born Sept. 7, 1951 in Mount Pleasant, Penn., he was the son of Matthew and Agnes (Popovec) Tomich. He was an equipment safety specialist with Nelson Tree Company in Ohio. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of the VFW in Dayton, Ohio...
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Robert Shepherd
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Robert Shepherd, 51 of Linton passed away at 6:50 a.m., today, Feb. 18, 2003 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Linton Memory Chapel.
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Miners to host Clay City tonight
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Linton-Stockton will try to shake off any rust incurred from an 11-day layoff when it hosts Class A No. 5 Clay City tonight in a game that will count in both the Tri-River and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conferences. The junior varsity game is set to begin at 6 p.m., 30 minutes earlier than previously announced. The varsity game will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m...
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Food, other items being collected for soldiers
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
The sadness and excitement of seeing local National Guard troops leaving the Linton Armory to begin active military duty is over. But some concerned Greene County people want to make sure the support shown to those troops and their families continues...
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Superintendents to be on GCYA board
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Two Greene County school superintendents will serve on the board of directors of the Greene County Youth Alternatives, an organization started to help students having problems in the traditional public school setting or for anyone of any age wanting to earn a GED...
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Lyons council doesn't have a quorum Monday night
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
LYONS ---- Due to the weather, there was no quorum for a regular meeting of the Lyons Town Council on Monday evening. However, Jim Cundiff held an open meeting to explain housing needs assessment. The assessment would be a study, which would indicate the housing needs for the town, how the town can be improved, and if the town should expand its senior citizen housing...
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Cities, county using more sand, sand this winter
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Let's face it, last winter was a cake walk compared to this winter. Area street departments have been busy attempting to keep snow and ice off of the roads. But what is Mother Nature doing to street department budgets? In Linton, street superintendent Tim Turpin reported that his department is still using the salt from last year...
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Powell asking for help with Tomich death case
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Greene County Prosecutor David Powell is asking the community for its help in the investigation of the death of a Linton man. Ronald Tomich, 51, was found shot to death in his home Friday evening. Tomich died of a gunshot wound to the head. The case is being treated as a homicide...
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Linton board vows to get tough on traffic violators
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
When the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees voted approval of a new traffic-flow pattern behind the school last year, it was designed to create safer conditions for the students, staff and visitors. Apparently, that one-way traffic pattern is too often being ignored...
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Veteran takes over at Walnut Creek at Linton
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
Cathy Cox has been administrator at Walnut Creek at Linton nursing home since November, but probably knows the facility better than almost anyone else ---- she has spent nearly 18 years there. Cox, a lifelong Linton resident, started there as a dishwasher in 1985...
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Mabel Mae Easton
(Local News ~ 02/18/03)
LYONS ---- Mabel Mae Easton, 93, of Lyons and formerly of Linton, passed away at 1:10 a.m., today, Feb. 18, 2003 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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