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Linton police make meth bust Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
Linton police officers Chad Crynes and Gary Tannehill went to the home of Mark Hollingsworth on Sunday evening because of a strong smell of ether. The officers got permission to search the residence located at the corner of County Road 1300 W and County Road 150 N...
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Sue Ann Conard
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
PARIS, Ill. ---- Sue Ann Conard, 89, of Paris, Ill., passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at Paris Hospital. Born July 4, 1913 in Sherman, Texas, she was the daughter of John and Kate Miller. She was a member of the Christadelphian Church in Jasonville...
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Thomas Ray Flanders
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Thomas Ray Flanders, 36, of Jasonville, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2003, at his residence. Born Nov. 20, 1966, in Bloomington, he was the son of Cecil and Barbara (Ford) Flanders. He had been a sawmill operator. Survivors include one daughter, Ashley Renee Flanders of Jasonville; his mother, Barbara Morris of Bloomington; sisters, Susan Gay of Bowling Green and Joanna Bennett of Bloomington; several nieces and nephews...
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LaVera M. Neal
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
HIGHLAND ---- LaVera M. Neal, 75, of Highland, Ind., passed away Friday, April 25, 2003, at William J. Riley Center in Munster, Ind. Born March 26, 1928, in Linton, she was the daughter of Elvin and Hersal (Sizemore) Page. She was a native of Linton, and was a member of Suburban Bible church of Highland...
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Vernon R. Hastings
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
Vernon R. Hastings, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003, at Walnut Creek in Linton. Born Oct. 30, 1923, in Sandborn, he was the son of Hugh G. and Thelma (Troup) Hastings. He worked Na-Churs Plant Food Co., and Hastings Lawn Care Service, retiring in 1998. He was a member of the American Legion Post 196 in Bloomfield. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army. He received the Eame Theater Ribbon with four Bronze Stars...
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Laverta M. "Babe" Quakenbush
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
Laverta M. "Babe" Quakenbush, 85, of Scotland, Ind., passed away at 7:13 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Daviess Community Hospital. Born March 24, 1918, in Bicknell, she was the daughter of William and Opal Smith Trowbridge. She was a homemaker and had worked at Tootie's Cafe in Scotland and in the NWSC Crane in the Ordinance Department...
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Terry Joe Yenne
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
SANDBORN ----Terry Joe Yenne, 48, of Sandborn, passed away at 2 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2003, at his residence. Born Sept. 23, 1954, in Linton, he was the son of John M. and Mary Marie (Shorter) Yenne. He worked in the shipping department at Johnson Controls in Vincennes for 16 years. He was a member of Sandborn Christian Church; Bass Anglers Sportman Society; Indiana Volunteer Firemen's Association Inc.; and the National Rifle Association...
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Herbert H. King
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
SCOTLAND ---- Herbert H. King, 85, of Scotland, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2003, at his residence. Born Dec. 30, 1917 in Koleen, he was the son of Fred and Minnie King. He was a laborer for Farm Bureau/White River Co-op in Bloomington. He attended the Scotland United Methodist Church...
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Aenita R. Funk
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. ---- Aenita R. Funk, 68, of Lawrenceville, Ill., passed away at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, April 24, 2003, at Gentle Care Nursing Center. Born Aug. 9, 1934, in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Morton and Minnie Maude (Brandon) Bright...
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Thunderbirds' baseball team above .500 mark
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS-The third time may just be the charm for coach Jerry Chaney's Eastern baseball team. This is Chaney's third season at the helm and the season started just like the previous two, slowly when the T-Birds lost four of their first five games...
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Lehman faces Klein in May 6 primary
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
Nigel Lehman and Kenneth "Bud" Klein, both Democrats, are facing off in the May 6 primary for Linton's 7th District council seat. The winner will run against Republican Jon Hineman in the fall election. The youth of the city is a high priority for each candidate. ...
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Miller recalls her days at Sandborn school
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
SANDBORN ---- Many stories were shared as former students met for the annual Sandborn High School alumni banquet Saturday night, but Laura (Johanningsmeier) Miller had the best story. The only one at the banquet from her 1923 graduating class, Miller was the oldest alumnus in attendance...
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WRV students learn about earth at Earth Day program
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
LYONS ---- Rains on Friday forced the activities indoors for the eighth annual Earth Day Celebration of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation. However, the fifth-grade students from White River Valley-Lyons and White River Valley-Worthington Schools were treated to an intriguing, up close look at the real environmental impacts, both good and bad, that occur from coal mining activities...
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Eastern students fare well at Scrabble nationals
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
A pair of Eastern Greene Scrabble teams successfully competed in the first-ever National School Scrabble Championship tournament in Boston, Mass., on Saturday. Both teams went 2-3 in the five-round tournament. The Eastern "Red" team of eighth graders Nate Delong and Patrick Taylor placed 53rd in the field of 98 teams. ...
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Council, commissioners to consider Wheel Tax
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
The Greene County Council will take a long, hard, serious look at the possible passage of a Wheel Tax at today's 4 p.m. monthly meeting. The subject of imposing a wheel tax has been discussed by the Greene County Council and Greene County Commissioners for several years...
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Margaret I. (Allen) Barnes
(Local News ~ 04/28/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Margaret I. (Allen) Barnes, 75, of Indianapolis, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. She had retired from the RCA Tape Division in Indianapolis. Survivors include two daughters, Karen E. Wright Basye and Cindi J. Barnes, and one son, Micheal Barnes, all of Indianapolis; one brother, Millard Lee Allen of Lyons; one sister, Mary R. Robbins of Bloomfield, one granddaughter, one great-grandson, and several nieces and nephews...
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