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Bland enters guilty plea
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
A former Linton man, facing six drug-related charges including five felonies, entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning in Greene Superior Court as part of a negotiated plea agreement. Teddy E. Bland, 47, who now lives in Bloomington, entered a guilty plea to Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance, a Class B felony...
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Joseph Roy Clayton
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
SOLSBERRY ---- Joseph Roy Clayton, 68, of Solsberry, passed away at 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1934 in Koleen, he was the son of Frank Albert and Zella Esther (Holmes) Clayton. He was owner and operator of J&Js Filling Station in Solsberry and bus driver for Eastern School. ...
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Next Bloomfield girls coach needs to stick around for a while
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
The next girls varsity basketball coach Bloomfield hires needs to be someone who will stick around for more than a couple of seasons. That's according to Bloomfield athletic director Jason Skomp, who is currently reviewing applications. The person Bloomfield ends up hiring will be the program's fourth in five years. Paula Fettig's contract was not renewed following the 2001 season and Amy Watson resigned a month ago after just two seasons on the job...
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Breck Robinson to continue career at IUPU-Fort Wayne
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Breck Robinson could never be accused of running like a turtle. But it was her ability to run quickly and her love of sea turtles that led to signing a letter of intent to attend IUPU-Fort Wayne on a athletic scholarship. "When you think about all the different aspects, this is the perfect school for me," said the Linton-Stockton senior distance runner, who will compete in cross country and indoor and outdoor track for IUPU-Fort Wayne. ...
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Miners perform well in loss
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Linton-Stockton boys track coach Aaron Lynn was very pleased with a second-place finish at home Tuesday night. Sullivan won with 118 points, the Miners had 66, Bloomfield was third with 33 points and North Daviess had 24. "The score may be a wide range, but overall I was very pleased," said Lynn. "Sullivan is an extremely good, deep team. I was pleased with how we performed against them...
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Lakers 2-0 in SWIAC
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Shakamak outscored host Eastern 6-1 in the final three innings and came away with a 10-4 South Western Indiana Athletic Conference baseball victory Tuesday. Matt Davis hit two home runs for Shakamak, who improved to 8-4 overall, 2-0 in the SWIAC. Josh McDaniel finished 2-for-3 with two runs and five RBIs, including a three-run double...
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Miners sweep 'Dogs in baseball
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Linton-Stockton scored six runs in two different innings, which propelled the host Miners to a sweep of Union in a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Roy Herndon Field Tuesday. In the opener, the Miners (11-5) rallied from a 4-0 deficit and came away with a 9-4 victory after putting up a six-spot in the bottom of the sixth...
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Miner golfers win three
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Linton-Stockton's boys golf team continues to struggle at home. The Miners posted a 156, which was four shots better that second place West Vigo and easily defeated White River Valley and Shakamak, which both finished with 200 in a match at Phil Harris Tuesday...
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Miners lose in nine
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Clay City took advantage of five Linton-Stockton errors as the Lady Eels prevailed 3-1 in nine innings in a conference softball game at Linton Tuesday. Linton outhit Clay City 5-3 as losing pitcher Jamie Abbott had a single and RBI, driving in Jacqi Ward, who had two hits and scored the only Lady Miner run...
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Interest shown in KPT building
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
The legal hurdles connected with the acquisition of the old KPT, Inc. tile factory building in Bloomfield continue. Foreclosure is under way in federal bankruptcy court and Greene County attorney John Rowe has been appointed as receiver. Greene County Economic Development Corporation director Charley Dibble says a federal marshal sale could be scheduled in about two months, after the foreclosure is complete, to dispose of the building and adjoining property, including a 220 acre tract of land...
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Mail carriers to collect eyeglasses, hearing aides
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Rural mail carriers in several Greene County communities will help collect used eyeglasses and hearing aides which will then be donated to needy individuals through programs offered by the Indiana Lion's Club. Carriers in Lyons, Newberry, Switz City and Bloomfield will participate in the Second Annual Deliver Sight and Sound Rural Carrier Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Drive on Saturday...
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Switz City farmer trying to remain competitive
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- If Greene County grain farmer Dale Jessup appears to be in a hurry these days, there's a good reason. The owner of Jessup Farms, located south of Switz City, has been busy in recent days trying out his new 24-row John Deere corn planter ---- a mammoth field apparatus capable of hauling 72 bushels of grain in a single load...
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National Day of Prayer is Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Prayer is something that a lot more people are talking about these days. We see signs encouraging us to pray for our troops. There are signs and bumper stickers asking God to bless America. On Thursday, several area communities will be participating in the National Day of Prayer...
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Wright, Jones talk about 'role of the mayor'
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
Incumbent Jimmie K. Wright is facing challenger Tom Jones in the May 6 primary election in the race for mayor of Linton. Both are Democrats. Wright was elected to his first term as mayor in 1983 and has now served in that position for 19 years. Jones, who is a Linton business owner, is tossing his hat into the political arena for the first time...
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Kentucky man shot while visiting Odon
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
A Kentucky man remains in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville after being shot in the neck last week in Odon. Mike Hays, 43, of Gravel Switch, Ky., was shot at 9:29 p.m. April 24 at the Odon Shell Mart. Due to patient privacy laws, his condition cannot be released by the hospital...
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Jasonville may get plant, 35 jobs
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
JASONVILLE ---- New jobs could be coming to Jasonville via a meat processing plant in the former Don Jose building. On Monday, Greene County Economic Development executive director Charley Dibble shared the good news with the Greene County Council. Jose Morales of Jasonville is hopeful that all the proper paperwork can be finished and approved in the next 30 to 60 days...
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Wall at Shakamak honors veterans
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
JASONVILLE ---- There's a hallway at Shakamak Elementary School honoring area veterans, and it's expected to spread to another hallway after Operation Iraqi Freedom. The hallway is lined with pictures of veterans associated with the school in some way. The veterans may have been a graduate of the school, including Shakamak, Jasonville, Coalmont and Midland, or it may be someone who has a grandchild at the school...
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Card project doing well
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
The card collection effort for active duty military servicemen and woman launched last month by a rural Owensburg woman is going better than expected. Kathy Freeman started the "Until They Come Home" project, which collects new greetings cards for the Greene Countians serving in any branch of the military to enable the personnel to send cards back home to their loved ones...
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Gary L. Starnes
(Local News ~ 04/30/03)
STANFORD ---- Gary L. Starnes, 56, of Stanford, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in Dale, near Huntingburg. Born June 29, 1947 in Bloomington, he was the son of George and Audrey (Car-Michael) Starnes. He was founder and a driver with Starnes Trucking Co. of Stanford. He was a member of Burton Woolery Post of the American Legion; Amvets of Bloomington; Vets 2000; Moose Lodge 1081; and Teamsters Local 135. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War...
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