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VanWinkle serving his country in Iraq
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
Today marks the second anniversary of an insane attack on America that took thousands of innocent lives. As horrible as that unforgettable day was ---- Sept. 11, 2001 ---- most of us never dreamed that fighting terrorism was to change our lives forever...
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Directions to Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Fans travelling to Clayton, Ind. for Friday's Linton-Stockton at Cascade football game can take Highway 54 to Switz City. Go North on Highway 67 to Spencer. Then follow Highway 231 all the way through Cloverdale and almost into Greencastle. Turn west (right) on Highway 40 and travel approximately 15 miles. Turn left on County Road 200 W (there will be a sign for the high school). CHS is located about 1/4 mile on the right...
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T-Birds face No. 5 Vikes
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
For the third time in four weeks Eastern will be playing an unbeaten football team. The T-Birds, who have already faced state-ranked 1A powers Linton and Indianapolis Ritter, travel to West Vigo on Friday. Eastern's first four opponents have a combined record of 11-1...
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Gambill understands what Deaf School is going through
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
If anyone can appreciate the plight of the Indiana School for the Deaf, it is Todd Gambill. The Union (Dugger) football coach is in his ninth season of battling limited numbers and all the problems that it entails. Deaf School, which was supposed to host Gambill's Bulldogs Friday night in Indianapolis, dropped football this year, after a season-opening 48-0 loss. It wasn't so much the defeat as the fact they were down to just 14 football players...
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Linton-Stockton vs. Cascade
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Linton leads series 3-2 HOME TEAM IN CAPS 1992 ---- Cascade 45, LINTON-STOCKTON 13 1999 ---- Linton-Stockton 50, CASCADE 30 2000 ---- LINTON-STOCKTON 28, Cascade 7 2001 ---- CASCADE 20, Linton-Stockton 12 2002 ---- LINTON-STOCKTON 41, Cascade 28...
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Lakers end losing skid
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Shakamak ended its four-match losing streak with a 21-7, 24-25, 21-14, 21-11 victory at home over Washington Catholic Wednesday night. The Lady Lakers won for the seventh time in 13 matches this year. Shea Griffith, in her second match after returning from a sprained ankle, had a team-high 13 digs to go with three points, one ace and one dig...
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Cardinals beat Linton in SWIAC tune-up
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
With the SWIAC boys tennis tournament up for grabs this weekend at White River Valley, even more importance was placed on the Bloomfield at Linton-Stockton match at Humphreys Park Wednesday. It took three sets to decide three matches, but Bloomfield prevailed 4-1...
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Union faces Monrovia
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Union (Dugger) was facing the possibility of another open week when Monrovia came calling. The Bulldogs from Morgan County were somehow double-booked, and ended up with an open date. As a result, Union will entertain Monrovia at Dugger at 7:30 p.m. Friday...
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WRV netters win at top spots, but drop match
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
White River Valley's tennis team keeps getting closer to win number one, but it didn't come on Wednesday at Barr-Reeve where the Wolverines (0-7) lost 3-2. The Wolverines got victories from both number one spots. In singles play, Mike Powell defeated Matt Kuzemka with relative ease, winning 6-2, 6-2...
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Bloomfield tops Washington
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Washington spent the past two nights in Greene County and the Lady Hatchets' stay was not a pleasant one. Linton defeated Washington in four games on Tuesday and Bloomfield did the same thing on Wednesday at Glover Gymnasium, defeating the Hatchets 15-21, 21-9, 21-16, 22-20...
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Miners play at Cascade on Friday
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
Almost lost in the shuffle in last week's 68-0 victory by Linton-Stockton over Oakland City Wood Memorial was the play of quarterback Adam Brewer. The sophomore completed 2 of 5 passes for 48 yards and added another 22 yards rushing on eight attempts. Miner coach Steve Weber was not concerned as much about numbers as he was execution, which included guiding the Miners to a season-high 507 yards of total offense...
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Austin proud to serve his country
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
Bloomfield resident Jason Austin truly appreciates his red-colored Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Big Red soda more than ever. Austin, a 2000 Bloomfield High School graduate, is now home on leave after a seven and one-half month U.S. Army assignment in war-ravaged Afghanistan. He's seen first-hand the horrors of a real war and its associated destruction...
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Charges filed against Sullivan man
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Charges have been filed against a Sullivan man in connection with a police chase that occurred on Labor Day. Clinton W. Alumbaugh, 24, has been charged resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, receiving stolen property and reckless driving...
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Police called to WRV High School
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Greene County Sheriff's Department was called to White River Valley High School this morning around 8:30 to assist with an upset high school student. The student, whose name was not released by school officials, apparently became upset in teacher Reitta Lindsey's class. She teaches emotionally handicapped children...
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Bloomfield teen sentenced
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A Bloomfield teen was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday morning. Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson accepted the negotiated plea agreement of Teleshia S. Ketchem. She was originally charged with possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony...
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Fireman's Ball set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/11/03)
Saturday is the 13th Annual Linton Fire Department Fireman's Ball. To most people it may just be another night out, but to the firemen of Linton Fire Department Local 3087 it is much more. Consider what the firefighters were able to do last year as a result of the fundraising event...
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Jean M. Christensen
(Obituary ~ 09/11/03)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Jean M. Christensen, 73, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003. She was a domestic engineer, and a member of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Don Christensen of Indianapolis; children, Phyllis Hoenstinc, Laura Tyler and Ivan Bruce Christensen; sister, Chloetine "Phillis" Kennedy; and three grandchildren...
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Katherine Elaine "Katie" Dailey
(Obituary ~ 09/11/03)
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA ---- Katherine Elaine "Katie" Dailey, 14, of Coral Springs, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003. She was enrolled as a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Coral Springs. Survivors include her parents, Elaine and Les Dailey of Coral Springs, Fla., and a sister, Elizabeth "Libbie" Dailey...
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Pleze Winston Newcom
(Obituary ~ 09/11/03)
NEWBERRY ---- Pleze Winston Newcom, 63, of Newberry, passed away at 12:25 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 26, 1939 Union County, Ky., he was the son of Jess and Bonnie (Powell) Newcom. He was a retired truck driver for Jefferson Trucking in Shoals. He was a member of Newberry Masonic Lodge; Newberry OES; Scottish Rite; and Zorah Shrine. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
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Schedule notes
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/03)
The Northview at Union volleyball match, scheduled for Tuesday, has been moved to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25. The match was moved because of the ISTEP tests. Also, the Linton-Stockton at South Knox volleyball match, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed because the death of an South Knox assistant coach...
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