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Open house to showcase family's elk farm
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
OWENSBURG ---- A young Greene County couple plans to showcase their elk farm operation Saturday and hope to get the word out to the public about the many benefits of their part-time business. Duane and Becky Long, owners of Long's Elk Farm, located on State Road 58, one mile west of the State Road 58/State Road 45 junction (NSWC Crane Bloomington Gate), will conduct a free open house from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. that will feature an up-close view of their elk herd and handling facility...
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No. 10 Miners play host to Clinton Prairie
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
Linton-Stockton, ranked No. 10 in Class A football poll, will put its undefeated record (4-0) on the line when Clinton Prairie (3-1) comes to visit Roy Williams Field for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Friday night. The Gophers, who were supposed to be reeling after losing star running back Trent Rogers, enters week five on a three-game winning streak. After opening the season with a 21-6 setback at Frontier, CP has defeated Attica, Turkey Run and Tri-Central 12-6 last week...
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Linton girls play in golf sectional Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
The Linton-Stockton girls golf team will venture into new territory, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday when the Lady Miners make their inaugural appearance in the sectional at the Sullivan Elks Club Golf Course. Linton-Stockton, along with Owen Valley, Princeton and North Central, will be in the first group to tee off...
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Miners top Princeton in tennis
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
Drew Dunkerly, Nick Jones and Ryan Baker all won in straight sets, setting the tone for Linton-Stockton's 4-1 victory over visiting Princeton at Humphreys Park Wednesday. "We needed this one," said Linton-Stockton boys tennis coach Brad McKinney, whose Miners won for the second time in eight dual matches. "We played well. This is the kind of tennis that I thought we should have been playing for most of the season...
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Eastern plays host to 8th-ranked PC Commodores
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
For the fourth time in five weeks, Eastern's football team will be playing a state-ranked opponent. Next up is eighth-ranked Perry Central, whom the Thunderbirds will host at Olcott Field on Friday. Eastern is winless in four games, while Perry Central is 3-1. The Commodores lost their season opener to Corydon Central, then beat North Harrison, West Washington and Charlestown...
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Eastern sweeps 3-way
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
Eastern's boys and girls cross country team posted wins over two SWIAC foes on Wednesday. Eastern's girls finished with 21 points. Shakamak had 36 points and North Daviess didn't have enough runners for a team score. Eastern's boys defeated Shakamak 20-44 and North Daviess had 72 points...
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Linton freshmen 4-1
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
The Linton-Stockton freshmen volleyball team defeated visiting Northview 21-5, 21-13 and Sullivan 21-12, 19-21, 21-17 in a robin-robin Tuesday night. In the victory over Northview, Rachel Bredeweg had 13 points, eight aces and eight digs. Jennifer Suthard had nine assists and eight points and Kelsey Firestone led with 10 digs...
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Sparks, Headley lose first
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
Bloomfield, fresh off winning the SWIAC Tournament last Saturday, faced their sternest test of the season on Wednesday at 16th-ranked Bloomington South, losing to the Panthers 5-0. "This might help us down the road in a match or two," Bloomfield coach Mike Canty said...
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Union plays North Daviess on Friday
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
Something has to give. Union (Dugger) enters Friday game (7 p.m. kickoff) at North Daviess with a three-game losing streak, including a 21-14 setback at home against Monrovia on Sept. 12. The Cougars are looking for their first victory in 2003. They are 0-4, including a 20-12 loss to Daviess County rival Washington a week ago...
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WRV falls to Terre Haute South
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
White River Valley's tennis team took a new lineup to Terre Haute South on Wednesday and competed with the Braves at one and two singles, but lost the match 5-0. Brandt Zimmerly moved to the top spot and lost to South's Josh Cuvelier 7-6 (7-4), 6-2...
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Robert W. Lucas
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
VICKSBURG ---- Robert W. Lucas, 72 of Vickburg, passed away Wednesday afternoon Sept. 17, 2003 in Tampa, Fla. Funeral arrangement are pending at Welch &Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Viola May Lichte
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
SOLSBERRY ---- Viola May (Dailey) Lichte, 93, of Solsberry and formerly of Vincennes, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003 at her residence. Born Jan. 9, 1910, she was the daughter of Charles and Viola Sue (Southers) Dailey. She retired from Vincennes University, where she was in the food service department for 25 years...
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Chowning gives students lesson on government
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Social Studies came alive Wednesday in Jon Miller's eighth-grade class at Shakamak Junior High School. State Rep. Alan Chowning stopped by the classroom to give students a lesson in how government works. He explained to the class how a bill becomes a law and other aspects of the state's government...
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Dispute with homeowner's association goes to court
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
Greene Superior Court Judge David Holt heard oral testimony Wednesday morning from two residents of Blue Sky Estates Subdivision, located in eastern Greene County, embroiled in a small claims legal dispute over membership to a homeowners association can be forced or left voluntary...
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DNA testing kids now available
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
Most of us watch the crime dramas on television, and know that DNA testing is the most accurate way to identify someone. Now, as a public service, the Indiana State Police and the Greene County Farm Bureau are now offering DNA kits free to the public...
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Two-county chase leads man to jail
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
A suspected drunk driver was jailed late Wednesday night after evading Bloomfield, Greene County, Monroe County and Indiana State Police officers in a two-county chase. Jason Scott Prince, 22, was arrested at about 11:55 p.m. near his home on Cassandra Lane in Bloomington and booked on multiple charges. ...
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Scotland Festival is this weekend
(Local News ~ 09/18/03)
SCOTLAND ---- The small Greene County town of Scotland will be alive with plenty of activity Saturday, The 39th annual Scotland Festival starts bright and early and continues throughout the day. In following tradition, one annual festival event will actually be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with the Scotland School Reunion Dinner at the Bloomfield High School cafeteria...
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Larry Hugh Baker
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Larry Hugh Baker, 57, of Jasonville, passed away at 6:15 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Funeral arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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James L. "Buck" Collins
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
SULLIVAN ---- James L. "Buck" Collins, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Jan. 6, 1929 in Sullivan, he was the son of Raymond and Marie Jones Collins. Survivors include four sons, William Maze of South Carolina, Lee Maze and Jack Maze both of Sullivan, and Eugene Maze of Victorville, Calif.; one foster son, David O. ...
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Sherell W. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
Sherell W. Johnson, Sr., 92, of Linton, passed away at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, at his residence in Linton. Born April 7, 1911 in Colorado, he was the son of Charles W. and Ollie (Grey) Johnson. The Johnson Feed & Supply Company started in 1914 with a small flock of chickens from England. ...
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Hazel M. Kelly
(Obituary ~ 09/18/03)
CASS ---- Hazel M. Kelly, 81 of Cass, passed away at 8:05 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2003 in Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Sept. 29, 1921 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Woody and Blanche Bennett. Survivors include, nieces and nephews...
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Linton loses on road
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/03)
In a junior high golf match at the Sullivan Elks Wednesday, which was limited to seven holes because of limited daylight, Dugger edged Sullivan and Linton in a five-way competition. Dugger won with a total of 143, one shot lower than Sullivan. Linton (12-2), who was led by low medalist George Fritch (30), finished third with a 146. Bloomfield placed fourth at 173 and White River Valley had a 175...
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