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Smith sentenced for theft again
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
A Linton woman was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court for theft of funds at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center. Vonda K. Smith, 50, plead guilty to theft following an investigation by the Security Investigators at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center...
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Eastern falls to Clarksville in football
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/03)
Clarksville proved to Eastern that it's not how you start the football season that matters, but rather how you finish. The Generals, which began the season with six straight losses, won their second straight game on Friday by racking up nine touchdowns in a 64-12 rout of the T-Birds...
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Lincoln ends Linton's 15-match winning streak
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/03)
Vincennes Lincoln ended Linton's 15-match winning streak on Saturday at the Linton Invitational. The Lady Alices defeated the Lady Miners 21-12, 18-21, 21-18. Linton (19-2) rebounded to beat Northview 21-15, 21-15 and Vincennes Rivet 21-10, 21-14...
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Miners route neighbor Union, remain unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/03)
Time of possession and plays from scrimmage were slanted heavily in Union's favor at Linton on Friday, but the scoreboard at Roy Williams Field showed the third-ranked and unbeaten Miners (8-0) were in command, winning 56-14. Union (2-5) ran 55 plays from scrimmage to just 38 for the Miners, but Linton struck quickly all night, getting eight touchdowns from six different players. The offense supplied six of the score and the defense and special team also chipped in a score...
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Iris E. Owensby
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Iris E. Owensby, 74, of Bloomington and formerly of rural Greene County and Crane, passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003. Born Oct. 9, 1929 in London, England, she was the daughter of Theodore Henry and Lillie (Norcott) Ball. She worked several years for the city of Bloomington as an office manager for the street department. She was also owner/operator of the beauty shop in the Crane Villiage. She was a member of the Church of England...
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Tina M. Elkins
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
FORT RITNER, Ind. ---- Tina M. Elkins, 42, of Fort Ritner, Ind., passed away at 7:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003 at Dunn Memorial Hospital at Bedford. Born April 23, 1961 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Delbert and Virgina (Heaster) Feltner...
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Deloris (Dee) Bush
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Deloris (Dee) Bush, 77, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003 at her residence. Born March 23, 1926 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of James and Bertha (Wright) Hardesty Chipman. She was a telephone operator for Indiana Bell Telephone Company for 17 years. She was a member of Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary and Bloomfield United Methodist Church...
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Irene "Tipton" Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
FREELANDVILLE---- Irene "Tipton" Brown, 95, of Freelandville and formerly of Bicknell, passed away at 11:14 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10, 2003 at Freelandville Community Home. Born March 3, 1908 at Warsaw, Miss., she was the daughter of George and Mary Catherine "Welsh" Tipton...
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Donald E. Bowers
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
HIGHLAND ---- Donald E. Bowers, 80, of Highland, Ind., passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003. Born in Linton, he was the son of George and Margaret (Gilmour) Bowers. He was retired from U.S. Steel and Leigh Cement Company. He was a former member of First United Methodist Church of Griffith, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II...
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Harriet J. Armstrong
(Obituary ~ 10/13/03)
SPRINGVILLE ---- Harriet J. Armstrong, 69, of Springville, passed away at 6:05 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10, 2003 at Bell Trace Health and Living Center in Bloomington. Born March 16, 1934 in Streator, Ill., she was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Clark) Crum...
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Police faced with short stand-off Friday
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
A fight outside Sharon's Tavern on Friday afternoon resulted in a Bloomfield man having a short standoff with police. According to Major Terry Pierce of the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the department received a 911 call from the father of Mack Young of R.R. 3 Bloomfield...
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Gun club hosts shoot for Riley
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
Saturday marked another successful Ross Gilp Jr. Fun Shoot to benefit Riley Hospital for Children. Held at Linton's Triple H Gun Club and sponsored by the MacBeath Hardwood Co., the charity benefit was put on by the Indiana Hardwood Lumberman's Association (IHLA) with the help of the Indiana Forest Industry Council...
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Hospital board receives good news
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
Greene County General Hospital has received a favorable annual survey report from the Indiana Department of Health and a clean bill of financial health from the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Hospital executive director Jonas Uland told the board of trustees at its regular monthly meet Friday that he's pleased with the results of both yearly checks. ...
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Domestic dispute lands man in jail
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
A domestic dispute early Saturday morning in Linton has resulted in a Washington man facing two charges. Serafin Giles, Jr., 21, is facing charges of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and battery resulting in bodily injury after he was arrested by Linton Officer Paul Clark at a residence on West End Ave. in Linton...
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Area food pantries provide needed help
(Local News ~ 10/13/03)
"Break your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house. When you see the naked, clothe him." ---- Isaiah 58:7 Greene County churches and Christian organizations are doing their part to fulfill Biblical direction and meet a pressing need in the community...
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Cross country teams face sectional Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 10/13/03)
Local cross country teams, just four days removed from the conference meet, don't have much recovery time. The sectional will be held on Tuesday for both boys and girls. Bloomfield, Linton, White River Valley and Shakamak will run in the 10-team field at Brown County along with the host team, Owen Valley, Edgewood,...
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