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Jones wins in a landslide
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
Keeping up with the Jones' proved hard Tuesday night. Democrat candidate Tom Jones won his bid for mayor of Linton by a more than three-to-one margin over his opponent, Republican John Sexton. Jones received 1,505 votes to Sexton's 454. Both men are newcomers to the Linton political scene...
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Shakamak girls should be more fun to watch
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/03)
JASONVILLE-Jon Miller will be the first to admit that Shakamak's girls' basketball squad was not a fun team to watch last season. The Lady Lakers' coach compared it to "watching the Spurs all the time and watching David Robinson back down to the basket."...
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Tecumseh has tuned the corner this season
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/03)
There was a time, not too long ago in fact, that the Tecumseh football program didn't have much of anything going for it. On Friday, the ninth-ranked Braves will host third-ranked Linton and have at least two things going for them. One, the game is at home and two, the Sagarin ratings say the Braves have played a considerably tougher schedule than the Miners...
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Thomas "Bud" Murley
(Obituary ~ 11/05/03)
Thomas "Bud" Murley, 64, of Linton, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, 2003 at his residence. Born July 29, 1939 in Jackson County, he was the son of Thomas Wm. and Ila (Dillon) Murley. He was a contractor/construction worker and owned Murley Brothers Construction. He was a member of Community Bethel Baptist Church in Dugger...
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Lela Jackson
(Obituary ~ 11/05/03)
Lela Jackson, 75, passed away at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Elizabeth Herold
(Obituary ~ 11/05/03)
SWITZ CITY ---- Elizabeth Herold, 86 of Switz City, passed away at 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Chapel.
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Ann Eta Faye French
(Obituary ~ 11/05/03)
Ann Eta Faye French, 67, of Linton, passed away at 1:30 a.m., today, Nov. 5, 2003 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Dugger Town Council results
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
The two incumbents on the Dugger Town Council withheld a challenge from political newcomers in Tuesday's election. In Ward 2, Rick Pigg ran against incumbent Bill Pirtle, garnering only 38 votes to Pirtle's 314. Council president Sam Landis and the town's clerk/treasurer Lana Lynn were unopposed...
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INDOT admits to oversight
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
Indiana State Department of Transportation officials admit they goofed when they excluded the town of Bloomfield from a recently released list of about 30 cities, towns and counties located along proposed I-69 route that are being considered for up to $50,000 each in planning grants...
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Good weather helps voter turnout
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
A picture-perfect autumn day provided the ideal setting for voters to go to the polls Tuesday with respectable turnout numbers registered in both Linton and Jasonville. Both cities had contested mayoral races and several council seats were up for grabs with opposing candidates, which helped bring people out to vote...
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Switz City council to have new faces
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
After Jan 1, new faces will be at Switz City's Council table. It was 31 to 13 with Republican Doug Roudebush winning over incumbent Doneva Fines, a Democrat, in District 1. David Headley, a Republican, with 36 votes ran uncontested in District 2 and will be replacing Jim Frye who chose not to run. Receiving 30 votes, Don Blanton, also a Republican, ran uncontested in District 3...
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Veteran Keene falls in clerk-treasurer's race
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
LYONS ---- Incumbent Democrat Lyons clerk-treasurer Bonnie Keene, who has served in the office since 1988, was unseated Tuesday by Republican candidate Kimberly A. Flynn, who was making her first attempt at elected office. Flynn outpolled Keene, 90-76 on a day that saw two other Republicans win election...
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Incumbent falls in Worthington election
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- An incumbent Republican town council member was unseated in Worthington's municipal election Tuesday. Council president Bill Bays, who has served two separate four-year terms, was defeated by political newcomer Democrat J.W. "Pee Wee" Johnson 205-150 in Ward 3...
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Jasonville City Council results
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
JASONVILLE ---- The Jasonville City Council will remain the same for the next four years. Two of the five seats were challenged in Tuesday's election. In Ward 1, incumbent Republican Kent May defeated Democrat challenger Toby Soncrant with a vote of 275 to 253...
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Foglesong, Cox, Lehman win council seats
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
When the polls closed and the votes were counted Tuesday night, it was an exciting ending to an interesting campaign for Kelly Foglesong, Charlie Cox and Nigel Lehman The first Republican to sit on the Linton Council since his father, Bill Foglesong, was a councilman 20 years ago, Kelly Foglesong won over Michael Faulk (229-206), a Democrat, and will represent District 4 after Jan 1...
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Clark wins third term as Jasonville mayor
(Local News ~ 11/05/03)
JASONVILLE ---- "I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to serve another term," said Jasonville Mayor Dorman Clark. Clark, a Republican, was elected to a third term as mayor over challenger Bill Fiscus, a Democrat. Clark received 333 votes, and Fiscus 227. The incumbent won all three precincts...
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Girls' basketball season nearing next week's tip-off
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/03)
Girls' basketball teams are well into their third week of practice. Most area teams will play scrimmage games this weekend and start playing games which count next week. Boys' teams began practicing this week, but games are still three weeks away...
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