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United Way confident it will meet 2004 goal
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
The Greater Greene County United Way willingly supports many agencies and in turn, many individuals needing help ---- and will continue doing so with continued support from businesses and individuals. Local United Way volunteers say the fundraising goal for 2004, which is $54,000, will be reached...
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WRV defeats Terre Haute South 49-45
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/03)
White River Valley defeated Terre Haute South for the third time in four years on Saturday, even if the numbers didn't point to a Wolverine victory. WRV (2-0) won 49-45 and did so despite shooting just 38 percent from the field (15-39), 63 percent from the line (12-19) and being outrebounded 33-15...
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Win over North Knox good start for Miners
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/03)
Linton defeated North Knox on Saturday for the first time in 12 tries and if the Miners' play in the second half is any indication of things to come, Linton may just end a few more losing streaks along the way this season. With 14 losing seasons in the past 15 years the Miners have a few paybacks to collect...
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T-Birds settle for split with Central Catholic
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/03)
EASTERN HEIGHTS-Coach Andy Igel and the Eastern Thunderbirds came out with a game plan to slow down the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights, who are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class A, and that plan came very close to working out for an upset victory Saturday night...
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Miners end 11-game skid to Warriors
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/03)
With Max Woolsey, Linton's only Indiana All-Star in attendance, the Miners gave an All-Star performance in the second half against North Knox on Saturday, defeating the Warriors 57-43. North Knox, long a thorn in Linton's side, led a lackluster first half 18-13, but the Miners won the second half 44-25 to post their first victory over the Warriors since 1996, a span of 11 games...
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Minna Hines Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
Minna Hines Wilson passed away Nov. 27 at the Pavilion at Bayview in Florida. She was a St. Augustine native and graduate of Kettlings High School. She married Chuck Wilson in 1949, and the couple resided in Linton for a period of time. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Women's Exchange, King's Daughters, Women's Club of St. ...
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Lloyd D. Warren
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
Lloyd D. Warren, 99, of Worthington, passed away at 2:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born Oct. 1, 1904 in Worthington to Ira and Crude Lynn Warren. He was a farmer all of his life and a member of the Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington...
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Nellie Chloe Swaby
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
DALEVILLE ---- Nellie Chloe Swaby, 70, of Daleville died early Friday morning at Community Hospital in Anderson after an extended illness. Born in Greene County on Sept. 27, 1933, she was the daughter of Jesse R. and Helen L. Lehman Goodman. She was a 1951 graduate of Pleasantville High School...
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John Wayne Rogerson
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
DUGGER ---- John Wayne Rogerson, 54, of Dugger, passed away at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Sept. 26, 1949 in Greene County, he was the son of George and Anne Hall Rogerson. He was employed by Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, an avid sports enthusiast and had a love for all animals...
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Lynette Barbara Leach
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Lynette Barbara Leach, 61, of Bloomfield, died at 1:25 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2003 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 18, 1942, in Melbourne, Australia, she was the daughter of Stanley and Merridy Pemberton Mars. She was a retired nurse/midwife, and a wife and mother. She practiced nursing at various hospitals in Australia in Queensland, Brisband, Hobart and in the emergency nursing staff in Western Australia...
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Velma (Corbin) Caudell
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
Velma (Corbin) Caudell, 79, of Speedway and formerly of Owensburg, died at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Waters of Martinsville. Born Dec. 8, 1923, in Owensburg, she was the daughter of Hovey and Thirza Porter Corbin. She was a foreman at RCA in Bloomington, retiring in 1986...
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A. Kathleen (Kathy) Burbank
(Obituary ~ 12/01/03)
A. Kathleen (Kathy) Burbank, 74, of R.R. 1, Linton, died at 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born in Lawrence County, Ill., on Nov. 30, 1928, the daughter of Earl L. and Ada J. (Greene) Felton. She was a homemaker, a member of the Glenburn United Methodist Church, and was a Pink Lady at Greene County General Hospital...
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Police recover stolen items
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
JASONVILLE ---- When Monica Glaspie returned to her home on South Horace St. on Thursday night she immediately noticed something wasn't right. "I noticed my son's school work was out and the angel on my table was gone," said Glaspie. She didn't look any further. Instead she left her house and went straight to the Jasonville Police Department...
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Parents need to prepare children
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
The holiday shopping season has arrived once again. Area stores are crowded with shoppers, but they aren't the only ones searching for bargains. Every year, thousands of children vanish and are never seen again. Predators, abductors and molesters are also there looking to kidnap children, if they can, according to Greene County Emergency Management Agency director Roger Axe, who says these things can happen locally, not just in big cities...
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National mining official to speak at Jasper luncheon
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
Jeff Jarrett, director of the U.S. Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon Dec. 2 at the Holiday Inn in Jasper. The luncheon is part of the 17th annual Surface Mined Land Reclamation Technology Transfer Conference...
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Democrat women to be honored
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
"We wanted a way to thank these ladies for all of their years of support and dedication to the Democrat party," said Jodi Fields. So Fields, who is treasurer, and the other officers of the Women's Democrat Club of Greene County decided to honor longtime members of the club...
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Sylvania Church conducts dedication
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
SYLVANIA ---- With joyful songs of thanksgiving, prayer and a vision for the future, members of a rural eastern Greene County church community dedicated a new $300,000 sanctuary and fellowship hall Sunday. Tears of joy flowed down the cheeks of many who attended the service ---- a testament to their faith and hours of labor contributed by church members in making the dream of a new, spacious building a reality...
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Roosevelt Mission offers new program
(Local News ~ 12/01/03)
"So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:36) That is one of the scriptures a new program offered at the Roosevelt Mission is based on. Beginning Monday at the mission in Linton, Stepping Into Freedom will be offered to those who abuse alcohol and narcotics...
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Shakamak drops close one...after the buzzer
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/03)
FARMERSBURG-With no time left on the clock, the Shakamak Lakers (0-1) dropped their first game of the season to the Vincennes Rivet Patriots 61-60. Down by six points (57-51) with 37 seconds left in the game, the Lakers needed some big plays and in a hurry. Senior Josh Netherlain responded to the challenge by hitting a three-pointer from out on the wing to pull within three (57-54)...
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