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Diabetes can't keep 12 year old down
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
For Allison Young, diabetes is no big deal, and she certainly doesn't let it slow her down. Her pluck-and-positive attitude has resulted in a feature story on her in a magazine. Allison, 12, is a seventh-grade student at Linton-Stockton Junior High. She learned she has Type I juvenile diabetes when she was 5...
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Paoli Sectional ripe for T-Birds, Miners
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/04)
Just how topsy-turvy is the Paoli Sectional? Linton and Eastern, with a combined record of 15-27, will enter play as the most stable teams in the field. How so? For one thing, both the Miners and T-Birds ended the regular season on a good note. While Linton was beating Riverton 52-46 and Eastern was routing North Daviess 56-34 last Friday, the four other teams were losing...
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George M. Homewood
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
George M. Homewood, 83 of Linton, passed away at 6:30 a.m., today, March 2, at Linton Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born April 25, 1920 in Chicago, Ill. to George Bernard and Hannah O'Grady Homewood. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Central Christian Church in Washington, Ind., and worked for the Public Works Department at Crane...
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Daisy Anita "Haviland" Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
SULLIVAN ---- Daisy Anita "Haviland" Carpenter, 79, of Sullivan, passed away Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at her residence. Born on Jan. 27, 1925 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Earl Haviland and Esther "Croft" Waggoner. She was a housewife and a member of the Rebecca Lodge of Hymera, and the Women's Auxiliary of VFW Post 717 of Worthington. She loved her family, sewing and doing crafts, and was a euchre player, winning several tournaments...
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Lester Bailey
(Obituary ~ 03/02/04)
Lester Bailey, 86, of Linton, passed away Monday, March 1, 2004, 5:45 p.m. at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Bill would protect pregnant mothers, unborn children
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- A bill to protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children, authored by Indiana U.S. Rep. John Hostettler, passed the House on Friday. By a vote of 254-163, the House approved the Unborn Victims of Violence Act ---- also known as Laci and Conner's Law ---- which would charge with a separate offense those who injure or kill a pre-born child during the commission of a federal crime...
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If bill passes, it would help Crane
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
Businesses that locate new operations in and around Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center will be given additional tax incentives, if a bill now pending in the Indiana General Assembly becomes law. The House Ways and Means Committee approved SB. 272, co-authored by State Sen. Lindel Hume (D-Princeton) last week...
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Man faces two counts of battery
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
A Linton man is facing two counts of battery with injury and criminal confinement after a domestic battery Saturday. According to a probable cause report filed by Linton Officer Gary Tannehill, a woman came to the police station to report that her husband, Timothy E. Wood, had battered her...
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Shakamak grad has different view of 'Passion'
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
JASONVILLE ---- A Shakamak High School graduate who is now teaching Latin is thrilled with the movie "The Passion of The Christ," which is done in Aramaic and Latin, with English subtitles. Becki Bush, who graduated from Shakamak in 1997 as valedictorian, is teaching Latin and Etymology at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers...
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Switz City Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Switz City Town Board voted 2-0 ---- president Don Blanton was absent ---- to accept a resolution from Southern Indiana Developmental Commission (SIDC) authorizing the commission the authority to prepare an application for grant funding to address improvements to Switz City's water system...
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DNR jumps in on 'outhouse' investigation
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has joined in the investigation of the Sunday torching of an outdoor toilet at the Redbird State Riding Area northeast of Dugger. Apparently, someone in a truck rammed the gate to gain entry to the Redbird SRA, then set fire to the wooden structure, burning it down...
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Newberry Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
NEWBERRY ---- The Newberry Town Council issued notice to its residents Monday night that it is time to clean up their property. Council president Lanny Pickett said all the clean ups should be completed by April 1 or the town will begin to take strict enforcement action ---- which could include accessing a tax lien on the property...
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Newberry meeting gets heated over ordinance
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
NEWBERRY ---- The presentation of a draft ordinance to regulate the placement of mobile homes in the town of Newberry was met with vocal opposition from one town council member Monday night. A heated discussion developed between council members Lanny Pickett and Sandra Townsend and the ordinance was tabled until the third council member, Dexter "Shorty" York, has a chance to voice his opinion...
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Dugger to get tough on speeders
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
DUGGER ---- If you are going to be driving through Dugger, make sure to watch your speed. "The posted speed limit on Highway 54 is 35 mph, and we are really going to enforce that speed limit," explained Dugger Town Council member Bill Pirtle...
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Linton police make more drug busts
(Local News ~ 03/02/04)
A tip to Crimestoppers has resulted in four people facing drug-related charges. The Linton Police Department received the tip from Crimestoppers about drug activity at a residence on Gabbard Ave. in Linton. Linton Officer Mike Tatlock went to the residence Monday evening and observed narcotics in a pill bottle. After a search of the residence more narcotics and paraphernalia were discovered...
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WRV Sectional ranked as state's toughest in Class 1A
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/04)
It should come as absolutely no surprise that the White River Valley Sectional is considered the toughest 1A sectional in the state. Host WRV is ranked third in the state, Bloomfield is ninth and Clay City 14th. Shakamak isn't ranked, but the Lakers are 14-8 and the top four teams have a combined record of 65-23...
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