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Steel drum band going strong
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
Lyons, Indiana, a tiny Greene County rural community where basketball has long been king is getting statewide recognition these days for something that doesn't involve dribbling, shooting and rebounding. These days instead of hearing the constant sound of bouncing basketballs, a drive by the school, located just off State Road 67, might find melodies of calypso music vibrating from its windows...
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Linton police make drug bust
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
Five adults and two juveniles were arrested in a drug bust in Linton on Thursday at 10 p.m. According to Linton Officer Josh Goodman, he and Linton Officer Paul Clark had been watching a residence on CR 1350W, just north of CR 545N. "We had observed subjects bringing items to the residence that were used to manufacture methamphetamine. We also observed a large amount of traffic in and out of the residence," Goodman said...
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Homemakers meet in Greene County
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
The president of the Indiana Extension Homemaker's Association (IEHA) involving more than 17,000 Hoosiers acknowledges that the membership of her organization is aging one and attrition is taking its toll on the numbers. The membership has also changed drastically over the years with more and more women now working outside the family home. As a result, membership numbers have dropped significantly in the last 40 years...
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Old Bloomfield Hotel to go on auction block
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- An old hotel building that has been a fixture in downtown Bloomfield for decades will go on the auction block March 19. The old Bloomfield Hotel is for sale. It is being sold through a bank foreclosure sale by its owner, the Fifth Third Bank...
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Frye enjoys writing poetry
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
James W. Frye looks at his ability to write poetry as a gift from God. When you hear his story, you might agree. The Linton man knows exactly when he started writing. "It will be four years July 20," he said. Frye recalls a night ---- when pain and frustration got the best of him ---- that changed his life...
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Students fare well at Quiz Bowl
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
High school students from Greene and Sullivan counties matched educational wits in a spirited Quiz Bowl competition Thursday night at North Central High School at Farmersburg. Students fielded questions dealing math, music, history, English, geography and related classroom topics...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/05/04)
SANDBORN ---- Discussion of the projected sewage project is still consuming a large portion of Sandborn's Town Council meetings. At the Thursday meeting, Jaqui Bauer from Indiana Rural Community Assistance Program presented an adjusted time line for the sewage operation, projecting June 2006 as completion date for residential connections...
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Miners believe they can win sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/04)
Linton will enter play at the Paoli Sectional tonight with a real chance of winning. That's something the Miners haven't been able to say in awhile. "Our kids really do believe they can win," fourth-year coach Gene Hall said. "I don't say this with any disrepect to the kids we've had before, but this is a very realistic chance for us to win."...
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