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Man wants vets to know all their benefits
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
A Greene County man believes many American military veterans and former prisoners of war (POWs) have benefits coming to them as a result of their service to our country ---- but may not realize it. A.T. Stevens of Worthington, Adjutant of Chapter 99 Disabled American Veterans, is a strong advocate of veterans. Having served in the Army from 1948-68, Stevens knows firsthand what it's like to serve. He also knows what it's like to be ignored after coming home...
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Mark E. Gibson
(Obituary ~ 03/29/04)
JASONVILLE ---- Mark E. Gibson, 43, of Jasonville, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2004, at 5:45 a.m. at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born March 11, 1961 in Linton, he was the son of Jack and Rhoda (Titus) Gibson. Survivors include his mother, Rhoda Gibson of Linton; one brother, Shannon D. Gibson of Jasonville; and several nieces and nephews...
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Violet B. Fiant
(Obituary ~ 03/29/04)
Violet B. Fiant, 86, of Sandborn, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 6:59 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born Aug. 25, 1917 in Connersville, she was the daughter of Chester and Ersa (Ronan) Hardy. She was a retired bookkeeper for Stanley Jones Insurance after 16 years. She was a member of the Sandborn United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women...
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Bertus Waldo Doane
(Obituary ~ 03/29/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Bertus Waldo Doane, 63, of Bloomfield, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 12:35 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 28, 1940 in Bruceville, he was the son of James Walter (Pete) and Opal Mae (Lankford) Doane. He was retired, and had served in the Airforce Peacetime Service...
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Walter V. Beecher
(Obituary ~ 03/29/04)
SEBRING, Fla. ---- Walter V. Beecher, 76, of Sebring, Fla., passed away at 11:54 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring, Fla. Born May 3, 1927 in Logansport, he was the son of Walter V. Sr. and Gertrude E. (Moss) Beecher...
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REMC meeting set for April 17
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
Member customers of Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC will gather at Bloomfield High School on April 17 for the electric cooperative's 67th annual meeting. The event annually features a free lunch meal in the school cafeteria, followed by a business session conducted in the high school gym...
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Linton police waiting on tests following death
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
The Linton Police Department is investigating the death of a Linton man. Police were called to the Michael A. Bland residence on Gabbard Ave. in Linton on Saturday at 2:56 a.m. According to a report filed by Linton Det. Sgt. Duane Collenbaugh, it appears Bland, 47, passed away in his sleep...
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Colon to appear in court
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
A former Pleasantville man is set to appear in Sullivan Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges of pointing a firearm at two people, a class D felony. William Colon Sr. allegedly pointed a loaded firearm, a .40-caliber Glock, at Russell Goodman Sr. and his teenage son at Colon's Pleasantville residence on Oct. 6, 2003. According to the report of Indiana State Police trooper David C. Kuhn, Colon had made threats to Goodman and his son...
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Churches to honor World War II veterans
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
A rural Bloomfield church has joined with four other churches in the northern Daviess and Martin counties areas in participating in a special national day of recognition for World War II veterans May 29. This is the same day that the new World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated. The memorial will honor the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War II, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home...
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Evans faces additional charges
(Local News ~ 03/29/04)
Two counts of child molesting have been filed against Thomas Evans, who was already facing five counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. Evans was arrested March 20 in Jasonville on the sexual misconduct with a minor charges. He is an over-the-road truck driver with a last known address in Alabama...
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Shakamak blessed with a lot of seniors
(High School Sports ~ 03/29/04)
By Paul Wilcoxen, Sports Editor JASONVILLE ---- When a coach is blessed with as many seniors on one team as Shakamak Lakers' baseball coach Chip Sweet is, it's no wonder a run at Victory Field is not out of the question. Last season, the Lakers fell in the championship game of the Edinburgh Regional to Riverton Parke, 6-1, after dominating the Shakamak Sectional...
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