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Linton officials pleased with Pride Day
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
Mounds of trash don't usually make Linton's mayor, chief of police, city councilmen or street superintendent happy ---- but they were glad to see it Saturday. The trash was brought to the yard at the City Barn as the first of three scheduled Pride Days, a campaign to clean up unsightly trash and old cars, and beautify the city...
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Ethel H. Stalcup
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Ethel H. Stalcup, 90, of Bloomfield, passed Thursday, April 15, 2004 at her residence. Born Feb. 17, 1914 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Lee and Nelle Carrell Hains. She was a homemaker; a member of Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church, the Furnace Homemakers Club and Antioch Ladies' Aid...
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Ernest "Ernie" Skeel
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- Ernest "Ernie" Skeel, 83, Worthington, passed away Friday, April 16, at his residence. Born Sept. 10. 1920, in Emerson, he was the son of Walter and Lolo (Courtney) Skeel. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Worthington Christian Church, where he held various leadership offices and was frequently volunteered to do several jobs around the church. A 1938 graduate of Worthington High School, he was also a member of the Worthington Masonic Lodge No. 577 F.&A.M...
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Shirley Ann Rich
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Shirley Ann Rich, 69, of Linton, passed away Friday, April 16, 2004, at 5:35 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born March 30, 1935, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Roy and Mildred (Frye) Mullis. She was a homemaker. Survivors include four daughters, Tena House of Linton, Leta Oedeing of Linton, Caroline Hudson of Vincennes, and Shirley Vansickle of Terre Haute; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren...
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David Lee Howell
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
SUPPLY, N.C. ---- David Lee Howell, 44, of Supply, N.C., and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday, April 16, 2004 at his residence. Born Sept. 21, 1959 in Linton, he was the son of Jerry and Mildred (Ashcraft) Howell. He was an U.S. Army Veteran and attended the Baptist Church...
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Paul Halderman
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Paul Halderman, 88, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, April 18, 2004 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Dec. 15, 1915 in Worthington, he was raised by Ed and Ruby Halderman. He was a foreman for the Illinois Central Railroad, retired. Survivors include a son, Ed and his wife, Judy Halderman of Tallahassee, Fla.; three daughters, Carolyn and her husband Jim Day of Forreston, Ill., Phyllis Kemp of Elkhart, Ind., and Teresa and her husband Rich Parr of Bloomfield; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.. ...
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Paul Gaither
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Paul Gaither, 88, of Linton, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2004, at his residence in Linton. Born Dec. 25, 1915, in Switz City, he was the son of Ernest W. and Nellie (Buckner) Gaither. He was retired from the Linton Fire Department where he served as fire chief. He was of the Baptist faith and a member of the Indiana Firefighters Association...
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Erma L. (Bond) Beck
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Erma L. (Bond) Beck, 84, of Jasonville, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2004 at her residence. Born May 15, 1919 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of William D. and Juanita D. (Stahl) Bond. She was retired from Peoples Trust Company Bank, Jasonville Branch, after 33 years. ...
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Police get info on burglary
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
After interviewing Matthew Oakley in Bloomington on Wednesday, Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade has forwarded information for charges to the Greene County Prosecutor's office. On Jan. 8, Wade had received a report of a burglary at a residence on State Road 45. The victim told Wade he had several items missing from his residence...
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County looking for volunteers
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
The kick-off session for the formation of volunteer Greene County Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) will be Tuesday night at Phil Harris Golf Course clubhouse in Linton. The first training program ---- an indoctrination of what the new program is all about ---- is scheduled to start at 7 p.m...
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UDWI-REMC members gather
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
Customers of Western Indiana Utilities District of Western Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation gathered Saturday at Bloomfield High School for their 67th annual meeting. The event featured an update on the past year's operations, health screenings were offered, fingerprinting for youngsters was given by Greene County Sheriff Leon Allen, a free lunch was served and members had the opportunity to go home with 30 attendance prizes ---- the largest a $1,000 cash award...
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May tax notices may not be mailed until July
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- If you are dreading a tax statement the first part of May, you can relax. According to Greene County Treasurer Carolyn White, the first installment of property taxes for 2004 will not be in May. "In a normal year we would have taxes mailed out by now for the May 10 deadline. But because the taxes were delayed for 2003 the first of collection of 2004 could be in July," said White...
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A.J. Graves No. 1 in Mr. Basketball voting
(Local News ~ 04/19/04)
In one of the closest balloting in the history of the Indiana Mr. Basketball competition, White River Valley's A.J. Graves missed out on the honor by just two votes. North Central's A.J. Ratliff earned the coveted title by outpolling Graves 48-46 in the polling sponsored by The Indianapolis Star, which has been selecting a Mr. Basketball since 1939...
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Arline Wise
(Obituary ~ 04/19/04)
Arline Wise, of Vero Beach, Fla., and formerly of Vicksburg and Indianapolis, passed away Friday, April 16, 2004 at Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach. Born in Greene County, she was the daughter of John Sherman and Jessie (Sisson) Mitchell...
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