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Soldiers recognized for their war efforts
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
LYONS ---- Several American Legion Posts were represented at the Troop Rally entitled "Lest We Forget" on Sunday at the Lyons Community Building sponsored by American Legion Post 479 of Lyons, the Women's Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American Legion...
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Linton baseball now above .500
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
EMINENCE - The Linton Miners' baseball team pulled above the .500 mark with a sweep of the Eminence Eels in double header action over the weekend. In Game One, the Miners improved their Tri-River record to 2-1 with a 10-9 win. Game Two saw Linton comeback to take the nightcap, 11-7...
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Late rally puts Linton over the top
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
LINTON-After a nail biting 1-0 victory over the Vincennes Lincoln Alices' in Game One of the Linton Invitational softball tournament, the homestanding Miners looked to complete a junior varsity-varsity sweep of the tournament. Just last week, the junior varsity team defeated Lincoln in the first game, 15-5, before pulling off an eight inning win over Owen Valley, 6-5...
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Lakers edge Hutsonville
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
JASONVILLE - A triple play and a big fourth inning helped the Shakamak Lady Lakers improve their record to 6-6 with a 6-5 victory over Hutsonville, Ill., Friday evening. In the second, Hutsonville was up 2-0 with bases loaded and no outs when Shakamak's Cherise Walters fielded a grounder and fired it home to Amanda Jones for out number one. Jones threw the ball to Chelsea Baker at third for out number two. Baker then fired the ball to Megan Netherlain at second to complete the triple play...
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Graves named to All-Star team
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ---- Two players named to the Indiana high school boys All-Star team will follow in their brothers' footsteps. The 14-member team, announced by the sponsoring Indianapolis Star in its Sunday editions, included White River Valley's A.J. Graves and Bloomington North's Bil Duany...
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Cobine to play at Taylor University
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS - With family, friends, and supporters gathered in the library of the Eastern Greene High School, former center for J.B. Neill's lady T-Birds, Hannah Cobine, took a giant step to secure her future on and off the court late last week...
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Bloomfield girls get back on winning track
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
BLOOMFIELD - After a week of pulling his team back to fundamentals, Bloomfield Cardinals' softball coach Roger Gooding can finally say his team has played a game up to their potential. On Friday, the Cardinals hosted the Shoals Jug Rox, and walked away with a 6-0, errorless game, win...
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Miners claim sixth straight TRC golf title
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
LINTON - For the sixth consecutive year, the Linton Miners have claimed the Tri-River Conference golf title, this time in convincing fashion, at Phil Harris Golf Course Saturday. "It says a lot for the kids that come through," said Miners' coach Darren Clayton. ...
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Carl Burton Waldrip
(Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. ---- Carl Burton Waldrip, 70, formerly of Bloomington, passed away Friday, April 23, 2004 at his home. Arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton.
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Annette Lynn Richardson
(Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
Annette Lynn Richardson, 44, of Lyons, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2004 at 4 a.m. at her residence. Born Oct. 13, 1959 in Vincennes, she was the daughter of James E. and Opal (Chester) Richardson. She worked for Glenburn Home in Linton as an CNA and was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church...
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Orville A. Hendrickson
(Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
Orville A. Hendrickson, 78, of Switz City passed away Monday, April 19, 2004 at 3 p.m. at his residence. Born Feb. 28, 1926 in Owatonna, Minn., he was the son of Leif and Julia (Crump) Hendrickson. He was a self-employed commercial artist, and a member of the U.S. Navy serving in World War II...
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Ann F. Baker
(Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
Ann F. Baker, 57, of Solsberry, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2004 at St. Vincent-Carmel Hospital in Carmel. Born March 6, 1947 in Knox County, she was the daughter of Virginia (Reeve) Flack. She worked at Indiana University for more than 36 years. She was a member of the Vincennes Order of the Eastern Star and was an avid lover of animals...
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Area volunteers to be honored
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
Greene County Volunteer Connection will say thank you tonight to more than 370 individuals who have donated time and effort to the organization in the past year. A special appreciation dinner for volunteers and supporting organizations and businesses is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Greene County Cooperative Extension office on the fairgrounds...
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Wile, James seek surveyor's position
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
Contending for Greene County surveyor in the May 4 primary election are two men who are familiar with the position. Incumbent Don Wile from Linton is seeking re-election for a second term. His opponent, Marty J. James from eastern Greene County, served two terms as county surveyor between 1992-2000. Both men have stated their accomplishments while in office and their qualifications for the position...
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Shakamak board candidates unopposed
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
JASONVILLE ---- Two incumbents on the Shakamak School Board will be serving another four years. Brian Stockrahm and Jeff Miller are running unopposed in the May 4 election. Both men have served eight years on the board and are preparing for their third terms...
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Bloomfield Post Office employees honored
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
If you've traveled east on State Road 54 between Bloomfield and the Monroe County line most anytime during the daytime business hours, you've probably seen his unmistakable looking truck. It's a less than bright and shiny, red-colored 1973 Dodge pickup truck with two steering wheels and a long CB radio antenna on the back bumper...
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Eastern Scrabble teams fare well
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
Eastern Greene placed in the top 50 in the National School Scrabble Championships, which wrapped up Saturday in Boston. However, the educational experience gained from the event was worth more than sponsor Dinah Fuller could describe. "It was incredible," Fuller said this morning just hours after her three teams arrived back at Indianapolis International Airport...
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Jones addresses accusations
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
Accusations of a cover up, sweeping things under the rug and the good-ol'-boy network have been swirling for weeks since an alleged fight in Dugger. Linton Mayor Tom Jones and Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald sat down to address the accusations about the incident on March 27 in Dugger...
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Linton girls finish first
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
ELNORA - The Linton Miners' girls' track team finished first and the boys third at the North Daviess Invitational held Friday at Elnora. "We had a very nice evening," said girls' coach Jeff Franklin, "a lot of girls stepped up. It takes a lot of effort and from start to finish, we had a very nice meet."...
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