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Boy's life depends on woman's sacrifice
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
"I am not worried about myself. I am just worried about Erik." "Erik" is 10-year-old Erik Sheffler of Hymera whose life is depending on a kidney transplant. "Myself" is 21-year-old Crystal Exline of Linton who will be under going surgery to donate the kidney Erik needs...
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Basketball open gym
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/04)
New Miners' coach opens gym, sets camp time New basketball coach Darren Clayton would like to announce that the high school basketball team will be having open gyms on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights from 7-9 pm starting June 1. Basketball Camp for boys in grades 1-6 will be from June 21-25. ...
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Pass ball takes sectional title away from Linton
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/04)
VINCENNES ---- There were lightning storms rapidly building all around the Vincennes area on Tuesday that threatened to delay the final result of the South Knox softball sectional even further. But just as quickly as the severe weather was forming, so to was the lightning quick scoring of the South Knox Spartans...
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James L. Bennett
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
COLUMBUS ---- James L. Bennett, 78, of Columbus and formerly of Linton, passed away at 9:59 p.m. May 31, 2004 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Born Oct. 21, 1925 in Pleasantville, he was the son of Hayden and Mary Irene (Weaver) Bennett. He married Mary M. Kirkman on Aug. 10, 1947...
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Worthington to host festival Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
WORTHINGTON ---- Members of the Worthington Park Board are hoping a new festival planned this weekend will become an annual gathering place for the community to showcase its park facility. The first Worthington Park Festival will be staged from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday...
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Lyons Strawberry Festival set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Lyons, population just under 800, is a tiny Greene County town ---- but in a true sense of community, it's a metropolis. Several people in Lyons, guided by dentist Scott Powers, are working to revive its Strawberry Festival. The old-fashioned day in Lyons Park is set for all day June 6...
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Red Cross helps local residents in need
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Greene County Unit Red Cross volunteers, along with other disaster volunteers affiliated with the Wabash Valley Chapter, were on the scene soon after storms with heavy winds swept through Greene County last Thursday night. On Friday, the day after the storm, local Red Cross disaster volunteers conducted damage assessments and were available to meet with individuals or families who may have disaster caused emergency needs with which the Red Cross can help. ...
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Powers gave a lot to his community
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Lyons lost one of its biggest supporters Monday evening with the passing of Dr. Russel W. Powers. "I viewed him as the father of the town. There is no aspect of life around here that he did not touch," said Dr. Don Steward. Powers, who had a dental practice in Lyons for 47 years, earned his DDS in 1928, the fourth class to receive degrees from Indiana University...
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Many activities scheduled for Linton pool
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
School is out, and Memorial Day weekend has passed. Summer is unofficially upon us. And the A.M. Risher Memorial Pool opened Tuesday at noon. "We have a lot of fun things planned for the summer. We want this to have a real family atmosphere and safety is our first concern," explained pool manager Dena Irwin. ...
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Hospice helps those in a time of need
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
When terminal illness strikes, Greene County Hospice can help in many ways to make the "final days" more tolerable for both the patient and family members at little or no cost. That's the message Maxine Resler, social service director for Bloomington Hospital's Greene County Hospice program, had for members of the Bloomfield Rotary Club at Tuesday's weekly luncheon meeting...
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Local storm damage tops $1.9 million
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
The dollar loss damage associated with last week's severe storms that swept through Greene County has topped $1.9 million prompting county commissioner's president Tom Britton to sign a disaster declaration. "Because of the damages the county sustained from last Thursday through Sunday, Britton signed the declaration and directed me to make the necessary filings with the Greene County Clerk and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)," Greene County Emergency Management Agency director Roger Axe said today.. ...
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Two women hurt in ATV accident
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Two women suffered serious injuries in a four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle accident on a Lyons street late Monday afternoon. Katherine Gayheart, 42, and a passenger, Phyllis Kinnaman, no age given, both of Lyons, were hospitalized after the Memorial Day crash...
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Sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/04)
WRV schedules summer camps Boys basketball open gym will be Tuesday and Thursday 7-9:00 p.m. The boys basketball team will also have a camp for elementary grades. Grades 1-2 and 3-4 will be June 14 through the 18. For grades 1-2 the camp will take place between 10:00 and 11:00, with the 3-4 being at 11-12:00 p.m...
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