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Skeel recognized for his years of service
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
A long time Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees member gave his last votes at Monday night's meeting. George Skeel, a member of the school board for 12 years, took part in his last meeting Monday. He will be replaced by John Preble next month...
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Dukes family gives back to Dugger community
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
For many years Joe and Betty Dukes and Dugger were synonymous. If you knew about the Dukes you knew about Dugger, and if you knew about Dugger, you knew about the Dukes family. Last week, the Sullivan County Community Foundation announced the creation of a new fund to benefit Dugger. ...
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Linton-Stockton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
Four new faces will be seen at Linton-Stockton next school year. The board approved, by a vote of 5-0, to hire Jacqueline Bixler as a technology instructional assistant and to hire Bart Beard as junior varsity boys basketball coach. Last month, the board granted superintendent Ron Bush permission to fill elementary positions before the next meeting. Bush reported that Brittony Landis was hired as a first-grade teacher and Danielle Goodman was hired as a second-grade teacher...
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Federal, state money available
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
Sixteen counties, including Greene County, have been designated for state and federal disaster assistance due to recent storm damage. The assistance funds can be used to pay for debris removal, emergency protective measures, as well as repairing or replacing public facilities damaged by tornadoes and flooding that began May 27...
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Business owner offers his side of story
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
Burt Neff was upset when he read Monday's newspaper. His name was mentioned in the story about a Bloomfield man who was concerned about the way he was doing business and his side of the story was not presented. Efforts to contact Neff for the story were unsuccessful Friday and over the weekend...
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Sandborn couple turns wood into pieces of art
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
SANDBORN -- Art is defined as "the making or doing of things that display form, beauty or unusual perception." Tom Reed from Sandborn, who makes hand-carved wooden utensils, is the unequivocal example of the definition. After combining his unusual perceptions and forms of wood into useful and beautiful kitchen implements, he calls his work "a marriage of function and art."...
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INDOT opening I-69 offices
(Local News ~ 06/22/04)
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is opening two local project offices where Greene County residents can meet with officials during the next phase of work on the Interstate 69 extension from Evansville to Indianapolis. The offices, located in Washington at 2 Commercial Park Drive (old REMC Building) and in Bloomington at 3802 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 2, are two of six new facilities in the 142-mile project corridor...
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Jerry Lee Lechien
(Obituary ~ 06/22/04)
Jerry Lee Lechien, 62, of Linton, passed away at 3:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, 2004 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born June 11, 1942 in Linton, he was the son of Emile and Wanetta (Stormes) Lechien. He married Carol Sue (Bledsoe) Lechien on Sept. 7, 1963...
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Indiana All-Stars looking forward to rematch
(High School Sports ~ 06/22/04)
OWENSBORO, KY ---- The Indiana All-Stars may have lost the first battle, but the war between the two border states is still very much alive. This Saturday, the Kentucky team will charge into action looking to sweep the Indiana All-Stars after an 89-81 victory at the Owensboro Sportscenter June 19...
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