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Soldiers return from Iraq
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
It was a joyous time this week for families and friends as they welcomed two Greene County soldiers back to Indiana. MSgt. Nathan Moore from Linton and Lt. Jonathon Fields from Worthington and Bloomington returned from Iraq after serving several months on active duty...
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Linton girls top North Daviess in cross country
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/04)
LINTON ---- Girls' cross country season opened on Thursday for the Linton Miners, who picked up a default victory over the North Daviess Cougars at the Linton course. The Cougars were unable to field a complete team, there for Linton coach Dennis Bellamy credits his team with a victory because they were able to field a team...
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Linton wins cross country openers
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/04)
LINTON ---- Battling the mental aspects of athletics can sometimes be as challenging as the physical ones. On Thursday, the Linton Miners' boys cross country team hosted North Daviess in the Miners' opener for the 2004 season. After a pleasantly cooler practice sessions since the start of practice on August 2, it was only fitting for Mother Nature to remind all that she plays a huge roll in the mental aspect of a cross country runners thought...
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Wanita L. Wiles
(Obituary ~ 08/20/04)
Wanita L. Wiles, 86, passed away at 12 a.m. this morning at the Hospitality House in Bloomington. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home, Bloomfield.
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James A. "Andy" Sampson
(Obituary ~ 08/20/04)
James A. "Andy" Sampson, 60, of Worthington, passed away at 12:59 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Dec. 10, 1943 in Connersville, he was the son of Amos and Beulah (Friend) Sampson. He worked for General Motors for 33 years, Detroit Diesel for 25 years, and seven years at GM Truck & Bus in Indianapolis, also one year at Deco Reme in Anderson. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was a member of Joy Baptist Church in Indianapolis...
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Leonard Morris Roark
(Obituary ~ 08/20/04)
Leonard Morris Roark, 82, of Westphalia, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Aug. 18, 2004 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born May 24, 1922 in Sandborn, he was the son of Marvin and Sadie (McLin) Roark. He married Ruth (Stremming) Roark on May 24, 1947...
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Jesse Ray McCarter
(Obituary ~ 08/20/04)
Jesse Ray McCarter, 70, of Linton, passed away yesterday evening at his home. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home in Dugger.
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Weddle Brothers gets big Crane contract
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
CRANE ---- Weddle Brothers Construction Company, of Bloomington, has been awarded an $11.5 million contract for the building of a Joint Ordnance Engineering and Logistics Facility at the Naval Support Activity on the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center...
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Business blooms for local women
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
Opportunity knocked bearing flowers for some area women, who threw open the door and welcomed it with open arms. Gina White, Donna Apple, Pam Blackmore and Donna Spears have opened The Watering Can Flower Shop at 1339 A Street in Linton. White said they were approached by a friend and offered the opportunity about seven or eight months ago. They talked about it, decided in July to take the plunge, and opened The Watering Can a month later...
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Ruby Perigo
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
SHELBYVILLE ---- Ruby Perigo, 86, of Shelbyville and formerly of Linton, passed away at 8:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004, at Kindred Hospital in Greenwood. Born Feb. 12, 1918 in Linton, she was the daughter of Faye and Clara (Jackson) Smith. On June 30, 1934, she married Roy Perigo, who passed away in 1972...
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Students to help Family Life Center move
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
The Family Life Center will soon be moving to new, larger quarters two blocks east in downtown Bloomfield, but the moving chores just got much easier ---- thanks to a unique community service project offered by students, faculty and administrators at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School...
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Linton library board meets
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library Board of Trustees approved the publishing of the 2005 budget Thursday evening. The public hearing to discuss the budget will be Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. and the final adoption will be Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. The board also adopted a new Internet use policy for patrons after working on it for months...
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Student thankful for summer job at newspaper
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
Summer is coming to an end, and it is time to hit the books again. I will be heading back down to Vincennes this weekend. This time I will not be a nursing student slave; I will be a journalism student, and I cannot wait. This summer has been an extraordinary experience for me. ...
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Men charged with dumping meth waste
(Local News ~ 08/20/04)
Two Sullivan County men have been charged in Greene Circuit Court with illegally dumping controlled substance waste in a wooded area near Linton. Criminal charges of dumping controlled substance waste ---- a class D felony ---- were filed Thursday against Keith R. Busam, 49, and Brent E. Gilbert, both of Sullivan...
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Volleyball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/04)
The Linton Miners defeated the Eminence Eels on Thursday, 3-0, in high school volleyball action at Linton. The Miners won Game 1, 25-22; Game 2, 25-7, Game 3, 25-17. "In the first game I thought we got into some trouble on our serve receive," said Linton coach Jill Powell. "Once we got out of that certain rotation I thought we did a lot better. The second and third game I came out with a whole different rotation...
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