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LPD promotes child-seat safety
(Local News ~ 10/25/04)
The Linton Police Department will be giving away approximately 30 child safety seats and conducting a child safety restraint training class ---- absolutely free ---- between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday in the Goody's parking lot. Reserve Officer and Dispatcher Kyle Butler said parents needing child restraint seats for their vehicle can pick up an application for a free seat at the LPD dispatch window. Completed applications must be returned to the LPD by Tuesday...
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Miners win South Knox Volleyball Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
VINCENNES ---- When goals are put in place, they're set in the hopes of achieving them. For Linton's volleyball team, the goal of seniors Jacqi Ward, Jamie Abbott, Jocelin Powell, Corianne Warrick, Colbi Lehman, and Katie Ladson was simple: Win a sectional championship before they graduate...
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Miners top Tecumseh to start sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
LYNNVILLE ---- The Linton Miners began the 2004 road to a Class A state championship at the same location where the 2003 season came to an abrupt end. The Miners opened on the road at Tecumseh to tangle with defending sectional champions, who entered the game with a 2-7 record with one win coming from a forfeit against Gibson Southern in week 1...
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Union wins third straight sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Union Lady Bulldogs clinched their third consecutive sectional title Saturday with a victory over the Shakamak Lady Lakers. "I am thrilled to death to see my team come back from last year and we kind of struggled this year with new positions. We hung tough and were rewarded in the end," Union head coach Tammy Meurer said. "It's rewarding that this young group, I consider young because they're young in position, matured and grew as a team like they did."...
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West Washington tops Eastern Greene in football sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Eastern Greene scored on its first and its last drives of the class A sectional opener against West Washington Friday in Bloomington. It was the in-between drives by the Senators that proved to be a difference in a 47-14 win by West Washington to advance in sectional 40 play...
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Linton 27, Tecumseh 10
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
Linton 7 13 0 7 ---- 27 Tecumseh 0 3 7 0 ---- 10 First Quarter L ---- Adam Brewer, 1-yard run (Matt Steves kick), 2:10. Linton 7, Tecumseh 0. Second Quarter L ---- Brewer, 43-yard run (Steves kick), 6:54. Linton 14, Tecumseh 0. T ---- Jared Beard, 35-yard field goal, 2:02. Linton 14, Tecumseh 3...
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Miners top Mitchell in volleyball semifinal match
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
VINCENNES ---- Linton's volleyball team avenged a loss from last season that ended the Miners' season with a 25-18, 20-25, 15-25, 22-25 win over the Mitchell Bluejackets in semi-final action in the Saturday morning session of the Class 2A volleyball sectional at South Knox...
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Shakamak tops WRV in sectional semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Shakamak Lady Lakers earned the right to advance to the sectional championship game Saturday morning when they defeated the White River Valley Wolverines in five games. Shakamak jumped out to an early lead in game one 5-2, but White River Valley battled back and took over the lead 8-6. Shakamak fought back and tied the game at 21, but the Wolverines got the win 25-21...
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Union handles Bloomfield in sectional semis
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Union Lady Bulldogs came one step closer to capturing their third consecutive sectional title Saturday morning when they defeated the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals in four games. Union got an early lead when they won game one 25-18. In game two, Bloomfield jumped out to an early lead, but Union battled back and tied the game at 16. Union jumped ahead 18-16, but the Cardinals regained the lead and won the game 25-20...
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Robert J. Walters
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
Robert J. Walters, 51, of Jasonville, passed away Sunday morning at his residence. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home, Jasonville.
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Cleo M. Scott
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
Cleo M. Scott, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Jan. 21, 1930 in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Ralph and Nellie (Akers) Hughes. She had been married to Floyd Scott Sr., who preceded her in death in 1994...
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WRV team places eighth in the state
(Local News ~ 10/25/04)
ELNORA ---- A soils judging team from White River Valley High School placed eighth in the state National FFA Organization (FFA) competition Saturday in Daviess County. Sophomore Kevin Cross placed seventh as an individual. Three WRV teams, coached by FFA sponsor and agriculture instructor Sam Zuckschwerdt, were among about 60 teams entered who vyed in the state finals competition hosted by North Daviess High School. ...
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Wile, Wright vying for surveyor slot
(Local News ~ 10/25/04)
Incumbent Democratic surveyor Don Wile and opponent Republican candidate Ira "Butch" Wright both have an immeasurable amount of surveying experience. Wile said that if he is re-elected he will try to maintain the level of service he has established, and he would like to reorganize to make court records in the surveyor's office more user-friendly...
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Meeting to focus on water improvement
(Local News ~ 10/25/04)
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) invites Greene, Morgan and Owen county residents to a data collection meeting to discuss improving water quality in the middle portion of the West Fork White River Watershed. The meeting is from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Owen County Public Library, 10 S. Montgomery St. in Spencer...
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New WRV program can help staff, parents watch students' progress
(Local News ~ 10/25/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Following the Thursday night White River Valley Board of School Trustee's meeting, Technology Director Shawn Brown gave a power point presentation on the Harmony Web program to WRV administrators and school board members. Using the computer program, WRV parents, administrators and teachers may instantly click onto students' progress, attendance and food statement reports...
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Sara H. Burcham
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
Sara H. Burcham, 103, of Greenwood, passed away Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 Born July 19, 1901 in Taylor Township, Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Jason and Jane (Brossman) Huffman. She was an assistant principal and taught mathematics in Solsberry. She also taught math and botany in Filmore and Bloomfield High School and taught math and coached girls basketball in Chesterton. ...
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Mildred F. Helms
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
Mildred F. Helms, 98, of Bloomington and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004 at Bell Trace Health & Living Center, Bloomington. Born Aug. 29, 1906 in Richland Township, Greene County, she was the daughter of Homer and Ora (Dilley) Heaton. She had been married to Harvey Helms Sr., who passed away Dec. 10, 1988...
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Mercy A. Kayser
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
LIMA, Ohio ---- Mercy A. Kayser, 89, of Lima, Ohio, passed away at 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004 at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home, Lima, Ohio. Born July 1, 1915 at Island, Ky., she was the daughter of Aaron and Sally (White) Gardner. She had been married to Keith D. Kayser, who passed away Nov. 19, 1998...
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George Pankey
(Obituary ~ 10/25/04)
George Pankey, 85, of Linton, passed away at 4 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004 at his residence. Born April 16, 1919 in Linton, he was the son of Edward and Katie (Smith) Pankey. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 36 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Linton...
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Bulldogs end season with loss to Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/04)
Sports Writer Veedersburg----The Union Bulldogs fought hard all game, but they were on the defensive side of the ball for too much of the night in falling to the Fountain Central Mustangs 31-20 in Class A, Sectional 39 action Friday night. The Mustangs controlled the ball for 72 plays compared to Union's 33, had 434 total yards to Union's 207, and enjoyed an almost four to one advantage in time of possession. Fountain Central also had 24 first downs compared to Union's seven...
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