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Courtesy is key in downtown parking situation
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
Parking in downtown Linton has been an issue for years, according to Mayor Tom Jones, and he said several downtown business owners have approached him about it since he took office. The main complaint is that some business owners and employees take up the limited on-street parking in front of shops...
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Miners fact Fountain Central for regional title
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/04)
The Linton Miners and the Fountain Central Mustangs have more in common than you may think. Before winning titles this season in their respected sectionals, both teams were in the middle of a six-year sectional title slump. In fact, the last time these two teams won the sectional (1998) was also the last time the Miners and Fountain Central met on the gridiron...
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Linton man charged with theft
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
A Linton man appeared in Greene Superior Court on Tuesday for an initial appearance on a class D theft charge. Kevin S. Walton entered a not-guilty plea and judge David Holt slated a jury trial for 9 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2005 as a third setting, and May 10, 2005 as a first setting. Alan Baughman was appointed defense counsel...
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Dugger church to help children at Christmas time
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
A Dugger church is asking area residents to help them make Christmas a little better for less fortunate children. Roberta Russell, of the Whosoeverwill Gospel Church in Dugger, said the church has been designated by the U.S. Marine Corps as Sullivan County's distribution center for the Toys for Tots program...
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Union to begin tutoring program
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
Beginning Monday, Union Junior-Senior High School will be offering tutoring to students who need a little extra help. Although the tutoring program is geared toward junior high and freshmen students, Union principal Jerry Liggett said it is available to all grades...
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Linton man sentenced for child molestation
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
A 22-year-old Linton man was sentenced Wednesday to four years on a single count of child molestation ---- a class C felony ---- as part of a negotiated plea agreement. Jeremiah J. Adams was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court to the Indiana Department of Correction for four years with one year suspended for a May 8 incident in which he pled guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl...
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Bonfire at park was a success
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
About 50 people showed up for a last-minute bonfire and hayride at Linton's Humphreys Park the Thursday before Halloween. "The first community gathering to promote the Linton parks system was a success," said Streets Department Superintendent Tim Turpen...
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Bloomfield library board celebrates
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library director Carolyn Konnert was in a festive mood for Wednesday afternoon's monthly board of trustee's meeting. She passed out gourmet chocolates and carefully poured each board member a glass of bubbly ---- champagne style ---- sparkling cider for an extra special toast as the meeting opened...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
Hopes of adding another officer to the Bloomfield Police Department look bleak with the state of current town finances. Bloomfield Town Council president Eric Harrah publicly commented Wednesday night on a memorandum he recently received from town marshal Bob Richardson requesting that the town employ a fifth full-time police officer...
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Eastern Greene School Board meets
(Local News ~ 11/11/04)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees approved a resolution Tuesday night to transfer surplus Debt Service funds to meet transportation needs for the remainder of this calendar year. The board followed the recommendation of superintendent Randy Barrett to transfer $134,011 from the 2004 Debt Service budget account to the Transportation Fund...
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Vincennes Rivet tops Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/04)
VINCENNES ---- Shakamak girls basketball coach Jon Miller expects nothing less than an uphill battle all season long. It's that acceptance of the fact his team is young and inexperience at the varsity level that just may get him through the season...
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