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Board validates McIntosh firing
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
The Greene County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board on Friday voted to uphold the firing of Roger McIntosh, a 28-year veteran of the Greene County Ambulance Service, and 10-year director of the service. At full staff, the Greene County Ambulance Service consists of 27 full-time employees, and they run four ambulances. Linton rescue serves as a backup for the service...
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Ophia Sparks
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Ophia Sparks, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004 at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 9, 1915 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Marvin and Florence (Minks) Bland. She was married to Dorris Sparks, who passed away in 1982...
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Evelyn L. Gragg
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Evelyn L. Gragg, 84, of Newberry, passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Greene County General Hospital. Born July 13, 1920 in Bader, Ill., she was the daughter of Kenneth and Vinta (Bellamy) Hollenback. She was married to Harold D. Gragg...
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Debra "Debbie" A. Fox
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Debra "Debbie" A. Fox, 51, of Dugger, passed away at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born March 31, 1953 in Sullivan, she was the daughter of James L. and Carol (Loudermilk) Brown. She was married to Gary Fox...
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James M. Ellett
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
James M. Ellett, 63, of Lyons, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Sunday on Dec. 5, 2004 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Born Jan. 13, 1941 in Greene County, he was the son of Johnnie J. and Ada (McFarland) Ellett. He married Jeanie (Resler) Ellett on July 1, 1961...
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Rebeca Ann Shields Eads
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Rebeca Ann Shields Eads, 30, of Coal City, passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 12, 1974 in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Tommy and LuAnn (Tate) Shields. She was married to Eddy Eads. A 1992 graduate of White River Valley High School, she attended Ivy Tech State College in Terre Haute and was music minister with the First Apostolic Church of Worthington. ...
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Mary Katherine Doane
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Mary Katherine Doane, 76, of Loogootee, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at Martin County Health Care & Rehab Center. Born July 22, 1928 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Roy and Mary Lucille (Daniels) Roberson. She was married to Darrell E. Doane, who preceded her in death Nov. 26, 2004...
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Ralph L. Corner Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
COLUMBIA CITY ---- Ralph L. Corner Sr., 93, of Columbia City, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born July 11, 1911 in Forest Lake Township, Lackawanna County, Pa., he was the son of Edward and Nellie Corner. His formative years were spent in Lackawanna County. As a teenager he moved to New York...
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Reverend Lloyd D. "Buddy" Bennett
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The Rev. Lloyd D. "Buddy" Bennett, 77, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. Born June 20, 1927 in Linton, he was the son of Jesse and Uldeen (Perkins) Bennett. He was a framing mill supervisor with Kerr McGee Chemical for 31 years, retiring in 1991. ...
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Newspaper honored by HSPA
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
The Linton Daily Citizen/Bloomfield Evening World brought home three awards presented Saturday at the Hoosier State Press Association Foundation's Better Newspaper Contest and Newsroom Seminar at the Mariott East Hotel in Indianapolis. LDC/BEW general manager/editor Chris Pruett was presented a first place award for the newspaper's online Web site, third place for editorial page and third place for business page in competition among newspapers with similar circulation...
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Woman faces charges after entering wrong house
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
A Linton woman faces a criminal charge after she entered the wrong house, took off her shoes just inside the front door and then allegedly passed out at the kitchen table. Brandy L. Tsouchols, 29, of 380 "E" Street NE, will appear in Greene Circuit Court for her initial hearing at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. She is charged with residential entry, a class D felony...
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Identity theft affects thousands each year
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Identity theft, the fastest growing crime today, affects hundreds of thousands of people each year. According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2000, it was estimated that there were between 600,000 and 700,000 identity theft victims. In 1992, there were only about 35,000 cases...
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Family Life Center to help area needy families
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
Christmas is a time for giving and Family Life Center in Bloomfield is gearing up to do its part to make sure needy families in the area have a wonderful holiday season despite their financial worries. Family Life Center's annual Christmas giveaway will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 15-20. The center will be closed to the general public during those days ---- except for donations...
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Common sense is key to battling winter
(Local News ~ 12/06/04)
When weather changes, sometimes people forget to make adjustments. But a few precautions and a little common sense go a long way. For instance, Tom Robison of the Linton Fire Department said space heater users should think about where they position the supplemental heaters. ...
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Joan Thompson
(Obituary ~ 12/06/04)
Joan Thompson, 64, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:09 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1940 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Max and Ava (Sparks) Ockerman. She was married to Darrell Thompson. She worked at KPT in Bloomfield as a press operator until she retired. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church and attended Harvest Community Church in Bloomfield...
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