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Federal dollars to help local homeless
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
Federal dollars will soon be available to help fight against local homelessness. Greene County will receive a $20,045 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid the homeless. The grant is part of FEMA's Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) program, according to an announcement by U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)...
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Bloomfield's basketball team fared well last year
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/04)
Bloomfield 2004 graduate Jon O'Neall sank a shot behind the 3-point arc as time expired to send the Bloomfield Cardinals' boys basketball team into the championship game of the White River Valley sectional. The team narrowly edged the Shakamak Lakers in the opening round, 30-29, before the buzzer beater against Clay City...
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Linton's tennis team wins first sectional
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/04)
Goals are set in sports in hopes of accomplishing them by the end of the season. For the Linton boys tennis team, the group had three main goals for the 2004 season. 1. Win more than 10 games this season. Done. 2. Win the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic conference for the first time in school history...
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Doris L. "Dodie" Neal
(Obituary ~ 12/23/04)
Doris L. "Dodie" Neal, 73, Jasonville, passed away at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Services are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home, Jasonville.
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Cynthia J. Hays
(Obituary ~ 12/23/04)
Cynthia J. Hays, 67, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004 at Greene County General Hospital. Born July 28, 1937 in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Murray and Catherine (Taylor) Kincaid. She was married to Donald E. Hays...
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Robert H. Duncan
(Obituary ~ 12/23/04)
Robert H. Duncan, 81, Linton, passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday in his residence. Born Dec. 18, 1923, he was the son of William Duncan and Lydia Bellamy. He's survived by one son, Robert H. Duncan of Denver, Colo., one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. He's also survived by very close friend Jeanette DeBoeuf of Carlisle...
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Evelyn Mae Carr
(Obituary ~ 12/23/04)
Evelyn Mae Carr, 79, of Bloomfield and formerly of Owensburg, passed away at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 at her residence. Born Aug. 18, 1925 in Koleen, she was the daughter of Carl and Cenith (Mullis) Cummings. She had been married to Frederick L. Carr, who passed away Oct. 9, 1986...
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Coloring contest winners
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
On Wednesday, winners of the Linton Daily Citizen/Bloomfield Evening World holiday coloring contest were selected. There were five categories set up for the contest, 0-3, 4-6, 7-9. 10-12 and 13 and up. Abby Jo Jo Hartzburg, 3 of Newberry, took first place in the 0-3 year old category. Second place for the 0-3 category was Makenzi Rooksberry, 2 of Jasonville...
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Charity starts at home
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
Food banks run low on food this time of year, so Linton Work One employees are doing their part to help keep them stocked. For the third year, the office of 12 full- and part-time employees decided to forgo a Christmas gift exchange and instead bring in items for area food pantries and the humane shelter. During the month of December, Work One staff could bring animal or people food to the office. Any day they donated 4 pounds or more, they were allowed to wear blue jeans...
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Veteran's Council wants more participation
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
The Greene County Veteran's Council takes an active roll in promoting patriotism in the area, assists with transportation to and from doctor's appointments and provides important information to members on veteran's insurance benefits. However, the organization needs more participation from the approximate 4,000 county veterans who are eligible to join, according to Greene County Veteran's Affairs officer Norman Sullivan...
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Rep. Borders has program to help students learn
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
With the upcoming legislative session fast approaching, District 45 State Rep. Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) would like students to apply for the Statehouse Page Program. The Indiana House of Representatives offers a Page Program, which allows students from across the state to experience the lawmaking process firsthand. Through the program, these Hoosier students get to participate in Statehouse activity as a Legislative Page for the day...
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Mayor, LPD say stay home, be patient
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
More than a foot of snow in two days has hampered mobility in the area. In Linton, Mayor Tom Jones and Police Chief Keith McDonald are asking residents to be patient and let street crews do their jobs. "We're asking people not to travel unless absolutely necessary," McDonald said. "The street department is working overtime and doing all they can do."...
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Park Board wants input
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
The Linton Park Board is working hard to improve the city's parks, but the board needs help from area residents. Park Board President Fred Markle said the board is working on a five-year plan laying out what types of things the board would like to accomplish. He said he needs input from the public as to what they would like to see done...
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Bloomfield grad helping others during war
(Local News ~ 12/23/04)
Christmas won't be the same this year for the family of Indiana Army National Guard medic Jessica Lehman Lechien now serving at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan with the 113th Support Battalion based in Indianapolis. It will mark the first year that the 21-year-old 2001 Bloomfield High School graduate has ever not been at home with her family for the holidays...
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Union's volleyball team wins another sectional
(High School Sports ~ 12/23/04)
Coming into the 2004 volleyball season, Union head coach Tammy Meurer had no idea what to expect from her squad. Once the season ended, she knew exactly what she had: a third straight sectional title. The Union Bulldogs finished the season 22-13 and won the school's third straight (and third overall) volleyball sectional championship...
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