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Diesel fuel spills into flooded Goosepond
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
A diesel spill Tuesday on the east side of Goosepond curve south of Linton on State Road 59 prompted a response from several agencies. Indiana Department of Natural Resources conservation officers were first on the scene with a boat and chemical-resistant wetsuits in an effort to upright a gas tank that had broken loose and spilled into flood waters on Wilder Farms property...
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Sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/05)
Time changes for Union games Union will play its girls basketball game as a varsity only contest tonight against Sullivan. Tip time is set for 6:00 p.m. Linton's girls basketball team will play a varsity only contest this Thursday against Union beginning at 6:00 p.m...
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North Knox gets past invitational champs
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/05)
BICKNELL ---- Coming off their win in the Greene County Invitational tourney, the White River Valley Wolverines had little time to rest as they traveled to Bicknell to take on the North Knox Warriors Tuesday. WRV got off to a good start, but poor shooting in the second and third quarter cost them in the end as the Warriors picked up a 65-54 win over White River Valley...
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Terre Haute South starts quick against Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- You don't have to remind Bloomfield coach Ron McBride how tough his team's schedule is. It's designed to provide the best competition for the Cardinals to prepare for tournament time. Tuesday, the Cardinals hosted the red-hot Terre Haute South Braves at Glover Gymnasium and found themselves on the short end of a 60-30 schooling by South in boys high school basketball action...
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Danny R. Payne
(Obituary ~ 01/12/05)
Danny R. Payne, 65, of Linton, passed away at 4:06 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Newkirk's Funeral Home, Dugger.
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Robertine Raper (Bobby) McGhee
(Obituary ~ 01/12/05)
Robertine Raper (Bobby) McGhee, 88, of Dugger, passed away at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005. Born Dec. 8, 1916 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Joe and Lela (Potter) Yung. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Dugger. Survivors include: a son Stephen McGhee of Dugger; a daughter Judy Ransford of Fishers; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild...
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Robert E. Lovell
(Obituary ~ 01/12/05)
Robert E. Lovell, 85, of Indianapolis, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2005. Born Feb. 1, 1919 in Worthington, he was the son of Zach and Grace (Helderman) Loveall. He served in the U.S. Army 151st Infantry during World War II. He was a shipping clerk for A&P Bakery and later for Wonder Bread...
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Johnny Katheryn Ballew
(Obituary ~ 01/12/05)
Johnny Katheryn Ballew, 59, of Linton, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2005, at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born Sept. 9, 1945 in Jellico, Tenn., she was the daughter of Virginia Fields. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith United Baptist Church of Dent, Ohio...
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Worthington Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
WORTHINGTON ---- At the organizational meeting prior to the regular council meeting Tuesday evening, the Worthington Town Council elected Hal Harp as 2005 board president; authorized clerk-treasurer Gloria Klass to pay town bills; re-appointed Jarrod Holtsclaw as town attorney and appointed Tom Smith as SIDC representative...
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Red Cross asks Greene Countians to help tsunami victims
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
In the wake of the Dec. 26 tsunami in Asia and Africa, the American Red Cross estimates that approximately $400 million will be needed to provide emergency relief and to respond to long-term needs that will emerge over the months and years to come. According to a news release from the American Red Cross, its first focus is to get lifesaving help to millions affected by the tsunami. ...
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Shakamak School Board meets
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
JASONVILLE ---- The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of Trustees met Tuesday night for a working session. The first order of business was to go over the policy on class rank. The board had the first reading of the policy at its December regular meeting. ...
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Greene Cross helping flood victims
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
The Wabash Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has been mobilizing disaster relief workers to meet emergency needs of those affected by flooding in Clay, Greene, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties. The Red Cross has sheltered 12 families who have been forced from their homes. They have served 155 meals and snacks to disaster victims and sandbaggers. They have also distributed 19 clean-up kits...
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Robertson honored for her work
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
Robert Burch, representing Greene County Disabled American Veterans (GCDAV), recently presented Lana Robertson, former staff writer for the Linton Daily Citizen/Evening World, a plaque awarding her for the outstanding reporting she did for the military and U.S. veterans...
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Judge denies bond reduction
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson denied a motion made Tuesday morning by a Jasonville woman facing five drug-related charges to have the amount of her bond reduced. During a brief hearing, Johnson ruled that the $25,000 bond now set for Kathryn G. Swinscoe would stand. Swinscoe was arrested on Dec. 9 following a drug raid by the Indiana State Police Meth Task Force...
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Huffman welcomed home by family, friends
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
Jared Huffman caught up with family and friends Saturday in the red-, white- and blue-decorated Bloomfield Community Building. The 19-year-old U.S. Navy aviation structural mechanic is home for two weeks after a six-month deployment in the Persian Gulf...
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Eastern Greene School Board meets
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Andy Brough, a two-term member of the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees, was elected its president Tuesday night. Brough, who has been a school board member since 2000, is a 1984 Eastern graduate and holds a degree from Purdue University. He is employed at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. He serves as an elder in the Cincinnati Christian Church...
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Linton police make drug bust
(Local News ~ 01/12/05)
Three area residents were arrested early this morning on drug-related charges. Kelly J. LaRoche, 25, and Shane M. Rice, 23, both of Linton, and Marie A. Beadle, 23, of Dugger, were arrested around 1 a.m. at LaRoche's residence on Third Street Northeast...
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Sullivan tops Union in girls basketball
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/05)
DUGGER ---- Emily Lahay and Alana Bradford combined to score 34 points to help lead the Sullivan Golden Arrows past the Union Bulldogs, 65-38, in girls high school basketball action Tuesday night in Dugger. Union managed to keep the game close through most of the first half, but the Arrows outscored the home team 16-6 in the second to take a 34-19 lead at the half...
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