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Member of Clark's band returns to Linton for visit
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
Citizens of Linton as well as all of Greene County are used to seeing Justin Bertoldie playing fiddle, mandolin and guitar with Roy Clark, but in a few months, they may be seeing him differently. He may soon be showcasing his musical talents for a different audience, an audience of millions of television viewers around the world...
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Bloomfield picks up road win against WC
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/05)
WASHINGTON ---- Ashley Thombleson and Brooke Myers led a solid inside presence for Bloomfield as the Cardinals defeated Washington Catholic, 41-37, in girls high school basketball action Thursday night in Washington. The battle of the redbirds went the way of Bloomfield thanks in part in Thombleson's 20 points on eight field goals and 4 of 6 shooting from the field. Myers totaled 10 on three field goals and 4 of 8 from the charity stripe...
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Eastern knocks off Shakamak by 17
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The Lady Thunderbirds of Eastern Greene can finish no worse than a tie for first in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference after downing Shakamak, 47-30, Thursday night in Eastern Heights. Whitney Sanders led the T-Birds with her inside presence and finished with 15 points on five field goals and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Lucy Fager also scored in double digits as she finished with 12 on five field goals and a 2-2 performance from the free throw line...
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Bad practice results in bad game for Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/05)
LINTON ---- Most teams can survive a bad practice here and there. But the Linton Miners' girls basketball team proved that multiple bad practices can reflect play during game time. On Thursday, the Miners hosted Barr-Reeve and were beat in many facets of the game in a 44-26 drumming by the Vikings...
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Ethel Jane Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Ethel Jane Moore, 80, of Linton, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 20, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born May 13, 1924 in Greene County, she was the daughter of James and Sarah (Cole) Holder. She had been married to Archie Moore, who passed away Dec. 10, 1993...
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Floyd "Beani" A. Michael
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Floyd "Beani" A. Michael, 78, of Solsberry, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Feb. 21, 1926 in Greene County, he was the son of Francis Michael and Elizabeth (Smith) Michael Stanford. He retired from Bloomington RCA in 1986...
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Elijah Le Griffith
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Elijah Le Griffith, 2, of Worthington, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005 at Riley Hospital. Born Nov. 10, 2002 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Travis and Carrie (Herrington) Griffith. Survivors include: his parents Travis and Carrie Griffith of Worthington; his grandparents, Sheila and Seth Storch of Worthington, Mike Herrington of Freedom, Brad and Tracie Griffith of Martinsville, and Teresa and Leo White of Kentucky; his great-grandparents, Pat Holmes of Georgia, Chuck and Carol Cross of Florida, Donna Griffith of Jasonville, Richard and Abby Herrington of Freedom, Ollie Storch of Oregon, Charles and Loretta Mahan of Jasonville, Nathan White of Spencer and Judy McGuire of Spencer; his great-great grandmother Dorothy Griffith of Fort Myers, Fla.; his great-great grandparents Charles and Ruby Godsey of Bloomington; and one brother Jacob Griffith of Worthington.. ...
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Agnes Irene Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Agnes Irene Carpenter, 83, of Jasonville, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Bloomington Hospital. Born April 6, 1921 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Elmer and Myrtle (Padgett) Dove. She had been married to Gail E. Carpenter, who passed away Dec. 3, 1990...
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Danny F. Burris
(Obituary ~ 01/21/05)
Danny F. Burris, 54, of Jasonville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home, Jasonville.
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Area clergy to be honored
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
Two local clubs are going out of their way to honor area clergy members and their spouses who often work many hours to give back to their communities. On Feb. 4, the Linton Civitan Club and the Linton Ladies Civitan Club will host a clergy appreciation dinner at the Linton Assembly of God Church Fellowship Hall...
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Bloomfield Elementary School students learning more than the basics
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
Bloomfield Elementary School students are learning more than just the basics in the classroom these days. Respect, citizenship, responsibility, perseverance, fairness, honesty, courage, caring and self-discipline are all character traits that students are studying and learning more about...
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Step Ahead program looking to help families with children
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
There are many needs in Greene County. However, those needs could provide needed state dollars to help bridge the gap for many low-income families and individuals and help them receive essential social services, education, transportation, health care and job training...
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Linton's library board meets
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
The officers for the Margaret Cooper Public Library will remain the same for 2005, with Jim Morrison remaining as board president, Michelle Brown as vice president, Mary Beth Jerrells as secretary, and Jen Crosier as treasurer. Morrison and Crosier will also remain president and treasurer of the Financial Board of the Margaret Cooper Public Library...
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Jasonville man arrested for meth
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
A 31-year-old Jasonville man faces up to 20 years in prison following his arrest for possession of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet if a daycare center. Don A. Hart was arrested Tuesday in a strange turn of events that had began with an initial confrontation between police and a woman who was known to be driving on a suspended license...
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WRV high schoolers help elementary students
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Students at White River Valley High School are giving back to the community by mentoring elementary students at WRV-Lyons and WRV-Worthington. Rebecca Harris, the school's student support counselor, is in charge of the program. Students travel to Lyons the second Tuesday of each month, and they travel to Worthington the second Wednesday of each month. Harris drives the students to the campuses in a mini bus that's provided by the school...
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Honors awarded at Chamber banquet
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
In a special presentation at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce awards banquet Thursday night, Senators Jerry Denbo and Lindel Hume awarded Mayor Tom Jones a Sagamore of the Wabash. Denbo said typically the governor asks the senators to suggest people for the state's highest award...
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Bladen attends inauguration gala
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
A year ago, Sgt. First Class Richard Bladen was dressed in camouflage fatigues and he carried a loaded weapon everywhere he went just like the rest of his 76th Brigade, 1-152nd Infantry Battalion Alpha Company unit of the Indiana National Guard deployed on active duty in Kuwait and Iraq...
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Linton police make early morning drug busts
(Local News ~ 01/21/05)
Four people were arrested early today on drug-related charges following a pair of raids carried out by the Linton Police Department. Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald said the raids capped a nearly two-year investigation that logged hours and hours of surveillance work building evidence in support of search warrants. The warrants were approved Thursday by Greene Superior Court Judge David Holt...
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Union falls to North Daviess in SWIAC game
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/05)
ELNORA ---- Union coach Steve Meurer is in the market for some height. His tallest player is 5-8 senior Kallie Gambill, but she's not a post player. At 5-6, sophomore Kelsie Manuel does her best to weed through the trees in the paint and has fared quite well as she is second in the state in rebounds per game with an average of 13.2 per contest...
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