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Linton Fire Department best in area for response time
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
When it comes to fire protection, any city or town wants the fastest and best protection available. For the citizens of Linton, their fire department is one of the fastest responders around. According to a report from the National Fire Institute Reporting System and the Boston Globe, the Linton Fire Department reported to 96.1 percent of all building fires on time...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/05)
All-area team nomination forms due Girls' basketball coaches who have not submitted their nominations for the All-Area team are reminded they are now due. Contact the LDC/EW sports department if you have any questions. Bloomfield making schedule changes...
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Former Bloomfield standout recalls 1998 tourney run
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/05)
She still proudly wears her blue-stoned Indiana High School Athletic Association Class A Girls State Championship ring every day as a reminder of the remarkable tourney run by her beloved Bloomfield Lady Cardinals seven years ago. Visions of those days are still fresh in her mind ---- the "high fives" from her teammates when she pulled down a rebound or made a key basket, the inspirational pre-game pep talks from former coach Paula Fettig, the rabid vocal support of the Bloomfield fans and the many goodwill gestures that were extended by the community to her and her teammates.. ...
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Cards face Loogootee in regonal
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- It's not going to be easy this Saturday when Bloomfield's girls basketball team competes for its first regional title since 1998, and at this stage of play very little would be considered a stone cold, lead pipe lock. At 16-7, the Cardinals are heading into a contest at the North Daviess Regional where they will face No. 3 Loogootee after winning the Clay City Sectional against Shakamak and White River Valley before prevailing in the championship last Saturday against Union...
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Martha Lee Navel
(Obituary ~ 02/18/05)
Martha Lee Navel, 79, of Linton, passed away at 9:09 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Aug. 29, 1925 in Clay County, she was the daughter of Clarence and Helen (Moss) Wenning. She and her husband, Otis Navel, owned several rental properties in Linton. ...
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Joseph F. Marra
(Obituary ~ 02/18/05)
Joseph F. Marra, 86, of Dugger, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at the Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. Born June 10, 1918 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of John and Angela Marra. He was a Navy veteran, had retired from U.S. Steel in Gary and was a member of the Church of Christ in Linton...
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Clifford Gale Kramer
(Obituary ~ 02/18/05)
SEBASTIAN, Fla. ---- Clifford Gale Kramer, 87, of Sebastian, Fla., formerly of Linton, passed away at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, Fla. Born March 29, 1917 in Greene County, he was the son of Fred and Nelle (Miller) Kramer. On Dec. 31, 1941 he married Mary Ruth (Terrell) Kramer...
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Martha Jean Dishman
(Obituary ~ 02/18/05)
Martha Jean Dishman, 81, of Lovelady, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 22, 1923 in Butler, Pa. She was retired and a Gold Star Mother of Vietnam. Survivors include: one son Dale and his wife Vallery Dishman of Lovelady, Texas; three grandchildren, Scott M. ...
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Community Corrections may expand program
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
Greene County Community Corrections moved a step closer to expanding the current work release program to include the construction of a building near the county jail in Bloomfield. Community Corrections Board President David Powell, who also serves as county prosecutor, told the Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday morning that an application has been submitted to the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) that would provide grant funding for a portion of the new building...
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Linton library board meets
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library Board took care of some basic business Thursday night, including finances and personnel issues. "COIT (County Option Income Tax) checks have not come in, Greene County does not even have them yet, so we may have to borrow money from ourselves again soon. They told me about two weeks, but when they don't even have the funds yet they can't be sure of when they are coming in," explained library director Shelley Williams...
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Wright Township VFD receives grant
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
MIDLAND ---- Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department will soon be receiving a much needed financial boost. It was announced Thursday that the Midland-based department is receiving one of 15 federal Assistance to Firefighter Grants made in the state of Indiana...
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Farmers need to determine eligibility
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Now is the time for farmers to determine their eligibility for the newest of the Farm Bill conservation programs, according to Jane Hardisty, state conservationist for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Farmers with a majority of their land in one of the four Indiana watersheds selected for funding for 2005 can sign up for the Conservation Security Program (CSP) later this spring...
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L-S Chamber to host Expo
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its Home & Business Expo once again this year. The 2005 event will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 5 at the Linton National Guard Armory. Any business related to home building, remodeling, decorating, or making home life simpler may have a booth. Booth spaces are 10 feet by 10 feet in size and run $155 for the daylong event. Chamber members receive a $25 discount off their booth rental fee...
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WRV senior earns highest honor with Boy Scouts
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
A White River Valley High School senior will soon receive something only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts of America have ---- his Eagle Scout rank. Tyler Mullis, 18, of Lyons, will be participating in an Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday and will be receiving his Eagle Scout distinction...
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Courthouse meeting set for Monday
(Local News ~ 02/18/05)
For anyone with questions about the Greene County Courthouse construction project, a public informational forum Monday night is the place to get some answers. A public forum scheduled to field questions and give an update on the progress of the Greene County Courthouse renovation/addition project will also serve as public hearing on the proposed additional lease for expenses related to the construction delay and pending court action...
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Waldron unbeaten last year, winless this season
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Waldron is three games away from another perfect season and an unmatched but unwanted spot in Indiana high school basketball history. The Mohawks won every game on their way to the boys Class A championship last year. But their perfection so far this season rests on an unbroken string of losses, putting them painfully close to becoming the only Indiana team ever to go unbeaten one year and winless the next...
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