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Miners aiming at first sectional title since 1982
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
A chance. After 23 years that's all you can ask for. So far, the Linton-Stockton High School basketball team still has that chance of winning its first basketball sectional title since 1982. The Miners of first-year coach Darren Clayton kept their hopes alive of cutting down the nets Saturday night by surviving its first-round matchup with South Knox on Tuesday night...
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Sectional results
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/05)
Tuesday's Games (All First Round) CLASS 4A East Chicago Highland 64, Lowell 45 Gary West 63, Lake Central 55 Merrillville Merrillville 52, Portage 29 Valparaiso 80, Hobart 54 Michigan City, ppd. to Wednesday S. Bend Adams vs. Michigan City LaPorte vs. S. Bend Clay...
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Hoosiers come up short at Wisconsin
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/05)
MADISON, Wis. ---- It wasn't so much a premonition as it was recognition of how poorly his team was shooting. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan had watched the Badgers go without a field goal since the 9:35 mark of the second half. So he felt confident telling forward Alando Tucker during a timeout with 10 seconds left and the game tied that he would have to beat Indiana with a putback at the buzzer off somebody's missed shot...
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Miners hold on to defeat South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/05)
BICKNELL ---- Linton's boys basketball team opened the 2005 North Knox Sectional Tuesday looking to get back at South Knox after a double overtime loss to the Spartans earlier in the season. Throughout the first half it looked as if the Miners were ready to put the game away for tough defense and timely shooting, but South Knox managed a comeback in the second half before Linton's composure settled in for a 39-34 win over the Spartans...
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Gideon Marquart
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Gideon Marquart, 86, of Linton, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 8, 1918 in Greene County, he was the son of Albert Norton and Elsie (Schwartz) Marquart. On July 31, 1943, he married Emmalue (Hollingsworth) Marquart...
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Lois W. (Cox) Livingston
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
AVON ---- Lois W. (Cox) Livingston, 76, of Avon, passed away Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 at Avon. Born Oct. 27, 1928 in Newark, she was the daughter of Lennie and Lillie (Linthicum) Cox. She was an office manager for Link Belt for 25 years, retiring in 1995. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Avon, where she served as secretary for six years...
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Gary Glenn Livingston
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Gary Glenn Livingston, 66, of Saginaw Mich., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005 in Saginaw. Born Feb. 7, 1939 in Greene County, he was the son of Willis Glenn and Oletha Belle (Clayton) Livingston. Survivors included his mother Oletha Belle Livingston, his wife Carolyn Livingston of Saginaw, Mich., and his sister Mary Elizabeth Iverson of Bloomington...
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Shirley Ann Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. ---- Shirley Ann Jones, 70, of Arkansas City, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at Medicalodge East. Born March 14, 1934 in Greene County, she was the daughter of William H. and Teresa M. (Brewer) Goodman. On Jan. 23, 1953 she married Charles Jones in Sullivan...
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Chauncy E. Green
(Obituary ~ 03/02/05)
Chauncy E. Green, 82, of Worthington, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Jasonville. Funeral service is pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted on our Web site, www.andersonpoindexter.com...
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Meetings about Soybean rust scheduled
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
WEST LAFAYETTE ---- Soybean rust could make its first trip to Indiana this summer, so Purdue University is providing a series of rust-fighting workshops across the state. Topics include "Foliar Fungicides for Soybean Rust Control," "Detection of Soybean Rust: What You Should Know," "Soybean Crop Response to Soybean Rust" and "Application Techniques to Maximize the Efficacy of Fungicides."...
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Crime Stoppers schedule fundraiser
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
When cops and coaches team up to fight crime on St. Patrick's Day, everyone is invited to come out and support their super heroes ---- Linton Police Department or Linton-Stockton coaches. The third annual Greene County Crime Stoppers basketball game pits the two teams against each other for a good cause, according to L-S Athletic Director Charlie Karazsia and LPD Chief Keith McDonald. ...
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Crane encourages students to enter science fair
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, will host its 22nd annual Team Crane Science & Engineering Fair in the Crane Gymnasium on April 27. All local schools are invited to participate, including private schools, according to Lori Richardson, NSWC Crane's School Partnership Program Coordinator. She added that home-schooled students also can participate. Richardson said that if a school doesn't participate, parents can sponsor their student...
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GCSWMD meeting postponed
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
The regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Solid Waste Management District's Doard of Directors, slated for Tuesday, was rescheduled to March 15. The meeting was canceled because several on the board were unable to attend, according to county commissioners president Bart Beard, who announced that the meeting would not be held...
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Courthouse case moved to Owen County
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
The civil lawsuit to decide who is responsible for costly delays in the Greene County Courthouse project will be heard in neighboring Owen County. Greene County Judge David Johnson signed the order Monday granting a change of venue to Owen Circuit Court, located in Spencer, for the case of Greene County Building Corporation and the Greene County Commissioners vs. United Consulting Engineers, Inc., Indianapolis; DLZ Indiana, LLC, Indianapolis; and Alt & Witzig Engineering, Inc. Carmel...
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Crouch doing well after surgery
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
Greene County District 1 Commissioner Kathy Crouch is recuperating at home following emergency surgery on Friday. This morning, Crouch said of her surgery, "It was quite unexpected." "It appears everything went well in surgery and I'm recovering pretty good," she commented...
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Greene County Commissioners meet
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
A long-time eyesore on the east side of Bloomfield will soon be removed. The Greene County Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to award a demolition contract to Landis Excavating of Linton for removal of the former Russ' Tire Center building on East Main Street...
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Loyalty key for area business owners
(Local News ~ 03/02/05)
With today's economy, starting a new business and being able to keep that business operating, isn't an easy task, especially in the small communities of Greene County. Although it's not an easy task, the Linton area is home to several successful small businesses...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 03/02/05)
Shakamak softball league extends sign-ups The Shakamak girls softball league will continue sign-ups for the 2005 season this Friday and Saturday in the upper-level of the concession stand at Hanna Field. Friday's date will be from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., while Saturday's sign-ups will take place from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m...
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