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Biodiesel until begins operation Monday
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
Indiana's 28,000 soybean growers have good reason to smile and all Hoosiers can breathe a little easier. Southern Indiana's first soy biodiesel rack injection unit with multi-blending capabilities went on line Monday at the Countrymark Co-Op fuel terminal located on State Road 54, between Switz City and Linton...
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Della Ruth Collins
(Obituary ~ 03/08/05)
Della Ruth Collins, 64, of Linton, passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2005 at her residence. Born Aug. 10, 1940 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Norval F. and Alice I. (Sibert) Keller. She was a homemaker. Survivors include: a daughter and son-in-law Joan and Brian Vickers of Rock Falls, Ill.; a son and companion William Collins and Darlene Pirtle of Sullivan; a son and daughter-in-law Robert and Jacqueline Collins of Terre Haute; a sister Hazel J. ...
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Rosemary Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 03/08/05)
Rosemary Bledsoe, 81, passed away at 3:55 a.m. Monday, March 7, 2005 at the Gosport Nursing Home. Born March 20, 1923 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Alfred and Vivian (Woods) Norris. She was married to Paul E. Bledsoe, who passed away in 1969...
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Traffic stop results in woman being arrested
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
On Monday, the Linton Police Department made a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of a woman wanted on a warrant for theft. Linton Patrolman Paul Clark was driving on 1st St. NW and State Road 54 when he spotted Deborah D. Dicus, 41, of Linton. Clark contacted Linton Patrolman Blaine Gillan and advised him that Dicus was wanted on a warrant...
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Switz City council OKs changes to project
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Switz City Town Council voted 2-0 on Monday night to accept changes to the water project that were presented to it by Brian Bullock from Midwestern Engineers. Council President Don Blanton was absent. The vote on the three changes include deleting a six-inch water main on County Road 250 West, using insert valves and doubling manpower while replacing mains, and replacing all fire hydrants. ...
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Newberry has a new town council member
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
NEWBERRY ---- The Newberry Town Council will be back at full strength next month when its newest council member is officially sworn in. Linda C. Rollins was voted in by the other two council members at Monday night's monthly meeting. She fills the vacancy created by the Jan. 3 resignation of former council president Lanny Pickett. Rollins will fill his unexpired two-year term...
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Eastern Greene student wins contest
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
On Friday, an Eastern Greene Elementary School student was announced as one winner of the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy's first ever essay contest and second annual poster contest. Elaine Taylor, a student at Eastern Greene Elementary, was named one of 12 poster winners in the contest sponsored by the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, which is a division of the Office of Student Services in the Department of Education. ...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Town Council conducted its public hearing Monday night concerning the $480,000 Indiana Department of Commerce grant to improve the current water system. "We have letters of support from the schools and the machine shops, which makes parts for Crane. ...
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New feature helps find wanted individuals
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
Greene County Crime Stoppers is using a new version of an old tool to help area police agencies locate people wanted on outstanding warrants in the county. Once a week, the nonprofit organization runs photos and descriptions of an individual wanted on a criminal warrant and one wanted on a child support warrant in the Linton Daily Citizen and The Bloomfield Evening World. ...
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County will take part in Severe Weather Awareness Week
(Local News ~ 03/08/05)
This is Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state of Indiana. The National Weather Service, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police, Indiana State Emergency Management, the Indiana School System, the broadcast media across the state, and Amateur Radio Operators will conduct a statewide test of communication systems on Wednesday between 10-10:30 a.m. and between 7-7:30 p.m. If threatening weather postpones the tests, the make-up drill day is Thursday, at the same times...
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Softball practice begins
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/05)
Basketball season is officially over on the girls side. Starting on Monday, girls from around the state replaced the orange basketballs for smaller yellow softballs. The Linton Miners were one of those teams to practice for the first time and second-year coach Jill Flater feels preparation for the season is going along smoothly...
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