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Facility will help soybean farmers
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Indiana soy biodiesel industry moved another step closer to its goal of statewide distribution Thursday with the grand opening of Countrymark Co-Op's new in-line rack mount injection distribution facility at its Switz City terminal...
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Todd Alan White
(Obituary ~ 03/18/05)
Todd Alan White, 18, of Linton, passed away March 17, 2005. Funeral services are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Final arrangements will be posted on the Web site www.andersonpoindexter.com
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Jonamay "Jo" Struben
(Obituary ~ 03/18/05)
DUNDALK, Md. ---- Jonamay "Jo" Struben, of Dundalk Md., passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in her home following a long illness. Born in 1921 in Linton, she was the daughter of William and Esta Dixon. In 1941, she married Howard Struben, who passed away in 1970...
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C. Harold Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/18/05)
MERIDIAN, Idaho ---- C. Harold Johnson, 87, of Meridian, Idaho, passed away Monday, March 16, 2005, at his residence. Born May 2, 1917 in Solsberry, he was the son of Clovis and Lucy (Campbell) Johnson. On March 21, 1938, he married Beatrice (Hamilton) Johnson...
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Surveillance video tracks suspect who took money
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
A video surveillance tape was used by police to track a suspect in the Linton Wal-Mart Super Center, who allegedly stole just over $200 from a cash bag that was lying on the jewelry counter Jan. 14. Michael E. Bixler was formally charged Thursday in Greene Circuit Court with theft ---- a class D felony ---- on Thursday. ...
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Steel drums make sweet music at WRV-Lyons
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
LYONS----What began as a small steel drum group at White River Valley Lyons Elementary/Junior High School has grown tremendously over the past three years. Virgil Franklin, WRV-Lyons band director, said he was introduced to steel drums, or pans, three years ago by Tony Kluesner from Linton...
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Sen. Lugar introduces legislation
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
As state and local officials were celebrating the opening of the state's third state-of-the-art soy diesel fueling facility in Greene County on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), joined by a bi-partisan group of 19 other senators, introduced the Fuels Security Act of 2005 ---- a piece of legislation that boosts the production and use of domestic alternative fuels...
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Bloomfield residents face drug charges
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
Three Bloomfield residents formally face drug-related charges in Greene Circuit Court following their arrest March 11. The trio was arrested following a search of a residence at 247 Grove Street in Bloomfield by members of the Bloomfield Police Department and the Greene County Sheriff's Department after their assistance was requested by a Child Protection Services officer...
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Shakamak teacher makes math fun
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Students at Shakamak High School participated in several activities Monday in celebration of Pi Day. Pi, the mathematical term that equals 3.14, is commonly used in mathematical equations. Monday was March 14 ---- the third month and the 14th day. Timi Smith, a high school algebra teacher, wanted to take advantage of the date and make math fun for students...
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WRV cuts some out-of-state trips
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- Several items of business filled the agenda of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees' regular meeting Thursday evening. The board voted to approve upcoming overnight eighth-grade trips for both WRV-Lyons and WRV-Worthington. The Lyons students will travel to Chicago and the Worthington students will travel to New York...
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Lyons council talking about new fire station
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
LYONS ---- Donna Anderson from Kenna Consulting and Management Group advised the Lyons Town Council on Thursday evening as to how to pursue a grant from Indiana Department of Commerce. Anderson explained that for grant approval for a new fire station a survey should indicate that Lyons and Washington Township, combined, have a 51 percent low and moderate-income level. She also said that it would be an advantage if the town had an ISO rating of eight or above...
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New library talked about at meeting
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
The Margaret Cooper Public Library Board of Trustees met for their monthly meeting Thursday evening. Among the business was a renewed discussion concerning the state of the current building and the desperate need for a new library. "John Rowe, Shelley (Williams, library director) and I had a discussion and feel we really need to regain our focus on the new building. We need to get the ball rolling," explained board president Jim Morrison...
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Dugger Town Council sets rental fees
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Town Council met in special session Thursday afternoon to set the schedule of charges to be collected by the Town of Dugger for the use of the new community center. "We want to get the prices set before the next regular meeting, because we cannot allow anyone to rent the building until the prices have been legally advertised in the newspapers. ...
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Linton man killed in single vehicle crash
(Local News ~ 03/18/05)
Staff Report An 18-year-old Linton man died of injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash Thursday evening, north of the city limits. The victim, Todd White, died about 11 p.m. en route to an Indianapolis hospital aboard an Air Evac helicopter. The wreck occurred at 6:05 p.m. when White, who was driving a Dodge Neon northbound on CR 1100 W, north of CR 400 N, lost control on loose gravel and skidded off the east side of the road...
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In baseball's day of extraordinary theater, McGwire won't say whether he took steroids
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/05)
WASHINGTON ---- In a room filled with humbled heroes, Mark McGwire hemmed and hawed the most. His voice choked with emotion, his eyes nearly filled with tears, time after time he refused to answer the question everyone wanted to know: Did he take illegal steroids when he hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 ---- or at any other time?...
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