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Motorcycle detail to help with speeders
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
The Indiana State Police Bloomington Post has a couple of new tools to fight speeders on area roadways. They are sleek, elusive and very swift in terms of speed and the ability to maneuver. Two fully dressed Harley-Davidson Electric Glide highly polished black-colored motorcycles are now patrolling the roads in District 33 ---- which serves Greene, Monroe, Lawrence, Brown and Owen counties ---- on the lookout for traffic violators...
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Dunkerly wins SWIAC with great day
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
The Linton Miners' golf team spent Saturday afternoon winning the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference meet at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Linton's Drew Dunkerly spent the afternoon scorching the course on his way to the best individual score of the day...
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Thunderbirds split DH with Barr-Reeve
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
MONTGOMERY - The Eastern Greene softball team tasted both the bitter and the sweet this weekend when they visited Barr-Reeve for a double header. The Lady Thunderbirds took a big loss in the first game 8-2 and came back to win the second game by a score of 5-4...
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Lady Miners win TRC track meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
LINTON ---- It seems sometimes as though the Linton girls' track team can do no wrong. The Lady Miners put forth a dominating effort Friday night to win the Tri-River Conference with a score of 215 points. Clay City finished second with 163, and North Central was a distant third at 36...
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SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference Golf
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
Phil Harris Golf Course (tie broken by team's fifth scorer) 1. Linton 288, 2. North Daviess 315, 3. Clay City 321, 4. Eastern Greene 327, 5. White River Valley 328, 6. Union 397, 7. Shakamak 397, 8. Bloomfield 397. Linton ---- Caleb Fischer (37-33) 70, Drew Dunkerly (33-36) 69, Chris Taylor (39-35) 74, Caleb Dunkerly (35-40) 75, George Fritch (39-38) 77...
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ND handles WRV in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
ELNORA - White River Valley hit two home runs against North Daviess Friday night, but it wasn't enough for a win. The Wolverines fell to North Daviess 7-4. WRV's Bobby Pierce took the loss, giving up three runs in the first inning. WRV gave up 10 hits in the game...
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Shakamak splits softball games
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak Lady Lakers' softball team managed a split Saturday afternoon when they hosted two games against South Vermillion. Shakamak lost the opening contest 1-0 but came back to take the second game by a score of 3-2. In the first game, South Vermillion's Somerville hit a solo home run off of Heather Gilbert in the fifth inning, accounting for the only run of the game...
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Shakamak routs Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
LOOGOOTEE - Shakamak jumped ahead of the Loogootee Lions early Friday night and never looked back. The Lakers scored six runs in the first inning and another six in the second to take a 12-0 lead on their way to a 14-4 victory over the Lions. Tyler Utterback (2-0) picked up the win for Shakamak, giving up just five hits to Loogootee in five innings of work. Utterback gave up just four runs, all in the fourth inning, including a home run to Loogootee's Wittmer...
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OV tops WRV in softball
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
SWITZ CITY - The Lady Wolverines of White River Valley picked up another loss Friday night when they hosted Owen Valley. The Lady Patriots scorched WRV for 11 hits off of Kelsey Yake (0-10) on their way to winning 9-0. It was a close game up until the sixth inning. The Lady Wolverines were only down 2-0, but Owen Valley busted out in the sixth, scoring five runs. They put up two more runs in the seventh...
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Miners run away with SWIAC golf title
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
LINTON ---- The SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference golf meet Saturday afternoon turned out to be a competition not to see who would come in first, but for placing two through eight. That's because the Linton Miners dominated the field with a 27 stroke victory as they finished with a 288 to claim the SWIAC title...
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Busby a key for Linton in win over Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Frank Busby has truly emerged as the ace of the Linton baseball staff and there is no denying that after his performance Saturday afternoon against Shakamak. The junior right-hander led the Miners to a 3-1 victory not only with his superb curve-ball and pin point location, but also with his stick...
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Boys High School Track
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
Linton 211, Clay City 125, North Central 112, Shakamak 24, Eminence 4 100: 1. Brewer, L, 11.69; 2. Nickless, NC, 11.90; 3. Hardisty, L, 12.14; 4. Roberts, NC, 12.47; 5. Haseman, S, 12.57; 6. Curtis, CC, 12.58. 200: 1. Brewer, L, 23.52; 2. Hansel, L, 23.80; 3. ...
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Bloomfield tops Washington in softball
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals had just one extra-base hit Friday night when they faced the Lady Hatchets of Washington. Not a single Bloomfield batter had more than one hit during the game, and not a single one of the Lady Cardinals drew a base on balls...
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Opinions vary on new state budget
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- While the Gov. Mitch Daniels administration got its two-year budget package through the Indiana General Assembly largely in tact, several area lawmakers did not support it. District 60 State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) took a stand recently against a budget, she says, will raise property taxes and cut school funding, resulting in teacher lay-offs and larger class sizes in her district...
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Vehicle strikes pedestrian early Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
Early Saturday morning, the Linton Police Department responded to an accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. According to a report filed by Patrolman Karl Jacobshagen, a 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo driven by Matthew B. Hunt, 18, of Linton, was traveling west bound on A Street at approximately 12:30 a.m., crossing Main Street. Hunt, according to the report, said he saw an object in the roadway just prior to striking it but did not know it was a pedestrian until after impact...
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Safety Fair a success in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
JASONVILLE ---- The Shakamak IGA teamed up with local fire departments, the local police department and a local ambulance provider to host its first annual Hometown Proud Safety Day. Store manager Jeanette Keller said this year was the first for the event, while adding that it's a possibility the event may take place again next year...
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Food drive to help need in Linton area
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
City and rural Linton mail carriers are teaming up to collect food for the needy as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. On Saturday, citizens ---- with a Linton zip code ---- are encouraged to take part in the sixth annual drive held by the Linton carriers. The NALC has been holding the food drive for 13 years...
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Hamilton Center, Inc. has new home in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
Hamilton Center, Inc., a provider of psychological health and addiction services to children, adolescents, adults and families, has a new permanent home in Bloomfield. Construction is compete on a new 2,900 square foot building located at 431 East Main Street, which formally opened last week...
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Illinois man faces drug charges
(Local News ~ 05/09/05)
A 31-year-old Champaign, Ill., man faces criminal charges for methamphetamine possession following a traffic stop Friday night that occurred near the Bloomfield School. Donald Guthrie was arrested by Bloomfield Police Department deputy marshal Kevin Gilpin at 11:50 p.m. during a traffic stop that occurred at the intersection of West Spring and Harrison streets ---- about a block the school complex ---- enhancing the level of the crime, according to chief deputy marshal Kenneth Tharp...
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Mary Belle Cutts
(Obituary ~ 05/09/05)
Mary Belle Cutts, 84, formerly of Jasonville, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. at her daughter's residence in Jeffersonville. Born Nov. 23, 1920 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of John W. McGuire and Nellie F. (Bruce) McGuire. She married Donald Cutts on Sept. 13, 1941...
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Sandra Sue "Sandie" Neal
(Obituary ~ 05/09/05)
Sandra Sue "Sandie" Neal, 66, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:40 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2005 at her residence in Jasonville. Born April 13, 1939 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Hugh Baker and Thelma (Bridges) Baker. She married David A. Neal Sr. on May 11, 1959...
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Linton tops Shakamak in key baseball game
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
JASONVILLE ---- In seven innings of baseball Saturday afternoon, Linton had one hit. But that one hit was all the Miners needed as Linton won a key SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference clash with Shakamak, 3-1, to remain perfect in SWIAC conference play at 6-0...
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Miners win boys TRC track title
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/05)
LINTON ---- The Linton Miners' boys track team crushed their competition at the Tri-River Conference meet Friday night at Roy Williams field and made it look easy. The Miners put up 211 points on the day, with Clay City finishing a distant second with 125. North Central finished third with 112 while Shakamak was fourth with 24. Eminence finished in fifth place with just four points...
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