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Camp Invention allows students to have fun, learn
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Eighty-five students, ranging from first grade to sixth grade, attended Camp Invention at Linton-Stockton which kicked off Monday and will wrap up Friday. Nathan Moore, the school's professional development director, explained that students attend five classes each day ---- Planet Zak, Imagination Point, Spills and Chills, I Can Invent and Take Apart...
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Frieda M. (Helaradus) Bracken
(Obituary ~ 06/09/05)
Frieda M. (Helaradus) Bracken, 73, of Linton, passed away at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at her residence. Born April 16, 1932 in Hazelwood, she was the daughter of Robert Emery and Gladys (Wilson) Dawson. On March 23, 1956, she married Ernest W. Bracken, who passed away Dec. 27, 2001...
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Wayne E. Fines
(Obituary ~ 06/09/05)
MERRILLVILLE ---- Wayne E. Fines, 88, of Merrillville, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2005. He was a member of the Westley Methodist Church of Bloomfield. He was retired from Standard Oil (Whiting Refinery) with 35 years of service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and a member of American Legion Post 197 of Bloomfield...
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Edna Ruth Hixson
(Obituary ~ 06/09/05)
LOVELAND, Colo. ---- Edna Ruth Hixson, 91, of Loveland, Colo., passed away Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Loveland Good Samaritan Retirement Village. Born July 6, 1913 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Jasper O. and Madge (Todd) Clark, the second of two daughters. On May 2, 1937, she married Max Hixson in New Albany, Miss. He passed away Jan. 4, 1965...
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Madge D. Wooten
(Obituary ~ 06/09/05)
Madge D. Wooten, 92, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born Oct. 9, 1912 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Frank and Eva E. (Keene) Hawkins. She was a hairdresser and a member of the Jasonville First Baptist Church, OES, Past Worthy Matron, Pythian Sisters, Past Supreme Officer, Past Mother Advisor of the Rainbow Girls...
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Miners looking for trip to golf state finals
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
History is not on the side of Linton's golf team when it comes to advancing out of the Regionals. The Miners will try to turn that trend around Friday when they compete at Christmas Lake Golf Course in Santa Claus. Linton has been playing well the past two weeks, taking a dominating win in the Tri-River Conference meet on May 31, posting a second-place finish at the North Knox Invitational and placing second in last week's Sectional meet in Gosport...
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Bloomfield Horseshoe League
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
Standings and High Games through June 7, 2005 Team Handicap Standings 1. Grip's Pizza 20-4 2. Bradfield Landscaping 18-6 3. Bill's Auto 16-8 4. R&R Trucking 14-10 5. Larry's Print Shop 12-12 6. Geneva's Pizza 12-12 7. Jim's Barbershop 2-22...
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Lakers face Hauser in semistate opener
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
The Shakamak Lakers will play in the Avon Semistate for the second straight season on Saturday with a time change to the start of the contest from its original announced time. The Lakers will now play at 2:00 p.m. instead of 1 o'clock. The first game will start at noon...
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IHSAA denies appeal of umpire's incorrect ruling
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) ---- The Indiana High School Athletic Association has denied an appeal of an umpire's incorrect ruling that cost Vincennes a baseball sectional tournament championship. Vincennes appealed the umpire's decision calling runner Garrett Oexmann out for removing his helmet before he crossed home plate with what would have been the winning run against Jasper in the ninth inning last week. ...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
SWIAC banquet Tuesday The 2005 SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference banquet will take place at the Linton High School Auditoria Tuesday night, June 14. Coach and athletes of the SWIAC teams are invited to attend the dinner beginning at 5:30. Parents are welcome to attend beginning around 6:15...
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Borders perfect when it comes to voting record
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
INDIANAPOLIS ---- The Indiana General Assembly met for the 2005 Legislative Session from the beginning of January to the end of April. According to the official roll call, State Representative Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) was present and voted on every piece of legislation eligible...
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Switz City water project expected to be done this summer
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Switz City residents can expect to see the town's water system upgrade completed this summer. Brian Bullock of Midwestern Engineers Inc. said construction on the project, which started in March, is coming along well and should be finished around the end of July...
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Greene Countians arrested in Sullivan County meth bust
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Two Jasonville residents and one from Linton were arrested on methamphetamine charges Wednesday night at a Shelburn residence. Jeremy S. Walters, 28, and Bradley Richmond, 32, of Jasonville, and Corie W. Jerrells, 28, of Linton, were arrested by Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies at the home of Michelle R. Hadley, 29, and Robert J. Murley, 32, on State Road 48...
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Commissioners updated on county improvement projects
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
The Greene County Commissioners heard Tuesday morning from Jo Arthur, executive director of the Southern Indiana Development Commission, who updated them on Greene County projects. She said Community Focus Funds from the Office of Rural Affairs are making Switz City water improvements and Jasonville wastewater improvements possible...
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Future of CR 1100 bridge up in air
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
An old railroad bridge on County Road 1100 East in Beech Creek Township ---- Bridge No. 256 ---- has been closed to traffic for safety reasons. "A letter from the engineering firm that does the county's bridge inspections said it had deteriorated to the point it was unsafe for vehicular traffic," said Greene County Highway Superintendent Mike Hennette...
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LPD working on multi-phase drug arrests
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
In phase one of a multi-phase roundup of drug offenders, the Linton Police Department arrested three Linton residents Wednesday. Warrants were issued for Jeff Goodman, 44, Baseline Rd.; Raymond Dickey, 62, 1089 Second St. NW; and Rodney Shipley, 23, Route 2, and served by Patrol Officers Josh Goodman, Jayson Smith, Paul Clark, Debbie McDonald, Blaine Gillan and Chad Crynes, and Sgt. Duane Collenbaugh...
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Nathan Butler Funeral Home joins L-S Chamber
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Welcome new Linton-Stockton Chamber member Nathan Butler Funeral Home of Worthington. It offers lower cost funeral service and direct casket sales. For more information about services offered contact Nathan Butler at 1-877-584-3837. Heritage Garden Tour...
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Bloomfield library board looks at safety
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Board of Trustees conduct their monthly meeting Wednesday, which included a discussion on the possible need of video surveillance cameras at the library. Board member Roger Axe brought the topic up for discussion. Library director Carolyn Konnert said the library did plan to have a camera in the new teen center, which is to be constructed in part of the children's room after school starts in the fall...
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Glendora F. "Doe" Rhoderick
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Glendora F. "Doe" Rhoderick, 73, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Feb. 9, 1932 in Howesville, she was the daughter of Paul and Blanche (Perry) Jones. On April 20, 1950, she married Billy Lee Rhoderick. He passed away Dec. 9, 2001...
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Shawnee Theatre opens next week
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Sewing machines whir as brightly colored costumes are pieced together, fresh paint covers the stage floor, and actors rehearse their lines to the sound of saws cutting plywood in the props department. It's another summer, and that means another season of plays at Shawnee Theatre...
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Shepard faces several charges
(Local News ~ 06/09/05)
Justin M. Shepard, 23, of Worthington, was arrested for alleged burglary, theft, sexual conduct with a minor, furnishing alcohol to a minor, public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of a minor on Monday, according to a probable cause affidavit...
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Shakamak's Rehmel has great regional game
(High School Sports ~ 06/09/05)
JASONVILLE ---- Tyler Rehmel put on a clinic Tuesday night that featured the supporting cast of the entire Shakamak lineup. The Lakers will venture to its second straight semistate when they face the Hauser Jets on Saturday beginning at approximately 1 p.m. at Avon High School...
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