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Puppet Team to give performance
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
Patty Todd, a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Linton, has spent the last two years writing skits and helping organize the church's puppet team. The Olive Branch Puppet Team, which includes eight volunteer members, is not only devoted to spreading the word of God, but also to entertaining people at community events such as the upcoming Freedom Festival...
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Bats are part of Greene County's natural environment
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
A small brown bat casually napping upside down next to the Linton Police Department back door Tuesday hardly aroused any interest in people working in the building. The bats are a common sight, according to LPD dispatcher Vicki Gamble, who unexpectedly found one in the bathroom last year...
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Balloon rides new feature at Freedom Festival
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
Hot air balloon rides will be offered July 3 in Humphreys Park during the Linton Freedom Festival. The ride will be a tethered one, explained Cheryl Hamilton, executive director of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. This means that it will be bound to the ground, she added...
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Parade-goers should be ready to beat the heat
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
The weather is expected to stay hot and sunny through the holiday, so Freedom Festival parade-goers need to be prepared. "We want everyone to have a happy Fourth," said Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe. "We don't want anyone to spend it in the hospital...
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Scotland Hotel in need of repairs
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
SCOTLAND ---- An area hotel, that is on the National Register of Historic Places, is in dire need of repairs in order for the community to continue using the building for local events. The Scotland Hotel, built in 1880, needs funding to make costly repairs, Brenda Massette, president of the Scotland Historical Society, said...
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'Who's on First' opens with a 'bang'
(Local News ~ 06/30/05)
The Shawnee Theatre's third play of the season, "Who's on First" by Jack Sharkey opens with a "bang." The story unfolds in a quaint little apartment where a party is about to begin. Disaster soon follows, and the slap-stick comedy will keep the audience laughing...
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Betty Hall
(Obituary ~ 06/30/05)
Betty J. Hall, 79, of Dugger, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at the Linton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born December 29, 1925 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Leonard Sellers and Sarah Dawson Sellers. She was married to Joseph Hall Jr. who passed away in 1999...
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Hubert J. Shelton
(Obituary ~ 06/30/05)
BLOOMINGTON ---- Hubert J. Shelton, 79, of Bloomington, passed away Wednesday morning at the Bloomington Hospital. Born November 28, 1925 in Greene County, he was the son of Ray and Ola (Patton) Shelton. He was married to Carol (Burch) Shelton. He was a retired mechanic, having worked for Tom O'Daniel Ford and later for Griffith Motor Express, both in Bloomington. ...
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