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It's expensive to fog for mosquitos
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Since a pool of mosquitos tested positive for West Nile Virus on July 28, the city of Linton has been working hard to make sure the virus doesn't show up again. "Just from an observation point of view and living here most of my life, we have put a serious dent into the mosquito population around here," Linton Mayor Tom Jones said...
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Donal E. Collins
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
Donal E. Collins, 59, of Dugger, passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 8, 2005 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Jan. 20, 1946 in Muncie, he was the son of Dana L. (Huxhold) and Robert A. Collins. He worked several years at Marhofers in Muncie, served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, and was a member of the American Legion Post 224 of Dugger and the Isaak Walton League Conservation Club of Huntington...
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Roy A. Harper
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
Roy A. Harper, 84, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005 at Beverly Health Care Center of Bloomington. Born May 30, 1921 in Greene County, he was the son of William Randolph Harper and Josephine Holman. He was self-employed as a logger and worked at Crane during World War II. He attended the Cincinnati Pentecostal Church. He resided the last 33 years with his brother Ron and Joyce in Bloomington until a few weeks ago when he went to the nursing home...
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Loren D. Inman
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
Loren D. Inman, 81, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born April 9, 1924 in Martin County, he was the son of Cletis Inman and Beatrice Crane. He was married to Doris J. (Snow) Inman...
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Lois V. Jeffers
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
Lois V. Jeffers, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born Jan. 14, 1920 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Blumer Hasler and Ethel Foster. She had been married to Louis A. Jeffers, who passed away April 5, 2001...
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Miners start slow, eventually put Union away
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
LINTON -- Starting slow has become an unwelcome occurrence to the Linton coaching staff and Friday night's game with Union was no exception. The Bulldogs became the first team in 2005 to take the opening kickoff and march down the field for a score. And they made it look easy...
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Miners 41, Bulldogs 13
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
Union............7 6 0 0 -- 13 Linton..........7 7 14 13 -- 41 First Quarter U -- Ryan Gambill, one-yard run (Joe VanAlstyne kick), 3:41. Union 7, Linton 0. L -- Adam Brewer, 25-yard run (Joshewa Meurer kick), 2:44. Linton 7, Union 7. Second Quarter...
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Cross country sectional set for Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
With the regular season over, the focus for all area cross country teams is fixed solely on sectionals. Bloomfield, Linton, Shakamak and White River Valley will all be taking part in the Brown County sectional, while Eastern Greene will head to the Bedford North Lawrence sectional...
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GENERALS 31, THUNDERBIRDS 14
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
Eastern Greene ........0 7 0 7 0 -- 14 Clarksville .............10 14 0 7--31 First Quarter C -- Ryan Masters 86-yard kick return (Adam Conaway kick), 11:42. Clarksville 7, Eastern Greene 0. C -- Conaway 23-yard field goal, 1:05. Clarksville 10, Eastern Greene 0...
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Clarksville gets past Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
CLARKSVILLE -- It was probably a long drive home for Eastern Greene on Friday night after its 31-14 loss to Clarksville in high school football action. The Thunderbirds arrived in Clarksville about 15 minutes late and were the victims of an immediate attack from the Generals once the game began, as Clarksville's Ryan Masters returned Eastern's kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown just 18 seconds into the game...
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Linton tops two Vincennes schools
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
Linton's volleyball team swept Vincennes Rivet and Vincennes Lincoln Saturday morning when they hosted the Linton Invitational. The Lady Miners defeated Rivet in two games, 25-14, 25-11. Ashley Beard was a perfect 11-of-11 in serves with two aces, five assists, three kills and four digs. Emily Gaither was 14-of-14 behind the line with one kill, one block and eight digs...
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George Robert Casey, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
George Robert Casey, Sr., 64, of Carlisle, passed away at 4:27 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born June 30, 1941 in Campbell County, Tenn., he was the son of Benjamin Harrison Casey and Dorothy Christian. He was a member and trustee of the Indian Prairie Baptist Church...
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Pamela S. Allen
(Obituary ~ 10/10/05)
Pamela S. Allen, 44, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:05 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 31, 1961 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Henry Lee Smith and Dona Marie Abrams. She was married to Eddie Allen. She worked at SAIC in data entry and was a member of the Spencer Christian Church...
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Man nearly runs over Linton police officer
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Jason Paul Miller, 26, Glenburn Road, was arrested Oct. 7 after nearly running over a police officer and striking another officer's car when they responded to a disturbance at the Palace Bar. Linton Police Department Patrol Officers Paul Clark and Josh Goodman were dispatched to the bar at about 1 a.m. It was reported that the subjects involved in the disturbance were leaving via the front door of the bar. Goodman located Miller as he got into a Chevy S-10 and began to leave...
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Baking contest proves to be tasty event
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Area residents got the chance to show off their baking abilities at an apple pie/apple specialty contest at the Bloomfield Apple Festival on Saturday. "The judges taste and decide which they like the best," explained Darla Bent, who helped organize the event...
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LFD sponsors contest for biggest buck, doe
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Hunters have the opportunity to compete in a season-long contest to see who can bag the biggest buck and biggest doe. The Linton Fire Department Local 3087 is sponsoring the contest as a fundraiser. It began Oct. 1 and will run through Jan. 1, the end of the season, according to the local's treasurer, Eric Carpenter...
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Apple Festival parade closes out successful weekend
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
The drums began at 2 p.m. sharp signaling the Bloomfield American Legion Honor Guard from Post 196 to begin their march up Spring Street, leading the parade. The Bloomfield School Band followed shortly behind. It was the beginning of another successful Apple Festival parade and the climax of another fall Apple Festival...
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Pizza eating contest fills up contestants
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
David Hall, Tyler Blakely and Cassandra Malek were the winners of the Apple Festival Pizza Eating Contest on Friday. Sponsored by Joe's Pizza of Bloomfield, the contestants were divided into elementary, junior high and high school/adult categories. Their goal was to see how much pizza they could put away in a given time period...
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Pregnancy Care Center offers free programs
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
The Greene County Pregnancy Care Center located in Linton is a non-profit Christian organization that provides free services to females and their families. The center's new director, Michelle Brown, said the center is the only one of its kind in the county...
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Area residents display talents at Art, Photography Show
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Aspiring artists entered nearly 300 works of art and photography in the Apple Festival Art & Photography Show this year. The work was on display from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. "I wish we could leave it up all week, but the room is used a lot," said Vera Biery, one of the show's committee members...
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Menactra vaccine available
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Although most colleges and universities don't require the Menactra vaccine for meningitis, the Greene County Department of Health nurse recommends it. Marilyn Crays, Greene County Health Department nurse, said the vaccine is recommended for college students living in dormitories, fraternity houses or sorority houses...
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2005 Apple Festival parade winners
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Best Parade Theme Entry -- No. 1 Bloomfield Cheerleader and Basketball; No. 2 Bloomfield State Bank Float. Best Commercial Entry -- No. 1 Bloomfield State Bank Float; No. 2 Cinco De Mayo Restaurant. Best Youth Entry -- No. 1 Joyful Noise of Bloomfield Elementary; No. 2 Bloomfield H.S. Redliners...
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Many children turn out for contests
(Local News ~ 10/10/05)
Several young children turned out for the Order of the Eastern Star's Little King and Queen, Little Prince and Princess and Little Miss and Mister contests Saturday at the Bloomfield Apple Festival. The Little King and Little Queen contest was for ages 0-12 months...
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Volleyball sectional pairings released
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/05)
The 34th edition of the Indiana High School Athletic Association's volleyball sectional will begin October 20, but on Monday, the teams from Class 2A, Sectional 46 in Linton and Class A, Sectional 62 in Bloomfield learned of their path to a sectional title from the IHSAA office in Bloomfield...
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