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Library board has looked at many options
(Local News ~ 11/22/05)
The first public library in Linton was a room with 75 volumes over Woolford's Department Store that soon outgrew its space. A new 5,000-square-foot library was built in 1908 at the corner of First and Vincennes streets with $15,000 donated by Andrew Carnegie and a lot donated by Mr. ...
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Dr. Betty will be missed by many
(Local News ~ 11/22/05)
Dr. Betty Joy Dukes, formerly of Dugger, who doctored generations for Sullivan and Greene county residents, passed away Monday. "She was one of the most dedicated persons I have ever met," said Dugger Town Clerk/Treasuer Lana Lynn. "She was a true icon."...
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Linton-Stockton ups ticket prices for games
(Local News ~ 11/22/05)
Beginning immediately, it will cost $5 instead of $4 to get into high school athletic events at Linton-Stockton. At Monday night's board of school trustees meeting, the increase passed with a 3-2 vote. Board President Fred Spinks and board member Frog Gennicks voted against the increase...
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Lugar Secures Funding for Crane in Military Appropriations Bill
(Local News ~ 11/22/05)
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar announced that Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Conference Report passed the Senate on Monday and included $8,220,000 for Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center's Special Weapons Engineering Facility. ...
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Bloomfield State Bank honored for Relay for Life
(Local News ~ 11/22/05)
Bloomfield State Bank has recently been honored with a Relay for Life Five Star Award for its dedication toward the education and fight for the cure of cancer. "Our team captain, Sandy Ketchem, accepted this award for us. Sandy puts a lot of work into the Relay for Life event," explained marketing director Becky Nickless...
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Dr. Betty Joy Dukes
(Obituary ~ 11/22/05)
Dr. Betty Joy Dukes, 85, of Bloomington and formerly of Dugger, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born June 22, 1920 in Elwood, she was the daughter of Frank (Dick) and Marie Giselbach Dickerson. She was married to Dr. Joseph E. Dukes...
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James Edward "Dink" Glass
(Obituary ~ 11/22/05)
James Edward "Dink" Glass, 67, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 9, 1938 in Jasonville, he was the son of Carl W. and Alma G. McQueary Glass. He was a farm hand and a Marine Corp. Vietnam War veteran...
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Eastern Greene team to beat in area
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/05)
Tonight is the opening of the boys basketball season for the area. First on the hardwood will be a match up between the Owen Valley Patriots and the Class 2A, Sectional 46 defending champions, the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds. The start of basketball season is always exciting, but this year should have even more intrigue than the past due to the balance in the area...
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Barr-Reeve tops Bloomfield JH
(High School Sports ~ 11/22/05)
Bloomfield's junior high boys basketball teams had a rough night on the hardwood when they faced off with Barr-Reeve. The Cardinals' seventh- and eighth-grade teams both dropped double-digit losses to the Vikings. In the seventh grade game, Barr-Reeve stomped the Cardinals 38-22...
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