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Woods enjoys making fishing lures
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
One Greene County fisherman has been making his own fishing lures for more than 30 years. Don Woods, of Linton, starting making his own lures when he was in the Army and stationed in North Carolina. "I got introduced to bass fishing in '73, and I had no money to buy lures," Woods said...
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North strikes down T-Birds
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/06)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Bloomington North Cougars took care of business on Tuesday night to the tune of a 60-46 victory over Eastern Greene in girls high school basketball action. The Cougars were led by 6-2 Alex Guyton and point guard Ashley Ross who both finished with 15 points as the team shot 23-of-47 on the evening. Lori Whitaker added 11 points in the victory...
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Union dominates Eels to open tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The last time Clay City and Union meet on the hardwood was back on December 2 and the result was a 57-47 victory over the Eels. On Tuesday, the two teams faced off in the first round of the Daily World Greene County Invitational Tournament with! a far different outcome than before...
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Coach Igel impressed with Union, Linton
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Fans at Tuesday night's opening round of The Daily World Greene County Invitational saw a theme that played out for an average victory margin of both games of 21 points. In Game 1, Union rebounded from a 57-47 loss earlier in the season against Clay City to win by 17 over the same team, 71-54...
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Miners fire up to beat Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/06)
SWITZ CITY -- Ending streaks is starting to become a calling card for the Linton Miners. One month to the day since Linton snapped a 17-year losing streak to Bloomfield, they ended a 10-game losing streak to the Shakamak Lakers with a dominating 60-35 win...
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Phillip R. Russell
(Obituary ~ 01/04/06)
Phillip R. Russell, 76, of Linton, passed away at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born Aug. 11, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of Kenneth N. and Alma (Lynch) Russell. On May 28, 1949, he married Martha (Blakely) Russell...
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Mabel E. Benner Mullin
(Obituary ~ 01/04/06)
DELPHI -- Mabel E. Benner Mullin, 94, of Delphi, passed away at 1:26 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center-Delphi Born April 6, 1911 in Cass County, she was the daughter of Daniel and Lillie Furrow Benner. On Oct. 16, 1931, she married Estal Mullin in Cutler. He passed away Aug. 30, 1973...
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Bloomfield student to design BPD Web site
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
One Bloomfield High School student will put his technology experience to use by developing a Web site for the Bloomfield Police Department. Billy Bowman, a junior at BHS, will develop the site that will include contact information, officer biographies and the history of the department...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
DUGGER -- The Dugger Town Council began its monthly meetings for 2006 on Tuesday evening. It voted to accept the Springer Insurance proposal for the town's liability insurance for 2006. The total annual cost of the insurance is $12,475, including $200 for additional terrorism coverage, not covered within basic insurance policies. The annual amount is $1,070 more than 2005, due to the insurance coverage of the new community building...
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Blanton volunteers to lead Switz City council
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
SWITZ CITY -- The Switz City Town Council opened the new year with a special session for reorganization. With a vote of 2-0, it was decided that the term limit for council president would be two years. Councilman Doug Roudebush was absent. Don Blanton volunteered to preside as president for the next two years, and the date and time for the meetings will remain the same: The council will meet on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m...
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REMC offering reward for info about insulators being shot
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
A $2,500 reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting insulators on power lines one to two miles north of Odon. According to a news release from Hoosier Energy, insulators shot on transmission lines caused power outages Dec. ...
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Recycling Center supervisor requests appropriation
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
The Solid Waste Management District Board of Directors met Tuesday for their reorganization meeting. Hal Harp was voted president, and Commissioner Bart Beard will serve as vice president once again. Meeting date and time will remain the same -- approximately 10:30 a.m., following the commissioners meeting on the third Tuesday of the month...
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Linton Fire Department responds to gas spill
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
Members of the Linton Fire Department responded to a gas spill at the BP gas station Tuesday night. Linton Fire Chief Lonnie Eberhardt said his department was called out at 8:52 p.m. Eberhardt said that someone was pumping gas and fixed the nozzle so it would continue to fill the tank. Normally, the nozzle shuts off when the gas tank is full...
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Beard re-elected commissioners' president
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
The Greene County Board of Commissioners reorganized Tuesday at their first meeting of 2006. Bart Beard will serve as president and Larry Hasler as vice president again this year. Commissioner Kathy Crouch made a motion that the second commissioners meeting of the month be moved to 6:30 p.m., but the motion died for lack of a second. ...
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Police unsure what caused accident that killed man
(Local News ~ 01/04/06)
Phillip R. Russell, 76, of Rt. 4, Linton, died at 11 a.m. from injuries suffered in a one-vehicle accident at 10:32 a.m. on Tuesday. An Indiana State Police Vehicle Crash Summary states that Russell's 1992 Chevrolet truck was headed north on State Road 59. For unknown reasons, the pickup left the roadway and struck a tree near the intersection with SR 54. Russell sustained head and chest injuries and was transported to Greene County General Hospital by Greene County Ambulance...
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Shakamak 9-and-under team wins indoor title
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Shakamak's 9-and-under baseball team went undefeated to take the 2005 Sportzone Indoor baseball title. Shakamak took on Floyd Central on Dec. 26 to open the tournament in their first pool play game. The Lakers struck first with three runs in the bottom of the first, as Mark West, Kyler Fulford and K.J. Helton all scrossed the plate...
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