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Money stolen from Linton Moose
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
An unknown suspect or suspects entered the Linton Moose Lodge on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning and took a large amount of cash. Joe Edgell, administrator at the Moose, discovered the crime around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and crime scene technicians from the Linton Police Department spent several hours there collecting evidence and interviewing employees...
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Union plays at Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/06)
JASONVILLE -- One week removed from the Greene County Invitational, Shakamak and Union are still looking to make their mark among area teams. And they'll have that chance Friday night in Jasonville when they'll hook up on the Lakers' home court for a showdown of SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Association and Tri-River Conference teams...
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Hoosiers come up short in second half
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/06)
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Maurice Ager and Paul Davis were challenged publicly and privately by Michigan State coach Tom Izzo after two poor games. They responded. Ager scored 28 points and Davis had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the 14th-ranked Spartans to their first Big Ten win, 87-73 over No. 9 Indiana on Wednesday night...
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Miners play at Rivet on Friday
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/06)
It may be Friday the 13th, but the Linton-Stockton Miners are hoping to continue their good fortunes this weekend when they travel to Vincennes to take on the Rivet Patriots at 8 p.m. "Rivet's a pretty good basketball team," said Linton coach Darren Clayton. "They're very active and they hit the offensive boards pretty hard. The (Heath) Bilskie kid's a very good player for them. They're a concern for us."...
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Crane using biodiesel fuel
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane division is helping the environment and the local economy as it recently received its first load of biodiesel fuel from the Indiana Soybean Board (ISB). The fuel mixture, which is 80 percent No. 2 diesel fuel and 20 percent soybean oil (B-20), will be used initially to power the Navy's fleet locomotives in support of ordnance operations for Crane's Army Ammunition Activity. ...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
During its monthly meeting, the Bloomfield Town Council unanimously voted to keep Eric Harrah as president. In other business, the board heard from Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) about obtaining a grant to conduct a sanitary sewer system and storm water drainage study...
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Hamilton, Schrader have been friends for a long time
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
An area business now has a new name as Linton Motor LLC is now Ken Schrader's Linton Motors LLC. Roger Hamilton said he and Schrader, a popular race car driver, have been friends since 1979. He said his uncle Gene Hamilton owned midget race cars that he helped with as a teenager. Hamilton said his uncle hired Schrader to race their midget race cars...
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Jasonville doing OK because of good people
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
Let's start in the northwest corner of our county in Jasonville. I plan to eat my way back across Greene County from west to east this time. The great boon "coal" is gone forever and offshore pressures have taken most of their other major employers. They lost Don Jose Mexican Foods, Charles Industries and Jasonville Cord in just the last few years...
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Workshop offers update on Medicare Part D
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
The first Community of Caring Workshop at the First United Methodist Church in Linton on Wednesday was a success. Many local citizens were eager to learn more about Medicare Part D or were caregivers who needed support and direction. Candace Templeton from Vista Care and Sheri Phillips from Generations spoke on caregiving; Doug Carroll, resource center director for Generations, explained Medicare Part D. ...
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JH students to attend Pacers game
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
Linton-Stockton Junior High students will have a neat, unique experience when the entire junior high school travels to Indianapolis to watch an Indiana Pacers basketball game next week. The entire junior high school participated in an essay contest sponsored by the Black Expo, said seventh-grade English teacher Kay Sullivan...
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Local businesses help family have good Christmas
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
A group of employees at Angell's Food Center and Radio Shack in Linton recently adopted a family for Christmas and gave them food and gifts in a time of need. The Margaret Kristler family -- a family of four of Linton -- was "adopted" by the group...
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Hamilton pleased with 2005, looking forward to 2006
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
This past year was a busy, but successful year for the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton said this year's 100th Freedom Festival parade was a success. "I can't think of a time when we didn't have a successful Freedom Festival," Hamilton said...
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Bloomfield council OKs tax abatement
(Local News ~ 01/12/06)
During its first meeting of 2006, the Bloomfield Town Council unanimously passed a tax abatement resolution that will allow Metal Technologies to begin operation in March. "The good part of this is that it is not costing the taxpayers anything. It is not reducing the amount they (Metal Technologies) pay," explained Bloomfield town attorney John Rowe...
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Pacers have easy time against Bucks
(High School Sports ~ 01/12/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers came back from their West Coast trip looking like a Western Conference team. The Pacers ditched their grind-it-out style for a quicker pace in a 112-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Stephen Jackson, who scored 24 points, said the Pacers have enjoyed developing their new style in recent games. The Pacers have won three of their last four games while averaging 102 points per contest...
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