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Roy Clark, golf highlight Greene County Foundation Festival
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
Weather forecasters are calling for picture-perfect conditions for this weekend's annual Greene County Foundation Festival, with sunny skies and less humidity expected for the golf tournament and musical show. Highs will be in the high 70s on Saturday and low 80s on Sunday, with a less than 20-percent chance of rain in the evening both days...
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Lakers advance to another championship game
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/06)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak took aim at its fifth consecutive championship with a 25-3 victory over White River Valley in the semifinals of the Class A Shakamak Baseball Sectional Thursday night. The Lakers, who improved to 20-7, scored in every inning as the game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Shakamak will face Clay City at 7 p.m. tonight in the title game...
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Linton, Mitchell to clash for sectional 47 title
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/06)
MITCHELL -- An old saying in baseball is that momentum is your next day's starting pitching. If that's the case, both Mitchell and Linton will have two of the best arms going tonight as the Jackets and Miners will square off for the championship of the Class 2A, Sectional 47 title...
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Linton on the hunt for first regional title
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/06)
The Linton softball team will compete in their third regional in school history when they travel to Forest Park to take part in regional action Saturday. Lady Miners' coach Jill Flater is hoping to do something that no other softball team has done and that's advance past the first game...
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Miners come out swinging in 14-3 win over South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/06)
MITCHELL -- The key to Linton's sectional success this week has been big innings. On Monday, the Miners batted through their line up to break open a 1-0 North Knox lead with six runs in the third en route to a 9-2 win over the Warriors. On Thursday, the Miners jumped all over South Knox early, 3-0, but it wasn't until after the Spartans tied the game at 3-all did Linton truly come alive...
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Robert F. Wilson
(Obituary ~ 06/02/06)
Robert F. Wilson, 77, of Ellettsville, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2006, at his home. Born Aug. 5, 1928 in Bedford, he was the son of Onita and Ben Wilson. He was a former resident of Bedford and Bradenton, Fla. He retired from RCA after 34 years of service. He served his country during the Korean War in the United States Army. He loved to fish and hunt, and he was an avid golfer...
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Budd Stalnaker
(Obituary ~ 06/02/06)
Budd Stalnaker, 68, of Bloomington, passed away on May 31, 2006. A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. on Monday at Unity of Bloomington, 4001 South Rogers. Nathan Butler Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to the family at forevercare.org...
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Dorothy Ann "Bunky" Brown
(Obituary ~ 06/02/06)
UNION, MICH. -- Dorothy Ann "Bunky" Brown, 75, of Union, Mich., passed away at 10:28 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2006, at Goshen General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born April 9, 1931 in Carroll County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Charles and Lilian (Ferguson) Paterson. On Nov, 27, 1953 in Carbondale, Ill., she married James H. Brown...
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Bargain hunters beware: Area towns to host annual yard sales
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
There will be bargains galore at several area yard sales planned for this weekend. Community-wide yard sales are planned in Lyons, Switz City and Scotland. The first in the series of bargain bonanzas -- the second annual Lyons community-wide yard sale -- started this morning at 8 a.m. The sale will continue on Saturday -- also beginning at 8 a.m...
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Vincennes man arrested early today near Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
A 23-year-old Vincennes man was arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a single vehicle crash early this morning on U.S. 231, near Bloomfield. Ryan Mangus was lodged in the Greene County jail after he registered a blood alcohol level of .13 percent...
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Trial date set for Linton woman who was arrested May 19
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
Yvonne Edith McBride, 40, of Linton, was arrested May 19 and charged preliminarily with burglary and theft. McBride posted 10 percent of the $19,000 bond and was released from Greene County jail the same day as her arrest. At an initial hearing May 26 in Greene Superior Court, a pre-trial conference was set for 3:30 p.m., July 17, and trial by jury was scheduled for 9 a.m., Aug. 15. A back-up trial date was set for 9 a.m., Oct. 24...
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Lyons to host annual Strawberry Festival
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
LYONS -- The town of Lyons will be alive on Sunday for a day jam-packed with activities for all ages with the staging of the annual Strawberry Festival. The annual community event, now in its third consecutive year, was revived in 2003 by the Lyons Community Building Committee after several years of being dormant...
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Former attorney found guilty of stealing
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
A former Sullivan County attorney charged with stealing more than $349,000 from a client's trust fund -- with ties to a Linton couple -- plead guilty Thursday to a single Class C felony theft charge in Sullivan Superior Court. It has been alleged that Julia A. Johnson-Sheffler used the stolen trust money to pay her real estate property taxes, personal income taxes, and to purchase a $10,000 John Deere tractor, according to court documents...
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Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce members learn about Cracker Barrell
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
Members of the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce were treated Thursday at its noon luncheon meeting to a wide array of facts about the popular restaurant chain Cracker Barrel. Guest speaker Jane Cahan, who serves as a Cracker Barrel Country Lady, has a job to talk to various civic groups and clubs about her company, its menu and its heritage...
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Linton teen invites peers to join junior humane society
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
In an effort to help support the Greene County Humane Society, one Linton teen is forming his own club. Kegan Inman, a junior at Linton-Stockton High School, is forming a club with the society's junior members -- the Greene County Humane Society Teen Club...
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Dream becomes a reality for Linton graduate Holly Dunn
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
An aspiring professional singer from Linton, who's been waiting for her big break in the music industry in Nashville, Tenn., has just released her first compact disc recording. Holly Dunn, who goes by the stage name Holly Lynn, now has a CD on the market that bears her stage name as a title...
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Fundraiser for van a success
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
A breakfast, lunch and auction fundraiser, which benefited the county's veteran van fund, raised a total of $3,700. The fundraiser was last weekend at the Linton National Guard Armory. The grand total for the veteran's van fund is now at $8,259, but the ultimate goal is $25,5000...
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Fowler looking forward to challenge
(Local News ~ 06/02/06)
Greene County Interim Clerk Susan Fowler expects business as usual in the clerk's office. Fowler -- who was officially sworn in as interim clerk Wednesday -- is replacing former clerk Tom Franklin, who left the post to accept the position as Bloomfield Town Police Commissioner...
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Anderson paces horseshoe league
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/06)
Rick Anderson had actual games of 94, 86 and 84 to pace all throwers during competition May 30 in the Bloomfield Horseshoe League. He had high handicap games of 181, 169 and 163. Grips Pizza and Bradfield Landscaping both are 6-0 and lead the team standings...
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