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Linton woman murdered Friday
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
A Linton woman was murdered Friday when she surprised a burglar at her home on Sassafras Road. Janice "Jana" Moore, 47, was discovered by one of her sons, Jordan Moore, in her red Dodge Status at about 3:50 p.m. She'd been shot twice in the head...
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Youthful T-Birds use scrimmage as learning experience
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/06)
First-year Eastern Greene coach Jeff Bond was pleased with his team's effort during a controlled scrimmage at South Decatur Friday night. "It was a great learning experience," said Bond. "We have a lot of young players. "It was a good experience to get some of them in game-time situations. Overall I thought we really improved as the scrimmage went along."...
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Linton fans see 'changes' in Miners
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/06)
CLOVERDALE -- Linton football coach Steve Weber promised changes in the Miners' offense and on Friday it was debuted as Linton scrimmaged Cloverdale in their annual affair at Cloverdale. The Miners gained 156 yards of total offense, of which 148 was on the ground. Although no score was kept in the scrimmage, Linton did find the endzone four times compared to three times for Cloverdale...
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Margaret B. Warrick
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Margaret B. Warrick, of Jasonville, passed away Aug. 14, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linon. Arrangements are pending at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel. Arragnments can be viewed at www.welchcornett.com later today.
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Lillian Ruth (Hunter) Rich
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Lillian Ruth (Hunter) Rich, 91, of Decatur, Ill., and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 10:05 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Jana L. Moore
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Jana L. Moore, 47, of Linton, passed away Friday, Aug. 11, 2006 at her residence in Linton. Born May 2, 1959 in Linton, she was the daughter of Kenny and Judy (Henico) Frye. She was a 1977 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and received an Associate Degree in computer programming from Ivy Tech Community College. She was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church in Linton and worked as business office manager at the Lyons Health and Living Center...
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Theresa T. Malone
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Theresa T. Malone, 80, of Lyons, passed away Thursday Aug. 10, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Aug. 26, 1925 in Greenville, N.C., she was the daughter of William and Mary Eliza Twine. She was a custodian for L&M schools and attended the Assembly of God in Lyons...
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Dale Loffland
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Dale Loffland, 88, of Worthington passed away at 3:19 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006 at his residence. Born March 1, 1918, in Greene County, he was the son of Walter and Maude (Edwards) Loffland. He retired from the Terre Haute Tribune in 1981 as a Linotype Operator, after 30 years service. He was a member of Typographical Union No. 76. He attended Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington...
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Edith (Fearnot) Corwin
(Obituary ~ 08/14/06)
Edith (Fearnot) Corwin 88, of Solsberry, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday Aug.13, 2006 at Bell Trace Health and Living Center in Bloomington. Born April 6, 1918 in Marco, she was the daughter of Harvey and Mayme (Burch) Fearnot. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Solsberry United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She was also a graduate of Marco High School...
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Hospital board tables resolution on supporting tax increase
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
The Greene County General Board of Hospital Trustees discussed in length, but tabled a resolution Friday night, which would have encouraged area state lawmakers to increase the tax by a minimum of 50 cents per pack on tobacco-related products. The resolution -- drawn up the Indiana Health and Hospital Association -- asks that revenue generated by a state cigarette tax increase be earmarked to expand health care insurance coverage to an estimated 850,000 uninsured Hoosiers and to restore the Indiana Tobacco Cessation and Prevention funds to the levels recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. ...
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Bad debt/charity cases remain a concern for GCGH
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
The number of bad debt/charity cases continues to be a point of concern for members of the Greene County General Hospital Board of Trustees. In a monthly financial report presented at Friday night's monthly meeting, hospital treasurer Tim Norris pointed out to the board that a large number of charity/bad debts continue to be deducted from the monthly balance sheet...
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Summer vacation almost over for students
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
Summer vacation will soon be over for area students as most county schools begin the 2006-07 school year Tuesday. Classes begin Tuesday for every county school except Shakamak, where classes begin on Wednesday. Linton-Stockton High School Principal Nick Karazsia said he's looking forward to another successful year...
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Work to start soon on Linton library
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
Now that ground has officially been broken for the new Margaret Cooper Public Library in Linton, work should begin soon. Tim Fleck, vice president of Woollen, Molzan and Partners, Inc., an architecture firm in Indianapolis, said the builder -- Neidigh Construction of Bloomington -- estimated the project would take 10 months to complete...
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Weekend brings history alive in eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 08/14/06)
SOLSBERRY -- Gunshots echoed through the woods on this picture-perfect bright and sunny summer Saturday morning near the small eastern Greene County community of Solsberry. Retreating quickly from the woodland was a defeated group of British militia that had been ambushed by a band of Piankeshaw Native American Indians and French allies. Several militia members were fatally wounded...
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Bulldogs end scrimmage against Deaf School on high note
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/06)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Todd Gambill would like to forget the first 30 plays and remember the final 30 as his Union (Dugger) football team went on the road to face Indiana School for the Deaf here Friday in a controlled scrimmage. "I guess you could say we had mixed reviews," said Gambill, whose is beginning his 12th season as head coach of the Bulldogs. "We did not have any fire or play with any intensity the first 30 plays. That is something that we need to improve upon...
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