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Karazsia doing her part to help with Huntington's Disease
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
Unlike most women, Kathy Karazsia is welcoming her 40th birthday. The Linton woman dreaded her 40th birthday her entire life because of Huntington's Disease, a disease her grandfather and mother suffered and a disease her sister and brother are currently suffering from...
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Union (Dugger) holds off Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
Union (Dugger) defeated visiting Owen Valley 25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 27-25, 20-18 in a high school volleyball match at Dugger Monday night. "I thought we started off playing well," said Union (Dugger) coach Tammy Meurer. "Even though we won game two, the momentum shifted...
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Lady Lakers remain undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
Shakamak pushed its record to 6-0 with a 25-15, 24-26, 25-17, 25-20 victory at Riverton Parke Monday night. "It wasn't a pretty sight, but we won," said Shakamak coach Jeri Morin. "We had so many passing and hitting errors." Junior Heather Gilbert finished with 11 kills, 11 digs and three blocks. She was 16 of 18 serving with 10 points and three aces...
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AP Indiana High School Football Top 10 Teams
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Aug. 19, rating points (140 possible) and previous rankings: Class 5A Others receiving votes: Indianapolis North Central 17, Columbus North 5, Decatur Central 4, Carmel 4, Evansville North 4, Bloomington South 3, Mishawaka 3, Avon 2, East Chicago 2, Portage 1...
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Poes win mini golf competition
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
The team of Mary and Carl Poe claimed first place in the Adult League in competition at Taylor Mini Golf in Linton. The Poes had a six-week total of 915, easily winning by 22 strokes. Kent George and Chris Taylor won the Adult/Youth League title going away and the duo of Garrett Scott and Jon Wildin placed first in the Youth League competition...
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Linton junior varsity tops Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
Seth Baysinger scored on a 26-yard in the middle of the first quarter and the Linton-Stockton defense did not allow host Sullivan to find the end zone as the Miner junior varsity squad prevailed 6-0 Monday night at Sportland Field. Baysinger finished with 87 yards on 13 carries. Evan Magni rushed for 57 yards on seven attempts. Magni also had an interception in the fourth quarter than ended Sullivan's hopes...
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Lady Miners 3-0
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
The Linton-Stockton junior varsity volleyball team defeated Eminence 25-11, 25-13 at home Thursday night in a Tri-River Conference match. Taneal Church had six kills, three aces and one dig for the Lady Miners, who improved to 3-0. Danni Gardner collected four kills, two digs and one kill...
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Bloomfield Horseshoe League
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
Aug. 15 Results High Actual Game Bob Henderson 71. High Handicap Games Jim Ferguson 173; John Coats 168, 150; Tom Dallmier 168; Shane Wilson 167, 157; Bob Henderson 163, 156, 152; Will Keene 161, 152, 150; Bryan Newby 161, 155; Sam Emery 159, 150; Brock Miller 156, 152; Brian Cahill 153, 152; Sam Summerville 152; Bob Summerville 150...
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Thunderbird runners open season
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
The Eastern Greene boys and girls cross country teams opened the season at a cross country invitational hosted by Bedford North Lawrence. BNL finished first in both races. The Eastern Greene boys ran fifth out of seven teams. The Lady Thunderbirds also finished fifth...
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Helms has another chance against former player
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
As sports fans and sports writers, we have a tendency to follow the ball. But usually what is going on away from the ball is what determines the outcome of any athletic event. Former Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Mike Misner always said you can tell how a volleyball team is doing by watching the setter. If she has to go outside the 10-foot line to get to the ball, a team is struggling with serve receive and passing...
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Lee A. Veatch
(Obituary ~ 08/22/06)
Lee A. Veatch, 74, of Martinsville passed away on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at Morgan Hospital and Medical Center. Born July 12, 1932 in Greene County, he was the son of William and Olive (Roach) Veatch. He worked at the Indianapolis Star/News for 20 years as a printer and later was a salesman at Value City Funiture. He was employed part-time at Rural King in Martinsville...
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Donald Leroy Mottern
(Obituary ~ 08/22/06)
Donald Leroy Mottern, 69, of Newberry, passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Born July 18, 1937 in Newberry, he was the son of John J. and Strausie (Saul) Mottern. He was a retired law enforcement officer. He was the Assistant Chief of Police in Elberta, Ala., when he retired. He was a member of the FOP in Alabama. He was of the Lutheran faith...
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Greene County Redevelopment Commission meets
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
The Greene County Redevelopment Commission continued to proceed on Monday night with its plans to extend a proposed new sewer line in the Lighthouse Junction designated Tax Increment Financing (TIF) area at the intersection of State Roads 54 and 57...
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Linton-Stockton School Board meets
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
Members of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees heard an update on the trimester scheduling from high school guidance counselor Mike Perigo at Monday night's school board meeting. Scheduling for last year's trimesters was a nightmare, Perigo said, as it was the first time scheduling for trimesters. This year, he said, was unbelievably different...
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Hughes talks about her adventures in book
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
In her recently published book, "Signals from Po Tolo," Shirley Hughes, of Bloomfield, takes readers along on an exciting voyage of adventure, challenges and detours as she chronicles the boat trip she and her husband, Dick, took that began on the coast of Maine and ended at Kentucky Lake...
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Linton teen hurt in wreck
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
A one-vehicle accident early Monday afternoon has left a Linton-Stockton High School junior in critical care at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Josh Marsh, 17, was initially taken to Sullivan County Community Hospital and later airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis...
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Habitat to break ground on seventh home
(Local News ~ 08/22/06)
Ground will be broken Sunday afternoon in Bloomfield for the Greene County Habitat for Humanity's seventh house. The Don and Patty Jackson family, of rural Solsberry, has been selected to be the owners of the new house, located in Sandridge Estates on Forest Drive...
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Knights edge Wolverines 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/06)
Northview took two of three singles matches and split the doubles matches as the visiting Knights defeated White River Valley 3-2 in a high school boys tennis match Monday. Scoring points for WRV, who slipped to 0-2, were Tyler Zimmerly, who defeated Northview's Clint Grey in straight sets at No. 3 singles...
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