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New Linton teacher looking forward to working with students
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
There's a new face in the halls of Linton-Stockton High School as a new teacher has recently joined the staff. Brent Veach, a graduate of Jeffersonville High School, has assumed the post of Earth/space science teacher. Veach, 24, who graduated in May with a degree in secondary education with concentration in Earth science, biology and general science from Indiana University-Southeast in New Albany, said his first teaching assignment is going well...
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Sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
Bloomfield tournament Saturday Athletic director Andy Ross would like to announce the schedule for the Bloomfield Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday at Glover Gymnasium. Clay City will face North Knox in the opening match at 10 a.m. The host Lady Cardinals will play West Vigo at 11:15 a.m...
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Lady Lakers dump Cougars to remain unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak started strong and finished strong as the Lady Laker volleyball team defeated North Daviess 25-18, 25-12, 17-25, 25-16 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match here Thursday night. It was their seventh consecutive win to begin the season...
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Defense will win big games
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
Everyone knows that offense is what wins you games, but having a shutdown defense to go along with your offensive firepower isn't something to snicker at. Last week in one of several prep football openers around the state, Linton-Stockton defensive completely shut down every aspect that Eastern Greene tried to run, with the except of a nice 48-yard touchdown pass completed by the T-Birds...
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Shakamak wins girls county cross country title
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
SWITZ CITY -- If you were at Thursday evening's Greene County Cross County Invitational and you blinked, you may have missed some dominating performances by Shakamak. Not only did the Lakers sweep both the boys' and girls' races, but they also claimed the individual championship winners to reign supreme in Greene County...
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Shakamak captures boys county cross country crown
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
SWITZ CITY -- If there is someone who works harder during a cross country season than Shakamak's Anthony Witt, Lakers' coach Jon Miller would like to meet him. On Thursday, Witt won his second straight Greene County Invitational championship with a time of 16:21...
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Lady Miners top Washington Catholic
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
The Linton Miners' volleyball team improved to 4-1 on the season with a three game sweep of Washington Catholic, 25-19, 25-17, 25-14, Thursday in Linton. Brianna Ward had three aces, 34 assists, four kills, and five digs. Kelsey Firestone had one ace, one kill and eight digs. Ashley Sparks finished with an ace and two assists...
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Marie C. Beasley
(Obituary ~ 08/25/06)
Marie C. Beasley, 93, of Linton, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at her residence. Born Feb. 10, 1913, she was the daughter of Frank and Flora (Anderson) Campbell. She married Wm. Eskel "Eck" Beasley on Feb. 14, 1940. She was a music teacher who taught hundreds of students in the community. She also formerly owned/operated Beasley Music Store in Linton...
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Dr. John Daniel Ax
(Obituary ~ 08/25/06)
Dr. John Daniel Ax, 59, of Linton, passed away at 2:31 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Nov. 1, 1946 in Evansville, he was the son of Judge John R. Axe and Kathryn Marie Stancamp. He worked at the PBS station KERA as a first class engineer in Texas. ...
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Worthington yard sales Sept. 2
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
Looking to turn someone's trash into your treasure? Then look no further than the annual Around the Town Yard Sales in Worthington. The event, which is sponsored by the Worthington Lions Club and Worthington Volunteer Fire Department, is scheduled for Sept. 2...
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Good Times to open with sports theme
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
A popular rural Bloomfield restaurant that has been closed for more than a year is set to re-open next month under the same name, but with new management. Good Times Restaurant, located on State Road 54 -- about a mile west of the Veteran's Memorial Bridge -- will reopen either Sept. 12 or Sept. 13, according to new manager and co-proprietor Paul Owens, who is currently living in Mitchell...
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Sandborn Black Creek Festival is this weekend
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, why not venture to northern Knox County for Sandborn's annual Black Creek Festival. Sandborn Clerk/Treasurer Linda Hancock said the Black Creek Festival is the town's one big festival of the year...
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Puckett loves his music
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
When Kade Puckett of Linton was growing up, his grandpa always played Chet Atkins music, and those strains have stuck with Puckett for three decades. For the past 21 years -- since he was 12 or 13, he said -- Puckett has made music on the guitar, banjo and whatever other stringed instruments he can find, as well as piano...
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Owensburg Founder's Day Festival set for next month
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
This year marks the 31st annual Owensburg Founder's Day Festival -- a two-day celebration full of music, food and fun -- which brings former residents home and gives current ones a reason to socialize. "We always have a lot of former residents that take the opportunity to come back home to see old friends and make new ones," explained Owensburg native Cari Helms. "The festival really has a homecoming feel to it. It is the day to show your pride and love for the town of Owensburg."...
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Schools taking aim at healthy lifestyles
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
The Indiana Department of Education is now requiring all public schools to adopt wellness policies that are aimed at educating students about healthy lifestyles as well as offer a wide variety of healthy foods and physical activity. Each public school in the state has been responsible for making its own wellness policy, explained Linton-Stockton Superintendent Ron Bush said...
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River trip going well, fishing is not
(Local News ~ 08/25/06)
Two retired White River Valley High School teachers who set out last Saturday on a floating trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers said they are having a lot of fun, but admitted they have hooked very few fish. Steve Walton, of Linton, and Tom Oliphant, of rural Bloomfield, launched their remodeled pontoon boat -- called "Hoosier Houseboat" -- at Madison on the Ohio River with Vicksburg or Natchez in Mississippi as their final destination, about 1,300 miles away near the mouth of the Mississippi River.. ...
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Lady Bulldogs extend winning streak to three
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/06)
Union (Dugger) extended its winning streak to three with a 25-21, 25-18, 25-19 victory over visiting South Knox Thursday night. "I was very pleased with our balance," said Lady Bulldog volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "This is what I am hoping for each night...
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