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Store robbed early this morning
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
An early morning robbery at Fast Point convenient store in Linton has landed two male juveniles in police custody after being caught on security camera, and forcing an employee to open the cash register and taking an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes...
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Charlotte Martindale
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Charlotte Martindale 44, of Bloomington, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. Arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton.
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Beverly M. Muringer
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Beverly M. Muringer, 51, of Linton, passed away at 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at her residence. She was born Oct. 23, 1955, in Franklin, the daughter of William and Ruth Irene (Summers) Fowler. She received an associate's degree in computer programming and was a homemaker...
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Cara Olds
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Cara Olds, 84, of Loogootee and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at Memorial Hospital in Jasper. Born July 11, 1922 in Bellows Falls, Vt., she was the daughter of Harry and Windred Belknap MacDonald. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Loogootee and was former pediatric nurse. She formerly served a frequent weather correspondent for the Bloomfield Evening World and was a piano teacher while living in New York...
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Agnes O. Potter
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Agnes O. Potter, 92, of Lyons, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born July 27, 1914 in Toronto, Canada, she was the daughter of Roderick K. and Jessie (Yates) Sweet. She was a former clerk at a general store in Switz City and was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints...
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Linton finishes regular season with win
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
MECCA -- It took a while, but once Coach Darren Clayton's team remembered what he preached all week in practice things fell into place Friday night at Riverton Parke. With a little under three minutes to play in the opening quarter, Clayton's Linton Miners hadn't played the way he hoped. Then something clicked...
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Barr-Reeve too much for Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
Bloomfield managed to score only five points in the first and third quarters as the Cardinals lost a 50-35 decision to Class A No. 6 Barr-Reeve in a boys basketball game at Glover Gymnasium Friday. The Cardinals, who have lost five in a row to conclude the regular season at 6-15, outscored Barr-Reeve 30-25 in the second and fourth quarters. But they never dug out of a 13-2 hole after the first period...
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Dayhoff places at Big Ten Indoor
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
White River Valley graduate Doug Dayhoff ran the anchor leg for Indiana University as the Hoosiers placed in the 1,600 meter relay at the men 's track and field Big Ten Indoor Championships Sunday. When Dayhoff edged Purdue's Jh'Rome Tuggle by .03 seconds for the runner-up spot, it propelled the Hoosiers by the Boilermakers for fifth place in the team standings by 1/2 point -- 72-71 1/2...
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Clayton looking forward to North Knox Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
MECCA -- A two-game winning streak won't turn a lot of heads, but it has the Linton Miners holding their heads a little higher going into state tournament play this week. Coach Darren Clayton's club has won two in a row to close the season, including a 62-44 decision at Riverton Parke on Friday night. On Feb. 20, the Miners handled Clay City...
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North Daviess knocks off Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
ELNORA -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds had a chance to tie for a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference title, but fell short of that goal in a 51-36 loss at North Daviess Friday night to conclude the regular season. "I felt, defensively, we played hard," said Eastern Greene coach Andy Igel. ...
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Owen Valley posts comeback with at Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
JASONVILLE -- Owen Valley made 7 of 8 shots to open the second half, erasing an eight-point halftime deficit as the Patriots posted a 60-53 victory over host Shakamak here Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Shakamak guards Ethan Stanifer and Steven McNabb combined to make 6 of 9 3-pointers in the opening two quarters. ...
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Bulldogs dump Medora, again
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
Union (Dugger) outscored host Medora 18-3 from the 3-point line as the Bulldogs came away with a 52-37 victory Friday night in a non-conference boys basketball game to conclude the regular season. The Bulldogs, who is a perfect 14-for-14 the past 14 seasons against Medora, gradually put the game away, outscoring the Hornets 33-22 in the second and third quarters to take a 41-26 lead going to the fourth period...
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Rose Marie Kamman
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Rose Marie Kamman, 92, of Bloomington passed away Friday at Bell Trace in Bloomington. Survivors include five children, Marilyn Gouran of State College, Pa., Nancy Leffler of DeKalb, Ill., Ann Kamman of Bloomington, Steve Kamman of Solsberry, and Julie Goodding of Albuquerque, N.M.; one sister, Viola Davidson of Paola, Kan.; and one brother, Robert Knoche of Gardner, Kan...
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Gerald (Wayne) Hasler
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Gerald (Wayne) Hasler, 55, of Linton, passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born in Greene County on Aug. 14, 1951, he was the son of Ralph Lee and Doris J. (Bruner) Hasler. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local No. 546 and the Loyal Order of the Moose...
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McDonald joins Linton mayoral race
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
There was plenty of drama Friday as the minutes ticked down before the deadline to file candidacy paperwork in the Greene County Clerk's office. As the deadline passed, former Linton Police Chief F. Keith McDonald officially entered the mayoral race, while Linton businessman Ed Guthrie did not...
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Some local flooding expected this week
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
The combination of melting snow and heavy rainfall may lead to flooding along some rivers, creeks and streams across the Greene County early this week, according to National Weather Service forecasts from the Indianapolis office. A flood warning was issued by the NSW on Sunday for Greene and counties along the Western Fork of the White River and the Eel River...
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Linton mayoral race should be interesting
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
That noise you heard Friday at noon around the courthouse had nothing to do with the construction project that won't seem to ever get finished. It was the sound of the door closing on opportunity for the upcoming election. Greene County residents had until noon on Friday to file the needed paperwork to be included on the primary ballot. The primary will be May 8...
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Dugger woman fighting for grandparent's rights
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
A Dugger woman has again taken her fight to enhance the law governing grandparent's visitation rights to the Indiana General Assembly in Indianapolis. The Rev. Lee Ann West, pastor of HIS Church -- a small non-denominational congregation in Dugger -- has been advocating for a change in the law for the last three years...
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We should support our soldiers
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
It appears members of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Division of the 76th Infantry Brigade of the Indiana Army National Guard based in Linton will be heading back to the war zone in Iraq in the near future. State National Guard officials announced on Wednesday that the 76th Infantry Brigade is up for possible deployment sometime after the start of the military's fiscal 2008 year begins in October...
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Is the Real ID Act really needed?
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
The Real ID Act, I hope you understand what it means to you as an American citizen. Because in May 2008, it will most likely affect you and those you know. The act will basically turn a valid driver's license into a national ID card that must be possessed to do a number of things. All of the information on your machine-readable ID card will be linked to a national database making it easy for the eye in the sky to see and know all...
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Spring Expo scheduled for Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's annual Spring Expo is scheduled for March 3 at the Linton National Guard Armory. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and admission is free to the public. This year's Expo will once again be full of vendors to help with projects around the home. ...
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Chamber to host Meet this Miners this evening
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
The basketball season is wrapping up and spring sports are right around the corner. To help kick off the spring sports seasons and to help wrap up the winter sports, the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce is a Meet the Miners event today at 6 p.m. at the new Linton fire station...
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Linton teacher receives grant
(Local News ~ 02/26/07)
Thanks to a Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship Grant, Lisa Wilson, a teacher at Linton-Stockton Elementary School, will have a neat experience this summer. With the $8,000 grant money, Wilson will study rhythm and drumming in Brazil and Costa Rica and incorporate drumming as a means to release stress and manage anger among children in the classroom...
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Virginia Evelyn Campbell
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Virginia Evelyn Campbell, 83, of Linton, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born in Tippecanoe County on July 26, 1923, the daughter of James and Emma Elizabeth (Adkins) Deckard. She worked at Crane during World War II, and later at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis as a payroll clerk for 17 years. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxilary in Linton...
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Gail Combs
(Obituary ~ 02/26/07)
Gail Combs, 89, of Brazil, passed away at 12:08 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born March 17, 1917 in Greene County, he was the son of Claude and Hazel (Corwin) Combs. He served in the United States Army in World War II and reached the rank of sergeant -- serving in Austria, Italy, and Germany. ...
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Washington dominates White River Valley
(High School Sports ~ 02/26/07)
White River Valley boys basketball coach Gene Hall knew that they would have a challenging week as they had to play Barr-Reeve, one of the top-ranked teams in Class A, and Washington, a top 10 squad in 3A. But Hall did not expect to lose both games by a combined 101 points, including a 91-30 loss at Washington Friday night...
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