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Fireworks safety: Measure twice, cut once
(Local News ~ 06/27/22)
According to Phantom Fireworks of Ohio Vice President William Weimer, from 1994 to 2021, there has been a 74.7% decrease in injuries per hundred thousand pounds of consumer fireworks used in the US, while there has been a 265% increase in consumption, from 117 million pounds in 1994 to 428.8 million pounds in 2021 and injuries per 100,000 pounds of fireworks used during the same period dropped from 10.7 to 2.7...
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Three Miners end football on a win
(High School Sports ~ 06/27/22)
TERRE HAUTE – After going 9-0 in the regular season, three Miners who graduated this past month played one more football game in the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game. Jaydan Miller, Jackson Fields and Donovan DeBruhl all played on the Black Division as it beat the Gold Division 36-12...
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ISBA to host school board candidate forums
(Local News ~ 06/27/22)
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA) will host a series of school board candidate forums starting July 11 for potential candidates thinking about running for their local school board. Six forums will be held in-person at locations around the state, and one will be offered online. All seven sessions are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:45 p.m. local time...
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Jeffrey Joseph Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 06/27/22)
Jeffrey Joseph Kennedy passed away on June 7, 2022 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born on May 19, 1942 in Connersville and was raised in Linton. He received his bachelors degree in government at Indiana University in 1964 and his law degree from the Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington) in 1967. ...
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Body of Vincennes man recovered from Turtle Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County
(Local News ~ 06/27/22)
According to a press release issued by Indiana DNR, the body of a Vincennes man has been recovered from the water after he went missing early yesterday morning at Turtle Creek Reservoir. At approximately 3:53 a.m. Sunday, Sullivan County Dispatch received a call from Hoosier Energy Security that they had activated their high wind advisory alarm, which is used to warn boaters to evacuate the water. One boat failed to return...
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Oscar Pegg hits homer in All-Star Game
(High School Sports ~ 06/27/22)
Shakamak graduate Oscar Pegg took part in the two-game All-Star event Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan University and made a splash. The Laker hit a homer over the left-field wall in the 5th inning of the second game. Pegg played for the South All-Stars as it won the second game 16-8. The North All-Stars won game one 10-6. The South All-Stars fell in game three Sunday afternoon 4-3...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/27/22)
Tuesday, June 28 Bingo for Books will be from 1-3 p.m. at Linton Public Library. This is an adult program for the Summer Reading Program. Prizes are books that are geared more towards older teens or adults. The Linton Library will host an event for those in second and third grade from 1:30-2:15 p.m.. with outdoor games from 2:15-2:45 p.m. weather permitting...
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