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No questions asked about budget at County Council meeting
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Greene County Council met for a short budget hearing Wednesday afternoon in the Greene County Courthouse. Council president Rod Hasler asked if anybody in the audience had any questions about the budget "that was published in the newspapers."...
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Gladys Kennedy Farnsworth
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
HOUSTON, Texas ---- Gladys Kennedy Farnsworth, 91, of Houston, Texas and formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 6:40 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001 at Houston Northwest Medical Center. Born Feb. 26, 1910 in Newton, Ill., she was the daughter of Charles T. and Ella (Smith) Kennedy...
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Dorothy Mae Bennett
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
PARIS, Ill. ---- Dorothy Mae Bennett, 81, of Paris, Ill., and formerly of Pleasantville, passed away at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Dec. 31, 1919 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Bill and Ethel (Hutchison) Joseph...
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Lorig having fun as Eastern's first football coach
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Joe Lorig was perfectly happy as an assistant football coach at Linton-Stockton. But the allure of a being a head coach again and the opportunity to start a program were too tempting. "One thing that drew me to this was the opportunity to be a head coach and start something," said Lorig, 50, who is in charge of Eastern football. "Usually when you come in as a head coach, you have to get things adjusted to your way...
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Miners travel to Oakland City for football on Friday
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
SWITZ CITY ---- Linton-Stockton will try to remain undefeated while Union (Dugger) has an open date in the third weekend of high school football in Indiana. Linton-Stockton (2-0) at Wood Memorial (2-0) ---- "One of us will be 3-0 and the other will be 2-1," said Wood Memorial coach Kelly Murphy. "That is motivation enough for both teams...
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Northview keeps Linton tennis team winless
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
In a battle of winless teams, Northview defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 5-0 Wednesday. "I was very disappointed in the way we played," said Linton-Stockton boys tennis coach Brad McKinney, whose Miners dropped to 0-3. "Brett (Dunkerly) couldn't get a break. He was facing a 6-5 player and he was lobbing it into his wheel house...
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North Central wins battle of sectional teams
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
There's a new contender at the Class A Bloomfield volleyball sectional. North Central, which dropped down from Class 2A, defeated four-time defending sectional champion Bloomfield 15-9, 11-15, 15-13 at Glover Gymnasium Wednesday night. North Central improved to 7-0 while Bloomfield, ranked No. 9 in Class A and defending state finalist, lost for the second time in seven matches...
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Linton golfers top Vincennes Clark, WRV
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
Caleb Fischer shot a 40 to earn low medalist and pace Linton-Stockton Junior High to wins over White River Valley and host Vincennes Clark in a golf match at the Vincennes Elks Club on Wednesday. Linton finished with a 256, Clark shot 292 and WRV was third with a score of 343...
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Cards blank Pats in tennis
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
Bloomfield won for the second time in four matches, defeating host Owen Valley 5-0 in a boys tennis match at Spencer Wednesday. Corey Gremore ran his record to 3-1 with a 6-0, 7-6 win over Owen Valley's Nick Heck at No. 1 singles. Jordan Burnett and Chad Burnett, playing at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, both won in straight sets, improving to 2-2...
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Powell remains undefeated in tennis
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
White River Valley's Drew Powell remained undefeated with a 7-5, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles over Sullivan's Bob Davidson. It was the only point the Wolverines (2-2) scored in a 4-1 loss to the host Golden Arrows. Powell has won all four of his matches...
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Fuzesi retiring from Union position after 32 years
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
DUGGER ---- After 32 years at Union High School, Mary Fuzesi's last day will be Friday. She has decided to retire from her job as school secretary-treasurer. Fuzesi jokes that she's spent most of her life in Dugger schools, having attended elementary school from the third to seventh grade at the old Central School in Dugger. She then moved to Indianapolis where she, from eighth grade through high school graduation, attended St. Agnes Academy...
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Linton man arrested following incident Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
Bryan T. Burgess, 33 and of Linton, was in the Greene County Jail this morning facing charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and intimidation. According to a report filed by Linton Det. Sgt. Troy Jerrell, an attendant at the Linton Sunoco gas station had contacted police Wednesday about a person who had been in the station and threatened her...
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Linton woman hits by truck this morning
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
A Linton woman was treated at Greene County General Hospital this morning after being struck by a truck in Linton. According to Linton Police Officer Karl Jacobshagen's report, Barbara J. Earle, 69 and of Linton, was crossing north on the westside of the intersection of State Roads 59 and 54. A witness told Jacobshagen Earle had the green light...
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Red Oliphant puts together quite a 'jam fest'
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
Looking for something to do as your Labor Day Weekend winds down? Throw a couple of lawn chairs in the trunk and head to Bloomfield's town park Monday for the annual Joe and Jan Edwards Show. Edwards, a 40-year member of the Grand Ole Opry band in Nashville, Tenn., will perform, along with his wife Jan and several other talented individuals ---- including some local acts...
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Council OKs money for courthouse study
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
BLOOMFIELD ---- The Greene County Commissioners earlier this summer requested $119,000 to pay the architectural firm of United Consulting/DLZ to do a study on the Greene County Courthouse. The Greene County Council voted Wednesday night, 4-3, to pay the fee...
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Backpack with meth items found in Linton yard
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
Linton Police Officer Karl Jacobshagen was called to a residence on SW 3rd St. in Linton on Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in reference to a backpack found in a backyard. "It was out in the open and not really hidden," Jacobshagen told The Daily Citizen...
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Stan A. Worrall
(Local News ~ 08/30/01)
MITCHELL ---- Stan A. Worrall, 52, of Mitchell and formerly of Linton, passed away at 9:05 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mout Vernon, Ill. Born Oct. 2, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pa, he was the son of Albert and Mary (Kapolka) Worrall...
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