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Linton library celebrates literacy, Dr. Seuss' birthday
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
A special birthday party conducted Sunday afternoon by the Margaret Cooper Public Library staff and friends as well as literacy coalition volunteers was a huge success, according to library director Shelley Williams. Williams said 74 people, both adults and children, came to the Boys and Girls Club in downtown Linton to take part in a Family Dr. ...
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Dale L. Padgett
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Dale L. Padgett, 78, of Worthington, passed away at 10:20 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2003 at Meadowood Health Pavilion in Bloomington. Born Jan. 18, 1925 in Linton, he was the son of Frederick Austin and Edna May (Loffland) Padgett. He retired from NSWC Crane in 1978. He was a veteran of the Navy in World War II, and was a member of the American Legion and VFW in Worthington...
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Ruth M. Stalcup
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
SULLIVAN ---- Ruth M. Stalcup, 58, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2003, at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Dec. 27, 1944, in Terre Haute, she was the daughter of Kenneth O. and Ruth N. (Smith) Snider. She was retired from Allomatic Products Co. in Sullivan...
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Scott M. Robbins
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
VINCENNES ---- Scott M. Robbins, 43, of Vincennes, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Westport, Ill., due to an auto accident. Born June 3, 1959, in Vincennes, he was the son of Charles Alan Robbins and Charlotte (Stremming) Robbins...
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Oscar N. Metcalf
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
LYONS ---- Oscar N. Metcalf, 89, of Lyons, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2003, at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born Sept. 2, 1913, in Sullivan County, he was the son of John Leroy and Edna (Lambert) Metcalf. He was a drag operator for the Greene County Highway Department, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II...
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Thelma E. Hart
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
WORTHINGTON ---- Thelma E. Hart, 80, of Worthington, passed away Friday, March 7, 2003, at Bloomington Hospital. Born Feb. 13, 1923, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Elmer and Manie (Berry) Sanders. She worked with the disabled at Stone Belt at the time of her death, and before that she was a dietitian for 17 years at Indiana University. She had received a Distinguished Hoosier Award on Dec. 13, 2002, from Gov. Frank O'Bannon. She was of the Catholic faith...
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Bloomfield tops WRV to win Class A Clay City Sectional
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
DAILY CITIZEN SPORTS EDITOR CLAY CITY - A schedule full of back-to-back weekends - playing on both Friday and Saturday night in December and January - paid dividends for Bloomfield on the first full weekend in March. After needing a second-half rally and overtime to dispose of No. ...
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Mater Dei does in Eastern
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
Wesley Hall dropped in a free throw with three seconds remaining to lift Evansville Mater Dei past to a 43-42 victory over Eastern in the first semifinal of the Class 2A North Knox boys basketball sectional Friday night. The loss, just the fourth in 23 games, ended an 11-game winning streak and a chance for the Thunderbirds' second sectional title in three years...
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Cardinals hold off Clay City in overtime
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
CLAY CITY - Close games have not been kind to Bloomfield. The Cardinals, who let seven winnable games slip away in the fourth quarter this season, made sure it did not happen in the most crucial one of the season. Led by Dustin Haywood, who made 10 straight free throws in the final three minutes, the No. ...
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WRV holds off North Central in semifinals
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
CLAY CITY - After watching all but one point of a 12-point second-half cushion evaporate, White River Valley made the most of its last six possessions, scoring four baskets and four free throws without missing over the final 161 seconds as the Wolverines held on for a 63-54 victory over North Central here Friday night, advancing to the championship game of the Class A Clay City Sectional...
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Tomich appears in court
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Constance "Connie" Tomich sat in the seat next to Greene Circuit Court Judge David Johnson's bench Friday afternoon to hear the murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges that had been filed against her. Tomich is charged in the Feb. 14 shooting death of her husband, Ronald Tomich, 51. Ronald Tomich died of two gunshot wounds to the head...
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Linton Marathon closes
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
The state of the economy and the current gas market have resulted in the closing of Linton Marathon. "We just can't compete on the gas. I didn't see a light at the end of the tunnel," explained the gas station/convenience store owner, Tom Ridinger...
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Songs fill the air in Linton's gym
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
"Let's fill this room with song," said Linton-Stockton School superintendent Ron Bush as he welcomed students from west-central Indiana to Circle The State With Song on Saturday afternoon at the L-S High School gymnasium. With the gym packed, guests listened to a program of songs with a variety of styles and tempos including the elementary choir's lively rendition of the spiritual "Yonder Come Day" and the melodic "Arirang" (a Korean folk song) performed by the middle school/junior high choir.. ...
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Horses taken from rural Bloomfield couple
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
Two horses, taken from their owners Friday by the Greene County Humane Society, are now receiving feed and care. The animals, a 3-year-old Thoroughbred mare and a 22-year-old mustang mare, were thin, undernourished and suffering from a skin disease...
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Gilbert F. "Gib" Buskirk
(Local News ~ 03/10/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Gilbert F. "Gib" Buskirk, 67, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:30 a.m., Sunday, March 9, 2003 at Royal Oaks Health Care in Terre Haute. Born Dec. 5, 1935 in Owen County, he was the son of James and Mary A. (Bechtel) Buskirk...
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