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Petro Tire destroyed by fire
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
Much of the city Linton was aglow with flames and heavy smoke from a fast-burning, pre-dawn fire that destroyed a near downtown tire business early today. Petro Tire Company, 89 A Street NE, and an adjacent tire storage building on East Vincennes Street, were both termed "total losses" by Linton Fire Chief Lonnie Eberhardt...
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Barnes watches his former business burn
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
Kenneth Barnes spend many a day and night over a span of more than 30 years working in the old Wolfe City Tire Company, a Linton business he helped operate until about a decade ago. Early Thursday morning, his eyes glistened as he held back tears and watched the old business he helped build ---- now Petro Tire Company ---- go up in bright orange flames and black billows of smoke...
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Quick work saves library
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
The Linton Margaret Cooper Public Library sustained smoke and glass breakage from today's early morning fire at Petro Tire Company and warehouse and will be forced to close until July 6. Library director Shelley Williams said numerous windows were cracked by the heat from the fire and the building sustained very noticeable smoke damage...
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Miss Greene County to be crowned Friday
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- Nine young women have a dream of being crowned Miss Greene County 2004 on Friday night ---- the first official event of the annual 4-H Fair. Candidates include: Samantha Collisson and Marisa Jones from Linton; Lisa Burch, Erika Robinette and Ashley Thombelson from the Bloomfield area; Kendall White, Switz City; Winter Roudebush, Worthington; Tiffany Jordan, rural Newberry; and Ida Fields, rural Lyons...
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Shawnee Theatre review
(Local News ~ 07/01/04)
The Shawnee Theatre has again out done itself with its third play of the season. "Saving Grace" by Jack Sharkey is a delightful comedy full of love, lies, and misunderstandings. Set in a humble secretary's apartment in 1976 Manhattan, the play moves at an upbeat pace, never leaving the audience bored...
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Milton "Milt" H. Baker
(Obituary ~ 07/01/04)
Milton "Milt" H. Baker, 59, of Worthington and formerly of Washington, passed away at 11:30 a.m. June 28, 2004 at his residence. Born Dec. 5, 1944 in Bloomfield, he was the son of Aden and Vera Killion (Kerr) Baker. He was a retired self-employed drywaller and had served in the Navy. He was a member of American Legion Post 121 Washington, an Ellis Park member and belonged to the Eagles in Washington...
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Ronald Lee Hueston
(Obituary ~ 07/01/04)
Ronald Lee Hueston, 47, of Crane and formerly of French Lick, passed away at 3:00 p.m. June 29, 2004 at his residence. Born Oct. 14, 1956 in Washington, he was the son of Darrell Maurice and Margie Pauline (Wortinger) Hueston. He was a truck driver for Jasper Engines in Jasper...
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