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Rats help students learn about nutrition
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
LYONS ---- Rats may not seem like the most likely animals to help teach fourth graders about nutrition. But for the students in Constance Sloan and Dee Williams' class, they have been the perfect teaching assistants. Frosty and Lucy, the albino rats, have been a part of a nutrition project for four weeks at White River Valley-Lyons Elementary School...
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Lady Bulldogs made believers
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/03)
Jenna Laxton hoped her senior volleyball season at Union would be "decent". It became much more on Saturday when the Lady Bulldogs won the Bloomfield Sectional for the second straight year. Union not only won the sectional, but at 26-7, the Lady Bulldogs have the best record in the regional field. ...
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Betty Lee Walton
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Betty Lee Walton, 77, of Linton, passed away at 10:45 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24 at her residence. Born Nov. 28, 1925 in Linton, she was the daughter of Roy Lee and Violet J. (Wright) Jarman. She worked at Haseman Real Estate and Ron Brown Insurance as a real estate sales associate for over 25 years in Linton. ...
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Tressie A. Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
Tressie A. Carpenter, 94, of Spencer, passed away at her residence Sunday. Born May 28, 1909 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Charles and Daisy (Blaker) Helms. She was a homemaker, of the Nazarene Faith, and attended the Whitehall Wesleyan Methodist Church...
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Thomas E. Alumbaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/28/03)
JASONVILLE ---- Thomas E. Alumbaugh, 60, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:38 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 at Sullivan Community Hospital. Born Oct. 9, 1943 in Cass, he was the son of Roy Lee and Bessie Lorene (Shipman) Alumbaugh. He was a truck driver, and a member of the Assembly of God in Jasonville...
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Attorney General offers warning
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
There is 56 days until Christmas. Granted, most stores have had Christmas decorations out for a month. But besides Christmas decorations there is another group climbing out of the woodwork. Credit card companies. "Because of the expenses, many credit card companies entice people with offers of instant credit or free gifts and discounts. ...
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Bays faces challenge from Johnson
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
Incumbent Bill Bays will be challenged by J.L. "Pee Wee" Johnson for a seat on the Worthington Town Council, Ward 3, in the Nov. 4 election. Bays, a Republican, is seeking re-election "to see some of the projects finished that this council has started and some they have been talking about doing," he said...
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Trials taking big bite out of county's offers
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
The Greene County Council learned first hand that the cost of a recent murder trial and the expenses associated with an upcoming homicide-related trial are taking a big bite out the Circuit Court budget. Judge David Johnson addressed the council Monday afternoon and explained that he needs an additional appropriation amounting to $23,371 to finish out anticipated expenses through the end of the year...
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Candidates talk about future Linton projects
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
Linton mayoral candidates John Sexton, a Republican, and Tom Jones, a Democrat, were each asked how they would prioritize various street and infrastructure projects; what projects they would like to see for Linton's future; and if they believe money will be available for such projects...
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Alexander sentencing date set; Tomich trial changed
(Local News ~ 10/28/03)
Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson has set sentencing for convicted murderer James Alexander for late next month. On Monday, Johnson scheduled a sentencing hearing for 1 p.m. on Nov. 21. A Greene County Circuit Court jury needed just 41 minutes to deliberate before returning a guilty verdict of felony murder against Alexander on Friday afternoon capping a week-long trial...
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Anderson: Next season begins in November
(High School Sports ~ 10/28/03)
In a word, Eastern's first varsity football season was brutal. The T-Birds finished 0-10 and half of the losses came to state-ranked opponents. Of those five, four were ranked among the top five teams in their class when the T-Birds played them. What the T-Birds do next season will depend on how hard they work between now and next August, according to coach Brent Anderson...
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