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Greene County veterans to be honored
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
On Saturday, during a memorial service for all Greene County veterans, three purple hearts will finally be ceremoniously awarded to three veterans who earned the awards decades ago during World War II and the Korean War. Kenneth Clay, Robert Ellington and Leslie Allen all received their purple hearts via the U.S. mail without the ceremony that was honestly earned...
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Linton girls scrimmage North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/04)
Paul Wilcoxen, sports editor The Linton Miners' girls basketball team is trying new things this season in an attempt to build on an 8-13 season from a year ago. On Thursday, the Miners hosted North Daviess in a controlled scrimmage to help prepare both teams for the regular season...
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Luther K. Webster
(Obituary ~ 11/05/04)
Luther K. Webster, 60, of Odon, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004 in Odon. Born Sept. 26, 1944 in Daviess County, he was the son of Blaine and Vernal Chesnut. He married Linda (Hosteter) Webster on Nov. 15, 1963. He worked at NWSC Crane as a demolition foreman, retiring in 2001 after 33 years of service...
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Danny Miller
(Obituary ~ 11/05/04)
Danny Miller, 59, of Tennessee and formerly of Linton, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 4, 2004. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel.
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Bill Langley
(Obituary ~ 11/05/04)
A memorial service for Bill Langley of Bloomfield will be Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 at 3 p.m. at White River Baptist Church, where he was a member. Langley was born April 8, 1941, and passed away Oct. 3, 2004. He was a former member of First Baptist Church of Lansing, Ill. Burial was at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Schererville...
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CASA in need of more volunteers
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
The Greene County Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program desperately needs more volunteers to meet an increasing caseload need. There are presently 28 juvenile-aged children in the county who do not have a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)...
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County works to help parents receive child support
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
Greene County, as well as other counties around the state, are working hard to get those people not paying their court ordered child support to pay up. Amy Burgher, administrator and caseworker for the Greene County Child Support Division office, said that the child support division was started in 1976...
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Sandborn Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
SANDBORN ---- Sandborn Town Council president Leota Brinson announced at Thursday's meeting that there are still residents that haven't signed for easements for the proposed sewage project. She emphasized that the project can't begin until easements are completed...
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Ongoing meth investigation yields two arrests
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
Two Linton residents were arrested in an ongoing meth investigation at about 10:20 p.m. on Thursday on warrants issued by Greene County Circuit Court. "We expect many more arrests by the end of the year," said Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald...
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Woman fails to show for hearing
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
A rural Linton woman, who was set to enter a negotiated plea agreement on a single drug dealing charge, now finds herself in deeper trouble with the law after failing to show up for her change of plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday. Greene Circuit Judge David Johnson re-issued an arrest warrant on five criminal charges for Brenda Martin, 31, of Route 4, Linton when she failed to appear in court. ...
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Former county agent elected to state position in Montana
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
A former Greene County Cooperative Extension Service educator and resident of rural Worthington is the new Montana Secretary of State following Tuesday's General Election balloting. Republican Brad Johnson, who worked locally as the "county agent" from December 1992 until April 1999, was elected secretary of state, narrowly defeating Democrat Bill Kennedy...
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Bloomfield first-graders learn about bats
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
Jared Helms, a 2002 Bloomfield High School graduate, gave new meaning to "batman" for 90-plus first-graders at his alma mater. Helms is studying life sciences at Indiana State University and does undergraduate research on bats. He spoke to the first-graders Thursday morning about bats in general and about his job. His presentation was the culmination of a monthlong bat project for the children...
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Police, administrators conduct narcotics search at BHS
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
A routine narcotics search was conducted Thursday morning at Bloomfield Junior/Senior High School using dogs from five law enforcement agencies. "It's the first time we've done anything of this nature this year," said Principal Greg Parsley...
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Mayor's first budget process goes well
(Local News ~ 11/05/04)
Having both historical perspective and a vision for the future were keys to putting together his first budget as mayor, according to Linton Mayor Tom Jones. "The main thing is having a vision," he said. "You have to know where you're going and what you're doing to budget correctly to accomplish your objectives in each department."...
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Local athletes shine for VU volleyball team
(High School Sports ~ 11/05/04)
sports editor VINCENNES ---- Their paths only crossed a few times while in high school, but for three former local volleyball players, they've put aside what local rivalries they may have had to come together on the Vincennes University's volleyball team...
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