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Three Democrats want to be sheriff
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Three Democrat candidates are vying for their party's nomination for sheriff in the May 2 primary election and attempting to make a major piece of local political history. Candidates include Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald, former Greene County Ambulance Service Director Roger McIntosh of Bloomfield, and Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Dured L. Townsend, who lives in Newberry...
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Linton golfers pick up wins at Phil Harris
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
Linton's golf team picked up two wins in consecutive days, both at Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. On Monday, the Miners defeated three other teams with a nine hole round of 153. Sullivan was second with 158, followed by Bloomfield with 188 and Washington Catholic at 199...
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Eastern Greene scores 82 points to down WRV, North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
Eastern Greene's boys track and field team amassed 82 points to easily defeat White River Valley (50) and North Daviess (34) in a meet at Switz City Tuesday. In the girls competition, North Daviess had a winning total of 75 points. WRV was second with 55 points and Eastern Greene totaled 36...
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Cardinal golfers place third
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
Loogootee had five golfers shoot 39 or lower as the Lions put up a winning total of 149 in a triangular match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. Mitchell was second with a 174 and Bloomfield shot 192. Loogootee's Mark Potts earned medalist honors with a nine-hole total of 36...
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Bloomfield manages just two hits in 6-2 setback
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
"As of right now, we are not hitting the ball," said Bloomfield baseball coach Jason Pegg. "We only have three runs and four hits in the last two games. "Right now the whole team is in funk. We just can't seem to get out of it." Bloomfield (2-7) also committed six errors...
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Vandeventer to step down as WRV coach
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
SWITZ CITY -- After eight seasons as boys basketball coach at White River Valley High School, Sean Vandeventer is resigning. It will become official when the school corporation's board of trustees meet in regular session Thursday. "I told the superintendent I don't know if there was one single reason for me to step down now," said Vandeventer, who compiled a 82-105 mark at WRV. "But I have always said that I would know when it was time...
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Larry L. Flynn
(Obituary ~ 04/19/06)
Larry L. Flynn, 69, of Scotland, passed away at 8:49 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2006 at his residence. Born July 10, 1936 in Lawrence County, he was the son of John Flynn and Bernice Henderson. He was married to Marlen (Townsend) Flynn. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. He retired from civil service as a quality assurance specialist and he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, the Linton Elks Lodge, the VFW, and the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce...
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Patsy B. Campbell
(Obituary ~ 04/19/06)
Patsy B. Campbell, 66, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:01 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Chamber members view new voting machines
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
New voting machines were demonstrated at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's meeting Tuesday at the Elks in Linton. Greene County Clerk Tom Franklin and deputy clerk Jackie Winstead demonstrated the machines to the Chamber members. Franklin said the new machines were mandated by the state and the old lever machines were made illegal to use. ...
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Foundation sends out Clark show ticket requests
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Post card reminders for patrons to purchase tickets for the upcoming "Evening with Roy Clark" concert are now in the mail. The Greene County Foundation has begun mailing information to 2005 ticketholders who are interested in reserving the same seats for this year's show. Orders for these past ticketholders are handled first and by mail order only. Tickets will be available for walk-in purchase beginning April 24...
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Vern Reed honored for his volunteer work
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Vern Reed, administrator at Turning Point Education Center, was honored April 10 with the Governor's Award for Excellence in Service and Volunteerism. It's the first year for the award, and six were given to recognize individuals and organizations that contribute their time, talents and resources to Indiana communities...
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Christian radio station offering local programming
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
WYTJ (Will You Trust Jesus) 89.3 FM, the only Christian radio station in Linton, is now offering local programming to Greene County. WYTJ Station Manager Harold Smith said the station went on air July 26, 2003. Until two months ago, all programming was from a station in North Carolina. ...
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Property recovered in 3-year-old theft case
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Julie Richardson, 34, Linton, was arrested April 4 on a three-year-old theft charge. Richardson was identified as the individual who sold stolen Indian artifacts to an individual in Sullivan. She's being charged with receiving stolen property, a Class D felony...
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Local student selected to attend People to People World Leadership Forum
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Kayla Geatches, a sixth-grader at Linton-Stockton Elementary, has been chosen to attend the People to People World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. next year. The People to People Leadership Forum was started in 1956 by former President Dwight Eisenhower. He started it on the basis that people can make a difference where government cannot...
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Flower, Patio Show set for this weekend
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
The Greene County Cooperative Service's community room at the fairgrounds will have the fresh scent of spring flowers and will be stocked full of seasonal gardening items and supplies as part of the second annual Greene County Master Gardener's Association Flower and Patio Show this weekend...
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Residents ask for help with roads
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
Bridges, roads and phones were the main topics of discussion at the Greene County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. Lynn Myers approached the board about County Road 425 N. She said when the county grades the road, gravel piles up along the sides, and the center is bare. Myers said big rains wash the gravel into the ditch and culverts, and the road washes out. She suggested making a hill in the center of the road and putting rip rap in the ditches...
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Police warn residents of money scam
(Local News ~ 04/19/06)
A Bloomfield woman has recently been the victim of a phone scam in which she was promised a large sum of money if she first sent money to an unknown company. Bloomfield police officers are warning residents to be aware of the scam. "What has got us concerned is they (scam artists) are using Bob's (Richardson) name. They are saying we (Bloomfield Police Department) endorse this and we do not," stressed Bloomfield Chief Deputy Kenny Tharp...
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Second inning propels Linton past Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/06)
SULLIVAN -- Linton exploded for six hits and six runs in the second inning as the Lady Miners softball team pushes its record to 6-4 with an 8-4 victory at Sullivan Tuesday. "We are headed in the right direction," said Linton coach Jill Flater. "Of the 10 or 11 girl that played, all of them contributed...
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