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Seiner sentenced to 69 years
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Shawn Seiner will serve 69 years in prison for the shooting death of rural Linton resident Jana Moore in the driveway of her home Aug. 11, 2006. Seiner, 22, of Linton, learned his fate following a 7 1/2 hour sentencing hearing before a packed Greene Superior courtroom Friday in Bloomfield...
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Greene County Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/19/07)
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Greene County Daily World editorial
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
Debate/forum will offer voters an inside look at candidates It may be five-and-a-half months until voters in Linton decide who will be their mayor starting Jan. 1, 2008, but they received some good news Friday. That's when it was announced on the Greene County Daily World's Web site (and in print today) that mayoral candidates Tom Jones and Kelly Foglesong will square off in a debate/forum sponsored by this newspaper sometime in October...
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Being a coach can be a thankless job
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
I can remember a time when I wanted to be a high school basketball coach and history teacher. I actually changed my major from journalism to secondary education before enrolling at Indiana University my junior year. At the last minute, though, I changed my mind...
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Good job Linton, WRV students
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
Students at Linton-Stockton Elementary School and White River Valley Junior/Senior High School deserve a big pat on the back as the students raised a great deal of money for Greene County Habitat for Humanity. During a convocation Thursday at Linton-Stockton, two WRV students presented a $400 check to Habitat. A group of Linton-Stockton students also presented a check. Their check was for $6,001.75...
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Bob Dylan with right ... The Times They are Achangin'
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
By Larry Vandeventer, Greene County Daily World Columnist Way back in the 1960s, Bob Dylan sang a song about how times were changing. I was a young sprout then and it didn't apply much to me then, but lately I have noticed that things are changing in my world. ...
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Our inmost prayer is to live in heaven
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
Ascension to Pentecost The out-pouring of the Holy Spirit was made on the historic day of Pentecost now remembered and soon to be celebrated among us. On that day, God gave the Holy Spirit to be with His people, largely through His New Testament Church. ...
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Police need help finding crafty crooks
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
Greene County Highway Department Superintendent Basil Shepherd calls him/her or them the "neat thieves." This crime is unique. But still illegal. It seems a county-owned mowing tractor with an enclosed cab that was parked along a county road east of Newberry. It was illegally entered sometime between the end of the work day May 7 and prior to the start of the shift May 10 by some crafty crooks who went about their business in what can only be described as careful calculation...
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God has given us freedom to make choices
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
Which God Will You Follow? Psalm 97:6-9 The heavens proclaim his righteousness; and all the peoples behold his glory. All worshipers of images are put to shame, those who make their boast in worthless idols; all gods bow down before him. Zion hears and is glad,...
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Marjorie Knox
(Obituary ~ 05/19/07)
Marjorie Knox, 80, Jasonville passed away at 12:05 p.m. May 18, 2007 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. Born Aug. 1, 1926 in Midland, she was the daughter of Quince and Elizabeth (Zuber) Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lawton Street Christian Church...
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Garland Hasler
(Obituary ~ 05/19/07)
Garland Hasler, 88, of Bloomfield and formerly of Lyons, passed away May 17, 2007 at Autumn House in Viera, Fla. He was born May 30, 1918 in Greene County, the son of William Fredrick (WF) Hasler and Nona (Humerickhouse) Hasler. He was a life-long farmer in Lyons and Newberry with many friends and neighbors. He was married 65 years to his wife, Virginia...
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Relay for Life special for Patterson
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
WORTHINGTON -- This year's Relay for Life is a special one for Nancy Patterson as she'll participate in her second cancer survivor walk today. Patterson, of Linton, was one of several cancer survivors at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on Friday evening in Worthington's town park. The event kicked off at 6 p.m. on Friday and will end at 6 p.m. today...
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Family, friends upset with Seiner verdict
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Teresa McBride clutched tightly to a small colored photograph of her best friend Jana Moore throughout most of Friday's murder sentencing hearing for Shawn Michael Seiner. Tears welled up in her eyes as she talked about the loss of her friend of more than three decades and senseless murder committed last August by Seiner...
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Nothing reported missing in break-in at former newspaper office
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Nothing has reportedly turned up missing from a Thursday night break-in at the old Evening World building in downtown Bloomfield. According to Tim Carpenter -- who is a maintenance worker at the Greene County Courthouse -- the incident occurred sometime between 10 and 10:30 p.m. when he was called to the scene to check on county records that are currently being stored in the building...
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Former, current students honor Mrs. J
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Bloomfield alumni, current students, parents and administration could all be found at an open house in honor of longtime Bloomfield Choral Director Sheila Jerrels in the school cafeteria Friday afternoon. Although Jerrels didn't want to bask in the limelight, her students were more than happy to share some memories of their school days with Mrs. J...
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Contest helps students with reading
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Fifth graders in Sara Correll's class recently out-read all other Linton-Stockton Elementary classrooms and won first place in the recent PTO-sponsored contest dubbed "Read or No Read." With 15,177 total minutes devoted to reading, the class came out on top, explained PTO President Mary Beth Jerells. The class was also presented with "Read or No Read" T-Shirts...
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Roush enjoys her new job with Chamber
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
There's a new face at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce office as Nadine Roush is the office's new administrative assistant. Roush started the job a few weeks ago, replacing former administrative assistant Lisa Mair. While Roush is new to the office, she's not new to the Chamber scene. Roush has been involved with the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce for about 20 years, previously serving as president and serving on the organization's board of directors...
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Graber excited about new Shawnee Theatre season
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Shawnee Theatre will once again bring live entertainment to the Greene County community with its 48th summer season -- which opens with the musical "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" on June 14. This season will offer a variety of shows sure to please theater-goers of all ages, explained Matt Graber, who is now into his second season as the producing and artistic director...
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Bloomfield police looking into several thefts
(Local News ~ 05/19/07)
Several recent auto break-ins in the Bloomfield area have local law enforcement officers looking for leads into the incidents. Bloomfield First Deputy Kenny Tharp explained that right now the department is looking into about 20 separate incidents that have occurred within the past couple of weeks...
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Watch out for kids this summer
(Column ~ 05/19/07)
School will soon be out and with that in mind please take extra care when driving. Kids on bikes, skateboards, and foot will be out and about enjoying their summer vacation and may not be watching out for you. And by the way, just because they're out on skateboards and bikes doesn't mean that they're punks. If you see that they are minding their own business let them be. Kids need some kind of space to just be kids...
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