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Three sent to hospital following accident
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
A two-vehicle accident occurring around noon today (Monday) involved at least one City of Linton electrical department employee, and two other unidentified persons. The accident occurred on State Road 54 West just north of the Country Porch. All three persons were transported to the Greene County General Hospital. An update on the accident will be made as soon as additional information is made available...
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Jana D. Wilkes
(Obituary ~ 07/30/07)
Jana D. Wilkes, 44, of Linton passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007 as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
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Alvin E. McKee
(Obituary ~ 07/30/07)
Alvin E. McKee, 86, of Sandborn, Indiana, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Wayne County, MO, on Feb. 26, 1921, to Elmer A. and Roxie Z. (Hale) McKee. On October 11, 1946, he married Clara Belle Williams...
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Blanch (Wright) Allen
(Obituary ~ 07/30/07)
Blanch (Wright) Allen, 93, of Bloomington passed away at 1:44 p.m. on Friday July 27, 2007 at Garden Villa (Hospitality House) in Bloomington. Born November 30, 1913 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of the Red Hat Society and was also a member of the Body of Christ Church...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/30/07)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/30/07)
The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to one license plate check, one fraud, one follow up investigation, one 911 transfer, seven information only requests, one fight, one bar fight, two vandalisms, two loitering complaints, one personal injury accidents, two property damage accidents, two lost and found, two alarms, three animal complaints, seven suspicious vehicles/persons, two burglaries, three harassment complaints, one burglary attempt, two theft-other, one bicycle theft, two welfare check/concerns and one battery. ...
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'Transformers': Shakamak grad takes part in filming of movie
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
While serving his country in the United States Air Force, a Shakamak High School graduate recently got the opportunity to take part in the filming of the movie "Transformers." Air Force Captain Mike McNabb, a 1999 graduate of Shakamak High School, is stationed aboard the E-3 AWACS -- a command and control platform that commands air battle...
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Is the new technology information overload worth the loss of those precious moments?
(Column ~ 07/30/07)
Here's one thing I'll never understand ... People who talk endlessly on their beloved cell phones. You know the ones. They travel in groves. Possibly in cars or even walking down the street together. It could be a husband and wife or a mother and son anywhere. They're easy to spot...
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Family thankful in time of loss
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/30/07)
To the Editor: The family of Rollie "Pugeye" Eslinger Jr. would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, flowers, food, and all acts of kindness during the loss of our husband, father, and papaw. We also would like to thank everyone who sent donations to VistaCare (Hospice) or to the American Cancer Society...
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Much Ado About Nothing concludes Shawnee's summer season
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
Shawnee Summer Theatre in Bloomfield closes its 48th season with William Shakespeare's delightful comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. The play opens at 8 p.m. on Aug. 2 and runs until Aug. 5. Also being presented is the children's theatre workshop performances, Taming of the Sue and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Both children's theatre productions play at 2 p.m. on Aug. 4 and at 7 p.m. on Aug. 5...
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Bethell gets permission to spend economic development budget money
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
After a lengthy discussion Monday, the Greene County Council granted Greene County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Joan Bethell permission to spend more than $41,000 already allotted in the organization's budget. Bethell presented the board with a variety of information, including dollar figures needed for the economic development corporation to finish out the year...
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Council okays $2,500 additional appropriation for county coroner
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
Greene County Coroner Brian Gainey didn't get everything he asked for, but the county council did one half of what he asked for with the stipulation he could retuurn to make another requests, if needed. At last month's meeting, the council approved advertising an additional appropriation of $5,000 for autopsies for coroner Brian Gainey...
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Clerk says county elections in 2006 'OK' using MicroVote
(Local News ~ 07/30/07)
Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead says she knows little about a recent court ruling that ordered a voting machine company -- that supplied Greene County with its electronic voting machines last year -- to pay more than $350,000 in civil penalties and investigative costs for 198 violations of Indiana election law...
- Carmichael files for Bloomfield Council in Ward 3 (Local News ~ 07/30/07)
- Bailey resigns as ambulance service director (Local News ~ 07/30/07)
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James (David) Headley
(Obituary ~ 07/30/07)
James (David) Headley James (David) Headley, 52, of Switz City, Indiana, passed away Monday, July 30, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born on December 18, 1954, he was the son of James W. and Iris Rose (Abercrombie) Headley. In October of 2000, he married Glenda Sue Sparks...
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Rose begins as coach at alma mater
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
BLOOMFIELD -- Laura Kay Rose returned home Monday afternoon. Rose, who as Laura Kay Watkins was a standout two-sport athlete at Bloomfield High School, took over the volleyball program at BHS and had her first official practice in preparation for the 2007 season...
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Bulldogs start with 'Midnight Madness' practice
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
DUGGER -- Union (Dugger) got a jump on the rest of the area football teams when the Bulldogs started the 2007 season with a "Midnight Madness" practice. They had their first practice at midnight Sunday, the first moment that high school teams in Indiana could be practice as governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association...
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Dunn welcomes 24 to first day of practice
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
The Linton-Stockton volleyball team had its two year run of sectional dominance ended last year, and with the loss of several key figures from that team, third-year Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Penny (Wininger) Dunn is welcoming a total of 25 girls to her program this season to try and return the Miners to the top of the sectional pedestal...
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Bond hoping to have at least 40 players
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Jeff Bond was greeted by 22 players at the first official day of football practice at Eastern Greene High School Monday morning. "Right now we are missing at least 10 players," said Bond, who is beginning his second season in charge of the Thunderbirds. "Most of the missing still have to get their physicals...
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A more relaxed feeling coming from Miner camp
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
LINTON -- With football pads on and players running around hitting tackling dummies, you would never guess that Linton-Stockton football coach Steve Weber is as calm as could be. "I'm very excited to get going, get rolling," said Weber. "It's a little different than the past. ...
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Lynn has six golfers on the 2007 Miners' roster
(High School Sports ~ 07/30/07)
LINTON -- While other fall sports are currently involved in practice in preparation of the upcoming season, the Linton-Stockton golf team will tee off in its first match of the season Tuesday, July 31 when they compete in the Providence Invitational at the Covered Bridge Golf Course in Sellersburg...
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Robert Alan Sanford
(Obituary ~ 07/30/07)
Robert Alan Sanford, 48, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Thursday, Julyu 26, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville. Born May 17, 1959 in Fort Worth, TX, he was the son of Robert and Charlotte Sue (Pittman) Sanford of Bloomfield. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1998 and served aboard the USS Kennedy. He was a member of the Bloomfield First Baptist Church, the Retired Veteran's Association and the American Legion...
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