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Karen Kay Fisk
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
Karen Kay Fisk, 67, of Jasonville passed away at 5:10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at Linton Nursing and Rehab Center in Linton. Born Sept. 17, 1940 in Brazil, she was the daughter of Walter Lee Pointer and Audrey Leota (Armpriester) Pointer. She had worked at Formfit, Crane, General Electric in Linton, Northern Coal Company Worthington Mine. She was a graduate of Coalmont High School and valedictorian of the class of 1958...
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William Hubler
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
William Hubler, 92, of Odon, passed away at 7:55 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at Lyons Health and Living Center. He was born May 5, 1915, in Martin County, the son of William J. and Lillian (Sterling) Hubler. He married Hazel Shelton, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 1999...
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Jack Kress
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
Jack Kress, 96, of Bedford and formerly of Linton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at his residence. He was born on October 25, 1911, to Burlington and Sue (Melton) Kress. On August 5, 1938, he married Anna G. Baker. He was a coal miner for 43 years and a dragline operator at Peabody Coal Company. ...
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John G. Coffman
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
John G. Coffman, Sr., 76, of Sullivan passed away at 12:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 5, 1931 in Sullivan, he was the son of George and Elsie Jordan Coffman. A U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, he was a retired truck driver and a member of the Sullivan Elks Lodge and American Legion Post No. 139...
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Edward A. Robinson
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
Edward A. Robinson, 63, of Crane, passed away 6:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at his residence. Born April 20, 1944 in Scottsburg, he was the son of Harold and Madge (Watterson) Robinson. He was an engineer for NWSC Crane -- retiring in 2007. He was a U.S. Navy in Vietnam and a lifetime member of the VFW. He was a member of the Harley Owner's group, ABATE, and was on the Board of Directors at the Crane Federal Credit Union...
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Roger L. Poe
(Obituary ~ 01/07/08)
Roger L. Poe, 60, of Bloomington, passed away at 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 in Bloomngton. Born June 16, 1947 in Linton, he was the son of Orville and Imogene Taylor Poe. A U.S. Army veteran, he was co-owner of Martin Printing Company in Bloomington...
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Parents, you are your child's first teacher
(Column ~ 01/07/08)
Parents, we are our child's first teacher and that is a huge responsibility! We cannot wait until our children go to school and expect teachers to get our children "caught up" on what they should already know. That should not be the teacher's responsibility. It is not fair to teachers, but more importantly it is not fair to our children. Unfortunately, that is what teacher are expected do...
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We shouldn't have to pay for the Big Ten Network
(Column ~ 01/07/08)
I hate the Big Ten Network (BTN). I am going to rant today so stand by. If you don't like ranting you may want to reread the comic section. The presidents and athletic directors (PADS) of the Big Ten universities recently bought a 1957 Dodge Pickup Truck with 243,000 miles on it from a man with questionable character, who only used it to haul pig manure, in an alley near Assembly Hall. ...
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Our Opinion: Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce off to good start
(Editorial ~ 01/07/08)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce appears to be headed for a productive 2008. A lot was talked about at last Thursday's first meeting of the year, and that was great to witness. That wasn't the case through some of 2007. Several chamber members brought up concerns or ideas for the board to consider, and each issue was dealt with in a professional and courteous manner. It wasn't one person trying to dominate the show, it was a collective group trying to do what's best for Bloomfield...
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State needs to make roads around Goose Pond better
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/07/08)
To the Editor: We hope that everyone enjoyed the lights at Pleasant Grove Farm. We had 50-100 cars per night! We plan having even more lights next year. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's as we did. Those of you that enjoyed the lights had to endure the roads; especially 300 South and 1100 West. Just the 1,000 or so cars and busses that came out have significantly deteriorated the roads...
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Linton small business owner wants her signs returned
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/07/08)
To the Editor: Please bring my signs back. I own two small businesses in Linton. The week of Christmas my beauty shop sign at the corner of 150 N and 1375 W disappeared and New Year's Day my sign at the "T" of Price Road and 1375 W was gone. I run a small beauty shop from my home and these signs were my only advertising and aided my clients in finding my business. ...
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Missing girl located with boyfriend at store in Linton
(Local News ~ 01/07/08)
A 17-year-old former Linton girl, who was first reported missing Saturday, was found safe with her boyfriend Sunday night at a Linton department store after an area-wide alert was activated by state and local law authorities.
- Union Homecoming Queen Candidates (Local News ~ 01/07/08)
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Leak repaired at work release center
(Local News ~ 01/07/08)
Everything is back to normal at the new Greene County Community Corrections Center after a water leak caused damage to a ceiling and prompted a move of some inmates to the adjacent county jail.
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Lyons man faces strangulation, domestic battery charges
(Local News ~ 01/07/08)
A 20-year-old Lyons man, Dane R. Bolin, will appear in court this week for an initial hearing after being arrested last Friday on preliminary charges of strangulation and domestic battery. In the probable cause affidavit filed in Greene Circuit Court late Friday, Lyons Town Marshal Ronald Sparks says he was called to domestic disturbance at a residence on Franklin Street in Lyons at 4:15 a.m. on Friday...
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Supply line for 'meth' cracked by local, state and federal authorities
(Local News ~ 01/07/08)
A supply line of large quantities of methamphetamine flowing into Greene County has been put out of business, thanks to an investigation initiated by the Linton Police Department. The investigation stretched from Linton to the west coast and eventually involved county, then state, then federal drug enforcement agencies...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/07/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one stalking, one fraud, two follow-up investigations, six information only, two juveniles/delinquent, four vandalism, one drug investigation, one structure fire, three missing/runaway juveniles, one off-road vehicle complaint, eight medical/illness, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, one burglary, two harassment complaints, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one theft-other, two welfare check/concern, two assists to the utility department, two domestic disputes, two domestic/neighbor, one ordinance violation and 16 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 01/07/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Dane R. Bolin, strangulation, domestic battery GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES The Bank of New York Trust Company NA as successor to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee v. Mickie Jo Coakley, Shawn Coakley, mortgage foreclosure...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/07/08)
Steak and Shrimp dinner Moose Lodge No. 1434 of Linton will have a steak and shrimp dinner at 5 p.m. Friday. All members and guests are welcome. Proceeds will go to charity. Improve your computer skills A variety of computer classes for all level of students are being offered this spring at the Greene County Community Learning Center housed in White River Valley High School at Switz City. ...
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Lady Miners win third game
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/08)
The Linton-Stockton girls basketball team rebounded from a loss to Northeast Dubois Saturday afternoon with a victory at home over Tecumseh, 58-40, last night. The Lady Miners held the Lady Braves scoreless in the second frame, turning a three-point deficit into an eight-point lead heading into the locker room at the break...
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WRV defeats Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/08)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley boys basketball team was chanting "DEFENSE, DEFENSE" during pre-game warm-ups and it was a sign to come as the Wolverines held Eastern Greene's offense to only 26 points in their four-point win Saturday morning in a consolation game here at the Greene County Daily World Invitational Saturday...
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Lady Cardinals hold off Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/08)
The Bloomfield girls basketball outscored Loogootee by 10 points in the second half to turn a two-point half-time deficit into a eight-point victory Saturday evening. The 35-27 win was the 10th in 13 games for Lady Cardinals Junior Siera Fuller led the Cardinals on the offensive end with a game- high 15 points, but according to head coach Kyle von Almen it was a stellar defensive effort by an individual that was the difference in the victory...
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Bulldogs avenge loss to Miners
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/08)
SWITZ CITY -- The Union (Dugger) Bulldogs avenged an earlier loss to Linton Miners by building a 21-point lead, then staved off a furious comeback in the fourth quarter for a 59-53 victory. The Miners who trailed by 20 points heading into the final stanza, tallied 27 points, which was one point more than they had for three quarters combined...
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