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Mary Margaret Himebrook
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Mary Margaret Himebrook, 79, of Linton, passed away at 3:30 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at the Linton Nursing Home. She was born in Linton on Dec. 7, 1928, the daughter of Claude and Anna May (Jeffers) Hawkins. She worked during her younger years at Real Silk in Linton and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Nine Mile Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Columbian Chapter #140, in Linton and several sewing clubs...
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Log truck rolls over
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
A log truck being driven by a Worthington man rolled over after being forced off the road early Monday morning on one of the curves on State Road 157 just north of Worthington. At approximately 6:20 a.m., Robert Fields, 58, was driving a 1995 Mack log truck northbound on S.R. 157, attempting to make the sharp right-hand curve south of County Road 800 North, when he met two other semitrailers headed south...
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Developing fine motor skills with your child important
(Column ~ 02/04/08)
Developing appropriate fine motor skills, or small motor skills, is essential for success in your child's education. There are many things parents can do to help encourage these skills. At the same time, it is equally important to know what is developmentally appropriate to expect from your child...
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It's time for new thinking in Indiana
(Column ~ 02/04/08)
There is a proposal to eliminate, or drastically reform county government. One recommendation under consideration is to abolish the Board of Commissioners and replace them with one elected county executive who would have the authority to appoint most of the local officials we now choose by election. The auditors, treasurers, clerks, and recorders would serve at the will or whim of one elected official. That person would be in complete control of our county government...
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Is being the next JFK a good thing for our country?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/04/08)
To the Editor: The media informs us that the Kennedys are endorsing Barack Obama for president. The media has also suggested Obama as the new JFK. Is this a "kiss of death?" With Obama's popularity growing as it is, it conjures up a very scary scenario. This has all the ingredients of a national disaster, on the scale of 9/11 and even worse...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 02/04/08)
Shakamak to dismiss early The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak will dismiss classes at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday (for a Professional Development Day for teachers) and Thursday (for the funeral of long-time school secretary Jeannie Sparks). Linton Bass Club...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 02/04/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kristi Moran, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, maintaining a common nuisance GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Sundae M. Howell, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 grams or more of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 02/04/08)
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 minor consumption, one stalking, nine requests for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, two stolen property, two vandalism, two custody dispute/exchange, one protective order violation, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, two transportation of documentation, one loitering, three accidents with property damage, one lost and found, one off-road vehicle complaint, five medical/illness, two alarms, two animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, five assists to other agencies, two reckless drivers, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one disabled/stranded vehicle, two 911 prank or false calls, two assists to the utility department, one assist to the fire department, two domestic disputes, one abandoned vehicle, one open garage door, one ordinance violation and 14 traffic stops.. ...
- WRV Homecoming Royalty (Local News ~ 02/04/08)
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Clyde Owen Fiscus
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Clyde Owen Fiscus, 91, of Eddyville, KY, passed away at 1:40 a.m. Sunday at Caldwell County Hospital, Princeton, Ky. Born March 21, 1916, in Owen County, he was the son of Benjamin and Lula (Franklin) Fiscus. A 1935 graduate of Worthington High School, he played on the football team all four years. ...
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Martha C. (Stierwalt) Freeman
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Martha C. (Stierwalt) Freeman, 91, of Spencer and formerly of Midland, passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2008 at The Residence of McCormick's Creek. She was born March 31, 1916 in Gosport to Morton and Clara Gayle (Anderson) Stierwalt. She was a self-employed seamstress, raised foster children, enjoyed cooking and played the piano and sang at many different churches...
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Lavelda M. Johnson Goble
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Lavelda M. Johnson Goble, 82, of Terre Haute, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, in her home. She was born Dec. 10, 1925, in Greene County to Earl Bales and Dola Ringo Bales. She was employed at Indiana State University from 1961 to 1987. She retired as administrative assistant to the president emerita, after having served under ISU President Alan Rankin and Richard Landini...
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Victor Larimer
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Victor Larimer, 70, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1938 to Arthur and Lily (Cejnar) Larimer in Chicag0. The family moved to the Solsberry and Bloomington area where he attended Solsberry High School...
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Mary Jane Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Mary Jane Miller, 91, of Terre Haute, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in Meadows Manor North in Terre Haute. She was born June 16, 1916, in River Falls, Wis., to Oscar J. Weberg and Edith E. Fanning Weberg. A graduate of Paris (Ill.) High School and the University of Illinois, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Mu Sorority and Centenary United Methodist Church. ...
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Beverly J. "Jeannie" Sparks
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Beverly J. "Jeannie" Sparks, 76, of Jasonville, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Nov. 3, 1931 in Flint, MI. she was the daughter of Merele Rex Sinders and Lillian J. (Johnson) Sinders She was married on April 6, 1952 to George L Sparks, who survives...
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Mary Jane Yates
(Obituary ~ 02/04/08)
Mary Jane Yates, 80 of Bloomington and formerly of Linton, passed away at 5:56 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at the Monroe Hospital in Bloomington. She was born in Greene County on Sept. 23, 1927, the daughter of William H. and Clara Bell (Cooksey) Mowery...
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Updated: Bob Knight resigns at Texas Tech
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Bob Knight, known as much for his fiery temper as his basketball brilliance, resigned Monday at Texas Tech, handing the team over to his son. It was a stunning midseason move by the winningest men's coach in major college basketball, who gave no hint a change was coming. Pat Knight, a Red Raiders assistant, was appointed his father's successor in 2005.
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Trio of Bloomfield students honored as top first-year 4-H members
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
Greene County 4-H participants, leaders and supporters gathered Monday night at the fairgrounds to celebrate the 2007 achievement awards. Three Bloomfield Elementary School third-grade students received special recognition for completing the largest number of projects by a first-year 4-H member...
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4-H Clubs honor Holtsclaw: Fairplay Township man volunteered many hours at fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
The late Charles Edward Holtsclaw loved helping out on the tractor and truck pull strip at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds near Switz City. It was a volunteer activity Holtsclaw did faithfully for more than three decades during the annual county fair and at other times when pulls were conducted...
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Police make positive identification on human remains found more than a year ago
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
State and county police, with the help of an University of Indianapolis anthropologist, have positively identified human remains found in a remote area near Tulip more than a year ago. They also determined that 51-year-old Forrest G. Burright, of Ellettsville, died from acute myocardinal infarction -- more commonly known as a heart attack, according to an announcement Monday afternoon by Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Curt Durnil...
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Habitat provides new home for mom, daughters
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
"Without God, it is just a house," said the Rev. Mike Roth, vice president of Greene County Habitat for Humanity, as he welcomed visitors to the Shakamak High School cafeteria Sunday afternoon for the dedication of the seventh HFH house and the first one built in Jasonville...
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Woman arrested for drugs that were within arm's reach of her small children
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
Linton City Police Patrolman Heath Murray arrested a 33-year-old Linton woman over the weekend for possession of controlled substances that officers said were in arm's reach of her small children. Preliminary charges filed in Greene Circuit Court Monday against Kristi Lee Moran include two counts of possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a common nuisance...
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Miners record fourth win
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/08)
Linton-Stockton snapped a two-game losing streak and remained on track in its quest for a Tri-River Conference championship with a 72-62 victory over visiting Eminence in a rare Monday night game. They were originally scheduled to play Feb. 1, but both schools were closed Friday because of the bad weather...
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T-Birds fall on road at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/08)
South Knox jumped out to a 12-2 lead and cruised to a 70-35 victory over visiting Eastern Greene on homecoming Saturday in a high school boys basketball game. South Knox, winners for the 12th time in 16 games, have now defeated Class 2A sectional foes North Knox, Linton-Stockton and Eastern Greene by 20 or more points. The Spartans do not face Bloomfield in the regular season, the other member of that sectional...
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Wolverines have winning streak snapped at home
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/08)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley misfired on 19 of 22 shots in the second half, including going over 11 minutes without a basket, as the Wolverines lost a 51-44 decision to visiting Owen Valley here Saturday night in a high school boys basketball game...
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Stormy weather with high winds could hit the area
(Local News ~ 02/04/08)
Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe says the area could be in store for some spring-like storms on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. Axe, who was part of a conference call Monday afternoon with Dave Tucek from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said heavy winds and one to three inches of rain could hit the Greene County area in the next few days...
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Streak ends at three for Union (Dugger) boys
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/08)
UNION -- The three-game winning streak by the Union (Dugger) Bulldogs came to a screeching halt here Monday night as the visiting North Central Thunderbirds defeated the host team 68-31 in a Tri-River Conference match-up. The Thunderbirds jumped out to a 8-1 four minutes into the opening stanza as the Bulldogs offense seemed non-existent. ...
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