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Jackie M. Dillon
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Jackie M. Dillon, 75, of Bloomfield passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Friday March 15, 2008 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 17, 1932 in Washington, he was the son of George and Edith (Phipps) Dillon. He was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army for 20 years and was retired. He was a life member of the VFW in Fort Wayne, an Associate member of the Indiana Sheriff's Association, and TREA Retired Enlisted Association...
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Virginia Fernald
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Virginia Fernald, 92 , of Hymera passed away at 8:10 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2008 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. She was born Jan. 28, 1916 in Sullivan County to Bernard Switzer Tipton and Cornelia (Creasy) Tipton. She had a Bachelor's degree from Indiana State Teacher's College in Terre Haute and started teaching at 16 years of age. ...
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Claude D. Cole
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Claude D. Cole, 87, of Bloomington, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2008 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born March 14, 1921 in Linton, he was the son of Enoch W. and Myrtle (Carter) Cole. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Springville and the American Legion Post 196 in Bloomfield. He retired from General Electric as an assembly line worker and was a farmer...
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Vivian Verneice Summerville
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Vivian Verneice Summerville, 87, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:40 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2008 at her residence. Born April 23, 1920 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Jesse Brown and Emma (Hamilton) Padgett. She worked at Pielemeier Restaurant in Bloomfield and Toodie's Cafe in Scotland, She also worked on the farm and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Scotland United Methodist Church, Scotland Ladies Aid and Scotland Historical Society...
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Linton students hope to raise money to build Habitat home
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Linton-Stockton Elementary School students will soon do some math for a good cause. The school's first-ever Habitat for Humanity math-a-thon will kick-off April 7. L-S Elementary Principal Kent Brewer explained, "Our goal is to raise $40,000 to be responsible for building one house. It actually builds two (Habitat Homes). For every one built in Greene County one is built overseas."...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/18/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one transfer of a 911 call, seven requests for information only, one rape, one medical/illness, three animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one extra patrol, one welfare check/concern, one theft-motor vehicle, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one abandoned vehicle, three ordinance violations and one traffic stop.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 03/18/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Jeffrey W. Wyatt v. Stephanie Hudoff and Grange Indemnity Insurance Company, civil torte Shawna M. Cook v. Roy D. Cook, Jr., dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Clifford R. Edwards, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .08 but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/18/08)
Party with the Bunny Saturday The Bloomfield Tri-Kappa Sorority will conduct its annual "Party with the Bunny" program from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service building at 4-H Fairgrounds, one mile west of the State Road 54/State Road 57 junction. ...
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H.D.(Duane) Boardman, Geraldine Boardman
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
H.D. (Duane) and Geraldine Boardman, of Boonville, passed away at their home from natural causes. Duane was a devoted caregiver to his wife, Geraldine and was a loving father and proud grandfather. Duane and Geraldine were members of the First Baptist Church in Boonville, IN...
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Leroy Martin
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Leroy Martin, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008. He was born June 18, 1921 in Owen County to Owen and Martha (Bryant) Martin. He married Billie Louise Meek in 1940. He was self employed for many years, operating a small log and lumber business. ...
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June, Johnny provided the mule power
(Column ~ 03/18/08)
It was the first week in February. The sun was as brilliant as a glistening new tooth in a grandbaby's mouth. The breeze was as gentle as a mother brushing a baby's hair. The temperature was as perfect as a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. BW and I were in Kismet as we ambled down Meeting Street in Charleston, S.C. Hand in hand we munched on ice cream cones...
- Fun at the library (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
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Linton-Stockton Board hires media specialist
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Kimberly Porter was hired as the new Linton-Stockton Junior High School media specialist by the Board of School Trustees on Monday night. She will begin her duties in the 2008-09 school year. Porter replaces Risa Hamm who resigned from the media specialist position Feb. 22...
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Judge Holt schedules trial-by-jury date in Stahl case
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Amid extra security measures in the courthouse, Scott D. Stahl was in Greene Superior Court on Tuesday morning for an initial hearing on charges connected with an incident in the emergency room of Greene County General Hospital on Monday. Stahl, 29, Bloomfield, is facing a number of charges, including: Criminal mischief, a class D felony; resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor; and public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor...
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Trailer gutted at Shrine Club
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
No injuries were reported in a Tuesday morning fire that completely gutted a trailer located near the Shrine Club on White Rose Road in rural Linton. The trailer is owned by Mike Chambers of Martinsville, explained Opie Wall, member of the Linton Fire Department...
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SWIAC teams announced
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/08)
The 2007-08 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference announced its teams for boys and girls basketball recently. Eight of the 12 boys members came from area schools. Bloomfield placed three members on the team, tying conference champions North Daviess for most members. The Cardinals tied for second place in the conference with White River Valley. Senior Derrick Held, junior Rick Tally and sophomore Andy Cochrane were the three Cardinals to make the cut...
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WRV School Board acts on several agenda items
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
The White River Valley School Board quickly handled several items on the agenda in their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. -- Paul Lantz of Worthington was approved as a volunteer coach in the high school golf program. -- Mary Jo Jackson was approved to fill the position of Junior/Senior High School guidance counselor...
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Eberhardt, firemen enjoy new Linton Fire Station
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Linton Fire Chief Lonnie Eberhardt was the guest speaker at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday. He provided an update on the LFD's new station as well as answered questions. "We've been in it (station) for one year and three months. ... Things are going pretty good," Eberhardt said...
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Recording equipment approved for 'third courtroom'
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
The third courtroom in the Greene County Courthouse addition is nearly finished. Now to make the courtroom functional, recording equipment is neeed, Greene County Superior Court Judge J. David Holt the county commissioners on Tuesday morning. After hearing the request, the commission quickly approved the purchase of recording equipment at a cost not to exceed $15,000...
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Long to be new IT guy for county
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
After months of discussion, the commissioners took action Tuesday morning to purchase computer equipment, and decided how it will handle the maintenance of the county's computer systems. By a 3-0 vote, the commissioners agreed to buy 22 computers and monitors, three printers, along with two servers used in the tax reassessment process from Cleaver Consulting Cabling of Martinsville...
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County, Linton sign agreement for ambulance coverage
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
The city of Linton and Greene County officials have signed an interlocal agreement. It outlines how emergency ambulance service will be provided to residents in and around the county's largest community. On Tuesday morning, the Greene County Commissioners signed the agreement that stipulates the responsibility of the county's ambulance service, as well as the Greene County Rescue unit operated by the Linton City Fire Department...
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