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Match-ups for the November General Election
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
2008 General Election Races Tuesday, November 4 U.S. President John McCain (Rep.) vs. Barack Obama or Hilary Clinton (Dem.) Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels (Rep.) vs. Jill Long Thompson (Dem.) U.S. Rep. 8th District Greg Goode (Rep.) vs. Brad Ellsworth (Dem.)...
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Gladys Mary Houghton Lammey
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
Gladys Mary Houghton Lammey, 92, of Waterford, Mich. and formerly of Jasonville, passed away April 17, 2008. Born Oct. 11, 1915 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Houghton. She was the wife of the late Willard Lammey; sister of Barbara Plants and the late Horace Houghton...
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Betty Jane Buzan Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
Betty Jane Buzan Johnson, 83, of Terre Haute, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Davis Gardens Health Center. She was born April 17, 1925, in Terre Haute, the daughter of Clarence William Buzan and Edith Rausch Buzan. She married James R. Johnson on Aug. 19, 1949, and he preceded her in 1983...
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Bloomfield to lose one officer
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
Bloomfield will soon have a new police officer, as Officer Brad Deckard has decided to join the Greene County Sheriff's Department as a deputy. Deckard has been with the BPD since last July, Town Marshal Kenny Tharp said. "His last day will be May 17 then he starts with the county," he added. "I understand (why he is leaving). You can't blame a guy for wanting to better himself."...
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Evelyn I. Calvert
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
Evelyn I. Calvert, 84, of Worthington, passed away at 5:17 p.m. Wednesday, May 07, 2008, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home, Worthington Chapel.
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Do the 'pundits' really know what they're talking about?
(Column ~ 05/07/08)
Listening to the so-called "pundits" on CNN during the Indiana primary coverage convinced me even more that those people don't know what the heck they're talking about. Where do they find 'em? And how much money do they pay 'em for their "expert" opinions?...
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Linton Boys Youth Baseball League says thanks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/07/08)
To the Editor: The Linton Boys Youth Baseball League would like to thank the following people and businesses for their generous donations that helped to make our basket bingo a huge success. With their help we were able to raise money for future baseball diamonds...
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Farmer's Market to open in Linton on Saturday
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/07/08)
To the Editor: The Linton Farmer's Market will begin its first season on Saturday, May 10. It's been a rainy spring, and many folks haven't put a garden out yet, so we will probably have a humble beginning. But we will have at least one vendor selling fresh homegrown produce at the market on our first day. Our market will grow as the weeks roll on...
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Housing rehab applications now available in Worthington, Switz City
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
Applications from low and moderate income residents in Switz City and Worthington interested in grants for home repairs and improvements will be accepted over the next few days. The towns of Switz City and Worthington will both be applying for a Housing Development Fund Homeowner Repair and Improvement Grant from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority...
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Colts tour to visit Linton on June 24
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
In celebration of the 25th Season of Indianapolis Colts Football and the grand opening of Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts will kickoff their 2008 Make It Personal Tour in Lafayette on May 19. The 2008 Make It Personal Tour marks the fifth year in a row the Indianapolis Colts have hosted a summer traveling road show featuring players and cheerleaders...
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Tarr to face Blanton in District 62 race
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
The slate is set for the District 62 State Representative race on the Republican ticket. Brook Tarr, who serves as Orange County Highway engineer, was successful in his bid for the District 62 state representative's nomination. He will face Democratic incumbent Sandy Blanton in the fall election. Blanton took over when former State Representative Jerry Denbo retired last year...
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Fairplay leads the way with 65 percent voter turnout
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
The appearance of presidential candidates on a Primary Election ballot is always a good thing for voter turnout numbers. Throw in a governor's race and a host of county and school board races on a beautiful sunny day and the numbers will be high. More than half of Greene County's 19,047 registered voters -- or 51.89 percent -- either went to the polls or voted absentee in Tuesday's Primary Election, according Marjorie Cullison, a deputy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office...
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Hot races bring voters to the polls
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
The dust and has settled from Tuesday's Primary Election, which is being called a very good one in terms of voter turnout. "I'd say the turnout was real good," said Marjorie Cullison, a deputy in the Greene County Voter Registration office. More than half of Greene County's 19,047 registered voters -- or 51.89 percent -- either went to the polls or voted absentee, according to figures compiled by the Voter Registration Office...
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John H. Priest
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
John H. Priest, 89 of Linton, passed at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Linton on Sept. 30, 1918, the son of Nathan and Henrietta (Alderson) Priest. He served in the United States Army in the 5th Armored Division under the command of General Patton during World War II, earning five battle stars. ...
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Mildred Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
Mildred Allen, 85, of Franklin and formerly of Linton, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the Franklin Masonic Home. Arrangements are pending at the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home, Linton Chapel.
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Spelts makes impact from inside dugout
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- Softball is a game where no "official" cheerleaders are involved but all sorts of chants and cheers can be heard from both dugouts all throughout a game. The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals are no exception, but the softball team does possess one very spirited and vocal player in the form of Kelsie Spelts...
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Fallen ISP troopers remembered
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
BLOOMINGTON -- The Indiana State Police Post at Bloomington held their annual memorial service Wednesday for those members of the department that gave their lives in the line of duty. Troopers present were brought to attention and prepared for the roll call. Captain Danny Price and Lieutenant Paul Bucher then read each fallen member's name, along with a description of the circumstances surrounding their death...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/07/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one forgery and counterfeiting, one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one brush fire, one medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, two assists to other agencies, one child abuse/neglect, one extra patrol, one welfare check/concern, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two fingerprints-miscellaneous, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one domestic dispute, one animal/canine removed and one ordinance violation.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 05/07/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. William Shane Keller, invasion of privacy State v. Michael L. Geatches, driving while suspended State v. Rhoda Byers, operating 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 grams but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/07/08)
Bloomfield Council to meet The Bloomfield Town Council will meet in executive session Friday at 5 p.m. at the Bloomfield Town Hall, 12 E. Main Street, to discuss personnel matters. Greene-Sullivan meeting The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session to discuss confidential student records, information about prospective employees, and job performance evaluation of individual employees on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ...
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Ruby Violet Bedwell
(Obituary ~ 05/07/08)
Ruby Violet Bedwell, 97, of Wadesville and formerly of Dugger, passed away at 1:21 p.m. Monday May 5, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville. She was born in Sullivan County on April 19, 1911, the daughter of Aaron Blakeman and Clara Chambers Blakeman...
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Eastern 'scrabblers' heading to nationals Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/07/08)
In keeping with tradition, Eastern Greene Scrabble players warmed up with a giant game of Scrabble on Wednesday afternoon prior to heading to the national competition this weekend. The larger-than-life 10 X 10 game was played by four teams of students, teachers and community members on the floor of the school gymnasium...
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Linton sixth-grade dance was a success
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/07/08)
To the Editor: This past Friday, the Shakamak sixth grade had their end of the year 1980's RockStar dance. I would like to thank the planning committee for all of their time and effort in making this dance a memorable experience. I would like to thank all of the parents for the donations of food and/or their time...
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Dedication and passion fuels Berns
(High School Sports ~ 05/07/08)
It would be hard to find a more dedicated athlete, fan or coach than Linton-Stockton baseball coach Bart Berns. Ask anyone associated with Miner baseball over the years what is the first thing that comes to mind when asked about the team and coach Berns would be the most popular answer...
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Bloomfield girls win junior high SWIAC
(Community Sports ~ 05/07/08)
The Bloomfield girls and North Daviess boys were junior high school Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference track and field champions. Both teams accomplished this feat May 3 at Linton-Stockton. In the girls competition, Bloomfield had a winning total of 129 points. Linton-Stockton scored 99, White River Valley 85, Shakamak 81, Clay City 60, North Daviess 49 and Eastern Greene scored 38 points and place seventh...
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