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High winds keep people busy Sunday
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
Sunday was anything but a relaxing Mother's Day with family members for area highway and street department workers as well as electrical power company crews and fire department personnel. High winds -- fueled by a strong low pressure system -- downed numerous trees, limbs and power lines. Some county roads were also closed temporarily until clean-up crews removed debris from the roadways...
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Eastern Greene students take part in Scrabble National Finals
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
They're back. With smiles on their faces and new experiences to share, the Eastern Greene Scrabble players returned to school Monday after being swept up in a whirlwind of excitement at the 2008 National School Scrabble Championship in Providence, R.I...
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Nina Barker
(Obituary ~ 05/12/08)
Nina Barker, 96, of Odon, passed away at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Ketcham Memorial Nursing Center in Odon. Born April 1, 1912, in Greene County, she was the daughter of William Bid and Cora (McFarren) Carpenter. A homemaker, she attended Mt. Nebo Church and Pleasant Hill Church. She was a 13-year volunteer at Ketcham Memorial Center...
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Jeana Marie Rose
(Obituary ~ 05/12/08)
Jeana Marie Rose, 6, of Jasonville, passed away Monday, May 12, 2008 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Arrangements are pending at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Wade, Miller to marry June 7
(Engagement ~ 05/12/08)
Christina Wade of West Lafayette and Jacson Miller of Linton would like to announce their upcoming marriage. The wedding will take place June 7 at 4:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lafayette. The bride's parents are David and Valorie Wade of West Lafayette, and Kathy Wade of West Lafayette...
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Sports Briefs
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
Eastern Greene camp info Eastern Greene High School girls basketball coach Dan Fidago will be having summer camps for girls in incoming grades 1-8 in June. Girls in grades 1-3 will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. June 9-12 and June 16-19. Girls in grades 4-6 will meet the same dates, but from 10 to 11:30 a.m. each day...
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Miners win 10th consecutive SWIAC golf title
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
With four players earning all-conference honors, the Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team cruised to its 10th consecutive Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton Saturday. The Miners had a winning score of 318. North Daviess was runner-up with 343, Union (Dugger) was third with a 353, Bloomfield shot 363, Clay City 367, Eastern Greene 386, Shakamak 447 and White River Valley finished with a 489...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/12/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Linton Police Department's activity report for Friday through Sunday included three incidents of trespassing, two fraud, five follow-up investigations, nine requests for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, one assist to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one protective order violation, one structure fire, one brush fire, one transport of documentation, one complaint of reckless driving, seven accidents with property damage, two funeral escorts, one suicide or attempt, one off-road vehicle complaint, three medical/illness, two alarms, three animal complaints, four suspicious vehicles/persons, five assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one theft-other, one 911 prank/false call, nine assists to the utility department, one domestic dispute, one shoplifting, one domestic dispute/neighbor, one abandoned vehicle, one community relations, two ordinance violations and nine traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 05/12/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Dana Hawthorne v. Roosevelt Hawthorne, Jr., dissolution Mary Carrico v. Paul Carrico, dissolution IDT Carmel Inc. v. Kathy S. Smith, collection Chase Home Finance LLC v. Frederick R. Jeffrey Sr. and Barbara A. Jeffrey, mortgage foreclosure...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/12/08)
Kids Count fund raiser A Kids Count fund raiser -- Hot Wheels 2008 (Truck Touch) -- will be June 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern Greene Middle School lower parking lot. Admission is $2, and children under 1 free. All proceeds benefit Kids Count. ...
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Black Beauty Coal to create new wetlands as part of settlement with EPA
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
CHICAGO - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Black Beauty Coal Co., Evansville, Ind., and with its subsidiary Arclar Co., Equality, Ill., for filling in streams and wetlands without a permit while mining in Indiana and Illinois. ...
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Linton family appreciates community support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/12/08)
To the Editor: The family of Jordan Sprang would like to take the time to thank everyone for the outpouring of sympathy expressed during the sudden passing of our beloved son, Jordan Lee on March 11, 2008. We are thankful for the immediate response from the EMTs, Greene County General Hospital Staff, friends and family for the assistance given...
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Stalcup thankful for support in May 6 election
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/12/08)
To the editor: I would like to take the time to thank all 482 (obviously I voted for myself) Republican voters for their support in my bid for county commissioner in District 2. You have no idea how it makes me feel to know this many people in Greene County would go out and support an average citizen like me, who lacked the means to get out there and campaign with the "big boys."...
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Gremore says thanks for recent support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/12/08)
To the Editor: Thanks to all of the voters who supported me in the primary election. I am honored to be chosen to represent you in the general election. Thank you. Ken Gremore Bloomfield Greene County Council At Large
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Eastern Greene Board approves personnel changes
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
At the first regular monthly meeting of the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees in the library of the new high school building on Monday night, members approved a few personnel changes. The board accepted the resignation of Barbara Milhoan as Girl's Middle School Cross Country Coach...
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Lady Lakers split with North
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Shakamak Lakers softball team split a twin-bill against Terre Haute North Monday. The Lady Lakers took the first game 3-1 before dropping the nightcap 6-2. With the split the Lakers improved to 15-5 on the season. Shakamak was the home team on the scoreboard although the game was played at North due to the Lakers home field being too wet...
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Lady Cards lose SWIAC game
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Bloomfield Lady Cardinal softball team dug themselves an early 5-0 hole against visiting Clay City Monday, and was never able to fully recover in losing a 6-4 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game Monday. The Lady Eels, No. 8 in this weeks Class A state poll, jumped on the Lady Cards with a three-spot in the top of the first inning and tacked on two more runs in the third for a comfortable five-run lead...
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Girls tennis sectional pairings announced
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
Girls tennis sectional pairings announced Daily World Staff Report The pairings for the Northview and Loogootee girls tennis sectionals were announced Monday night. The pairings are as follows. Northview Sectional Thursday, May 15 Northview vs. Linton-Stockton, 5 p.m...
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Lady Miners win second match in a row
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team picked up its third win of the season, defeating host Edgewood 4-1 in a high school match at Ellettsville Monday. The win was the second in a row for the 3-8 Lady Miners. "If you take away the disappointing performance Saturday at the conference meet, we are taking a two-game winning streak into the sectional," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "All the coaches and players were disappointed Saturday...
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Lady Wolverines defeat North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
White River Valley High School finished by scoring nine unanswered runs as the Lady Wolverine softball team defeated visiting North Knox 9-3 at Switz City Monday. The victory was the 10th in 16 games for the Lady Wolverines, as well as winning pitcher Stephanie Fougerousse...
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Lady Miners earn 11th victory
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Linton-Stockton softball team jumped out to a 9-0 lead and cruised to a 11-1 win over host Sullivan in six innings in a high school softball game Monday. The victory was the 11th for the Lady Miners, compared to nine losses. "This was a great all-around game for us," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Flater. "All the girls in the line-up did an outstanding job...
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Wolverines place third
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
White River Valley shot a 256, which was good for third place in a high school boys golf match at the Sullivan Elks Golf Course Monday. The host Golden Arrows won with a 169 and Clay City took second with a 180. Sullivan's John Paul Gilham and Clay City's Josh Strain each shot 38, tying for low-medalist honors...
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Lady Wolverines blanked by Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The White River Valley girls tennis team traveled to Washington Catholic Monday is search of their first win of the season, but came back home empty, losing 5-0 in a match. The host Cardinals dominated the singles matches, before the Lady Wolverines doubles teams each played a very competitive second set, but lost in straight sets...
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Lakers win Mitchell Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Shakamak Lakers baseball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday to capture the Mitchell Invitational championship. The Lakers defeated Clarksville in game one, 11-1 before defeating the host school, 8-3 in the championship game in eight innings...
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Lady Cards win on senior night
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
The Bloomfield girls tennis team finished the regular season with a 3-2 win over Barr-Reeve Monday on the Cardinal courts. The Lady Cards singles players were on top of their games and swept singles permitting only four total games. Bailey Maryfield defeated Kacie James 6-0, 6-1 at the top singles spot. The No. 2 position was won by the Lady Cardinal Nikkole Thombleson 6-2, 6-0. Sarah Miller continued the sweep for the Cards by pounding Devan Bullock 6-0, 6-1...
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Lady Cardinals capture SWIAC championship;
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/08)
Lady Cardinals capture SWIAC championship; BHS sets record for wins in a season ELNORA -- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals obliterated the field in capturing the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis championship here Saturday. Bloomfield placed all three singles players in the singles tournament semifinals and both doubles teams in the doubles tournament finals bracket, finishing with 27 points. ...
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Jasonville okays fire equipment testing, firefighter physicals
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
The Jasonville City Council unanimously granted the fire department's request for the testing of equipment and medical physicals for the firemen. Speaking for the fire department, Assistant Chief Darren Sluder informed the council that some fire chiefs and cities have been blamed for deaths because equipment wasn't tested or firemen weren't given physicals...
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Linton woman charged with multiple felonies
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
Six preliminary felony charges, including two counts of forgery and four counts of theft, were filed Monday in Greene Superior Court against a Linton woman. The charges against Teresa Michelle Ellis, a former employee of Four Rivers Resource Services (FRRS), stem from the theft of four checks that were stolen during the time Ellis was in charge of the accounts receivable at the agency...
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Old Linton City Hall coming down
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
Linton's old city hall and fire station will soon be a memory. The Linton City Council voted to accept bids for the demolition of the "A" Street building during its meeting on Monday. "It costs $38,000 to keep the old city hall," explained Mayor Tom Jones...
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Children who attend a good preschool are better prepared
(Column ~ 05/12/08)
To send to preschool or not to send to preschool? That is the question! With the school year ending and summer break quickly approaching, it is time to make educational decisions for your preschool-age child. Does my child need preschool? Would my child benefit from preschool? Should children go to preschool? I will try to answer those questions...
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Line-up set for Roy Clark show: See video and hear music from the headline performers
(Local News ~ 05/12/08)
Country music legend Roy Clark and an array of his talented musical friends will gather in Linton later this month for another memorable night of entertainment and two days of golf. The Greene County Foundation will present the yearly Roy Clark and Friends benefit show, which raises scholarship money for local high school graduates, at 7 p.m. on May 31 at the Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium...
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