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Event at Shakamak State Park gives youth a taste of bow shooting, outdoors
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
A free youth bow shoot and campout will take place Aug. 8-9 at Shakamak State Park in Jasonville. This event is part of a national program for youth titled Kicking Bear Archery Clinics, and campers will meet legendary bow hunter Ray Howell. All ages of kids are welcome to attend. Last year's event attracted 70 some kids and 40-plus adults as mentors...
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Four Eastern School Board seats on November ballot
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
At the Eastern Greene School Board meeting Monday evening, board member Lane Corbin reminded the public that school board seats will be on the ballot in the fall election. "There are four positions open on the school board this year and anyone who is interested in running may file starting Wednesday (today)," said Corbin...
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Family Life Center ready for yearly backpack bonanza
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
The Family Life Center is gearing up for its fifth annual backpack bonanza -- which is scheduled for Aug. 6-8. FLC Director Dianne Langer explained, "This project is about gathering and filling backpacks for kids in need." It will take $40 to $45 to purchase a backpack and fill it with the necessities, she noted. This excludes new shoes, clothes and book rental fees...
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FEMA prepared to help county recoup funds from recent disasters
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) held a "kickoff meeting" in the Greene County courthouse Tuesday afternoon with county department heads to explain the procedure involved in receiving FEMA disaster assistance. Besides helping individuals and families following disasters, FEMA also provides assistance to municipal, county and state government agencies and some non-profit organizations in areas that have been declared a disaster area...
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Good police work helps locate stolen items
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
Due to some good detective work, the Linton Police Department has successfully located several items which were recently stolen. "We have located all three four-wheelers that were stolen a week or so ago, and also the air-conditioner that was stolen from St. Peter's Church," explained LPD Chief Troy Jerrell...
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Group witnessed someone in the river; Was it Betty Carlton?
(Local News ~ 07/22/08)
A rural Jasonville woman doesn't know if the person she and several other people saw floating in the West Fork of the White River on a sunny Sunday evening earlier this month was a missing Bloomfield woman. Heather Sciscoe isn't sure now if it was 41-year-old Betty Carlton, but at the time she said there was no reason to be alarmed or to contact law authorities...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 07/22/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one license plate check, one refusal to leave, two follow-up investigations, four requests for information only, one fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one structure fire, one brush fire, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern and nine traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/22/08)
Fall Registration at Learning Center The Greene County Community Learning Center will hold registration for fall semester classes on Thursday, July 31 and Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Students planning to enroll in courses offered by Ivy Tech Community College may also register on Thursday, Aug. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 07/22/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Haley Bays v. Jeffery Bays II, dissolution John H. Hancock v. Ashley J. Hancock, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kevin D. Blackford, domestic battery INFRACTIONS Dominic L. Abrell, oper un-rec orv on public hwy...
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