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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 07/23/08)
Big Hose tournament The fourth annual Big Hose Golf Tournament will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday August 2 at the Phil Harris Golf Course. The format for this year's tournament is a 2-person, 27 hole tournament. Golfers will play a nine-hole scramble, nine-holes best ball and 9-holes alternate shot...
- Local player part of winning team (Community Sports ~ 07/23/08)
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Corn wins tennis tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/23/08)
Derek Corn of Bloomfield lived up to his No. 1 seeding in the Daviess County Open held July 18-19 at the Sports Complex in Washington by defeating No. 2 seed Kyle Haas 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the finals. Corn stating "I was a little nervous for a while in the third set" may have been an understatement...
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New stamp goes to bat for baseball
(Community Sports ~ 07/23/08)
As organized youth baseball and softball wind down for the summer, the Postal Service is suggesting that parents and youngsters who play ball not retire their used gear but ship it instead to "Pitch In For Baseball®" a non-profit organization that collects "gently used" equipment and distributes it to children in need...
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Linton firemen battle blaze on North Main St.
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
An early morning fire completely destroyed a garage and damaged three other structures in Linton on Wednesday. The Linton Fire Department was called to the Brad Baker residence -- 580 1st St. NE -- at 4:33 a.m., explained Linton Firefighter Doug Hall...
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Woman accused of altering prescription
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
A warrant was ordered Tuesday for the arrest of Tamara S. Atkinson after a preliminary charge of forgery, a class C felony, was filed against her in Greene Superior Court on Monday. The charge stems from an investigation by the Linton Police Department into an altered prescription for medication that was reported by a pharmacist at the Linton Wal-Mart pharmacy...
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Bloomfield woman faces seven felonies
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
A total of seven felony charges was filed in Greene Circuit Court against a Bloomfield woman Friday in connection with a number of checks that had been reported as stolen. The preliminary charges against Crystal D. Thompson include six counts of forgery, all class C felonies, and one count of theft, a class D felony...
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Bloomfield town-wide yard sale coming up August 2
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
Bloomfield's long awaited town-wide yard sales will take place Aug. 2. The annual sales event-- originally scheduled for June 7-- was canceled after a tornado ripped through the area leaving debris scattered throughout town. Bloomfield Chamber President Cynthia Ferguson explained, "If people want to be on the (yard sale) map they can still sign up on the Web site. Anybody who wants to be removed can contact the Chamber."...
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Youth Art Contest to be part of music festival
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
Look for local art again at the Linton Music Fest. For the second year, the Linton Public Library will sponsor a youth art contest Aug. 30-31 at Humphreys Park. Shelly Puckett, who serves as the young adult librarian, explained, "The library wants to be able to offer something to teens in the community that would support the arts and allow them to show their creativity. We'd like for all teenage artists to come and enter. It's a good chance for them to show off what they can do."...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/23/08)
Please respect the rules To the Editor: It is interesting to note how people that live in a community like Linton put their trust in other people. When we have a medical emergency, we call the ambulance, along with the EMTs. When we have a fire, we call the fire department. ...
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If you see a dog in a car, please do the right thing
(Column ~ 07/23/08)
OK ... one more time! Do not under any circumstance leave your dog in the car when it's hot. Karen Wilkes, another dog enthusiast, went to Wal-Mart. She saw a fairly large dog in a car and could tell that it was not doing well. Karen took down the license plate number, make, and model of car. She went in the store to customer service. She asked the store representative to make an announcement...
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Greene County Foundation raises $21,000 in relief funds
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
The Greene County Foundation has raised more than $21,000 in direct flood disaster relief funds and much of the donated money has already been allocated to help those in need. This includes $16,000 in donations and a $5,000 contribution from the Foundation since mid-June.
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 07/23/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of littering, one request for information only, two incidents of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one drug investigation, one lost and found, one medical/illness, five animal complaints, one prowler, two assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one extra patrol, one lost or stolen license plate, three domestic disputes, one animal/canine removed, one ordinance violation and four traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/23/08)
Bake Sale The Hymera Independent Community Church will hold a bake sale fundraiser from 7 a.m. - noon Aug. 2 in front of the Ruritan's Building located on South Main Street in Hymera. Haser Reunion The Casper and Catherine Hasler family reunion is Saturday, August 9th at the Mineral Community Building located at the Mineral United Methodist Church. Lunch will be at 12:30. Bread, meat and drinks will be furnished...
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Parsley says there's a lot he'll miss about Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High
(Local News ~ 07/23/08)
After four years, Greg Parsley is leaving Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High behind to take on duties as principal at Vincennes Lincoln High School. But Parsley will miss his principal duties at BHS. "There's an awful lot that I'm going to miss. The staff is top notch and first class. I would like to take them with me," he explained. "The bottom line is the kids ... I'm going to miss the students here immensely ... certainly the students at Vincennes Lincoln have got their work cut out for them."...
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Charles W. Slover
(Obituary ~ 07/23/08)
Charles W. Slover, 50, of Shelburn, passed away at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Jasonville. Born Sept. 13, 1951 in Chicago, he was the son of Virgil and Dorothy Brown Slover. He was formerly employed at McDonald's in Terre Haute...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 07/23/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Crystal D. Thompson, six counts forgery, one count theft GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Tamara S. Atkinson, forgery State v. Amy Geatches, check deception State v. Pascual M. Perez, operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license...
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