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Man takes police on chase
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
The sunroof blew out of a vehicle as it sped down an eastern Greene County road for 4.7 miles refusing to stop for Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman on Thursday night. When the car was stopped, the driver was placed under arrest. Adam S. Chapman, 24, Bloomington, was booked into the Greene County Jail on preliminary charges of felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated and felony resisting law enforcement. His bond was set at $12,000...
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Youth baseball: Life lessons from Linton
(High School Sports ~ 08/08/08)
Lessons were learned in Linton last week, good, heartwarming lessons. Adults pulled together to teach youngsters how to show class, out-of-towners and even out-of-staters, put aside rivalries to teach people that friendship is more important than victory...
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Graves excited about future of WRV volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 08/08/08)
SWITZ CITY -- Former L & M and White River Valley volleyball player Kristi Graves is the new face of the Lady Wolverine volleyball program. The first year coach is full of enthusiasm and eager to get the season underway. Along with excitement, Graves brings some experience to the gym as she played at the college level at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis...
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A love story
(Column ~ 08/08/08)
(NOTE: A few years ago, I wrote an article about our trip with our son's family to Nashville, Ind., to find the "violin man" whose advertisement they had seen on the Web. They found him and purchased a violin. Since that story, several people have asked what happened to Erin and her violin, so I thought I would share the rest of the story.)...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/08)
Bloomfield Chamber appreciates support To the Editor: The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following agencies, business and individuals for their assistance in the Chamber's Town Cleanup Day and the Fourth of July fireworks. The town was gracious enough to open the sewage facility location so that the Chamber would have a place for the dumpsters used in the town wide cleanup. ...
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Bloomfield man dies in crash near Spencer
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Staff Report SPENCER -- A single vehicle crash in Owen County claimed the life of Bloomfield man on Thursday morning. Frederick Lyons, 48, of Bloomfield, died in the 5:55 a.m. crash that happened on U.S. 231, four miles south of Spencer. Authorities said Lyons' 1997 Chevrolet pickup passed a vehicle, lost control and hit a utility pole...
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Two Linton cyclists riding for a good cause Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Two Linton residents will cycle today for a good cause. Byron Goodman and Shad Cox have been training for Gary's Ride -- a bike tour which will raise money for college scholarships for children of fallen officers. Indiana State Trooper Goodman explained, "It's in honor of Lt. Gary Dudley who was my lead instructor at academy and it's also for other (fallen) troopers."...
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Pair of warrants issued in Lebanon Cemetery break-in
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Arrest warrants were issued this week for two men who allegedly broke into a maintenance building of a cemetery with the intent of finding a vehicle to steal. Preliminary charges of class C felony burglary were filed in Greene Superior Court against both Stephen T. Clements and Jacob D. Furman...
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Bloomington man booked after eastern Greene County chase
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
The sunroof blew out of a vehicle as it sped down an eastern Greene County road for 4.7 miles refusing to stop for Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman on Thursday night. When the car was stopped, the driver was placed under arrest. Adam S. Chapman, 24, Bloomington, was booked into the Greene County Jail on preliminary charges of felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated and felony resisting law enforcement. His bond was set at $12,000...
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Southern Indiana blessed with many rivers
(High School Sports ~ 08/08/08)
The southeast portion of Indiana is blessed with numerous rivers worthy of fishermen's praise. Trying to narrow the choice of which of these southern Indiana rivers to explore can be a daunting task. So last weekend, I did the only logical thing, I fished three of them...
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A nice touch: Businessman helps beautify downtown Linton
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
Rural Linton resident Jeff Thom shows that doing the simple things can go a long way to make his community a better place. Thom has adopted the care of 40 potted plants that are hung on the lamp posts in downtown Linton over the last two years...
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Aletha "Gwen" Tibbett
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Aletha 'Gwen' Tibbett Aletha 'Gwen' Tibbett, 85, of Linton, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital. She was born on August 23, 1922, in Lyons, IN, to Lee A. & Rosa (Deckard) Tibbett. She was an employee of the Social Security Administration, retiring in 1992. She was a member of Central Christian Church in Indianapolis and attended Linton Church of Christ...
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Lisa (Kern) Cleveland
(Obituary ~ 08/08/08)
Lisa (Kern) Cleveland, 38, of Bloomington, passed away Monday, Aug. 4 at Bloomington Hospital. Born June 13, 1970, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Larry and Betty (Treece) Kern. She was a homemaker and an EMT first responder, as well as a volunteer firefighter...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/08/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one title check, four requests for information only, one vandalism, one utility repair, one vehicle fire, one medical/illness, two animal complaints, one prowler, two thefts-other and one domestic dispute-neighbor...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 08/08/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Asset Acceptance LLC v. Debra G. Mathew, collection Discover Bank v. Janet L. Hargrave, collection Kimberly L. Turner v. David A. Turner, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES Heather Lee Hall v. Joshua David Hall, dissolution...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/08/08)
Blessed Hope school dedication Blessed Hope Church has comnpleted its new school building and will conduct a dedication service August 24th at 7 p.m. The Service will be conducted in the fellowship hall of the new building. Blessed Hope is located on State Road 59 South of Jasonville,...
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Ongoing property dispute between neighbors may have led to fatal shooting
(Local News ~ 08/08/08)
RIDGEPORT -- A Center Township man fatally shot Thursday afternoon had been talked to earlier in the week by a Greene County Sheriff's Department deputy who answered a call about a threat made with a gun. Deputy Aaron Smith was dispatched to the Everette Smith residence at Route 4, Box 722 on County Road 950E, south of State Road 54...
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