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Abbott, Ellis to marry Sept. 27
(Engagement ~ 09/08/08)
Jenna Marie Abbott and Justin Robert Ellis would like to announce their upcoming marriage. The wedding and reception will take place Sept. 27 at Pic-A-Chic Farm (Bloomington). The bride is the daughter of Tim and Melissa Abbott of Lyons, and Angie and Shayne Koons of Bloomington. Abbott is a 2004 graduate of Bloomington High School South and a 2008 graduate of Ivy Tech...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/08/08)
You can help children with food allergies To the Editor: Have you ever had to look your child in the eye and tell them that they can't have the birthday cake from the grocery store like all of their friends have at their parties because it contains or might contain an allergen that could possibly kill them? Have you ever had to explain to your child why they have to take their own snacks to school or parties and can't eat the same things that their friends are eating? Have you ever taken your child trick-or-treating knowing that they can't eat the candy in their bag, but they still smile and say thank you? Have you ever seen the disappointment in your child's eyes when they see a new food product at the store and ask you to read the ingredients to see if they can eat it and you have to tell them that they can't?. ...
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Let's start the week on a positive note
(Column ~ 09/08/08)
Look's like I'm the only in the newsroom today. Hmm ... things could get interesting since it's Viewpoint day. Or maybe I'll just offer some inspirational quotes. Here goes ... "He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18 Holy Bible Timberly is a staff writer at the Greene County Daily World. She can be reached by e-mail at tferree@gcdailyworld.com or by phone at 1-800-947-4487 or (812) 847-4487...
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Linton wins two, loses two
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Linton-Stockton won two and lost two matches at the Barr-Reeve High School volleyball invitational Saturday. In the opener, the Lady Miners lost to Wes-Del 25-14, 25-15. Jannae Jackson served two aces to go with four digs. Tricia Emmons had two kills and Savannah Mason (six) and Samantha Butt (two) combined for eight digs...
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Lady T-Birds split two matches at WRV
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
The Eastern Greene volleyball team split two matches at the White River Valley High School Spiker Classic Saturday. The Lady Thunderbirds (3-6) lost to Washington Catholic 22-25, 25-17, 15-10 and then defeated the host Lady Wolverines 25-22, 25-12. "In our match against Washington Catholic, numerous things happened. ...
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Miners win 1 of 3 at Princeton
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Linton-Stockton defeated South Spencer 3-2 and lost to host Princeton and Vincennes Lincoln 4-1 at the Princeton boys tennis invitational Saturday. Lincoln had a 3-0 record to bring home the first-place trophy. Princeton won 2 of 3 matches. The Miners placed third with a 1-2 mark and South Spencer went 0-3 on the day...
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WRV continues losing skid
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
The White River Valley volleyball team dropped to 1-9 on the season with a pair of close loses in the Spiker Invitational in their own gym on Saturday. In match one, South Knox defeated the Lady Wolverines in three games, 25-16, 17-25, 15-10. Tayler Kail recorded eight points, seven digs and three kills for the Lady Wolverines. Rachel Mowery had a team-high 11 points to go along with her five digs, while freshman Jasmine May registered eight points and nine digs...
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Riggins third; T-Bird boys second at Martinsville
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Bloomfield freshman Julie Riggins continued her impressive start to her high school cross country career, with a third place showing at the Martinsville Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Cards placed fourth in the 11-team Class A race. Sydney Spice (sixth) and Tyler Odgen (10th) of Eastern Greene were the only other local runners who placed in the top 10. ...
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Wolverine netters lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
SWITZ CITY -- The youthful White River Valley boys tennis team once again ran into a more experienced team on the court Monday in the form of the Barr-Reeve Vikings. The home team dropped to 1-6 on the season with the 5-0 setback. "We just ran into another very solid team tonight," White River Valley coach Daniel Crites said. "Some of the scores did not indicate just how hard my kids played tonight. I was pleased with our effort."...
- Corn named athlete of the week (High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/08/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORT LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to one illegal burn, one fight, one utility after-hours call, one vandalism report, one protective order/violation, one alcohol-related incident, one transport/documentation, two property damage accidents, one lost and found, one suicide/attempt, 10 medical/illnesses, one alarm, two animal complaints, six suspicious vehicles/persons, four harassment complaints, one theft/other, three welfare check/concerns, one 9-1-1 false/prank call, two domestic disputes, one community relation and two battery reports. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/08/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Wells Fargo Bank vs. Justin R. Heckler, Amanda S. Martin and West Fargo Financial Bank, mortgage foreclosure. Wells Fargo Bank NA vs. Michael E. Bazinet, mortgage foreclosure. Capital One Bank USA vs. Heather Friend, civil collection...
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Neva June Drew
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Neva June Drew, 79, of Washington, passed away at 12:21 a.m. Saturday at Lyons Health and Living Center in Lyons. Born June 17, 1929, in Gibson County, she was the daughter of Roscoe and Nellie (Angleton) Hendricks. She attended Vincennes schools and was a housekeeper at Daviess Community Hospital for 15 years. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church and American Legion Auxiliary...
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Fred S. Griffith
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Fred S. Griffith, 75, of Linton, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Dugger, the son of Harvey and Opal Griffith. He retired from Crane after working there for 34 years and did carpenter work on the side. ...
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Merle "Stretch" G. Helderman
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Merle "Stretch" G. Helderman, 73, of Moline, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, in Silvis. Born May 14, 1935 in Indiana he was the son of Rollie and Lucille Dicus Helderman. He married Carolyn J. Hollingsworth on July 14, 1957 in Linton, IN...
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Floyd L. "Woody" Meeks
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Floyd L. "Woody" Meeks, 74, of Greenfield, passed away on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Born on January 14, 1934 in Dugger, he was the son of Alvin and Thelma Ruth Marshall Meeks. He graduated from Midland High School, Dugger, Indiana in 1953. He married Peggy Gabbard Meeks on August 16, 1953. He was a self employed brick mason and builder. He also owned Woods Motel and Family Restaurant and Woods Citgo. Meeks was a member of Greenfield Christian Church and the Hancock County Builders Association...
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Harold Lee Poole
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Harold Lee Poole, 79, Bedford, passed away at 2:17 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at White River Lodge in Bedford. Born Feb. 15, 1929 in Lawrence County, he was the son of Elmer Dell and Fannie Mae (Pemberton) Poole. He was a self-employed carpenter millwright and a member of the Eagles Lodge No. 654...
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Eleanor S. Russell
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Eleanor S. Russell, 86, of Linton and Lyons, passed away on at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. She was born July 23, 1922, in Freedom, the daughter of Claude & Emma (Carter) Johnson. She had been a beautician in Lyons & Florida & was a member of the Church of Christ in Florida...
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Women share tearful stories at Right to Life banquet
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
Following a buffet dinner and musical selections from Judith Montgomery and family, two women shared their emotional stories of adoption and abortion to 150 guests at the sixth annual Greene County Pro-Life dinner Saturday evening. With tears of joy and praising women who opt to place their babies for adoption rather than have an abortion, Jennifer Abrell shared her and her husband Tom's experience in the adoption of their two children, Marjorie and Lucas...
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Runners compete at pre-state meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Cross Country runners from Shakamak and White River Valley experienced a measuring stick, so to speak, of what it will take to have success in the post season and hopefully make a run to the state championship. Both teams competed at the Pre-State meet at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Saturday, which is the site for the state championships each year...
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Lady Cards topped by Martinsville
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Bloomfield lost for the seventh time in 11 volleyball matches, falling at Martinsville 10-25, 12-25, 8-25 Monday night. "They are a pretty good team, especially their middle hitter," said BHS coach Jennifer Heaton. "I have seen her play since the seventh grade, when she was at Martinsville West and I was coaching at Monrovia. She is finally a senior."...
- Linton Fire Department gets "Moosed" (Local News ~ 09/08/08)
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It will take about a week to fix sink hole in Linton
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
Work on the sink hole on 4th Street SW in Linton is set to start Wednesday. On Monday, Linton's Gas and Water Utility Superintendent Jeff Lehman met with Nick Lorenzo, emergency coordinator with the Department of Natural Resources to plan the next step...
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What time is it? Check the courthouse clock
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
The clock on the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield is working again after at least a decade of working only sporadically. The electric clock is not ticking, but it is quietly and efficiently "purring" again, according to veteran Bloomfield clock repairman Basil Bennett, who operates the "Dancing Bear Shoppe" -- about a half block from the courthouse on West Main Street...
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Officials hope lab work will shed light on shootings
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw says there is "nothing new" to report on two local shooting cases that occurred in July and August. "We're still waiting on the lab work," Holtsclaw told the Greene County Daily World on Monday afternoon. The prosecutor said he has been in recent conversations with Indiana State Police detectives in both cases, but as of now no charges have been filed...
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Lady Bulldogs lose at Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/08)
Host Cloverdale needed four games to dispose of visiting Union (Dugger), beating the Lady Bulldogs 25-20, 25-11, 23-25, 26-24 in a high school volleyball match Monday night. The loss was the seventh in a row for Union (Dugger), now 1-7. "They worked well on coverage tonight," Lady Bulldog coach Becky Borter said of her squad...
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Margaret M. Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Margaret M. Hamilton, 74, of Farmersburg Indiana, daughter of William and Dorothy Gilbert, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was born Sept. 3 1934. She is survived by six sisters; four children, Sharon Lowe, Jack Sims, Madonna Matherly, and Margo Ricketts, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...
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Shirley L. Short
(Obituary ~ 09/08/08)
Shirley L. Short, 95, of Lampasas, Texas and formerly of Worthington, passed away, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Worthington to Barton C. and Jessie e. (Kirkpatrick) Morris. She was a retired Postal Clerk, and from Worthington State Bank. She was a member of Linton First Christian Church, D.A.R., Greene County Historical Society and Worthington Garden Club...
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Fellow firefighter questions Linton mayor's pick as department chief
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
One Linton firefighter questioned Mayor Tom Jones' recent fire chief appointment during Monday's city council meeting. It was after Gary Tannehill was officially sworn in as Linton's new fire chief that fellow firefighter Richie Budd spoke up. But prior to voicing his concern, Budd made it known that what he was about to say had already been said to Tannehill...
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Jasonville resident has questions about promise of fence from business
(Local News ~ 09/08/08)
JASONVILLE -- Resident Gary Terrell approached the Jasonville City Council Monday evening complaining about a privacy fence issue. Terrell contended that Casey's General Store representative, John Setty, promised during a previous council meeting that the company would do everything possible to cooperate with neighbors. He also assured Terrell that a privacy fence between his (Terrell's) house and the new store would be built...
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