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Stanley P. Ozalas
(Obituary ~ 09/18/08)
Stanley P. Ozalas, 91, of Bicknell, passed at 7:22 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He was born Dec. 20, 1916, in Seelyville, to Cassie and Paul Ozalas. Stanley was a retired coal miner and had also retired as a Federal Bureau of Mines inspector. He was a member of Bicknell First Christian Church, where he was a former elder, and a 50-year member of Edwardsport Masonic Lodge. He was married to his wife, Mary Ann Ozalas, on Oct. 8, 1938...
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Springville man accused of battering woman holding baby
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Nicholas D. Fry of rural Springville following an investigation into a domestic disturbance which occurred Monday. Fry is accused of battery upon a woman who was holding a baby at the time of the incident...
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Eastern Heights Utilities honored for public service during June floods
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
Eastern Heights Utilities of Bloomfield recently received the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) Public Service Award. The award is given to individuals or organizations who have assisted branches of the DOC, in this case the National Weather Service (NWS), in fulfilling it's responsibility for public safety in weather services...
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VFW honors Worthington community volunteers
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
To give long overdue credit and thanks to many individuals and organizations who have contributed to their community, V.F.W. Post 7117 of Worthington set aside a special day last weekend to pass out certificates, present a watch and make a number of generous donations...
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Linton churches making a difference for those in need
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
A locally-combined food pantry has grown again and now includes four Linton churches. In February, Saron United Church of Christ and St. Peter's Catholic Church began jointly offering their food pantry services at the Linton Community Food Pantry and Thrift Shop -- which is the former St. Peter Food Pantry at 440 E St. NE...
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Greene County receives $100,000 for flood relief, recovery efforts
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
SWITZ CITY -- Greene County has been approved for $100,000 in first-round funding for flood relief and recovery efforts in a grant made possible by the Lilly Endowment. This money will fill in the gaps in assistance left after federal and state grants are made, according to Greene County Foundation Executive Director Kerry Conway, who will be heading up a local group that will administer the distributions of the money...
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A team effort: BobbiSue, Cowgirl team up to win gold medals at Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
It's been said there is sometimes an unexplained bond between children and horses. One rural Jasonville girl recently proved it. On Sept. 6, BobbiSue Hayden took part in a horse show -- the Special Olympics, at Indiana's State Equestrian Championships in Danville...
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Habitual criminal charges filed in Clay County against Jasonville man
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
BRAZIL -- The Clay County Prosecutor's Office is charging one of two Jasonville men arrested during an alleged burglary in process at a rural Clay County home on Sept. 12 as a habitual offender. According to court documents on file in Clay Superior Court, Deputy Prosecutor Margaret Berry filed the sentencing enhancement against Justin Michael McDonald, 23, because he has two unrelated prior felony convictions in Greene County...
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Deed for Linton old library building transferred to Heritage and Arts Center Board
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
The Linton Library Board of Trustees and the Heritage and Arts Center Board of Directors approved the resolution Thursday night that will allow the deed transferred to the Heritage Directors for the old library building. Library attorney John Rowe stated that the resolution remained as presented to the Heritage Board at an earlier date. Signing immediately followed the approval of both boards and a new chapter for the old Carnegie facility will begin...
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Linton Go Kart Grand Prix ready to take the track
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
This weekend marks the 19th annual Linton Grand Prix -- when the rumbling sounds of go-karts echo throughout town as participants race around the track at Humphreys Park. The annual event is organized by the Linton Rotary and is the organization's main fundraiser...
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Police solve case of man found in road screaming for help
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
Police believe they have solved the case of the injured man who was found lying on the side of a road screaming for help last July. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell says the man was the victim of a "hit-and-run" accident and a suspect was taken into custody early Thursday...
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WRV School Board approves 'no cut' athletic policy
(Local News ~ 09/18/08)
The White River Valley Board of School Trustees voted unanimously to approve a new "no-cut" athletic policy during their regular monthly meeting held at the high school Thursday evening. Superintendent Layton Wall said this was something that has been under consideration for some time...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/18/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one breaking and entering, one illegal burn, four requests for information only, two for lifting assistance, one protective order violation, one school/foot patrol, one transport of documentation, two medical/illness, three alarms, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to other agencies, two thefts-other, one missing person-adult, one arrest - wanted on warrant, and 14 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/18/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES First Resolution Investment Corporation v. Jeffrey A. Karn, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jennifer Sue Hupp, battery resulting in bodily injury CIVIL CASES LVNV Funding LLC as assignee of Lowe's Consumer v. Sandra K. Smith, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/18/08)
BHS Class of 1998 reunion changed The Bloomfield High School class of 1998 reunion will be held on Saturday, October 4th. The location of the reunion has been changed to the Main Street Cafe in Bloomfield. Classmates are encouraged to visit http://preview.evite.com/event/bhs1998 for updated reunion details and to RSVP...
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Lady Cards lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
Inconsistent play cost the Bloomfield volleyball team as the Lady Cards lost to visiting Clay City 14-25, 21-25, 25-21, 22-25 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium Thursday night. The loss was the first in SWIAC play for the Lady Cards, who slipped to 7-12, 3-1...
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Shakamak wins at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
Shakamak defeated visiting South Vermillion 25-15, 25-16, 25-17 in a high school volleyball match at Jasonville Thursday. The Lady Lakers came up with 44 kills, led by Jess Gilbert with 20. Mikayla Crane had eight kills, Marki Collins seven, Stacey Durham five, Holli Moore three and Cassandra Holdaway one...
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BHS netters now 12-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
The Bloomfield boys tennis team picked up a 3-2 win over Owen Valley on Thursday at Spencer. The Cardinals swept singles to extend the team record to 12-2. In the top spot, Derek Corn improved his season record to 12-2 by beating Jordan Truax 6-2, 6-0 while Willy Scott took out Bryan Redenbarger 6-3, 6-1...
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Sullivan outruns Miners
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
The Sullivan High School boys and girls cross country teams edged Linton-Stockton in a make-up meet at Sullivan Elementary School Thursday. The host Lady Arrows defeated Linton-Stockton 26-29 while the Sullivan boys defeated the Miners 25-33. Kerri Waskom was the top Lady Miner finisher. She placed third with a time of 23 minutes, 45 seconds...
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Miners lose to SWIAC foe
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference champion North Daviess blanked host Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match at Linton City Park Thursday. Chase Rhoten, Seth Herndon and Kris Shipman fell at singles for the Miners (3-9). Kyle Cooper and Luke Knight lost a 7-5, 6-4 decision at No. 1 singles...
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Cardinal runners undefeated
(Community Sports ~ 09/18/08)
Both the boys and girls junior high school cross country teams remained undefeated after wins on Wednesday. The Bloomfield girls defeated Linton-Stockton 18-44. In the boys event, Bloomfield won with a total of 34 points. Loogootee was second with 45 points, Washington had 47 and Linton-Stockton finished with a score of 114...
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Borter's Bulldogs beat WRV in five
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
SWITZ CITY -- It was a bitter sweet night of sorts for Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Borter Thursday night. Borter returned to the gym where she has spent the last eight years coaching, guiding her new team over her former team, 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 15-8. The Lady Bulldogs earned a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win over White River Valley to improve to 3-9 (2-2 SWIAC) on the season. The Lady Wolverines fall to 4-13 (1-4 SWIAC)...
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Linton-Stockton defeats EGHS in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/08)
Linton-Stockton scored four of the last six points to win game one and closed out game two on a 10-3 spurt enroute to defeating visiting Eastern Greene 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match Thursday. "I was happy to pick up another conference win," said Linton-Stockton coach Penny Dunn, whose Lady Miners improved to 10-5 overall, 3-0 in the SWIAC. "Even though the first game was close, I thought we we were playing pretty well...
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