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With family first, Cochren enjoys new job at EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/08)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- This time last year Jeff Cochren spent most of his days covering a daily planner with his business students and getting prepared for the upcoming basketball season at Mt. Vernon High School in Posey County. Now, the new Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Eastern Greene High School is putting the final touches on basketball schedules for the upcoming season and continuing to learn all his new assignments...
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Ronald B. Tackett
(Obituary ~ 10/09/08)
Ronald B. Tackett, 80, of Solsberry, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at his residence. Born, July 1, 1928, in Tuscola, IL, he was the son of Philip and Marie (Mast) Tackett. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was employed at RCA, Otis Elevator, and the Bloomington Coca Cola Bottling Company...
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Dorothy Jean McAtee
(Obituary ~ 10/09/08)
Dorothy Jean McAtee, 72, of Greene County, passed away 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at Prairie Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Washington. Born Nov. 29, 1935 in Jasonville, she was the daughter of Virgil and Mary (Reeves) Rutledge...
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Joan Thacker
(Obituary ~ 10/09/08)
Joan Thacker, 74, of Solsberry passed away at 10:02am on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital. Born March 1, 1934 in Solsberry, she was the daughter of Wayne "Buck" and Gertie (Sherrow) Yoho. She worked at Sarkes Tarzian in Bloomington and Eastern Greene Schools, retiring after 24 years of service. She was a member of the Solsberry Christian Church...
- Planting from above (Local News ~ 10/09/08)
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Butler University recognizes Linton teacher
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
A Linton-Stockton High School teacher has recently been honored with an Excellence Award after being nominated by a former student. Elaina Hughbanks, LSHS chemistry teacher, has received the 2008 Butler University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teacher Excellence Award -- which honors teachers who have made a difference in the lives of their students...
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Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Library to honor veterans with 'Hero Tree'
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
Looking for a unique way to honor a veteran, or someone currently in the armed services, as a hero? The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library is going to offer the opportunity to take part in the "Our Heroes Tree" Initiative sponsored by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University...
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Safety Fair scheduled for Saturday in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
A home should be a safe haven. But do you regularly check for home fire hazards? If not, there is the potential for danger. This is National Fire Prevention Week and youngster as well as adults can learn more about fire safety Saturday in a community event put on by members of three area volunteer fire departments...
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Warrant issued for man as habitual traffic offender
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
A warrant will be issued for the arrest of a man caught speeding through Greene County without a valid license. A preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic offender, a class D felony, has been filed against Jason K. White, 28, in Greene Superior Court...
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Police chase man in downtown Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
A man who led a policeman on a foot chase in downtown Bloomfield early Saturday, then said he ran because he didn't want to get in trouble on his birthday, is scheduled to appear in court this morning. Bradley J. Deford, 27, Bloomfield, will be charged with resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor, and public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor...
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Volunteers sought to re-activate Solid Waste Citizen's Advisory Council
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
Interim supervisor of the Greene County Solid Waste Management District Erek Wilson believes soliciting input from local residents, who are paying an annual fee and subsiding the operation through tax dollars of the Recycling Center, is important. In that light, Wilson was given the OK from the SWMD Board on Tuesday to re-organize the Solid Waste Management District Citizen's Advisory Council, a group which has been inactive since the mid-1990s...
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Greene County Recycling Center expanding pick-up opportunities
(Local News ~ 10/09/08)
There will soon be more opportunities to submit a variety of items to the Greene County Recycling Center from mobile and satellite drop-off points. On Monday, the first satellite site will be operational in Worthington at the Sonshine Shop. Erek Wilson, who is serving as the interim supervisor of the Greene County Solid Waste Management District, announced that several covered recycling totes will be placed outside the back entrance to the Sonshine Shop to collect items...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/09/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one follow-up investigation, one protective order violation, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, 29 assists on utility repairs (street lights), three medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, three welfare checks/concerns, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one domestic dispute, one battery and five traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/09/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Bradley J. Deford, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication State v. Jason K. White, operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic offender SMALL CLAIMS Ron Goodman and Debi Goodman v. Ed Cox, damages...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/09/08)
Worthington recycle items drop off starts Monday The Greene County Soil Waste Management District and Recycling Center is partnering with the Sonshine Shop on 14 N. Washington St. in Worthington. There will be a collection site starting Monday for paper, books, magazines, plastic, aluminum cans, steel food cans and cardboard located in the back of the the Sonshine Shop by the blue building. Residents are asked to drop off recyclable materials only and do not leave trash at this site...
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Lady Miners win third straight SWIAC, TRC titles
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/08)
DUGGER -- With a 25-23, 25-17, 25-17 victory over host Union (Dugger) here Thursday night, the Linton-Stockton volleyball team extended its conference championship winning streaks to three. The win upped the Lady Miners record to 20-8 overall. They finished perfect in both the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference (7-0) and 5-0 in the Tri-River Conference...
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Taylor, Pruett playing college golf
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/08)
Two Linton-Stockton High School graduates are playing collegiate golf this fall. Chris Taylor is a junior at the University of Southern Indiana, and Rachael Pruett is a sophomore at Ball State University. Taylor, who played two seasons at Vincennes University before transferring to USI, has played in three of the Screaming Eagles' four tournaments this fall...
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Eastern Greene boys, Bloomfield girls SWIAC champs
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/08)
SWITZ CITY -- Personal best times were not at a shortage Thursday during the boys and girls cross country Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference meet. Both individual winners Drew Gambill of Shakamak and Jennifer Hughes of White River Valley shattered their PBs by 20 seconds each, while boys team winner Eastern Greene accomplished five person bests as well as all top seven runners running their best times of the season...
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