Stories from Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Incumbent Republican Bruce Borders and Democrat Sandy Blanton were re-elected as area state representatives in Tuesday's General Election. In the District 45 race, former Jasonville Mayor and current state representative Borders held a 52 to 48 percent edge over North Knox teacher and former coach Rick Marshall when the final votes were counted...

In a crowded field of nine non-partisan candidates who were seeking a spot on the Eastern Greene County of School Trustees, the voters spoke and selected four of nine. The top four vote-getters emerged from Tuesday balloting with a seat on the school board...

A real barn-burner of a race developed for the three at-large seats on the Greene County Council in Tuesday's General Election balloting. In a race that featured six candidates -- three from each party -- incumbent Democrat William "Butch" Brown earned a third term with 6,676 votes...

A rural Worthington couple asked the Greene County Commissioners on Wednesday morning to pave their road to help alleviate some medical problems for them and their neighbors. John and Yvonne Dayhoff addressed the commissioners concerning their desire to have a one-fourth mile stretch of County Road 550W between State Road 48 and County Road 800N paved...

The Greene County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to clean up a backlog of property land splits that have not been updated into the digital mapping system for several years. The commissioners inked a $39,925 contract Wednesday morning with WTH Technologies, Inc. to provide the consulting service to finish the updating work...

Recent history would suggest that Linton-Stockton would have the advantage when the Miners host North Daviess at 7 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field in the Class A Sectional 40 championship football game. But as I heard someone say once, "that and a couple of quarters will get you a cup of coffee at any local restaurant."...

Jonathan Towell, 22, Linton, appeared in Greene Superior Court on Wednesday afternoon, he was sentenced to eight years in prison - on top of the 15 years he got in August. Both sentences were handed down in connection with methamphetamine-related crimes...

It's been three years since the majority of Linton's city employees and elected officials have had a raise, and the mayor believes they're due an increase. The raise which Linton Mayor Tom Jones is proposing is 2 percent for department heads, appointed employees, and elected officials...

Alice Lenore Fisher, 90, of Linton, passed away at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 at her daughter's residence in Linton. She was born Aug. 24, 1918, in Lyons, the daughter of Guy and Pearl (Fields) Dugger. She worked at G. C. Murphy and in sales at various other stores in Linton. She formerly owned Dugger Wallpaper Shop in Linton. A graduate of Marco High School, she was a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and was a descendant of the founding fathers of the church...

Getting a flu shot is now about as easy as 1-2-3. In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not allow pharmacies to administer flu shots without a prescription but now that has changed. Jeff Doris, pharmacist at Linton Family Pharmacy, explained, "We are giving flu shots under a new change in laws enacted over the past couple of years."...

The results for the third seat in the hotly contested race for Greene County Council at-large have not been certified yet and a recount may unfold. Incumbent Republican Ken Gremore was edged out by three votes in balloting in Tuesday's General Election by Democrat Rae Della Cravens...

Geneva A. Grissom Bass, 75, of Sarasota, FL and formerly of Martin County, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at Doctor's Hospital in Sarasota. Born Feb. 8, 1933 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Elmer and Gertie (Sellers) Grissom. She retired from NWSC Crane in 1992 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Williams...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one request for information only, one custody dispute/exchange, two accidents with property damage, one lost and found, two medical/illness, one prowler, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute, one community relations and four traffic stops...

Veteran's progam at Bloomfield The Bloomfield School District will conduct its annual Veteran's Day program at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Glover Gymnasium. Veterans are encouraged to cotnact the Junior/Senior High School office at 384-4550 to RSVP for the program. ...

Mother was glue that held family together To the Editor: Have no regrets. A year ago on Aug. 15, my mother Mary Lucas, passed away from the terrible disease, cancer. I have lost many people in my life who were special to me, family members, friends, and acquaintances...

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