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Charles M. Herron
(Obituary ~ 12/01/08)
Charles M. Herron, 77, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Clarian West in Avon. He was born Nov. 11, 1931, in Madison, the son of Cletus and Ida Herron. He was a postal worker at the United States Post Office and was an U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War...
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Rex E. Bowman
(Obituary ~ 12/01/08)
Rex E. Bowman, 82, of Sandborn, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Lyons Health & Living Center. He was born on May 29, 1926, in Sandborn, to Thomas B. and Daisy (Mitchell) Bowman. On June 26, 1949 he married Eva Colleen Brower and they had two children...
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James B. Booker
(Obituary ~ 12/01/08)
James B. Booker, 58, of Brazil, passed away Friday Nov. 28, 2008 at St. Vincent Clay County Hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 1950 in Vincennes, the son of Darwin M. and Marjorie R.(Boardman) Booker. Booker was the owner-operator of Ecology Pest Control. He was involved in many basketball organizations and was formerly the Linton-Stockton High School freshman basketball coach. He also played in the Jackson Township Band and formerly the Brazil Concert Band...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/01/08)
Work together to solve energy crisis To the Editor: This is a plea to the president, congressmen, senators, governors, state representatives, and state senators. A few months ago the people of the United States were crying out to you about the high price of gas. ...
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Richard E. Ballard
(Obituary ~ 12/01/08)
Richard E. Ballard, 50, of Dugger, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 31, 1958 in Linton, he was the son of Maurice and Rosella Fines Ballard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served as a pilot and warrant officer. He was also a Dr. Father in the Greek Orthodox Church...
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Caleb Anthony Villalobos
(Obituary ~ 12/01/08)
Caleb Anthony Villalobos, Bloomfield, infant son of Josue and Emily Marie Villalobos, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008. Surviving relatives include: mother Emily Marie (Wintergerst) Villalobos of Bloomfield; father, Josue Villalobos of Nashville; two brothers, Aidan Manuel Villalobos and Josiah David Villalobos, both at home; maternal grandfather, David Wintergerst of Odon; paternal grandparents, Ava and Eloy Villalobos of Mexico; and a great-grandmother, Elene Wintergerst...
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NNORC trying to make community more liveable
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
A recent NNORC meeting updated residents on its goals as well as other topics. NNORC (Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) project is about making the community more livable as its residents age. In an interview last week, Local NNORC Coordinator Nadine Roush went over the basics of the recent meeting...
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Some Switz City residents will be without water during night time leak repair
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
SWITZ CITY -- Some Switz City residents will be without water service during night hours while a small leak at the town's water plant is repaired. Rick Graves from Graves Plumbing informed the Switz City Town Council Monday evening that the water would be shut off for a few people when repairs are made...
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Jury selection begins Wednesday in Lehman trial
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
Jury selection is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the trial of W. Jeffrey Lehman in Greene Circuit Court. Lehman has been charged with strangulation, a class D felony, and three other misdemeanor counts including interference with the reporting of a crime, a class A misdemeanor; disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor; and battery resulting in bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor...
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Opening of Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County delayed
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
A few setbacks have caused a delay in the opening of the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County. Originally slated to open around Dec. 1, now the opening is set for January with music lessons beginning later this month. Donna Kluesner, president of the arts center board, explained, "We're looking forward to opening as soon as we can. We've had a few setbacks ... but for a 100-year-old building it's not too bad."...
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Stolen cross turns up in river; returned to rural Jasonville couple
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
Rural Jasonville residents Bobby and Char Lene Mowery received an unexpected Thanksgiving Day present. The homemade wooden cross that formerly marked the spot where their 19-year-old son, Justin died in a traffic accident along County Road 500N on Sept. 23, 2007, was returned more than a year after it was stolen from the site...
- BREAKING NEWS: ALPHA COMPANY TO ARRIVE AT LINTON ARMONY TUESDAY EVENING (Local News ~ 12/01/08)
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Naked man ends up in hospital
(Local News ~ 12/01/08)
Greene County Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Woodall and several other deputies and emergency personnel responded early Monday morning to an unusual incident in eastern Greene County. It involved a 70-year-old man, Freddie Lennings, who forced his way into a neighbor woman's home...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/01/08)
Scotland Cemetery meeting A Scotland Cemetery meeting will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Scotland Fire Department. Everyone is welcome. Greene County Singles The Greene County Singles will hold a dance, dinner and silent auction Saturday at the Greene County Extension Building at Switz City. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., dance from 8- 11 p.m. Admission is $5 with a food item, $6 with a 2 liter soda or $7 empty-handed. For more information call 825-4032...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/01/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one illegal burn, one medical/extraction, three follow-up investigations, five requests for information only, one lifting assistance, one juvenile/delinquent, one incident of vandalism, five brush fires, four accidents with property damage, seven medical/illness, one animal complaint, one prowler, three suspicious vehicles/persons, three assists to other agencies, two complaints of harassment, one reckless driver, one traffic control, one theft-other, one missing person-adult, two fingerprints for gun permits, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and 32 traffic stops.. ...
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WRV tops Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/08)
CLAY CITY -- Just a year ago White River Valley advanced to the regional championship game during a 19-5 season. On Monday night, the Class A seventh-ranked Wolverines strung together a second half 19-3 run as they pulled away for a 67-42 win over Clay City...
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Pirtle eclipses 1,000 points
(High School Sports ~ 12/01/08)
By B.J. Hargis Sports Editor MaKaylee Pirtle became just the third player in the history of Union (Dugger) High School girls basketball program to score 1,000 points. Pirtle poured in a game-high 22 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 53-50 over visiting South Knox Monday night...
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