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Yard damaged in Sunday afternoon accident in eastern Greene Co.
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Neither the driver nor a passenger were injured in a Sunday afternoon accident in eastern Greene County but one yard sustained significant damage. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman responded to the scene on State Road 45 north of County Road 225N around 3:51 p.m...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department asks for tip in ATV theft near Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking for information about the theft of an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and a trailer that was stolen sometime on Saturday from a rural residence near Bloomfield. Deputy Jeremy Inman is investigating the theft from the property of Brian Beatty on Baseline Rd. south of Bloomfield...
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Teens escape injury after rolling truck in accident Sunday night
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Three teens escaped without serious injury after a driver hit a pothole, lost control of the vehicle and rolled it over several times in Grant Township late Sunday night. Fifteen-year-old Makenzi Roby of rural Worthington was eastbound in a 2002 Ford Ranger on Baseline Rd. east of County Road 900W when the accident occurred around 11:05 p.m...
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Fuller pours in 29 for Lady Cards
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/08)
Bloomfield senior Siera Fuller scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Lady Cardinals to a 48-24 victory over visiting Sullivan in a high school girls basketball game at Guy Glover Gymnasium Saturday. The 5-7 Fuller, who averages almost 16 points per game, connected on 10 field goals and made 8 of 10 free throws for the Lady Cards, who won their third game in a row to improve to 7-3...
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Linton man arrested on preliminary charge of disorderly conduct - for yelling
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
A 28-year-old rural Linton man was arrested early Saturday and booked into jail on a disorderly conduct charge involving unreasonable noise - the police report says he wouldn't stop yelling. Tarry C. Weddle was taken into custody Linton Police Cpl. Paul Clark after the officer asked Weddle numerous times to stop yelling...
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Linton man arrested after accident caused by four deer
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Curtis Crisp, 26, of rural Linton, was not injured after deer caused him to lose control of his car and end up in a ditch on Saturday night, but he was arrested for operating the vehicle while intoxicated. The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 475W southwest of CR 375W...
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No. 2 Vikings rally past Lady Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 12/22/08)
Barr-Reeve outscored Union (Dugger) 20-10 in the third period turning a three point half-time deficit into a seven point lead heading into the final eight minutes of play. The quarter proved costly to the Lady Bulldogs (4-5) as they dropped a heart-breaking 46-43 loss to Class A No. 2 ranked Vikings at home Saturday...
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David L. McCullough
(Obituary ~ 12/22/08)
David L. McCullough, 73, of Jasonville, passed away at 2:13 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Sept. 6, 1935 in Clay County, he was the son of Melvin McCullough and Dorothy (Brush) McCullough He married Patricia M. (Johnson) McCullough on Sept. 28, 1957...
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Linton native's home featured in national magazine
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
If reader enthusiasts for Country Home magazine are wondering why the first shipment of the December issue to local stores was sold out the first day and another shipment had to be ordered, it is because there are 10 pages in the issue featuring Marsha and Manny Barreiro's saltbox home in Bloomington...
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Jasonville woman complains and railroad company listens...finally
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Jasonville resident Holly Keller and her family have been frustrated for several months because of damage that has been done to her yard by employees of the Indiana Rail Road Company. They have used her yard as a shortcut to gain access to the Latta Rail Yard...
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Fr. Vieck's artistic legacy lives on with calendar
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Although Father Hilary Vieck recently passed -- his artitic legacy continues to live on with his traditional calendars as well as the Linton Community Food Pantry. "Little did we realize when Father (Vieck) offered the calendars this year, they would be his last...," explained Martha Roach who serves as the treasurer for the Linton Community Food Pantry...
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Yuletide Spirit: Local business gives back to the community
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
The spirit of the season is alive and well. On Monday, a local photography business again donated teddy bears to comfort children who spend time in the hospital during the holidays. Linda Cornelius, owner of Cornelius Photography in Switz City, explained, "We want to give back to the community through comforting children who are patients at the Greene County General Hospital during the Christmas season."...
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UPDATED: The winner is...still not known in at-large council race
(Local News ~ 12/22/08)
Rae Della Cravens and Ken Gremore were both hoping for an early Christmas gift Monday evening from a member of an opposite political party. A single vote from an opposing political party member -- either way -- would have settled their deadlocked race for Greene County Councilman at Large when the county council gathered for a special session to cast an important tiebreaker vote.
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Pet sitting has been a good choice in retirement
(Column ~ 12/22/08)
I found that after retiring that I needed a little supplemental income. As a former teacher, I did what I loved for years by working with kids. My decision to work with animals was not surprising to anyone who knew me. Pet sitting appeared to be a good choice. ...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/22/08)
Support people with disabilities We have decided that it is not humane, nor appropriate to simply warehouse people with developmental disabilities in institutions. We can be proud that Indiana is the largest state that has closed all of its publicly funded institutions. Through emphasizing people's abilities instead of defining by their disabilities, we have discovered that people with disabilities have valuable roles in society as co-workers, valued employees, artists, neighbors, and taxpayers...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/22/08)
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 incident of minor consumption, one title check, three requests for information only, one lifting assistance, four assists to the utility department after hours, one custody dispute/exchange, one school/foot patrol, one structure fire, one vehicle fire, one transport of documentation, one accident with personal injury, one property damage accident, six medical/illness, one alarm, six animal complaints, one VIN check, one suspicious vehicle/person, four assists to other agencies, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one motor vehicle theft, one 911 prank or false call, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one assist to the fire department, one domestic dispute, one recovered vehicle or property, two ordinance violations and five traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/22/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES American General Financial Services, Inc. v. Ronald L. Pierce, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jared M. Rush, driving while suspended CIVIL CASES William M. Newsom and Joanne Newsom v. Raymond Rawley and Sylvia O. Rawley as trustees of the Rawley Family Trust and Robert N. Lewis, complaint...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/22/08)
Linton Library to be closed The Linton Public Library will be closed Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 for the holiday. We will return to regular hours on Friday, December 26. Christmas Eve Service At Bloomfield First Baptist The First Baptist Church of Bloomfield, located at 500 Lincoln Drive, will observe Christmas Eve with a special candlelight service on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ...
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Warren (Shorty) L. Hatfield
(Obituary ~ 12/22/08)
Warren (Shorty) L. Hatfield, 81, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:37 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born on July 21, 1927 in Needmore, IN to Oren Vestal Hatfield and Lillian A. Turner Hatfield. He served in the Navy in World War II as a heavy equipment operator in the Seabee's in the South Pacific. ...
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Charles John Miller
(Obituary ~ 12/22/08)
Charles John Miller, 84, of Elnora, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Monday at Washington Nursing Center. Born June 30, 1924, in Daviess County, he was the son of Charles E. and V. Faye (Farren) Miller. He attended Elnora High School and served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. Retiring in 1985, he worked at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane for 40 years and C.A.C.I. Crane for nine years. He was a member of Elnora Christian Church where he was a deacon and finance treasurer...
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