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Robert M. Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Robert M. Moore, 94, of Lyons passed away at 1:12 P.M. on Monday April 27, 2009 at the Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. Born Feb. 11, 2009 in Greene County, he was the son of William E. and Mary Ardilla (Bovenschen) Moore. Bob was retired from Civil Service at NWSC Crane. Bob was a member of the Bloomfield Masonic Lodge # 84, Bloomfield American Legion and VFW and the Bloomfield First Christian Church. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran...
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Harriett Hope Wright
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Harriett Hope Wright, 87, of Brandon, Miss., passed away on Monday, April 27, 2009 in Hospice Ministries care after a long and wonderful life. Harriett was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She was born in Bloomfield, Indiana on October 11, 1921, the third child of Odell and Margaret Wright...
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Alfred "Lee" Utt
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Alfred "Lee" Utt, 80, of Bloomington, died Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Bell Trace Health and Living Center. Born Dec. 3, 1928 in Bicknell, he was the son of Robert and Laverne (Salters) Utt. Lee was a registered land surveyor and a lifelong member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He practiced in the Bloomington area from 1970 to 2008. He was the cornerstone of his family and to the surveying community...
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Kindergartners clean up Linton
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
It was community clean-up time for some Linton-Stockton kindergartners who recently helped pick up trash in the downtown area. Karman Albright's kindergarten class had a hands-on lesson about community pride and team work last week. She explained, "I want to get them involved in the community. ... I want them to have pride in their town and to help keep it clean."...
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Routine traffic stop leads to meth bust
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
A preliminary class C felony charge of possession of methamphetamine was filed Tuesday in Greene Circuit Court against Randall L. McDougall, 26, following his arrest Monday evening during a traffic stop. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman was clocking traffic on State Road 54 near County Road 175E when he noticed a green Chevrolet Camaro that failed to stop at the intersection. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 04/28/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Elizabeth Anne Calvert v. Kenneth Abraham Calvert, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Emma W. Drogich, check deception State v. Randy J. Nickle, intimidation CIVIL CASES The Bank of New York Mellon v. George Kraig McKinney aka George McKinney, Rebecca E. McKinney aka Rebecca McKinney and American General Financial Services Inc., mortgage foreclosure...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 04/28/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included five medical/illness, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle/person, two thefts-other, two welfare checks/concerns, one domestic dispute and 14 traffic stops...
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Linton to host first city-wide yard sale event
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Look for city-wide sales to land in Linton on May 30. The first ever city-wide sale event is slated to begin at 8 a.m. on May 30 -- which also coincides with the Greene County Foundation Festival. "The whole point is to bring people into town and to use what resources we have here. This is something the whole town could benefit from," explained Deidra Brumfield, who is a member of the event committee...
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EMA, health officials urge common sense with swine flu
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe and local health care providers are suggesting a common sense approach to ward off the possible effects of swine flu. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security announced the state's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) became active Tuesday morning as a precautionary move...
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Being prepared: Officials making sure they're ready for swine flu
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
While the number of confirmed swine flu cases increased Tuesday in several areas of the country, Greene County, state and national health officials stress now is the time to prepare and remain calm. The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, but officials said the heightened alert status nationwide is merely a precaution at this time...
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Photo gallery of Bloomfield students painting murals at swimming pool
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
Members of Deb Johnson's Bloomfield High School art class spent part of Tuesday painting murals at the Bloomfield Swimming Pool. The students do a lot of community service work during the school year.
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Eastern Greene students have fun at Scrabble Championship
(Local News ~ 04/28/09)
It was Eastern Greene girl power at the National School Scrabble Championship in Providence, Rhode Island this past weekend. "It was so much fun. It was the smoothest trip I've ever taken. It was unique and we had a great group of kids ... it was a real different feel having all girls," explained EG Scrabble Coach Dinah Fuller...
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Miners win at Phil Harris
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/09)
Linton-Stockton fired a season-best 156 as the Miner boys golf team picked up three wins in a match at Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. West Vigo was second with a 203, Shakamak shot 217 and White River Valley finished with a 236. "Again the conditions were not very good, like they have been all spring," said Linton-Stockton coach Bart Beard. "Considering that, I thought the kids showed improvement, which is what we want to see."...
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Miners run second at home
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/09)
The Linton-Stockton boys and girls track and field teams competed against Sullivan and North Daviess in a triangular meet at Roy Williams Field Tuesday. The Lady Miners scored a winning total of 86 points. Sullivan had 79 and North Daviess finished with two...
- Bloomfield Athletes of the Week (High School Sports ~ 04/28/09)
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Joseph Francis Wathen
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Joseph Francis Wathen, 88, of Linton, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2009, at Linton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Linton. He was born Aug. 23, 1920, in Jasonville, the son of Thomas & Lucy (Hensley) Wathen. He was a farmer and worked as a mechanic on Ford's for Red Sanders and worked 25 years for Laverne Rollison on Ford tractors. ...
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Mary L. Anderson
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Mary L. Anderson, 90, of Linton, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. Born in Birdseye, Ark. on July 13, 1918, she was the daughter of Cal and Dora (Scott) Lesley. On August 16, 1933, she married Arlie J. Anderson...
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Bonnie L. Jeffrey
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Bonnie L. Jeffrey, 63, of Jasonville, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. Born in Marshall, IL, on March 14, 1946, she was the daughter of Earl Bays and Ruth J. Moody. Bonnie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was a homemaker...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/28/09)
Gospel music Indian Prairie Baptist Church will host gospel group 'Chosen' at 9:30 a.m. May 3. The public is invited to attend free of charge. Indian Prairie Baptist Church is located on County Road 900 south in Carlisle. Contact Pastor Tim Ferree with any questions at (812) 564-156...
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Harold D. Powell
(Obituary ~ 04/28/09)
Harold D. Powell, 84, of Linton, entered into rest on Monday, April 27, 2009. He was born on June 27, 1924 in Linton, to Jacob (Jake) and Zella (Tincher) Powell. He married Leola Ruth Page on June 6, 1945. He married Mary S. Sargent on July 5, 1988...
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Miners pull off another win in final at bat
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/09)
Samantha Butt crossed the plate with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Linton-Stockton softball team a 1-0 victory over visiting Clay City here Tuesday evening. The win counted in both the Tri-River and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference...
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