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Eastern Greene third
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Salem won a four-way golf meet at Stonecrest with a team score of 164, followed by Loogootee 183, Eastern Greene 224 and Shakamak 226 Tuesday evening in a high school boys golf match. Andy Nice of Loogootee was medalist with a nine-hole score of 38...
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Bulldogs top EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Logan Chesterfield sat down 10 Eastern Greene batters via strikeout Tuesday night to lead Union (Dugger) to a 5-2 win over the Thunderbirds in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game. With the win the Bulldogs have won four in a row and improved to 8-4 on the season (3-3 SWIAC), while the Thunderbirds fall to 5-14, 2-3 in the conference...
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Lakers lose third straight
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
North Central scored a pair of runs in both the first and third innings as they defeated Tri-River Conference foe Shakamak, 5-0 Tuesday night in high school softball action. Former Union (Dugger) standout Ashli Scott kept the Lady Lakers bats silent, as she fanned 12 batters and gave up just one hit in her complete game...
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Cards skid continue
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Barr-Reeve pushed across two runs with one out in the home half of the fifth inning to enforce the 10-run mercy rule, as they breezed to a 11-1 win over Bloomfield Tuesday night in a non-conference baseball game. With the loss the Cardinals have now lost seven straight games after starting the season off 7-4...
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Miners slam way past Lions
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Adam Neff blasted a grand slam over the left field fence to help Linton-Stockton to a 10-4 win on the road against Loogootee Tuesday night in a non-conference baseball game. With the win the Miners have won four in a row and improve to 9-7 on the season...
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Eels slip by Lady Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Clay City scored all the runs they would need in the first inning as the visiting Eels downed White River Valley, 3-2 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Tuesday night. Rachel Mowery answered in the home half of the first inning with a run scoring double, but it was all the offense the Lady Wolverines could muster for the game...
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Anderson, Gilmore advance to regional
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
BLOOMINGTON -- White River Valley's Kelsey Anderson and Bloomfield's Taylor Gilmore will be the only two athletes that will be representing the area in next Tuesday's Bedford North Lawrence Girls Track and Field Regional. Anderson finished second in the discus at the Bloomington North Sectional Tuesday as the top four advance. ...
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WRV wins fourth game
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
White River Valley made quick work of visiting Eminence, defeating the Eels 13-1 in five innings in a high school baseball game at Switz City Tuesday. The game was halted via the 10-run rule. "We knew we would come out and hit the ball," WRV coach Mike Karr said of finishing with 10 hits. "But the thing I look at is the errors...
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Miners lose at South
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Linton-Stockton shot a 174, which was 15 strokes higher than host Terre Haute South in a high school boys golf match at Rea Park Tuesday. South was led by Thomas Goss, who earned medalist honors with a 39. For the Miners (37-15), Jordan Bradbury carded a 42...
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Bloomfield downs WRV in sectional win
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
LOOGOOTEE -- The Lady Cardinals started their run at a sectional title with a 5-0 win over White River Valley here Tuesday night at the Loogootee girls tennis sectional. The premier match of the day was a replay of the SWIAC doubles championship. In Saturday's match the Bloomfield pair of Christina Neill and Rachel Toon held onto a tight 6-3, 6-7(10), 6-4 win over Amanda Mowery and Brooke Braswell...
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Miners, Lakers stand out at track sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
TERRE HAUTE -- Linton-Stockton tied for third and Shakamak placed eighth at the Terre Haute North girls track and field sectional here Tuesday night. Both teams had several girls qualify for the regional Tuesday, May 26 at Evansville Central. "I was really surprised by some of the girls," said Linton-Stockton coach Britney Lynn. "I didn't have to concern myself tonight with points and the girls really came to compete...
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Wilma L. Kent
(Obituary ~ 05/20/09)
Wilma L. Kent, 85, of Sandborn, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Freelandville Community Home. Born in Emison, Ind., on July 13, 1923, she was the daughter of Raphael Wayne and Rosa Pearl (Fiscus) Curry. Wilma worked at the General Electric Plant in Linton for 15 years and was an Avon pepresentative for 25 years. She was a member of the Sandborn Baptist Church. Wilma was an avid quilt maker and enjoyed baking, gardening and crafts...
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Orleans built by people who cared; a look at the Greene County Relay for Life
(Column ~ 05/20/09)
Orleans was founded in 1815 and the town was incorporated in 1865. Since the earliest days Orleans has been dedicated to progress, with a strong sense of community, built on family and basic Hoosier values. May 11-15 it celebrated Municipal Government Week...
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Greene County Local Coordinating Council makes annual grants
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
The Local Coordinating Council of the Greene County Substance Abuse Task Force (LCC) is pleased to announce its grant awards for 2009. These grants are funded by fines paid through Greene County Circuit and Superior Courts for drug, alcohol and cigarette violations and are, by law, distributed among three grant categories: Intervention/Treatment, Education/Prevention, and Law Enforcement/Justice...
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Shawnee Theatre looking for talent in contest; $1,000 cash offered to the winner
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
Did you know that your musical, dance, or comedy act could land you some cash -- $1,000 to be exact. That's right, the Shawnee Theatre's 50th summer season will kick off with a preseason celebration that includes a talent contest. Shawnee Producing Artistic Director Matt Graber explained, "It's a way to kick off our 50th season. It's a fundraiser and a fun way to involve the community."...
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Spencer man faces multiple charges after leaving scene of accident
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
Preliminary charges were filed Wednesday against a 34-year-old rural Spencer man accused of driving under the influence with his son in the vehicle over the weekend. Mark D. Dodson allegedly wrecked a truck in northern Greene County, left the scene of the accident then was uncooperative with the investigating officer...
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Eastern Greene Farmer's Market at Solsberry to debut Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
The Solsberry Farmer's Market is set to open Saturday. The market, sponsored by the Eastern Greene Chamber of Commerce, will be conducted every other Saturday until Sept. 12 -- with the exception of July 4 -- from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The market will be in the parking lot of the Solsberry United Methodist Church -- on Wilkerson Road -- on the following dates: May 23, June 6, June 20, July 18, Aug. 1, Aug. 15, Aug. 29 and Sept. 12...
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Four apprehended in connection with pair of safe burglaries in esatern Greene County
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
Three teens are in jail and another in a juvenile detention facility in connection with two safes that were reported stolen from two homes in eastern Greene County on Sunday. Residents in both homes were related to the juvenile. Early Monday, Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher McDonald arrested 18-year-old Logan Peters of Bloomington, 18-year-old Jesse C. Lee of Bloomington, and 19-year-old Kevin M. Ford of Bedford. The juvenile's name has not been released...
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Williams makes initial court appearance in double reckless homicide case
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
Preston Williams rolled into Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday morning in a wheelchair for his initial hearing. Williams was the driver involved in a tragic wreck on a Saturday evening, May 9, that killed two people. Williams is now formally charged with two counts of reckless homicide in connection with the deaths of 19-year-old Jessica Lynn Allman of Bloomington and 40-year-old Jerry Marker of Solsberry...
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Cardinal golfers win
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Bloomfield defeated North Central 201-204 in an high school boys golf match at Phil Harris in Linton Wednesday. Bloomfield's Andrew Bladen was low medalist with a 43. Derek Corn shot 45, Justin Bennett 55, Chad Mead and Bradley Seymour each with 58 and Joel Oliphant 60...
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Miners shoot 154 at Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Chase Rhoten fired a one-under par 34 and Ben Boyd shot even par 35 to lead the Linton-Stockton boys golf team to a pair of wins in a match at the Sullivan Elks Club Golf Course Wednesday. The Miners won with a total of 154. Sullivan shot 159 and Washington Catholic finished with a 182...
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Lady Cards beat Owen Valley, Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
The Bloomfield High School softball team picked up two wins in the past two nights, pushing its record to 14-7. On Tuesday, the Lady Cardinals defeated Eastern Greene 11-0 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game to finish 4-3 in league play...
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Lady Miners extend winning streak to 10
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
Linton-Stockton scored nine runs in its final two at-bats as the Lady Miner softball team defeated North Knox 12-2 at Bicknell Wednesday. The six-inning victory was the 10th in a row for the Lady Miners, who improved to 15-5. "We came out really flat," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Flater. "It almost was like we were playing in slow motion. We had a couple of base-running mistakes and missed some signs...
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Linton-Stockton girls tennis team prepares for sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team concluded the regular season with a 5-0 loss at West Vigo Tuesday night. The Lady Miners will take an 0-12 record into a 5 p.m. match in the sectional semifinals against Owen Valley at Northview. Northview is the defending sectional champ. They will play in the other semifinal later Thursday. The title match is set for 5 p.m. Friday...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/20/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one follow-up investigation, three requests for information only, one incident of vandalism, one protective order violation, one disorderly conduct, one accident with property damage, one mental case, one off-road vehicle complaint, one medical/illness, one alarm, two animal complaints, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and seven traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 05/20/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Capital One Bank (USA) NA v. Toni K. McClure, collection Adam R. Langley v. Christy L. Langley, dissolution First Financial Bank NA v. Suzanne Inman fka Suzanne Reintjes, mortgage foreclosure GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/20/09)
Vacation Bible School First Baptist Church in Bloomfield at 500 Lincoln is holding VBS May 31- June 4 at 6 p.m. For more information call 384-4859. Recycling trailer Greene County Solid Waste District's mobile recycling trailer will be in Bloomfield today through noon on May 27...
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Loogootee beats Cardinals at girls tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/20/09)
LOOGOOTEE -- Bloomfield's Lady Cardinals clawed, scratched, dived, ran into fences, did the splits, and cramped trying to take Loogootee out of a chance to defend its sectional title. Loogootee won the sectional semifinal match here Wednesday 4-1 but they knew they had played a match when it was over...
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Local GM dealers say it's business as usual
(Local News ~ 05/20/09)
Local auto dealers say despite the shaky current state of General Motors and Chrysler, they're still in business, and expect to stay that way. Both Ken Schrader's Linton Motors, 259 A St. NE, and Bob Burkle's Chevrolet, 611 Main St., Clay City are in no danger of closing down, according to their owners, even as national automakers encounter financial turmoil...
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