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North tops South in WVFCA All-Star game
(Community Sports ~ 06/29/09)
TERRE HAUTE -- The North All-Stars scored 20 unanswered points over a 21-minute stretch of the second half as they defeated the South 32-16 in the fifth annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game Saturday at Terre Haute South High School...
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Ermil E. Richardson
(Obituary ~ 06/29/09)
Ermil E. Richardson, 88, Linton, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born on Nov. 7, 1920, in Scotland, IN. to John R. and Freida (Stone) Richardson. On March 29, 1938, Ermil married Ruth Arthur and they had two children...
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Frances M. (Dugger) Marlow
(Obituary ~ 06/29/09)
Frances M. (Dugger) Marlow, 67, of Dugger, IN, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2009, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born in New Castle on March 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Francis R. and Audrey E. (Ashby) Dugger. She married James W. Marlow on September 1, 1984...
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Virgil L. Meier Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/29/09)
Virgil L. Meier Jr., 61, of Pleasantville and formerly of Hammond, passed away at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born in East Chicago May 3, 1948, the son of Virgil Lawrence Meier and Lillian Jansky Meier. He was a U.S. ...
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Linton police trying to find out what happened in a recent fight
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
Linton police officers responded to the scene of a fight in progress on Friday evening but after they arrived, the person who originally made the complaint said they did not want any charges filed. LPD Officer Heath Murray was on the scene at Glenburn Road and 9th St. around 8:35 p.m...
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Linton man arrested after domestic dispute Friday
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
Charles L. Starnes, 43, of Linton was arrested Friday after police took a report about a domestic dispute at a residence on SE D St. around 8:30-9 p.m. When Linton Police Cpl. Paul Clark investigated and spoke to two people involved in the incident, he reported an argument ended in a physical altercation between Starnes and a female...
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ISP increasing road patrols over the holiday weekend
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
Lt. Paul Bucher, Commander of the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post, reminds all motorists to do their part in making our highways safe during this upcoming Independence Day holiday on July 4. Last year, five people were killed in automobile crashes on Indiana roadways during the Independence Day driving period. About 150 additional state troopers will hit Indiana highways during the upcoming July 4 holiday weekend...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/29/09)
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 trespassing, one refusing to leave, one fraud, one illegal burn, one request for information only, one for lifting assistance, two fights, one juvenile/delinquent, one assist to the utility department after hours, one protective order violation, one sex offense/other, one school/foot patrol, one utility repair, one animal cruelty, one civil complaint, one public intoxication, two brush fires, one missing/runaway juvenile, one accident with property damage, one lost and found, one off-road vehicle complaint, four medical/illness, one animal complaint, one prowler, one VIN check, three suspicious vehicles/persons, three assists to other agencies, one burglary, one harassment complaint, two extra patrols, one lost or stolen license plate, one missing person-adult, four domestic disputes, two domestic disputes-neighbors and three traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/29/09)
Fearnot family reunion The Fearnot family reunion is July 26 at the Walnut Grove Fellowship Hall with a basket dinner at noon. Sassafras reunion canceled The Sassafras School Reunion, which was to be held on Sunday, July 5th at 1 p.m. in the Linton Housing Authority building, has been canceled due to the lack of sufficient reservations. Those who had sent in responses with checks will receive their original checks in the mail within the week...
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Eastern Greene to begin search for assistant principal/athletic director
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
The Eastern-Greene Board of School Trustees will soon be searching for a new Athletic Director and Assistant High School Principal. The board accepted the resignation of current AD and Assistant Principal Jeff Cochren at their meeting on Monday evening in the high school cafeteria...
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Duplicate history headed elsewhere
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
History never repeats, at least for the Greene County Historical Society. If it does, it's headed for someone else's collection. Historical Society members have solved the mystery of what to do with someone else's history, choosing Sunday to "re-gift" materials they receive that are better suited to be elsewhere...
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UPDATED: Bloomfield teen suffers head injury when his bike collides with a pickup
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
A 16-year-old Bloomfield teen, who was riding a bicycle, collided with a pick-up Sunday afternoon and suffered head injuries. The boy, Matthew Jordan Whitmer, was airlifted to Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis with head trauma after the incident.
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Bloomfield man dies in high-speed car crash
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
By Anna Rochelle STAFF WRITER A high-speed car crash on a county road in Center Township in eastern Greene County claimed the life of 23-year-old Bloomfield man on Sunday evening. Seth D. Lavender suffered massive internal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Dave Rollison...
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Lodging in the works near Goose Pond FWA
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
If developers around Goose Pond build it -- a hotel -- the tourists will come. But for right now, one of the largest challenges facing the developing fish and wildlife area is finding facilities, said Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area property manager Brad Feaster...
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'Bike and Build' cyclists rest their legs in Linton
(Local News ~ 06/29/09)
A group of 32 cyclists rode 46 miles to Linton on Saturday afternoon and spent the night in the Saron United Church of Christ. The group left Bedford, around 7 a.m. on Saturday morning and arrived in Linton throughout the afternoon. They continued their journey west by cycling 83 miles to Effingham, Ill. on Sunday...
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Budget compromise still possible
(Column ~ 06/29/09)
As we approach the June 30 deadline for passing a new state budget, we continue to try to seek common ground on many key issues and evryone is wondering where the Governor has gone. He has not been here to offer his leadership. I believe that we will have the chance to vote on a budget in the days to come. ...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/29/09)
To the Editor: I would like to thank all fire department, street and highway personnel as well as all others who assisted in the clean-up after last week's severe storms hit the county. Your commitment and team effort is much appreciated. Thank you...
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Seth D. Lavender
(Obituary ~ 06/29/09)
Seth D. Lavender, 23, of rural Bloomfield, passed away at 8:28 p.m. on Sunday June 28, 2009 in Solsberry. Seth was born in Monroe County, the son of Dennis D. and Linda L. (Laughlin) Lavender. Seth was a Christian and a member of the Cross Roads Community Church in Bedford...
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