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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/10/09)
Jasonville lodge to meet Jasonville Lodge 530 F&AM will havework in the EA degree Sept. 24. They will eat at 6 p.m. and work at 7 p.m. Visiting brethren are welcome. Hendricksville Area Association The Hendricksville Area Association will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday in the Hendricksville Community Center...
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GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/10/09)
* Sept. 10 -- Freddy W. Dobbs, 30, Franklin, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county and was being held without bond. Linton Police Cpl. Paul Clark was the arresting officer.
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/10/09)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one incident of littering, one refusal to leave, two requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one school/foot patrol, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two harassment complaints, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, two thefts-other, one arrest - wanted on warrant and three traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/10/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURTCIVIL CASES Wings, Inc., Dallas Lee Benham and Carolyn Benham v. PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc. dba Porter Paints, civil plenary GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Candace Goffinet, driving while suspended CIVIL CASES...
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Man wanted in Johnson County found in Linton
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
A wanted man who was reported to have escaped from Johnson County Community Corrections was apprehended by Linton police officers early Thursday. Freddy W. Dobbs, 31, Franklin, was taken into custody around 1:32 a.m. by LPD Cpl. Paul F. Clark and transported to the Greene County Jail...
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Traffic stop leads to warrant
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
A warrant is being issued for the arrest of Lee Johnson, 20, Jasonville, as a result of a traffic stop on Aug. 29 in Jasonville. A preliminary charge of unlawful possession or use of a legend drug, a class D felony, was filed against Johnson this week in Greene Superior Court...
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Lots of activities scheduled for Jasonville-Shakamak Homecoming
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
What does it take to have the largest high school homecoming celebration in the state? To answer that question, one must ask the folks who plan the annual gathering for the Jasonville High School-Shakamak High School Alumni Association, Inc. Members of the JHS-SHS Alumni Association are hard at work ironing out plans for this year's event, which is slated for Sept. 25-27...
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Dana Nicholas "Nick" Simms
(Obituary ~ 09/10/09)
Dana Nicholas "Nick" Simms, 48, of Worthington, passed away at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born March 23, 1961 in Indianapolis to Charles Edward and Mary Jo (Hostetter) Simms. He formerly worked at Columbia House in Terre Haute...
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Alva "Max" Payne
(Obituary ~ 09/10/09)
Alva "Max" Payne, age 71, of Clay City, formerly of Linton, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 at his residence. He was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Linton, the son of Leroy and Dorothy (Wright) Payne. He retired from Crane NWSC in 1992 and later worked part-time for the Department of Natural Resources at Dugger, retiring in 2006. ...
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Andrew Jackson "Jack" Newsom
(Obituary ~ 09/10/09)
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Newsom died gently Friday morning, Aug. 28, 2009 at Clark's Residential Care Home in Hyde Park, Vermont, at the age of 99. Born in Greene County on June 25, 1910, Jack was the second child, and oldest son, of Searl Benjamin Newsom and Nettie Helen Cory Newsom...
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Ellsworth to speak at Right to Life meeting
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
The Greene County Right to Life will host its seventh annual pro-life dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Linton's Knights of Columbus Hall, 450 E St., NE. Following a dinner of chicken and roast beef by Catered Affairs, Pastor Jeff Williams from Harvest Christian Church will be the emcee for the evening...
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Man shot Thursday in Clay County
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
On Thursday at 8:35 a.m., Indiana State Police troopers and Clay County Sheriff's deputies responded to 1732 South County Road 375 East, Centerpoint, for a possible shooting incident. The police agencies along with fire and ambulance personnel arrived to find a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim had made his way on foot to the nearby residence, seeking help after allegedly being shot at 1976 S. CR 375 E...
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Highway department could lose half its workers
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
Greene County Highway Superintendent Mike Hennette may know Monday how many jobs can be saved in his department after a budget shortfall potentially cut 19 workers. That's almost half his staff of 39 people. "We've got to do some figuring on our own, but this is a major reduction in force," Hennette said. "They've hit us pretty hard. The state's hit us pretty hard."...
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Lakers top North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
JASONVILLE -- Minus a little hic-cup in the third game, Shakamak cruised to their seventh win in ten matches with a 25-12, 25-12, 25-21 win over North Knox in a non-conference high school volleyball match here Thursday night. Lady Lakers head coach Jeri Morin was happy for another win, but was not happy with the overall play by her squad...
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VU now 14-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
TOLEDO, OH -- VU freshman Megan Barnes (Linton-Stockton) had 23 stuff blocks as Vincennes University's volleyball team collected the top spot at the Owens (Community College) Express Invitational. Coach Tina Miller called her squad's event-long performance "a great overall team effort". Their showing vaulted the team to a 14-0 season mark...
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Cardinals now 8-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
The Bloomfield Cardinals picked up a 4-1 win over visiting Barr-Reeve Thursday afternoon and pushed their season record to 8-0. Bloomfield swept singles and won one of the doubles pairings for the 4-1 margin. Cardinal Derek Corn knocked off Willie Helms 6-2, 6-1 at the top spot while at No. 2 singles Joel Oliphant took care of Jonathan Gingerich 6-4, 6-2 . Curtis Hasler finished out the singles sweep by besting Ryan Graber 6-4, 6-2...
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Lady Bulldogs remain winless
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
The Union (Dugger) High School volleyball team dropped to 0-10 after a 4-25, 4-25, 17-25 loss at Vincennes Rivet Thursday night. Jessica Davidson, a senior, was 3 of 4 serving. She also had two kills and one dig. Freshman Conner Kendall missed just once in nine attempts on serve. She also contributed one dig and one kill...
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Budget passes with no new taxes
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
The Greene County Council didn't impose new local taxes during budget debates this week. However, declining state revenues which required job cuts and hiring freezes could eventually force it, officials say. "We're trying to do anything we can to avoid raising taxes," said County Council President John Wilkes. "People have enough taxes. We are taxed to death as it is."...
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EGMS wins
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
The Eastern Greene Middle School boys' and girls' cross country teams swept a triangular meet with Orleans and Mitchell Wednesday. In the boys' race it was the Thunderbirds (32) followed by Mitchell (40) and Orleans (51) paced by a third place finish from Keith Ringer (12:22)...
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Schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
The Bloomfield at White River Valley High School boys tennis match, which was rained out Aug. 28, has been rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. The Bloomfield vs. Terre Haute North high school volleyball match, scheduled for Sept. 29, has been canceled...
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Former Miners making college transition
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
For two former Linton-Stockton High School football standouts, the transition to college life -- including football -- has been challenging, but not overwhelming. When Derrick Barker left the Miners' fold for Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, he realized very quickly that he wasn't in Greene County anymore...
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Bloomfield runners pick up wins at Sullivan; Riggins, Phegley win
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
SULLIVAN -- Bloomfield's Julie Riggins and Union (Dugger) junior Jake Phegley were the individual winners and Bloomfield won the boys and girls races in a high school cross country meet here Thursday at the newly dedicated Ed Chickadaunce Trail. Riggins won the girls 3.1-mile race in 21 minutes and 51 seconds on the course named for the former Sullivan High School boys cross country coach and principal...
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BHS spikers lose at South
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
Host Bloomington South defeated Bloomfield 25-13, 25-14, 25-10 in a high school volleyball contest Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals (3-9) only managed 11 assists, all by Kendra Spelts. "It is hard to beat teams like South when you only have 11 assists," said Bloomfield coach Susie Schulte. "We played a pretty good volleyball team...
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Lady Miners lose at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
Linton-Stockton dropped to 7-6 after a 13-25, 18-25, 26-24, 18-25 loss to host South Knox Thursday night in a high school volleyball match. "Right now we don't know from game to game who is going to be available to play because of sickness and illness and other things," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse. "We are just trying to keep playing until we get everybody back."...
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Skillman speaks at Linton-Stockton Chamber meeting
(Local News ~ 09/10/09)
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman spoke about the economy and tourism during the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday. Skillman served as the guest speaker at the meeting -- which was at Pleasant Grove Farm in rural Lyons in Stafford Township...
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EG volleyball team now 8-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/09)
The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds bounced back from a shaky performance to collect a 25-22, 30-28, 25-13 win on the road at Brown County in a non-conference high school volleyball match Thursday night. It was the eighth victory of the year against just two defeats for the Lady T-Birds...
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