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Commissioners: Highway jobs saved
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
The Greene County Commissioners focused on three "Rs" on Monday: Repairing the jail roof, rescuing highway jobs, and regulating the renaming of roads. Commissioners announced all highway jobs once on the bubble should be saved thanks to a reconsidered budget they'll now submit to the state...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/21/09)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Tina Turpin, possession of marijuana State v. Bart A. Beard, domestic battery State v. Luke AA Hutcherson, illegal possession CIVIL CASES Joshua Lee Burks v. Ashley N. Burks, dissolution In Re: The name change of Mia Rene Uland Arnold, name change...
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LPD makes bust at motel
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
Two more people were arrested in Linton late Friday on numerous preliminary drug-related charges after officers from the Linton Police Department (LPD) and other agencies uncovered an alleged methamphetamine manufacturing operation. Jody A. Cordell, 33, Linton, and Dhyanna M. Webster, 27, Worthington, were taken into custody and transported to the Greene County Jail where they were being held without bond pending their appearances at initial hearings...
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Myrtle Irene Gentry
(Obituary ~ 09/21/09)
Myrtle Irene (Freeman) Gentry passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Her life's journey began on Dec. 18, 1915 in Owen County as the first child of Estel and Pearl (Hendricks) Freeman. She married W. Glenn Gentry on Aug. 26, 1936 and together they had four children -- W. Dean Gentry of Paragon, Barbara J. Shields of Bloomington, Donna G. Harbstreit of Washington, and John F. Gentry of Bloomfield...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/21/09)
Linton Moose Linton Moose will have a fish and shrimp dinner at 5 p.m. and karaoke at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Public is invited, and money will be donated to charity. Money Smart Week Indiana Money Smart Week Indiana will be celebrated in Greene County on Oct. ...
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/21/09)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one refusal to leave, two follow-up investigations, two juveniles/delinquent, one custody dispute/exchange, one drug investigation, one civil complaint, one disorderly conduct, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, one lost and found, one off-road vehicle complaint, five medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, one VIN check, one harassment complaint, one driving while suspended, one possibly intoxicated driver, two reckless drivers, one traffic control, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one message delivery, one motor vehicle theft, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one arrest-wanted on warrant, two domestic disputes and two community relations.. ...
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GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/21/09)
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Linton to test sanitary sewer system
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
Consulting engineers from FIRST GROUP met with Linton Mayor Tom Jones, Linton City Council members and city workers Monday morning to explain the Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey (SSES) that will begin in Linton next week. The survey is to find and eliminate sources of groundwater and storm water (rain water) that is entering the sanitary sewer system...
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Coal Festival kicks off this weekend
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
For live music, laughs and more be sure to check out the 30th annual Dugger Coal Festival -- which kicks off this weekend and runs through Oct. 4. Expect some new along with some old at the traditional fest -- which will take place at the town park, noted Jon Dobbins, festival president...
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Leo D. Robertson
(Obituary ~ 09/21/09)
Leo D. Robertson, 99, of Linton, passed away at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Sullivan County, Nov. 9, 2009, the son of Thomas Robertson and Grace Shake Robertson. He was preceded in death by his first wife Nannie Wilson Robertson in 1982, and his second wife, Alice Johnson Gray Robertson in 2009...
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WRV, Linton-Stockton girls battle at sectional
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
BICKNELL -- The girls golf season came to an end Saturday afternoon as both White River Valley and Linton-Stockton were eliminated from further competition following their finishes at the Indiana High School Athletic Association Girls Golf Sectional at the Bicknell Country Club...
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Bloomfield hosts WRV on the Gridiron.
(Community Sports ~ 09/21/09)
The Bloomfield Cardinals and White River Valley Wolverines got together on the football field Saturday for a regular season meeting of the Bloomfield Youth Football League. Things got underway with action in the high school division as Bloomfield handed WRV a 12-0 setback...
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County runners have good showing at invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Outstanding individual performances by Greene County athletes, and a solid all-around team effort from Eastern Greene and Shakamak highlighted the South Knox Invitational Cross Country meet Saturday at Verne. In the boys Class A division, the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds capitalized on five top 25 finishes to captured third in the team standings while Shakamak placed seventh and Linton-Stockton ninth...
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Wolverines lose to Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
The White River Valley High School boys tennis team lost a 5-0 decision to Edgewood Thursday. On Monday, the Wolverines fell to Owen Valley by a similar 5-0 score. "One and three singles maintained the lead late in the first set but each dropped consecutive games to lose the set," said WRV coach Roger Maryfield of the contest against OV. "That shifted the momentum to the OV players and they never were threatened after that...
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Lady Thunderbirds win invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Eastern Greene won three matches Saturday to capture first place at the Washington volleyball invitational. The Lady Thunderbirds defeated South Knox 25-7, 25-17; Washington 25-23, 21-25, 26-24; and Pike Central 25-19, 24-26, 25-23 "Today's matches were just a great showing of a balanced effort by the girls," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "In the first match against South Knox, Sam Reed did a very nice job of serving for us. Our passing looked very solid for an early morning match...
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Lady Lakers top Eminence
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Shakamak's volleyball team defeated visiting Eminence 25-16, 25-9, 25-12 in a Tri-River Conference match Friday at Jasonville. The Lady Lakers improved to 12-4 overall, 2-0 in the TRC. Amanda Gilbert was 14 of 14 serving. The senior contributed nine points, four aces, 23 assists, four kills and four digs...
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Lady Cards run second
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Bloomfield ran second in the small school division at the Bloomington North Invitational girls cross country invitational. In the freshman-sophomore event, Greencastle won with a total of 23 points. The Lady Cardinals had 40 points, Hauser 70, Northeast Dubois 77 and Blue River Valley, Beech Grove, Loogootee and Southmont all had incomplete teams...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 09/21/09)
There is an opening for a junior varsity girls basketball coach at Bloomfield High School. Those interested should contact the BHS athletic office at 384-4241. The Eastern Greene Middle School boys cross country team defeated Shakamak and North Daviess Thursday at Little Cincinnati...
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Cardinals win Loogootee Invitation
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
On Saturday the Bloomfield boys tennis team dumped Wood Memorial 4-1 in the opening round of the Loogootee Invitational Tournament and then came back to finish off host Loogootee 5-0 in the final match. This was the second year in a row that the Cardinals took home the championship hardware...
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Lady Cardinals top Union (Dugger)
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Bloomfield had a season-high 22 aces as the Lady Cardinals defeated visiting Union (Dugger) 25-14, 25-9, 25-6 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school volleyball match at Guy Glover Gymnasium Monday night. The Lady Cardinals improved to 5-14, 1-4 in the SWIAC. Union (Dugger) slipped to 0-13, 0-4...
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Charge filed against commissioners president Bart Beard
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
A preliminary charge of domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor, was filed against Greene County Commissioner Bart Beard on Monday in Greene Superior Court. Beard, 41, was arrested by Cpl. Paul F. Clark of the Linton Police Department (LPD) on Aug. 27 after several officers responded to a 911 call around 1:36 a.m. about a domestic disturbance at a residence on NE F St. in Linton...
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Linton-Stockton School Board adopts budget
(Local News ~ 09/21/09)
It was budget business during the Monday meeting of the Linton-Stockton School Board. The 2009-2010 budget resolution -- which totals $12,955,464.90-- was adopted by the school board during the September meeting. The following is a breakdown of the funds:...
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Miners win at North Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
Aggressive serving by Linton-Stockton kept host North Central on their heels as the visiting Lady Miners defeated the LadyBirds 25-14, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21 in a Tri-River Conference volleyball match at Farmersburg Tuesday night. The Lady Miners (9-7, 3-0 in the TRC) finished with 11 aces...
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Lady Lakers fall at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/09)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers followed a two-win weekend and a championship in their own invitational tournament with an 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25 loss to visiting Washington Monday night in a non-conference volleyball match. "We went from one extreme to the next from Saturday," SHS (14-5) coach Jeri Morin said. "We looked tired and were not moving our feet at all."...
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Vada J. "Jeanie" Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 09/21/09)
Vada J. "Jeanie" Vaughn 74, of Sullivan and formerly of Linton, went to be with the Lord at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at her home. She was born in Sullivanon March 14, 1935 the daughter of John Edward Harlow and Nora Jean Goodman Harlow. She was a retired nurse's assistant at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Linton...
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