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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/09)
Deckard benefit was a huge success To the Editor: On Oct. 10 a benefit event was held for Wanda Deckard at the Eastern Greene Fire Department. Many people came out to wish Wanda and her husband, Larry, well. The organizers were surprised with the great number who turned out for this event. ...
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Time running out for tax credit
(Column ~ 10/19/09)
As part of the Economic Recovery Plan, Congress included a generous tax credit to assist first-time homebuyers and bring some stability to our housing market. The credit can be worth up to $8,000 and has already been wildly successful. In Indiana alone, nearly 5,900 Hoosiers have received the credit so far, but time is running out to take advantage of the program...
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Distracted driver runs into car, pole
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
The primary cause of a chain-reaction accident involving three vehicles and a light pole at 12:51 p.m. on Sunday on State Road 54 in Linton was a distracted driver. Jason D. Lee, 33, Linton was westbound on the highway in a silver 2006 Mitsubishi Galant four-door car...
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Part of State Road 45 closed following Friday night wreck
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
Traffic on State Road 45 near the Greene and Monroe county line was slow and down to one lane for about one and one-half hours Friday evening due to an accident involving an SUV that was towing a Jeep. The driver, James L. Byrd, 36, of Bloomington, who was operating a 1999 Ford Explorer and pulling a 1994 Jeep Wrangler with a tow bar, was not reported to be injured after his vehicle flipped over...
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Howard Royce Turner
(Obituary ~ 10/19/09)
SHELBURN -- Howard Royce Turner, 88, of Shelburn, died peacefully on Sept. 12, 2009 at his residence in Shelburn in the presence of two sons. He was born July 18, 1921 in Shelburn to Orville R Turner and Ada Dolores Howard Turner. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Patricia Ann Fry of Jasonville and Linton, and survived by sons Patrick Fry Turner of Linton and John Howard Turner of Terre Haute. ...
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Habitual traffic violator faces felony charge after traffic stop
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
Brian Robert Callihan, 27, Newberry was arrested early Saturday after he was stopped for an equipment violation on State Road 54 on the east side of Linton. Linton Reserve Officer Brock Garrison made the stop around 5:18 a.m. When the officer ran a check on Callihan's driving record, he learned Callihan was an habitual traffic violator (HTV)...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 10/19/09)
Pre-sale of sectional football and volleyball tickets will be available from Bette Meng in the Linton-Stockton athletic office daily next week. Football tickets, for the Miner at Tecumseh game at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 are $5. A volleyball season pass, good for all three sessions at the Class 2A Bloomfield Sectional, costs $8...
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Lady Miners split final regular-season volleyball matches
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/09)
The Linton-Stockton High School volleyball team split two matches to conclude the regular season Saturday. Clay City defeated the Lady Miners 20-25, 26-24, 15-11 but Linton-Stockton took out South Vermillion 25-11, 25-17. "The story of our season has been our inconsistent lineup," Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse said. "We were plagued with injury and illness right from the get go until the very last regular season matches on Saturday."...
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Lady Bulldogs go 0-3 at own invitational
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/09)
The Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs closed out the regular season by hosting the Union (Dugger) Invitational Saturday at the Bulldog Gym. When the day was finished West Vigo had claimed the title and West Vigo took second. The event also included the Lady Bulldogs and New Harmony...
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WestGate at Crane Technology Park sets plans for new facilities, launches national marketing campaign
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
CRANE -- Growing demand for new contractor space and a potential increase in regional federal contracts are driving new plans to expand the WestGate at Crane Technology Park. The park already features more than 100,000 square feet. of new construction built over the past 24 months and the park's developer plans to break ground on a new 30,000 square feet building before the end of the year, according to Gene Shaw, president of the WestGate Authority...
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Speed limit lowered on two southeastern Greene County roads
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
Motorists driving on the county roads near the WestGate Tech Park in Taylor Township are advised to slow down because the speed limits had been reduced. On Monday, the Greene County Commissioners approved the reduction of speed limits on two county roads (County Roads 800 South and 200 East) near the WestGate Tech Park from 55 mph to 35 mph...
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Woman receives minor injuries, but cow dies in wreck
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
A 67-year-old rural Switz City woman sustained minor injuries Sunday evening after her vehicle hit a cow on a county road in Cass Township. Carolyn Mowery was transported by ambulance to Greene County General Hospital after complaining of minor pain...
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Linton-Stockton School Board okays several hires
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
Employment was the name of the game during the Monday meeting of the Linton-Stockton School Board. During the meeting, the board approved the hiring of Susan Wimmer as a speech/language pathologist teacher. Wimmer will replace former speech teacher Deb Snapp...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/19/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included two requests for information only, four assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one criminal mischief, one school/foot patrol, two structure fires, on loitering, one missing or runaway juvenile, four accidents with property damage, five medical/illness, five animal complaints, one prowler, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, two thefts-other, one arrest-wanted on warrant, two domestic disputes, one battery and 23 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/19/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Mark William Ireton v. Jodi Lynn Jester, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Eric K. Rose, check deception MARRIAGE LICENSES Zachary Goodman, Linton, and Kelly Fortner, Linton Erik Blaine Roberson, Linton, and Amber E. Stanton, Linton...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/19/09)
Last Day Events Seminar The Seventh-day Adventist Church, 520 Washington St. in Bloomfield, is presenting a free Last Day Events Seminar. It will be Friday through Sunday from 7-9 p.m. and will run for four consecutive weekends starting Oct. 30. Topics will include, Who is the Antichrist, What is the Mark of the Beast, and The Last Sign Before His Coming. A program for children ages 7-12 will be provided. For more information call (812) 757-4576...
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WRV falters in regular season finale
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/09)
SWITZ CITY -- The curtain fell on volleyball's regular season here Monday night as the host White River Valley Lady Wolverines dropped a 25-17, 22-25, 17-25, 16-25 decision to Class A Sectional 57 contender North Central. The match was a chance for the Lady Wolverines to make a statement heading into this week's sectional -- and for a while they appeared headed in that direction...
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Lady Cards win in three
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/09)
Bloomfield defeated visiting North Knox 25-21, 25-8, 25-16 in a non-conference high school volleyball match Saturday at Guy Glover Gymnasium. With the victory, the Lady Cardinals improved to 9-20 as the regular season came to an end. "The first game was very ugly. We did not play well at all," said BHS coach Susie Schulte. "As it went on, we played really well in the second game. We hit the ball better in that game...
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Trio of Eastern coaches get contract extensions
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
Three coaches at Eastern-Greene High School were given the thumbs-up to stay on the staff for one more year past the current academic year. The coaching contracts were on the agenda of the Eastern-Greene School Board's agenda Monday evening and the vote to extend the contracts was unanimous...
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New underground mine will bring 100 jobs; $1 million state grant to help with equipment purchase
(Local News ~ 10/19/09)
The Greene County Commissioners tabled a request Monday morning to approve a resolution that would have given the go-ahead for a Sullivan-based coal mining company to purchase equipment using a $1 million state grant from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs...
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