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Second pretrial conference scheduled in Beard case
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
A second pretrial conference in the case against Greene County Commissioner Bart Beard has been scheduled at 10:45 a.m. on Feb. 2. Beard, 41, Linton, was charged with domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor, in September following an incident in August when police responded to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance at a residence in Linton...
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Rockin' the courthouse
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
Courtney Rowe-Givens and her son Moses posed with Elvis impersonator, State Rep. Bruce Borders of Jasonville, after his performance during the Holiday Open House at the Greene County Courthouse Friday afternoon. Along with many visitors, Moses enjoyed the Christmas music, lots of homemade cookies and punch but was shy about having his picture taken. ...
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Guard recruiting remains strong
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
The National Guard remains a good part-time job and recruiting efforts over the last year in the midst of two war conflicts in the Middle East are encouraging for Indiana National Guard Company A, 1-151st Combat Team Alpha Company, based in Linton. Unit recruiter Staff Sgt. J.D. Wilson said recruiting has continued to do well in the last year, despite tougher entrance requirements and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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Warrant issued for arrest of Worthington man
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
A warrant for the arrest of Chase Nail, 24, of rural Worthington, has been requested on probable cause that he walked out of the Linton WalMart store with video games concealed in his jacket. A preliminary charge of theft, a class D felony, was filed Friday against Nail in Greene Superior Court...
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A year ago this week the 151st returned to the Linton Natural Guard Armory
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
One year ago this week, members of Indiana National Guard Company A, 1-151st Combat Team came home to the Linton Armory. It was an emotional parade of more than three dozen fire trucks, ambulances and police vehicles that accompanied the two buses carrying the hometown heroes back from their nine-month combat mission in Iraq...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/04/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jeremy B. Swango, attempted burglary, criminal mischief GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Adam J. Wilkie, hunting without consent of landowner State v. Melissa A. Shepard, check deception State v. Chase Nail, theft...
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Gaynell (Meredith) Sluss
(Obituary ~ 12/04/09)
Gaynell (Meredith) Sluss, 98, of Bloomington, passed away at the Bloomington Hospital on Dec. 3, 2009. She was born on March 10, 1911 to Ernest and Ida Mae (Cain) Meredith in Greene County. Gaynell worked as a cook for McCalla's Elementary school, and Cook Inc. also as a cook. She was a 75 year member of the Solsberry Eastern Star...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/04/09)
Bloomfield NARFE to meet Bloomfield Chapter 847 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet Dec. 8 at Stoll's Country Inn in Linton at 11:30 a.m. Linton Community Food Pantry holiday schedule The Linton Community Food Pantry will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 26. The pantry will open again Dec. 29 and then be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. Regular schedule begins Jan. 5...
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GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 12/04/09)
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 12/04/09)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one fraud, one request for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, one incident of vandalism, one school/foot patrol, one disorderly conduct, one accident with property damage, one funeral escort, four medical/illness, two animal complaints, one prowler, one harassment complaint, one fingerprint for a gun permit and two traffic stops...
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Friday Night High School Boys Basketball Scores
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
Shakamak 65, Bloomfield 56
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Fourth quarter costs the Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/09)
Clay City outscored visiting Union 22-11 in the fourth quarter as the Eels defeated the Bulldogs 50-38 in a dual conference high school boys basketball game in Clay County on Friday night. The Bulldogs, who are now 0-3, 0-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and 0-1 in the Tri-River Conference, owned a 19-16 lead at the half but fell behind 28-27 after three quarters...
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Thunderbirds complete road trip undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/09)
For the third time in as many games to begin the season, the Eastern Greene boys basketball team went on the road and came up victorious. The Thunderbirds got a season-high 19 points from Zack Johnson and 12 more from JT Yoho as they defeated Mitchell 55-52 in a non-conference contest Friday night...
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Miner comeback falls short against Patriots
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/09)
After digging a 12-point deficit at halftime, Linton-Stockton battled back to within one point, but never took the lead as the visiting Owen Valley Patriots held on to defeat the Miners 59-51 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game Friday night...
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WRV edges South Knox in double overtime
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/09)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley is finding ways to win early in the season, and that's OK with first-year coach J.B. Neill. Good teams find a way to win even when they're not playing well overall. The Class A No. 10-ranked Wolverines hung tough against visiting Class 2A South Knox on Friday night and eventually pulled out a thrilling 59-58 double-overtime high school basketball non-conference victory...
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Strong second half gives Lakers win over Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/09)
JASONVILLE -- Very few things pay dividends on the basketball court like experience, just ask the Bloomfield Cardinals. Shakamak senior sniper Billy Newton was nearly flawless as he racked up 32 points in his team's season debut to lead the Lakers past the Cardinals 65-56 here Friday night in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game...
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Arrest warrant issued for Bloomfield man
(Local News ~ 12/04/09)
A warrant has been ordered for the arrest of Jeremy B. Swango of Bloomfield. He's accused of an attempted burglary of a garage at a residence on the Mineral/Koleen Road east of Bloomfield. A male subject attempted to break-in to John Ridinger's garage on Nov. 5 but a neighbor heard loud banging at 11 a.m. then noticed a dark-colored car sitting behind the garage and saw a man wearing a dark-hooded jacket on the property. The neighbor notified Ridinger who notified police...
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