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Community Notes
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
LSHS Band, Miner Kadet Boosters A parents' meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the high school resource room. All Linton-Stockton band and Miner Kadet parents are invited to attend. Movie at House of Prayer The House of Prayer Eastern Greene, Springville, will host the movie event The Cross The Arthur Blessitt Story. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 01/19/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Damon D. Jackson, domestic battery in the presence of a child, interfering with the reporting of a crime CIVIL CASES Arrow Financial Services LLC v. Douglas E. Wilson, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES...
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Police reports
(Police Reports ~ 01/19/10)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included three follow-up investigations, one request for information only, one school/foot patrol, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, four medical/illness, two animal complaints, two child abuse/neglect, one theft-other, one motor vehicle theft, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one domestic dispute, two community relations, one battery and five traffic stops...
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Man arrested by conservation officers
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
WORTHINGTON -- On Saturday at approximately 6:40 p.m., Indiana Conservation Officers Mike Gregg and Greg Swanson arrested Donald K. Thatcher, 48, of Bloomfield, for possession marijuana. Thatcher was in possession of approximately a pound and a half of cultivated, unprocessed marijuana...
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Bloomfield man faces several charges following incident
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
Charges have been filed against a Bloomfield man who was arrested after police responded to a 911 hang-up call at 2:25 a.m. on Thursday. Damon D. Jackson, 24, was released from jail on Monday on $5,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court next Monday...
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Mogan says incident has 'been dealt with'
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
Steve Brett will coach the Shakamak Lakers on Friday night when they play host to White River Valley, according to Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Mike Mogan. Brett, the second-year head coach at Shakamak, went into the stands during the second quarter of Friday night's SWIAC basketball game at North Daviess to confront a Shakamak fan...
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January has been designated as Stalking Awareness Month
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
Stalking is a crime that affects over one million women and 370,000 men every year in the United States and it can, and does, happen in Greene County as well. January is Stalking Awareness Month and Women's Advocate Christa Turpin of Middle Way House in Greene County says it's a good time to remind everyone how to protect themselves to avoid becoming a victim...
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Kicking the habit not easy
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
Kicking the tobacco habit is a popular New Year's resolution, but officials admit it's not an easy task. American author and humorist Mark Twain may have said it best, "Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times." Greene County General Hospital Home Health Care is offering a smoking/chewing cessation classes weekly starting Jan. 19 through March 9...
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Signs will help Goose Pond
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer Joan Bethell asked for a sign -- in fact, 11 of them -- from the Greene County Commissioners on Monday, all aimed at educating tourists about the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. Specifically, Bethell, representing the Greene County Tourism Advisory Board, sought a jump-start for $2,500 worth of signs, six of which will be placed at the entry and exit points to Goose Pond. The remaining five will direct tourists to Goose Pond...
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In The Hot Seat
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
Tiffany Smoot (left), a 1999 graduate of White River Valley High School originally from Worthington, was a contestant in the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" hot seat on Monday. The show is hosted by Meredith Vieira. Smoot and her husband, Heath, reside in Muncie and have two sons, seven-year-old Tristan and two-year-old Ethan. She won $5,000...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 01/19/10)
The Linton-Stockton sixth-grade boys basketball team won at home against WRV-Lyons on Monday night. The Miners were paced in scoring by Mitchell Eberhardt with nine points, Joe Diball with eight, Andrew Woods with five, Pierce Jackson and Nick Wisniewski with four each, Janzen Franklin, Jacob Gregory and Jacob Clothier with two points each...
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WRV drops non-conference tilt to South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/10)
SWITZ CITY -- Despite a game-high 15 points each from senior Alicia Tally and freshman Maddy Dyer, the White River Valley Lady Wolverines were unable to withstand a 12-2 run by visiting South Knox to open the third quarter and dropped a 53-37 non-conference girls basketball game to the Lady Spartans on Tuesday...
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Eastern Greene defeats Linton-Stockton
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/10)
By Chris Pruett Editor Eastern Greene Coach Andy Igel knew his team couldn't just show up and win Tuesday night against Linton-Stockton. Convincing his Thunderbirds took a little longer than he would have liked. Eastern Greene faced a Linton team without its two leading scorers because of injury, and just two overall wins...
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Tigers too much for Bulldogs in interstate battle
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/10)
Tyler Talpas drained 10 field goals and went 5-for-7 from the free throw line to grab a game-high 26 points, but it wasn't enough to end the Union (Dugger) losing steak as they fell 61-49 to visiting Palestine-Hutsonville, Ill. Tuesday night at Dugger...
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Lady Lakers post road win in the Bird Cage
(High School Sports ~ 01/19/10)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers got 19 points from Mikayla Crane as they fought off an early deficit to claim a 45-40 win at Washington Catholic Tuesday night. The notorious "Bird Cage" as the WC gym is referred to, proved to be a little kinder to the Lady Lakers than it was to the host Lady Cardinals...
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Richard (Rick) Lee "Dog" Alsman
(Obituary ~ 01/19/10)
Richard (Rick) Lee "Dog" Alsman, 46, of Linton, passed away on Monday morning, Jan. 18, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Dec. 30, 1963, in Linton, the son of Larry and Linda Lou (Frye) Alsman. He formerly worked at Crane NWSC. Survivors include his mother, Linda Lou Alsman Foster; three sons, Justin Lee (Sarah) Alsman of Odon, Rusty Lee (Shantel) Alsman of Linton, and Dusty Lee (Marsadie) Alsman of Midland; a sister, Suzanne Inman of Lyons; a brother, Michael Alsman of Bloomfield; 10 grandchildren, and a girlfriend, Tona Evans. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Lee Alsman; a daughter, Stacey Nicole Alsman; a grandson, Dalton Lee Alsman, and an infant sister, Vicki Sue Alsman. Visitation will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Friday at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel. Memorials can be made to the family through the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.welchcornett.com .
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No one seriously hurt in bus wreck
(Local News ~ 01/19/10)
An Eastern Greene school bus driver backed into a vehicle while on her route near Koleen on Monday afternoon. The minor fender bender sent one to the hospital, but no one on the bus was injured. According to an accident news release from the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the minor accident occurred around 3:57 p.m. when Penny L. Jacob, Bloomfield, a contracted school bus driver, backed the 2004 school bus into a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Jennifer L. Bailey, Bloomfield...
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