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Delia E. Simmons
(Obituary ~ 05/10/10)
Delia E. Simmons, 80, of Koleen, passed away at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford. Born July 12, 1929 in Newman, Ill., she was the daughter of John Clinton and Opal (Cunningham) Ray. She was a homemaker and a member of the Koleen Union Church and the Koleen Ladies Aid...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/10/10)
Master Gardeners appreciate support To the Editor: Greene County Master Gardeners would like to thank all the people who recently participated in, volunteered and attended our sixth annual Flower and Patio Show. We look forward each year to hosting a show for our community which offers a variety of items for your home and garden...
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Dana Ray Baker
(Obituary ~ 05/10/10)
Dana Morris Baker, 52, of Linton, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in Morehead, NC. He was born in Linton, on Nov. 29, 1957 to Loren Ray and Ruby (Clayton) Baker. Dana married Holly D. (Anderson) on Feb. 23, 2002. Dana was employed with IMI Irving Materials Inc. in Sullivan as a concrete truck driver and was formerly employed with Abram and Hawkins in Linton. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He also enjoyed playing music as a bass guitar player with the group Tameless...
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Angell's Food Center dishes up more than 2,700 ribeye steak sandwiches for Relay for Life
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Mark up another successful year for the Angell's Food Center rib-eye cookout fundraiser which benefits the Greene County Relay for Life. Mark Angell, president of Angell's Food Center, provided the details. The Linton store sold 1,530 sandwiches and the Sullivan store sold 1,208 sandwiches...
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Mountain lion: Several more unconfirmed Greene County sightings reported
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Indiana State Department of Natural Resources wildlife specialists and State Conservation Officers continue to receive unconfirmed reports of a mountain lion roaming in a rural area of Greene County -- about five to six miles northeast of Bloomfield in Highland Township...
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Free Farmer's Market set for Wednesday at Lyons
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
In celebration of National Nursing Home Week the Lyons Health and Living Center will sponsor a farmer's market Wednesday. Aimee Zobel, marketing director, shared details on the event that is free and open to the public. "National Nursing Home Week is May 10-14. We try to do community events, get residents, workers and the community involved together."...
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Man faces OVWI charge after wreck
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Tyler J. Cliver, 20, of rural Worthington, was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a one-vehicle crash on NW C Street, just east of NW 9th St. in Linton early Saturday. Cliver allegedly ran off the road, hit a tree and ended up in a ditch...
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Man accused of spitting in officer's face; damaging police vehicle
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Billy Joe Utt, 29, Linton, was arrested after officers responded to a call about a disturbance at a residence on SW 8th Street in Linton late Saturday. Utt is accused of spitting in an officer's face and damaging a police vehicle. He was booked into the Greene County Jail on a preliminary charge of battery by bodily waste -- a class D felony...
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'Big cat' sighting: No reports at two area wildlife areas
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Greene County's "big cat" sighting has people talking and speculating if there are others lurking in the local outdoors. While the first confirmed sighting of a mountain lion in the state of Indiana in decades has state wildlife officials intrigued and busy trying to find the big cat's origin, managers at two area state wildlife properties say they haven't had any similar reports...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/10/10)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of refusal to leave, three requests for information, one fight, two bar fights, two juvenile/delinquent, three assists to the utility department after hours, one custody dispute/exchange, one sex offense, one utility repair, five accidents with personal injury, three accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, seven medical/illness, one animal complaint, one VIN check, two assists to other agencies, five harassment complaints, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one welfare check/concern, one missing person-adult, four domestic disputes, one domestic dispute-neighbor, three ordinance violations and 65 traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/10/10)
Monday, May 10 * The Northeast Sullivan School Board will meet in executive session at 6:30 p.m. and in regular session at 7:30 p.m. at the administrative building in Hymera. * The Hendricksville Area Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the Hendricksville Community Center. Tuesday, May 11 * The Greene County Veterans Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post 7118 in Linton. * The meeting of the executive board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session at 8:30 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 10:30 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative, 77 A St., NE, Linton.
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Richard J. Flaherty, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/10/10)
Richard J. Flaherty, Sr. , 93, of Jasonville, Ind., passed away May 7, 2010 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. He was born in Bardstown, Ky. on June 21, 1916 to John J. Flaherty and Alice (Cotton) Flaherty. He was married to Maudie E. (McGuire) Flaherty, who preceded him in death on November 8, 2008. He was retired from the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Ind...
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Linda Lou McKinney
(Obituary ~ 05/10/10)
Linda Lou McKinney, 68, of Indianapolis, passed away at 10:07 a.m. on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Dec. 15, 1941, in Edwardsport, the daughter of Herman and Gaynell (Hale) Stark. She worked and retired from the Finish Line Factory in Indianapolis, and was of the Baptist faith...
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James H. Ladson
(Obituary ~ 05/10/10)
JASONVILLE -- James H. Ladson, 77, of Jasonville, died at 4:25 a.m. on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born Dec. 28, 1932 in Sullivan County to Ray Ladson and Dochia (Pitcher) Ladson. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Jerry Ladson, and halfsister, Doris Garrett...
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Trial of Jeffrey R. Adams underway in Greene Circuit Court
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
Jury selection began early Monday in the criminal trial of Jeffrey R. Adams of Solsberry in connection with a tragic double-fatality crash in eastern Greene County over a year ago. Adams was the driver of a silver Toyota Supra car alleged to have been racing on May 9, 2009, on State Road 43 with a black Camaro driven by Preston Williams when they crested a hill and Williams' car crashed into an oncoming motorcycle. Williams was in the left lane, Adams in the right...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 05/10/10)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Joshua L. Thompson, contributing to the delinquency of a minor State v. Patricke Shacklett, resisting law enforcement State v. Jano E. Davis, minor possession of an alcoholic beverage CIVIL CASES Midland Funding LLC v. Adam Krebbs, collection...
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T-Birds shoot 459
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Eastern Greene high school boys golf team finished 12th out of 12 teams at the Jasper Invitational Saturday at the Jasper Municipal Golf Course. Jasper White was first with a 314. They were followed by Jasper Black with a 324, Floyd Central 329, Vincennes Lincoln 338, Paoli 358, Crawford County 359, Southridge 369, Providence 374, Perry Central 379, Pike Central 385, Orleans 406 and Eastern Greene 459...
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Lady Lakers win three over the weekend
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
Including a sweep of a doubleheader Friday night at South Vermillion, the Shakamak High School softball team won three of four games this weekend. The Lady Lakers, who earned wins No. 10, 11 and 12 and suffered loss No. 10, defeated South Vermillion 7-5 and 5-2...
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Cards take out Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Bloomfield boys golf team defeated Shakamak 184-215 in a high school match at Phil Harris Monday. RJ Brown earned low-medalist honors with a 44, pacing the winners. Also for the Cardinals, Derek Corn shot 45, Chad Mead 46, Taylor Burton 49, Bradley Seymour 50 and Andrew Bladen had a 53...
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Junior varsity loses road game
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Linton-Stockton junior varsity baseball team lost at Owen Valley 11-7 Monday. Nick Angell struck out six and did not walk anyone over four innings. He did not figure in the decision. Austin Moronez fanned two and walked four in two innings. He took the loss...
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Miner golfers shoot 149
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team defeated North Knox and White River Valley in a triangular match at Phil Harris Monday. The Miners fired a 149, North Knox shot 166 and White River Valley had a 227. Ben Boyd paced the winners and was low medalist with a round of 35. Chase Rhoten, Cole Bradbury and Brady Stefancik all shot 38, Clayton French 39 and Luke Jerrells had a 44...
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Lakers lose to Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
Riverton Parke pushed across two runs in their final three at bats as the visiting Panthers defeated Shakamak 4-2 in a high school baseball game Saturday at Jasonville. The game was originally scheduled to be played in the first week of the season but was postponed because of rain...
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Cards lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
Riverton Parke scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back as the Panthers defeated host Bloomfield 7-3 in a high school baseball game Saturday. Coty Moretto was the starting and winning pitcher for the Panthers. He also had a home run and three RBIs...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/10)
There will be a coed softball tourney (seven guys, three girls) on Saturday, May 22. Entry fee is $120 per team. Entry deadline is Tuesday, May 18. All proceeds go to the Linton First Christian Missions Teams (to Inner City New York). For more information or to enter, contact Michael Riggleman at (812) 798-6379...
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Bloomfield powers their way past Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
JASONVILLE -- Energized by home runs by Sammy Deaton and Danielle Sichting and guided by a three-hit pitching performance from Shelby Gott, the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals handed host Shakamak an 8-0 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference loss Monday evening...
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Lakers hold off Miners in Saturday diamond action
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Shakamak Lakers rallied for four runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh to hand host Linton-Stockton a 7-5 setback Saturday in a double conference high school baseball game. The Miners rallied back to tie and then take the lead in a contest that featured a dozen hits by the Lakers and eight for the Miners...
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Lady Bulldogs lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
Lawrenceville, Ill scored five runs in the first inning and never glanced back as the Lady Indians defeated host Union (Dugger) 19-1 in a high school softball game Monday night. The game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule...
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North Central hands Bulldogs TRC loss
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Union (Dugger) Bulldogs fell to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in the Tri-River Conference following a 9-3 loss to the North Central Thunderbirds Monday evening at Farmersburg. Union (Dugger)'s Gerran Wilkes went the distance scattering 10 hits and was victimized by seven errors on the mound...
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Lakers pound Golden Arrows 15-5
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/10)
The Shakamak Lakers improved to 13-6 on the season following a 15-5 pounding of the visiting Sullivan Golden Arrows Monday in a game stopped after five innings due to the 10-run rule. The Lakers took control from the start posting 11 runs in their first two at bats, highlighted by a grand slam from Billy Newton...
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Linton Council tables Horse Council's proposal to lease Conservation Club
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
The Greene County Horse Council's (GCHC) proposal to lease the Conservation Club was tabled during the Linton City Council's Monday meeting. Since February, GCHC Vice President Yvette Rollins has expressed an interest in leasing the Conservation Club without receiving an answer...
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Jasonville City Council passed two ordinances and handled several items on agenda
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
The Jasonville City Council passed two ordinances at the Monday evening meeting that were presented by Attorney Jeff Hawkins. The first ordinance that was read by Mayor Roy Terrell is to merge the water board and the sewer board. Terrell noted that most cities only have one board for water and sewer; plus, the merge will save the city $2,100 a year...
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Union could field on-site driver's ed program in what could be final year
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
HYMERA - Some Union High School students might miss the bus as they learn to drive a car. That's the word at Monday's meeting of the Northeast School Corp. Board of Trustees. In what's expected to be the final year of driver's education classes in the corporation, Union's student drivers could face a shorter commute, NESC Superintendent Mark Baker said...
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Worthington man injured in truck-tractor accident Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/10/10)
A rural Worthington man was injured Saturday morning when his pickup struck a tractor on a Jefferson Township roadway. Willis D. McHenry, 65, who lives on State Road 157 N, was driving a 2007 John Deere farm tractor west on County Road 800N and was making a left turn onto County Road 400W, when he failed to yield the right of way and struck a 1996 Toyota pickup, driven by James J. Taylor, 34, of rural Worthington, according to a report filed by Indiana State Police Senior Trooper John Yung...
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