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Tom Burt
(Obituary ~ 06/28/10)
Tom Burt, 64, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:59 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born April 24, 1946 in Rush County to James F. and Lelah M. (Stevens) Burt. Tom retired from Crane in 1996 after 30 years service, also had his own truck and hauled coal, where he was known as "Buzzsaw". He was a veteran of the Army and National Guard. He was a supporter of P.O.W./M.I.A. Member of the Coal City E. U. B. Church. Tom enjoyed NASCAR and outdoor activities...
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Olive Deloris Kristler
(Obituary ~ 06/28/10)
Olive Deloris Kristler, 79 of Linton, died at 5:38 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010, at the Linton Nursing and Rehab in Linton. She was born in Solsberry on August 2, 1930, the daughter of Floyd and Ruby Fern (Wells) Vandeventer. During her life she worked at GC Murphy, Keller Chair Factory, and in the cafeteria at Linton-Stockton Elementary School, and she was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Sullivan...
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GCSD investigating stolen vehicle found in pond early Monday
(Local News ~ 06/28/10)
A stolen vehicle was found early Monday in a pond west of Linton and now the Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking for information from the public. Deputy Terry Wade said a 2000 Chevrolet Tracker was taken from owner Janet Pierce's residence on Bolten Road (County Road 300N) west of State Road 59 sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday...
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Nora Mae McAtee
(Obituary ~ 06/28/10)
Nora Mae McAtee, 91, of Linton, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 at Glenburn Home. She was born in Knox County on May 25, 1919 to Albert Clarence and Anna Mary (Strahle) Miller. On August 2, 1947 she married Hubert McAtee and they had four children...
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Jerry Rex McDonald
(Obituary ~ 06/28/10)
Jerry Rex McDonald, 77, of Martinsville, passed from this life on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 2:09 p.m. at Community Hospital South in Indianapolis. Jerry was born in Riley, Indiana on February 15, 1933 to the late Harry E. McDonald and Lucille (Reed) Barnett...
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Clarence "Bill" Fidler
(Obituary ~ 06/28/10)
Clarence "Bill" Fidler, 79, of Jasonville passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Nov. 10, 1930 in Daviess County, he was the son of Charles and Rose Shouse Fidler. A graduate of Plainville High School, he was U.S. Army veteran and served as a medical supplies driver and a member of the honor guard in the Korean War. He was a member of the Baptist Church...
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Stingrays get season underway
(Community Sports ~ 06/28/10)
OLNEY, ILL. -- The Greene County Stingrays finally got the summer swimming season underway. They were a part of a 10-team invitational here Saturday and traveled to Marshall, Ill. on June 23 for a dual meet. "We came in last place, but this was mostly because we were up against teams that had 50 or 100 swimmers," Stingrays coach Kyle Kirchner said referring to Saturday's Olney Invitational. ...
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IHSAA adopts new format for volleyball tourney
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/10)
In their final meeting of the 2009-10 school year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association's executive committee announced changes to the volleyball tournament format, awarded the girls state basketball finals to Ft. Wayne and accepted the retirement notice of commissioner Blake Ress...
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Berns gets one last coaching opportunity
(High School Sports ~ 06/28/10)
Just when you've planned your retirement from coaching and think you've overseen your final group of players, a special opportunity comes along. That's the case this year for Linton-Stockton baseball coach Bart Berns. The man who guided the Miners to three sectional titles in his 21 years with the program, has been named the head coach for the 2010 Indiana Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Games...
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Richardson signs with Olney Central College
(College Sports ~ 06/28/10)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak graduate Tyler Richardson has signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Olney Central College next spring. "I'm really proud of him," Shakamak coach Chip Sweet said. "First of all he's going to get the opportunity to continue his baseball career and his schooling."...
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Local couple will have adopted Russian baby home this weekend
(Local News ~ 06/28/10)
By the end of this week a young Worthington family will welcome a second child into their home. He's an adopted Russian boy, who will be two-years-old in early September. The boy's adopted mother, Katherine 'Kathy' (Newby) Inman and her mother, Marlene Newby, of Bloomfield, are in Russia now making final arrangements to bring Alexei Shalmanov, whose adopted name will be Gavin Inman, to his new home in Indiana...
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Freedom Festival underway despite hot temperatures and rain
(Local News ~ 06/28/10)
Despite high temperatures and thunderstorms, the annual Linton Freedom Festival kicked off to a flying start Saturday with a car show, karaoke and the Miss Sparkler and Mister Firecracker contest at Humphreys Park. "It (Miss Sparkler and Mister Firecracker contest) went really well. We had seven kids participate. It went smoothly and everyone seemed to be really excited about it," Chelsea Wells, who is interning at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce office, said...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/28/10)
Tuesday, June 29 Wednesday, June 30 Thursday, July 1 Friday, July 2 Saturday, July 3 Sunday, July 4 Monday, July 5 Tuesday, July 6 Thursday, July 8 Saturday, July 10 Sunday, July 11 Monday, July 12 Saturday, July 17 Tuesday, July 20 Saturday, July 24...
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Sheriff and prosecutor confirm weekend shooting in eastern Greene County
(Local News ~ 06/28/10)
Greene County Sheriff Terry Pierce has confirmed there was a shooting in eastern Greene County over the weekend but officials are releasing few details. The shooting is believed to have happened on Saturday night but even that fact has not been officially confirmed....
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/28/10)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of trespassing, three follow-up investigations, two requests for information only, two fights, two assists to the utility department after hours, one alcohol-related incident, two brush fires, one loitering, two accident with personal injury, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, four medical/illness, three alarms, two animal complaints, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, four assists to other agencies, two harassment complaints, one possibly intoxicated driver, one extra patrol, three thefts-other, one fireworks, one theft of motor vehicle, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two domestic disputes, three community relations, three ordinance violations and 16 traffic stops.. ...
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County Council suppports teleconferencing for courts
(Local News ~ 06/28/10)
The Greene County Council promised $8,678 towards a teleconferencing system for Superior and Circuit Courts Monday. Whether all the money pledged by the council will be necessary, however, depends on the county courts' success in seeking a state grant...
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