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Heat advisory issued for Greene and Sullivan counties
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 100 TO 105 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS: HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE WILL BE POSSIBLE...
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Babe Ruth tourney in full swing
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/10)
The 2010 Greene County Babe Ruth League Postseason Tournament got underway Sunday at the Bloomfield High School Diamond. The first day of the eight-day event saw eight teams take to the field. The opener White River Valley hand Northeast (Sullivan Co.) a 6-3 loss. The contest was highlighted by outstanding pitching performances between WRV's Ethan Sparks and Sullivan County's Nolan Kinnett...
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Taylor takes second at Vincennes Open
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/10)
Taylor takes second at Vincennes Open Mitch Blackburn made six birdies during a final-round 67 to finish with a 5-under-par 135 to win the Vincennes Open at the Country Club of Old Vincennes Sunday. The Vincennes golfer defeated Linton's Chris Taylor by two strokes, 69-68 -- 137...
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Our Opinion: Video conferencing is a good idea for the county
(Editorial ~ 07/28/10)
If you had an inkling that video conferencing isn't a good idea for the Greene County courtrooms, you better check with Greene Superior Court Judge Dena Martin. Martin, who is on a committee that has been looking into setting up a video conference link with the two county courtrooms and the county jail along with Department of Correction facilities throughout the state, had a reasonable scare in her own courtroom this week...
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Day-to-day combat challenged Korean War vets
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
Second in a five-part series Welcome to the Korean War. And you think your job's hard? Imagine marching down a mountain road to take a shower once a month, the icy cold water pouring from holes in a canvas bag hung in a tent. "We wouldn't take showers, except once a month. ...
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Upcoming Plummer River Rally more than a year in the planning
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
The planning, promotion and financing of the first-ever Plummer River Rally is a joint venture between Luke Gechtman and Matt York, who joined together about a year ago to form Plummer Productions, LLC. The two young promoters in their early 30s are taking a financial gamble that the county's first large scale bike rally will be a success...
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More than 70 dogs and puppies rescued from eastern Greene County mobile home
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
Animal shelter workers removed at least 70 dogs and puppies from an eastern Greene County mobile home where the residents had outfitted the interior with chain-link pens. The exact location or the identity of the alleged dog "hoarders" was not released, by Greene County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Andrea Alltop.
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Photography club forming at Linton Public Library
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
Whether you're a shutterbug or you have mad photography skills, be sure to mark your calendar for Aug. 3. Pauline Dudley provided details on the newly formed photography club that meets monthly at the Linton Public Library. "It's for any level of photographer, whether you've never picked up a camera or you're a professional photographer," she explained...
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Worthington Fire Department receives new tanker truck
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
The days of struggling to drive an old, homemade, top-heavy hulk of a tanker to rural fire scenes are over for the Worthington Fire Department. A new, shiny red, 3,000-gallon Firovac tanker with a vacuum tank has arrived at the station and the firefighters have spent extra hours training to use it...
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Plummer River Rally: Set to bring music, motorcycles and fun to rural Greene County setting
(Local News ~ 07/28/10)
The quiet Greene County countryside in Washington Township will be bustling with rock music, motorcycles and scores of people Aug. 5-8 with the staging of the first Plummer River Rally. The four-day outdoor music event and bike rally will actually be hosted on a 140-acre tract of farmland near the banks of the White River -- near the small rural community of Plummer...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/28/10)
* June 27 -- Bradley J. Collins, 40, Brazil, was arrested on a warrant issued out of Vigo County and was being held without bond. Linton Police Officer Tom Jerrels was the arresting officer.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/28/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one follow-up investigation, one request for information, one incident of disorderly conduct, four medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle or person, one welfare check/concern, two domestic disputes and five traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 07/28/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Discover Bank v. Darrick S. Snider, collection LVNV Funding LLC v. James Myers, collection Advantage Assets II v. David Kuehn, collection PROPERTY TRANSFERS Linda Stafford aka Linda Louise Stafford and Roger Norris-Tull aka Roger Alan Norris-Tull to Louise Norris, property in Greene County...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/28/10)
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