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Aces win Evansville tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/29/10)
The Southern Indiana Aces AAU boys basketball team won the Evansville Tournament earlier this month at the Evansville Basketball Academy. In the first game, the Aces defeated the Merto Knights by a score of 52-46. JT Yoho of Eastern Greene carried the scoring load with 21 points...
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Future looks bright for Zaleski
(High School Sports ~ 07/29/10)
INDIANAPOLIS -- There's no question that baseball runs in the family in the Berns household. For 21 years Bart Berns coached the Linton-Stockton Miners on the diamond. Now that he's retired he's taken up a new pastime, watching son-in-law Matt Zaleski pitch for the Charlotte Knights...
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Tennis practice starts Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/29/10)
Linton-Stockton boys' tennis coach Brad McKinney will begin conducting practice Monday, August 2 at 4 p.m. The practices will take place at the Humphreys Park Tennis Courts. Players should bring their completed physicals and forms with them to practice...
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BHS tennis practice starts Monday
(High School Sports ~ 07/29/10)
Bloomfield High School boys tennis practice will start at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2. All athletes are required to have a physical before they will be permitted to practice.
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Dugger man runs from LPD
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
Despite an officer yelling "Police, stop!" while pursuing a fleeing man in the Linton area, the man ran on down the road, through yards and between buildings before jumping on top of a patrol car leaving a big dent in the hood. Terry C. Collins, 22, of Dugger, was arrested Sunday. He posted bond and was released from the Greene County Jail on Tuesday after he had appeared in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing...
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Bloomfield student wins contest
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
Artwork produced by a Bloomfield Elementary School student will be used in marketing and other communication by the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District office. Jeanna Murawski visited the county SWCD office in May as part of the "Blooms for Bloomfield" program...
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Local author to conduct book signings at libraries
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
A rural Linton author will have a series of book signing events next month. The Rev. Ralph Roach recently penned his second book "Old Navy Letters: Sailing in the Shadows of My WWII Heroes" Book signings will be conducted at four county libraries. The book chronicles Roach's personal love for letter writing -- dating back to the mid-1950s when he traveled from a small eastern Greene County farm to join the crew of U.S. Navy vessel stationed in the Pacific Ocean...
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Area Korean War veteran recalls the time he was wounded
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
When the medics brought Ralph Martindale down from Porkchop Hill -- an arduous, slow journey down treacherous mountain roads -- his first sergeant couldn't even recognize him, peering at the ruin of his bloody, tattered and swelled face. Porkchop, along with Mount Baldy and Heartbreak Ridge, would soon enter the history books as some of the bloodiest battles of a hard-fought war over unforgiving mountain terrain...
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Financially strong schools a must for the community: A response from author
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
I am thrilled with the response to "Financially strong schools a must for the community." I believe discourse about the role of education in Greene County school districts is a key in maximizing educational opportunities for its youth. Many comments pertained directly to education, and I hope to address them in this response...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/29/10)
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Hog wrestling Friday, demo derby Saturday
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
Two popular Greene County Fair events that were rescheduled because of stormy weather two weeks ago during the regular fair run will unfold this weekend at the fairgrounds. Traditionally, the Hog Wrestling and Demo Derby are the two big gate nights at the fair...
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BSD keeps in touch with Facebook
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
Bloomfield School District has joined the Facebook network with a new page that was launched in mid-July. The school continues to try new marketing ventures and media in hopes of attracting new students as well as improving communication among current students and parents with the school...
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Summer program focuses on feeding local children
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
The children's summer food program is still under way at Linton's Humphreys Park and will last through Aug. 13. Diane Rodriguez, site supervisor, explained, "Before the Fourth of July it was very busy, we were serving approximately 80 meals a day and now it's down to about 40."...
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Baseball camp at Eastern Greene
(Community Sports ~ 07/29/10)
Eastern Greene High School baseball coach Trevor McConnell will be having a youth baseball camp Aug. 8-11 at the high school baseball field. The camp is for players in incoming grades 1-8. Cost is $25, which includes a T-shirt. All registrations will be walk-up with checks made payable to Eastern Greene Baseball...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/29/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 07/29/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one follow-up investigation, one request for lifting assistance, one property dispute, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, one hazardous materials disposal/wash down, two medical/illness, one animal complaint, two VIN checks, one assist to another agency, one welfare check/concern and 10 traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 07/29/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Chase Home Finance LLC v. Glenda Sue English, unknown tenants, mortgage foreclosure Carolyn F. Crichfield v. Carl R. Crichfield, dissolution GE Money Bank v. Sandra Fields, collection Capital One Bank v. Roger L. Miller, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/29/10)
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Hallways have that back to school shine at Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 07/29/10)
Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School Principal David Dean says the start of a new school year is drawing near and he told the board of school trustees on Thursday night that the floors have that 'start of school shine' on them, thanks to the diligent over the summer work of the custodial and maintenance staffs...
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