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Jenora Ann Smith Nimmo
(Obituary ~ 08/20/10)
Jenora Nimmo, 38, of Peoria AZ., passed away Aug. 15, 2010. She was born Oct. 23, 1971 in Sullivan, IN and was the daughter of Kent and Mary Smith. She was employed by Express International. She was a 1990 graduate of Union High School. She is survived by her parents, one sister Kelly Yeryar, three nephews; Brett, Peyton and Brady Yeryar and "Tigger" her cat as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins...
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Walter E. Steele
(Obituary ~ 08/20/10)
Walter E. Steele, 87, of Worthington, passed away at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at Linton Nursing & Rehab Center. He was born Jan. 18, 1923, in Greene County, he was the son of Roy and Rose (Hostetter) Steele. He retired from NSWC Crane in 1978 after 34 years service. ...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/20/10)
Thank you for helping with library program To the Editor: You have heard "It takes a village to raise a child." Well, I would like to change that to "It takes a community to raise a reader" and thanks to the wonderful community we live in we had a great reading program this summer...
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Section of State Road 54 to close Tuesday
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be closing State Road 54 between State Road 37 in Lawrence County and State Road 45 in Greene County starting on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The closure will take place for a pipe replacement 4.7 miles west of S.R. 37...
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Rust Communications COO dies in accident
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
Newspaper family and friends of Wally Lage across the country are mourning his unexpected death Thursday night after slipping off a pier and getting trapped under a float in Harpswell, Maine. Lage served as chief operating officer (COO) and vice president for Rust Communications, Inc. of Cape Girardeau, Mo. -- the parent company for the Greene County Daily World...
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Kenneth Loren Bays
(Obituary ~ 08/20/10)
Kenneth Loren Bays, 84, of Bloomfield, passed away 6 a.m. Thursday, August 19, 2010 at his residence. Born April 14, 1926 in Solsberry, he was the son of Dennie Alvin and Ocia R. (Crowe) Bays. He retired as an operating engineer in the construction business. He was a member of Bloomfield American Legion Post 196 and the Solsberry Masonic Lodge #411...
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Youth sports injuries on the rise
(Column ~ 08/20/10)
Dr. Doug Flory, founder, of AthELITE ORTHOpedics and Sports Medicine in Bloomington is spreading the word on the epidemic of youth sports injuries. He is the local spokesperson for the national Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention (STOP) Sports Injuries Campaign. There are 30 million young athletes participating in sports through high school resulting in about four million injuries that are severe enough to require medical attention...
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'America's Toughest Sheriff' to speak in Sullivan on Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
An Arizona sheriff who gained national attention for cost-cutting measures, creating a tent city for inmates to be housed, set up volunteer chain gangs and requires pink underwear for inmates will be speaking in Sullivan on Saturday. Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known as "America's Toughest Sheriff" is coming to Indiana in support of the 8th District Republican Committee fundraiser...
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County jobless rate improves slightly in July
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
The Greene County jobless rate improved slightly in July, according to figures released Friday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Greene County ranked 69th out of the 92 Indiana counties in terms of unemployment rate. The county registered 9.1 percent with 1,403 individuals listed as jobless in July...
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Foundation officials contend student has been paid what he provided receipts and for expenses that meet guidelines
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
The chairman of the Greene County Foundation scholarship committee contends that Purdue University student Daniel Stevens has been paid for everything he had turned in receipts for that meet federal guidelines for the Dale and Tillie Memorial Scholarship...
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Jasonville family files suit against Greene County Community Foundation in scholarship payment dispute
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
A Jasonville family is headed to court to settle an ongoing dispute over payment of scholarship funds from the Greene County Community Foundation. Tim Stevens filed a civil suit in Greene Circuit Court on Friday afternoon alleging breach of contract in a case involving the distribution of money from the Dale and Tillie Jessup Memorial Scholarship Fund to their son, Daniel...
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Thorlton honored by American Legion Post 22
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
A long-time Linton-Stockton Elementary School teacher has recently been honored for his commitment to education. Dan Thorlton, a fifth-grade teacher, was presented with the 7th District American Legion Educator of the Year Award on Thursday at the American Legion Post 22 in Linton...
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Fuller
(Obituary ~ 08/20/10)
Elizabeth "Betsy" (Kauntz) Fuller, 88, of Worthington, passed away Thursday evening, August 19, 2010, at Northwest Manor in Indianapolis. Betsy was born July 19, 1922, in Bay City, MI, to Fred and Estelle Kauntz. She was a homemaker and member of the Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir for many years. She was also a member of and past-president of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Betsy and her husband "D" were in charge of the Hope Program at church...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/20/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/20/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one fight, one drug investigation, one medical/illness, two complaints of harassment, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one community relations, one open garage door and four traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 08/20/10)
CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Thurman Eugene Goodman, conspiracy to commit theft, burglary, theft, burglary, theft, possession of a controlled substance State v. David E. Arnett II, conspiracy to commit theft, burglary, theft, burglary, theft...
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Bond goes up to $50,000 each on two suspected burglars
(Local News ~ 08/20/10)
The bond has more than doubled for the two men, from Shady Meadows Subdivision in eastern Greene County, who were hauled in to jail earlier this week along with several truckloads of stolen goods. The Greene County Prosecutor's Office filed cases against both men on Friday in Greene Circuit Court...
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