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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/11/10)
Thank you for helping food pantry To the Editor: The volunteers from the Jasonville United Methodist Church Back Door Food Pantry want to say thank you to all who donated food or money to our food drive during the Jasonville Homecoming parade. It was very successful...
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Nov. 12 the deadline to send military personnel, families packages
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
The calendar may say October, but the U.S. Postal Service is encouraging you to think about the holidays -- especially when it comes to service members and their families stationed over seas. The United States Postal Service has announced Nov. 12 as the deadline for sending holiday packages to troops stationed overseas using parcel post to all Air/Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) zip codes...
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Traffic stop leads to arrest of Bloomington man
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
A 35-year-old Bloomington man, Matthew Lewallen, was arrested during a traffic stop in eastern Greene County on Thursday and scheduled into court early Tuesday to face two drug charges. The preliminary charges filed against Lewallen in Greene Circuit Court include possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance, a class D felony, and reckless possession of paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor...
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County's burn ban extended
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
Conditions remain extremely dry and Greene County Commissioners' President Steve Lindsey on Monday morning extended the already-imposed county-wide burn ban for another week. The ban, which was first imposed Sept. 24, will continue until at least noon Oct. 18...
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Pearman birth
(Births ~ 10/11/10)
Marina Rose Pearman was born on Aug. 20, 2010 in Dayton, Ohio. She weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces. She is welcomed home by her parents, Jordan and Tory Pearman and brother Gram Jordan Pearman, her great-grandparents Susan and Ed Benjamin of Worthington and Lorraine Vandeventer of Bloomfield, and grandparents Jill and Jerrill Vandeventer of Jasper and Susan J. Pearman of Worthington...
- A Beautiful Sunrise (Local News ~ 10/11/10)
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Clarence Edward Howell
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
Clarence Edward Howell, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 at Ketchem Memorial Center in Odon. Clarence was born June 16, 1931 in Camp Taylor, Ky., the son of Archie and Edna (Hartman) Howell. He was a truck driver for Mooreman's Feed Company and attended the First Church of God in Linton...
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N. Tom Jordan
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
N. Tom Jordan, 76, of Dugger, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born in Sullivan on March 12, 1934, he was the son of Martin VanBureaun and Rena Bell (Miracle) Jordan. Tom married Marilyn Sue (Goodman) on March 10, 1951 and they had one son...
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William J. Sapp
(Obituary ~ 10/11/10)
William J. Sapp, 77 of Jasonville, passed away Oct. 9, 2010 with his family by his side. He was born April 26, 1933 to William D. and Elizabeth (Gossman) Sapp. He served in the Korean War 1953, and retired from Stran Steel at Terre Haute, attended Lawton Street Christian Church, and was a member of the Clay City VFW...
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High school volleyball state tournament series pairings announced
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
The pairings for the 39th annual IHSAA volleyball state tournament series were drawn Monday morning by Commissioner Blake Ress at the IHSAA Office in Indianapolis. Three hundred ninety-seven schools (397) have entered this year's tournament with sectional play beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 19, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 23, at 64 sites across four classifications...
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Lady Miner spikers fall in three
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners fell to 21-9 following a 25-14, 25-22, 25-19 loss at Vincennes Lincoln Saturday morning. The junior varsity also lost dropping a 25-8, 25-19 decision to the Lady Alices. The Lady Miners return to action Thursday at Cloverdale before concluding the regular season Saturday at 10 a.m. at home against South Vermillion...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/11/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/11/10)
LPD Cpl. Chad Crynes was dispatched to Greene County General Hospital after the sheriff's department notified the police department that Richardson was on her way to the emergency room and a warrant was out for her arrest. Richardson was located and taken into custody without incident then transported to the Greene County Jail...
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Northeast School Corporation seeks bus bids
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
HYMERA -- Bus route bids for the 2011-12 school year will be accepted by the Northeast School Corp. through 2 p.m. Oct. 29. Presently, half the school corporation's routes are run by buses owned by the school, with the other half provided by contractors. The bids, expected to be awarded in November, will be for work commencing next August, NESC Superintendent Mark Baker said Monday during the school board's regular monthly session...
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Eastern Greene School to run eight of 19 bus routes in the district
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
The Eastern Greene School District will run an estimated eight bus routes in the next six-year contract period, the school board learned on Monday night. The board authorized Supt. Ty Mungle to advertise for bids for all 19 bus routes in the district...
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Linton City Council distressed over unkempt properties
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
Blighted property was once again brought to the forefront at the Monday meeting of the Linton City Council. Council Member Linda Bedwell brought the matter up and stressed the importance of fining property owners for unkempt properties. "I'm sure if we burn a few people one or two times... we'll get the word out," said Bedwell -- when stressing that the city's ordinances on property upkeep be enforced...
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Lady T-Birds wrap-up SWIAC title
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
JASONVILLE -- The Class 2A No. 5 Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds wrapped up their second consecutive Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball championship following a decisive 25-10, 25-15, 25-3 win over Shakamak here Monday night. "It feels good (to be champion) considering it was a long time coming," Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said. "We talked long and hard about wanting to get there."...
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Union (Dugger) loses
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/10)
Class A No. 3 Loogootee made quick work of visiting Union (Dugger) as the Lady Lions came away with a 25-4, 25-2, 25-5 victory in a high school volleyball match in Martin County Monday night. The Lady Bulldogs slipped to 0-19 this season. "We played terrible," said Union (Dugger) coach Ashley LaFever...
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Junior varsity wins at OV
(Community Sports ~ 10/11/10)
The Bloomfield High School junior varsity volleyball team defeated Owen Valley 23-25, 25-17, 15-11 in a high school match at Spencer Monday night. Nicole Hughes paced the winners with 10 points and two aces on 14-for-14 serving. Skylar Wappes also was perfect on serve -- 11 of 11 -- and tallied six points...
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Teen ramps railroad crossing
(Local News ~ 10/11/10)
An 18-year-old female driver from rural Lyons was injured in a crash in Linton early Sunday when she sped across a railroad track and her vehicle went flying then crashed into a tree head-on. Police believe alcohol was a factor in the accident. Katelyn Jo Garrett was transported to Greene County General Hospital with non-incapacitating injuries to a shoulder and arm...
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