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Red Flag Critical Fire Danger Alert issued by National Weather Service
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service in Indianapolis issued a 'Red Flag Critical Fire Danger Alert' for the southern Indiana region, including Greene and Sullivan counties. The Red Flag Warning is in effect from 2 p.m. Wednesday until 8 p.m. Wednesday...
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Football playoffs begin Friday night
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/10)
The 38th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association state football tournament series will begin this weekend. All three area teams will be competing in Class A Sectionals with two opening tournament play on the road. The trio of games will start at 7 p.m. Friday...
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Switz City to come alive during 'Haunted Hayride'
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
When the sun sets and the full moon rises on Saturday evening, ghouls, goblins and other scary creatures are predicted to be out and about in the Switz City area one whole week before Halloween night. It's the night of the "Hunters' Moon." It's also the night of the annual Switz City Volunteer Fire Department's fall chili supper and "Haunted Hayride."...
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Bedford woman gets physical with Greene County deputies
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
When two deputies responded to a call about a domestic disturbance last week, they said a woman on the scene yelled profanities at them. When one offered to let her use his cell phone, she threw it across a yard, then shoved the other deputy, started swinging her purse at him and managed to land more than one blow with the purse...
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Officials say water supplies OK
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
While the drought continues to create dangerous fire conditions, the area water supply is holding up. Ken McIntosh, general manager of Eastern Heights Utilities, located in Bloomfield, says the timing of the current drought is lessening the blow of the dry spell...
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Winstead and Fowler seeking job of county clerk
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
Jackie Winstead and Susan Fowler will face off in the Nov. 2 general election for the position of Greene County Clerk......
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/20/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/20/10)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one illegal burn, one request for lifting assistance, one drug investigation, one accident with personal injury, one medical/illness, one animal complaint, one complaint of harassment, one theft, one domestic dispute and three traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/20/10)
MARRIAGE LICENSES James I. Roberts, Jasonville, and Rikki D. Bradbury, Jasonville James Karl Hoffeditz, Linton, and Jennifer D. Milligan, Linton Brian K. Layne, Linton, and Terra L. Fogerty, Linton PROPERTY TRANSFERS Charles T. Wathen and Michael J. Wathen to Mark S. Griffith, property in Greene County...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/20/10)
Thursday, Oct. 21 Saturday, Oct. 23 Sunday, Oct. 24 Monday, Oct. 25 Linton Chapter 1688 of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) will meet in the conference room of Greene County General Hospital in Linton at 6:30 p.m. A Blue Cross representative will speak. All active and retired federal employees and their guests are invited...
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Bonnie Jean Barrix
(Obituary ~ 10/20/10)
Bonnie Jean Barrix, 61, of Switz City, passed away on Wednesday morning, Oct. 20, 2010 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born April 16, 1949, in Linton, the daughter of Lawrence and Rosemary (Ladson) Simmons. She was a homemaker and worked for 20 years at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was a member of the Switz City Baptist Church...
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Three eastern Greene County fire departments to sponsor community health fair
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
Three eastern Greene County rural volunteer fire departments are collaborating to education the people who live in their communities about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The Center Township, Eastern, and Owensburg-Jackson Township fire departments will be sponsoring a Community Health Fair on Saturday at the Eastern Greene Elementary/Middle School...
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UPDATED: Danger of outdoor burning remains at critical level in Greene and Sullivan counties
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
UPDATED 4:30 A.M. THURSDAY The message from the National Weather Bureau for Thursday is simple -- don't burn anything outdoors. The danger of outdoor burning has reached a critical stage. Early morning, the National Weather Service in Indianapolis issued a "Red Flag Critical Fire Danger Warning" for the southern Indiana region, including Greene and Sullivan counties.
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Linton mayor addresses county commissioners
(Local News ~ 10/20/10)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones called on the Greene County Commissioners on Monday to support efforts to quash new more stringent federal regulations for ozone levels that he said will stymie local economic development and job growth. Jones said communities in Greene County have a tough enough time attracting businesses and industries and don't need the planned new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations added into the mix...
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