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Reunited: Two Eastern Greene students receive a big Veteran's Day surprise
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
When Andie and Bryson Schroyer went to school Thursday morning they probably thought it would be like any other day. Reading. Writing. Arithmetic. And probably some fun at recess. Little did they know they would receive a big surprise during the Eastern Greene Elementary School Veteran's Day program...
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Errol Duane Hutchison
(Obituary ~ 11/15/10)
Errol Duane Hutchison Errol Duane Hutchison, 71 of Mechanicsburg, PA, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Claremont Nursing Home in Carlisle, PA. Born August 30, 1939 in Worthington, he was a beloved son of Bonnie Louise (Davis) Hutchison of Linton, IN and the late Edward Hutchison...
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Jerry C. Sparks
(Obituary ~ 11/15/10)
Jerry C. Sparks, 74, of Sullivan, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan, Indiana. He was born in Merom, IN, on June 20, 1936, to Carmen Guy and Frances Lucile (Delaney) Sparks. Jerry married Dorothy H. (Shepler) on December 19, 1954 and they had three children...
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Counterfeit $5 bill shows up in Linton
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
The Linton Police Department received a report early Monday of a counterfeit $5 bill that surfaced in Linton. Chief Troy Jerrell is urging businesses to advise their tellers and cashiers to be watchful. Jerrell said the serial numbers on the bill are "IL 43733520 B" and on the outer edges of the bill, one can see where the copy did not match up correctly...
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Lady Wolverines win second straight
(High School Sports ~ 11/15/10)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines improved to 2-0 on the young season after a 33-31 overtime win over visiting North Daviess Saturday night at Switz City. With the win the Lady Wolverines not only match their combined win total from last year, they also improved to the same 2-0 mark in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference where they remain atop the conference standings...
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Varsity-only games
(High School Sports ~ 11/15/10)
The Linton-Stockton at North Daviess girls basketball game will be a varsity-only contest, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday. Also, all Union (Dugger) girls basketball games will be varsity-only, including Tuesday's game at Dugger against Eastern Greene, which will start at 6:30 p.m...
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Wind power might be salvation for Hoosier schools
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
The chance for Indiana school districts to make up lost state revenues may just be blowing in the wind. The Eastern Greene School Board of School Trustees, representatives of a rural electric cooperative and a contingent of community members learned more details Nov. 8 of how a proposed wind farm in Tippecanoe County could provide the local school district with a much needed revenue stream...
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Stremmings to celebrate 65th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 11/15/10)
Mr. and Mrs. Orvel Stremming of rural Sandborn will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 28 with an open house and card shower at their home between 3 and 6 p.m. Their address is 14132 W. 725 S. Sandborn, Ind., 47578. All friends and relatives are invited. It is requested that gifts be omitted, however, they would appreciate anniversary cards...
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Be careful when you donate to charities
(Editorial ~ 11/15/10)
Choose your charities carefully Today's tough economy has been doubly hard on non-profit organizations that rely on charitable contributions. Many people feeling the pinch have had to cut back on their donations; and because so many are out of work, charities that assist low-income families are being swamped just when their funding has been reduced...
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No cause determined for pallet factory fire
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
The cause of the fire that destroyed about 10,000 pallets at Greene County Wood Products, Inc. has not been determined. Center Township Fire Chief Jeremy Inman told the Greene County Daily World that neither the fire department or an insurance company investigator was able to determine a cause for the Nov. 9 blaze...
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Bloomfield church raising money for two mission trips
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
Refuge Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield is hosting a unique fundraising event Dec. 4 to raise money for upcoming mission trips to Cambodia and Nicaragua. "Basically we are doing an event called a 'Not-So-Newlywed' game show, which will be similar to the old TV show 'The Newlywed Game'," according to Sandi Brown, a spokesperson for the church...
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Eastside highway garage will not close; but some changes are being discussed
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
There are some changes coming to the county highway department. But interim road superintendent Brent Murray wanted to quash one particular rumor at Monday's commissioner's meeting that he's heard concerning the closure of the eastside garage. Murray made it clear that there is no truth to the rumor that the department's east garage, located about three miles east of Bloomfield, will close...
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Live streaming of basketball games started last week
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
The Greene County Daily World began live streaming area basketball games last week on its website. The newspaper will live stream all home games for boys and girls teams at Bloomfield, Eastern Greene, and Linton-Stockton high schools. The games can be found at www.gcdailyworld.com, and the channels are located in the upper left-hand side of the home page (above the staff blogs)...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/15/10)
* Nov. 12 -- Daniel R. Hyatt, 47, Vincennes, was arrested on a warrant and was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy John Fowler was the arresting officer.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/15/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included five illegal burning incidents, two title checks, two requests for information, two fights, one report of vandalism, one brush fire, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, one lost and found, seven medical/illness, two animal complaints, one prowler, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one complaint of harassment, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, two thefts, one animal/debris in roadway, one arrest - wanted on warrant, one domestic dispute, one community relations and nine traffic stops.. ...
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Newberry under boil order due to water leak
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
A water line leak on West Second Street in Newberry has prompted a boil order for all consumable water for the next 24 hours. Town Council member Sandy Townsend said the leak was repaired about 4:30 p.m, but as a precaution all customers of the town's water system are advised to adhere to the boil order...
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Rita J. Jackson Crysell
(Obituary ~ 11/15/10)
Rita J. Jackson Crysell, 51 of Terre Haute and formerly of Linton died at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 at her residence. Born December 19, 1958 at the Richard-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri, she was the daughter of Donald Jackson and Norma (Gadberry) Jackson...
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Murray says he'll step down from county council seat if he gets full-time highway superintendent job
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
If Brent Murray is appointed the full-time Greene County highway superintendent after Jan. 1, he plans to vacate his Greene County Council seat. After Monday's Greene County Commissioners meeting, Murray -- who was elected to a third term Nov. 2 as a councilman -- said he plans to give up his council seat after Jan. 1 if offered the superintendent's job......
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LS Board considers feasibility of moving sixth grade into middle school
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
Project architects from Fanning Howey visited the Linton-Stockton School Board meeting Monday evening and presented architectural drawings of a feasibility study as to ways to incorporate sixth grade students into middle school. Two of the drawings were of expansion projects, and the third concept was the most minimal, which would be to work with space that is already provided in the school and by capturing five spaces in the junior high building and slightly remodeling the administrative offices.. ...
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Burn ban lifted; no action taken on road closure request
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
The Greene County Commissioners lifted the county-wide burn ban Monday. Due to extreme drought conditions, the ban has been effective since Sept. 24. The number of counties that are now under a burn ban has dropped to 51, following an extended rain Saturday, according to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security...
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Russell appears in court for initial hearing
(Local News ~ 11/15/10)
Kenneth E. Russell, 26, of Jasonville, appeared before Judge Erik C. Allen in Greene Circuit Court early Monday afternoon and was formally charged with three counts of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, all class B felonies. Russell is accused of physically abusing his one-month-old baby on two different days, one in late October and one on Sun., Nov. 7...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/15/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Melvin T. Stewart, Jr., dealing in methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of chemical reagents or precursors with the intent to manufacture CIVIL CASES Rodney L. Wilson v. Gina Wilson, dissolution...
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