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Martha J. Inman (Obituary ~ 12/20/10)
Martha J. Inman, 66, of Switz City, died Saturday afternoon, December 18, 2010, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Owen County on Nov. 12, 1944, the daughter of Leroy and Edna Ruth (Wallace) Bault. She retired from the Environmental Protective Agency for the State of Indiana. She was a member of the First Apostolic Church of Worthington where she was the head of the Ladies Auxiliary for several years... -
Rose Lorene Phipps (Obituary ~ 12/20/10)
Rose Lorene Phipps, 82, of Linton, passed away Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was born on Nov. 28, 1928 in Briceville, Tenn., to William W. and Minnie (Lloyd) Simmons. Lorene was employed at RCA in Bloomington, Indiana for 24 years and she retired in 1990... -
Jasonville native speaks at ISU graduation (Local News ~ 12/20/10)
Mark Barnes, chief operating officer for Volkswagen of America, offered advice to graduating students about what he has learned since earning his degrees in music and marketing from Indiana State University. "You are leaving this great institution and will all go into different directions, different paths in your life," Barnes said during his commencement address. "ISU was a great foundation for the future and provided a great experience for me."... -
Lady Wolverines drop weekend game
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/10)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Lady Wolverines fell to 2-10 on the year following a 39-23 non-conference loss to visiting Loogootee Saturday afternoon. The Lady Wolverines have now dropped 10 straight contests. Loogootee led 11-5 at the first stop, 22-10 at the intermission and 33-20 after three quarters...
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Terry L. Dyer (Obituary ~ 12/20/10)
Terry L. Dyer, 56, Westphalia, passed away at 9:10 a.m., Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Vincennes Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1954 in Linton to Venus "Bill" and Avis (Howell) Dyer. Terry was retired from I P S, doing power line construction. He is survived by his mother and step-father Avis Tohill and Ron Tohill of Vincennes; companion, Cora Bays; children, Jamie Dyer of Linton, Jill Dyer of Jasper, Cheryl Crouse of Bicknel and Terry (Summer) Browning of Fayetteville, NC; grandchildren, Tara, George, Dawson, Carley and Eddie.. ... -
Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/20/10)
* Dec. 18 -- Cheryl D. Byrd, 28, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery with serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon and was being held in lieu of $10,000 bond. Linton Police Cpl. Paul Clark was the arresting officer.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/20/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one follow-up investigation, two requests for information, one fight, three assists to the utility department after hours, two custody disputes/exchanges, one criminal mischief, one school/foot patrol, two reports of shots fired, one death investigation, one structure fire, one accident with personal injury, three accidents with property damage, six medical/illness, three alarms, one animal complaint, five suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, three other thefts, one animal/debris in roadway, one welfare check/concern, two fingerprints for gun permits, two domestic disputes and five traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/20/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Cheryl Rita Marie Denise Byrd, battery with a deadly weapon CIVIL CASES Mollie N. Girten v. Derek T. Girten, child support Jerry Eugene Stewart v. Lori Ann Stewart, dissolution Dell Financial Services LLC v. Michael L. McNevin, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/20/10)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 Thursday, Dec. 23 Friday, Dec. 24 Saturday, Dec. 25 Tuesday, Dec. 28 Thursday, Dec. 30 Friday, Dec. 31 Saturday, Jan. 1 Monday, Jan. 3 Saturday, Jan. 15 Ongoing Events...
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Scotland gets OK to apply for $590,000 grant (Local News ~ 12/20/10)
A grant to help pay for a wastewater treatment system in the village of Scotland cleared a required public hearing without any opposition during Monday morning's Greene County Commissioner's meeting. The application for a $590,000 grant will now be submitted to the Indiana Office Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) by March 18. A proposal needs to be submitted to state officials by Jan. 14, according to Matt Sward, representing grant administrators Southern Indiana Development Commission... -
County employee handbooks remain a work in progress
(Local News ~ 12/20/10)
The much-debated changes being made to the multiple county employee handbooks now being used have been approved, but remain very much a work in progress. The Greene County Commissioners adopted three new employee policy handbooks Monday morning, but with the understanding that a newly formed committee will review the document and likely make some amendments by late April...
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Smoky smell and alarm leads to evacuation and fire run to Roosevelt Mission
(Local News ~ 12/20/10)
A fire alarm, a smoky turpentine smell and a sound like a car backfiring led to the evacuation of the Roosevelt Mission on Monday afternoon. However, Linton city firefighters responding to the alarm at the three-story 89 E. Vincennes St. shelter found no fire, and no cause for the smell or sound...
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Union (Dugger) loses at Clay City (High School Sports ~ 12/20/10)
CLAY CITY -- After trailing by as many as 13 points on three different occasions in the first half, Union (Dugger) twice closed to within eight before falling to Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference leader Clay City 45-28 in a high school girls basketball game here Monday night... -
New bus contract approved by L-S School Board
(Local News ~ 12/20/10)
It's a new contract for Linton-Stockton school bus drivers. Approval of the four-year contract was given by the L-S School Board in a 3-0-1 vote during Monday's monthly meeting. Board member Rodney Bredeweg abstained from voting. He is the bus driver for route #3...
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Barr-Reeve hands WRV 11th loss (High School Sports ~ 12/20/10)
SWITZ CITY -- Class A No. 7 ranked Barr-Reeve took full advantage of every mistake the White River Valley Lady Wolverines made, especially in the first half of their non-conference game here Monday night to post a 60-23 win. "Our problem was I tried something new tonight and wanted to see how far we have come as a team," WRV (2-11) coach A.J. Graves said. "But it didn't pan out and go as I expected... -
UPDATED: Eastern-Greene on two-hour delay on Tuesday
(Local News ~ 12/20/10)
Eastern-Greene Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Tuesday. Superintendent Ty Mungle said school buses will not be driving on gravel roads morning or afternoon. Mungle said the phone numbers of the school bus drivers are listed on the school website under the "Our District" tab and then under "Transportation." Parents may contact bus drivers if they have questions on possible pick-up points and times...
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Woman allegedly pulls a knife during fight with another woman (Local News ~ 12/20/10)
A fight between two women in a downtown Linton parking lot early Saturday sent one woman to jail for allegedly pulling and using a knife and the other to the emergency room for stitches. Cheryl Rita Marie Denise Byrd, 28, Linton was booked into the Greene County Jail where she was being held in lieu of $10,000 bond...
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