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Bloomfield School Board to unveil renovation plans at Thursday meeting
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
The Bloomfield School Board will lay out plans to the public Thursday night for a proposed $1.7 million renovation project. The plan is to upgrade the lighting, wiring, heating and air-conditioning in part of the elementary and junior high buildings...
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Linton woman looking for owner of 1965 class ring
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
A Linton lady hopes to find the owner of a 1965 class ring that she found years ago near the Viaduct in eastern Greene County. "I kept it in a little bowl and found it the other day," Elaine West said of the class ring that she recently ran across while cleaning her house...
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Waterman says state lawmakers need to protect reserves
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
INDIANAPOLIS -- An updated state revenue forecast released earlier this month predicts modest revenue growth over the next two fiscal years as Indiana continues to emerge from the worst national recession in decades. The report comes amid one of the most challenging fiscal periods in state history...
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Sherrel E. Page
(Obituary ~ 12/28/10)
Sherrel E. Page, 82, of Dugger, passed away at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Sullivan County on Aug. 12, 1928 the son of Kenneth "Bill" Flemming Page and Grace Shepherd Page. Sherrel graduated from Rose Poly Institute, he was a licensed engineer/surveyor, taught school at Lyons, and Vincennes University, and was a member and minister at the Bethany Christian Church in Plummer...
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Lakers fall to Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
Sullivan defeated Shakamak 64-24 in the consolation round of the Vincennes Rivet girls basketball Holiday tournament at the Vincennes University PE Complex Tuesday. The Lady Lakers will play at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday against the loser of the Linton-Stockton-Corydon Central game...
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Miners play at 4 p.m. Wednesday
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
Linton-Stockton's boys basketball team will play at 4 p.m. Wednesday against Monrovia in the third round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic at Terre Haute South. The Miners lost to Casey-Westfield, Ill. by four points in double overtime and Monrovia fell to Northview 52-50 Tuesday...
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Lady Miners lose to Robinson; Linton falls in double overtime; Shakamak knocks off Turkey Run; Bloomfield tops Riverton Parke; Lady Lakers fall in opener
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
Shakamak lost 50-33 to Hagerstown in the first round of the Vincennes Rivet tournament today at Vincennes University. The Lady Lakers will play again today at 3:30 p.m. against the loser of the Turkey Run vs. Sullivan game.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/28/10)
Dec. 28 -- Rachelle L. Sims, 46, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was being held in lieu of $4,000 bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman was the arresting officer...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/28/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one report of intimidation, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, one assist to another agency, one complaint of harassment, one domestic battery, one theft, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one fingerprint for a gun permit and three traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/28/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Clinton W. Alumbaugh, intimidation GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Darrell J. May, arson State v. Rachelle L. Sims, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 grams but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/28/10)
Wednesday, Dec. 29 Thursday, Dec. 30 Friday, Dec. 31 Saturday, Jan. 1 Monday, Jan. 3 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Friday, January 7 Saturday, Jan. 15 Ongoing Events...
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Recent accidents cause damage but no injuries
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to a pair of accidents on Christmas Day. No injuries were reported but one in Jackson Township caused a power outage for residents in the area. Jeffrey Shimmel, 34, Solsberry, was northbound driving a 2004 Chrysler 300 on State Road 54 south of Inman Rd. at 4:50 p.m. Saturday when he ran off the edge of the roadway, left the highway and lost control in the snow...
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Miners fall short in double overtime
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
TERRE HAUTE -- Linton-Stockton was part of a record-setting performance, but unfortunately it did not produce a victory. In the highest scoring game in the 11-year history of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic, Casey-Westfield (Ill.) defeated the Miners 91-87 in double overtime at Terre Haute South Tuesday in a winner's bracket game Tuesday afternoon...
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Cards top Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
TERRE HAUTE -- Bloomfield did not earn any style points, but the Cardinals did pick up a victory here Tuesday morning in the second round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic. The Cardinals (6-4) overcame 19 turnovers and 13 missed free throws as they defeated Riverton Parke 54-47 at Terre Haute South High School...
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Lakers run away from Warriors
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
TERRE HAUTE -- Shakamak limited Turkey Run to 35 percent shooting as the Lakers advanced in the second round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic. The Lakers (3-3) allowed just eight points in the first half, including two in the second quarter, as they pulled away from Turkey Run for a 52-30 victory at Terre Haute South High School here Tuesday afternoon...
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Eastern Greene wins tournament opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
In their opening game of the Toby Yoho Classic girls basketball tournament, host Eastern Greene defeated Hauser 52-44 Tuesday. The Thunderbirds led 32-17 at the half. "It is great to get another victory," said Eastern Greene coach Zack Stevens. "We were able to build up a large lead...
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Arson charge filed against inmate accused of starting a fire in the Greene County Jail
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
An inmate accused of starting a fire inside the Greene County Jail reportedly said the other inmates were cold and wanted a fire. Darrell J. May, 20, of Linton, has been incarcerated in the jail since his arrest in August in connection with a break-in and theft in Linton. He was convicted and is currently serving a sentence...
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New thrift shop coming to eastern Greene County
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
There's a new business coming to the eastern Greene County neighborhood that hopes to offer customers affordable prices on a variety of items. KATZ Thift Shop is set to open in the small Pinewood Village Shopping Center, on State Road 45 where a church was formerly located, starting on a regular basis Jan. 8...
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Lady Bulldogs finish second
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
The Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs lost to the hosts 58-26 in the championship game of the Red Hill (Ill.) Holiday Tournament Tuesday night in a high school girls basketball game. The Lady Salukis jumped ahead 16-5 at the end of the first quarter and was never challenged...
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Lady Miners lose two games at holiday tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
VINCENNES -- It was very clear to anyone that would listen that Linton-Stockton girls basketball coach Brad McKinney was unhappy with the way his team played Tuesday at the Vincennes Rivet Holiday Tournament. After watching his team drop their opening game to Robinson, Ill. and 6-3 post player Kelsey Dirks 49-35, he had to endure a 41-30 loss to Corydon Central in the tourney's consolation round...
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Shakamak goes 0-2 in tournament
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/10)
VINCENNES -- So you think you had a badday? It couldn't have been much worse than the one the Shakamak Lady Lakers had Tuesday at the Vincennes University PE Complex. Both of their first-day games in the Vincennes Rivet Holiday Tourney were blowouts with them coming out on the losing end...
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UPDATED: Two injured in Tuesday early evening crash on NSA Crane base
(Local News ~ 12/28/10)
CRANE--Two people were injured -- one seriously -- in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 45 inside Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane -- just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The accident occurred near Buildling 2045, an above-ground magazine, according to Navy Region Midwest Public Information Officer Kenneth H. Cronk, of Great Lakes, Ill.
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