- Sandhill Cranes are back (Local News ~ 02/18/11)
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211 program hoping to dial up some financial support
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
Greene County's 2-1-1 is experiencing a budget crunch and needs local support to continue its services. Jill Steele, Options Counselor Coordinator at Generations, shared details on the trouble and what you can do to help. "We would need $23,000 to bring us current by the end of June," Steele explained, adding several fundraising campaigns are currently in the works...
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Slates set for municipal primary elections in May
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
The deadline passed at noon Friday and the Primary Election slates are set for the upcoming municipal elections on May 3. There will be a contested primary election race for Linton mayor on the Democratic ticket, but no Republicans filed prior to the deadline...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/18/11)
Burris family appreciates help To the editor: How will the words "thank you" ever be enough to those that have done so much for us? Thank you to Mike Cox from Cox Funeral Home for your sweet and compassionate nature while planning Reagan's ceremony. ...
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Corbin named top Conservation Farmer of the Year
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
A rural Solsberry resident was named the Conservation Farmer of the Year at the annual meeting of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District on Feb. 8. Lane Corbin was recognized for demonstrating outstanding stewardship of natural resources at the meeting staged at the Greene County Fairgrounds...
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Two area men face shoplifting charges
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
A 28-year-old Jasonville man was arrested Wednesday on a felony theft charge for shoplifting and 22-year old man faces a similar charge in an unrelated shoplifting incident in Linton. William E. Ward, 28, of Jasonville is currently being held in the Greene County Jail on a class D theft charge for allegedly stealing a pair of sunglasses and a Smith and Wesson pocket knife from the Auto Zone store in Linton on Wednesday...
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WRV superintendent calls projected state cuts 'dire straits' for his district
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
White River Valley Superintendent Layton Wall admits he was shocked when he heard some projections on school funding for his district this week. The news was not good. Wall told his board Thursday night that if the estimates hold true, the small district could be in dire straits in the next two years...
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Long-time Linton-Stockton music teacher to retire
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
After 27 years of teaching music, Hope Ault is set to retire at the end of the current school year. The long-time music teacher at Linton-Stockton Elementary School has always appreciated her job. "I have always felt I have the best job in the building. I get to have music all day long and have the opportunity to watch the students grow musically, physically and emotionally," Ault explained...
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The Harvest Field Tour: Tulip Church to host multi-culture worship event
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
The tiny Greene County community of Tulip will host a Christian worship event Feb. 28 that will have a multi-culture international touch. The Harvest Field Tour -- featuring Scandinavian folk musician Mattias Ristholm and John van Dinther, pastor and missionary of New Life Church in Stockholm, Sweden, and a team of musicians -- will be hosted at the Tulip Church of God from 7-9 p.m...
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North Daviess holds on to beat Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/11)
SWITZ CITY -- Despite playing without Luke Mowery and Cole Goodman, White River Valley pushed the Class A No. 6 Cougars before falling 32-24 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school boys basketball game Friday night at Switz City. North Daviess is now 17-3 and 7-0 in the SWIAC. They are 9-0 on the road as well...
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Miners take out North Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/11)
Linton-Stockton scored 18 of the game's first 23 points and never looked back as the Miners defeated visiting North Central 56-41 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school boys basketball game Friday night. Dess Fougerousse, who scored a game-high 20 points, hit for nine points in the opening quarter as the Miners (11-9 overall and 4-4 in the SWIAC) led 18-5...
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Eastern basketball started in 1961-62
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/11)
This is second of a two-part feature on the 1961-62 boys basketball team at Eastern High School, who's players, cheerleaders, coach, managers and contributors will be honored at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday before the South Knox at Eastern Greene varsity game...
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Thunderbirds now 6-0 in SWIAC after win over short-handed Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/11)
Eastern Greene pushed its record to 17-1 overall and 6-0 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 59-34 victory over visiting Shakamak Friday night at Little Cincinnati. This story will be updated
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UPDATED: O'Neall's free throws provide difference as Cards beat North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/11)
In a closely contested contest between two members of Class 2A Sectional 45, Bloomfield edge host South Knox 43-42 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game at Bicknell Friday night. The Cardinals improved to 9-11 while the Warriors slipped to 3-17...
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WRV board hears about plan to improve academic progress
(Local News ~ 02/18/11)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees learned details Thursday night of a plan of action that is under way to remedy the junior-senior high school's status on academic probation by state officials. WRV, along with the other Greene County schools of Eastern Greene, Bloomfield and Shakamak, have been designated on academic probation by the Indiana Department of Education under provisions of Public Law 221...
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