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Flood warnings issued by National Weather Service
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
The National Weather Service at Indianapolis issued flood warnings for the West Fork of the White River at Elliston and Newberry. At 8 a.m. Monday, the river stage at Elliston was 16.3 feet with flood stage of 18 feet. Minor flooding is forecast with the river expected to rise above flood stage by Tuesday evening continuing to 20.6 feet by...
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Bertha Gunn
(Obituary ~ 02/22/11)
Bertha Gunn, 82, of Indianapolis and formerly of Linton, passed away Feb. 14, 2011. She was born Jan. 15, 1929, the daughter of Eugene Villain and Mary Monier. She is survived by brothers, Joe Villain of Lewis and Carlos Monier of Linton, sister, Louise Scott of Elnora, special caregiver and brother-in-law, Fred McCord of Indianapolis, best friend, Barbara Chestnit of Indianapolis, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren...
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Robert Scott Kirk
(Obituary ~ 02/22/11)
Robert Scott Kirk passed away on Feb. 19, 2011 in Plano, Texas. Rob was born on July 2, 1960 in Bloomington. After graduating from Bloomfield High School, Rob attended Purdue University where he was a proud member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. After graduating in 1982, he began his career in Phoenix, Ariz., with Motorola and continued in the semi-conductor business for 29 years. Upon his death, Rob was the Vice-President of Worldwide Sales for Zoran Corporation...
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Jasonville-area man asks for help with road
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
A Jasonville area resident appealed to the Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday for help in slowing down vehicles traveling on County Road 1500W Doug Neal wants the speed limit dropped. He explained that aside from the obvious safety issues created by vehicles traveling at least 55 mph on this gravel road, he also suffers from serious allergies and asthma, which is aggravated by dust kicked up by the fast-moving vehicles...
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Greene County teachers to rally at courthouse
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
Local teachers will hit the courthouse steps Saturday at noon for an organized rally against proposed legislation that could change the face of public education. Ben Helms, president of the Bloomfield Teachers' Association, shared details on the event...
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Sandhill Cranes show up a little sooner than normal
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
When Brad Feaster woke up Monday morning and learned the upper Midwest had been hit by another blizzard, he smiled just a little. He's not happy that thousands are dealing with tough winter conditions. But the Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area property manager is hopeful that the blizzard will keep some of his signature birds around for a little while longer...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 02/22/11)
JAIL LOG...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 02/22/11)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one report of animal cruelty, one disorderly conduct, three medical/illness and one ordinance violation. LOCAL CITATIONS The following citations were all issued at 1269 NE 4th St. in the area of the Linton-Stockton School:...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 02/22/11)
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SCSD releases accident report about Monday semi crash south of Dugger
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
More details on the Monday afternoon accident involving an overturned coal truck were released by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department early Tuesday. The emergency call came in at 1:34 p.m. reporting that a tri-axle coal truck was on its side off State Road 159 at County Road 350 south of Dugger...
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Man arrested, accused of stealing woman's wallet at gas station
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
Gerald Curtis Bates, 29, of Bloomington, was taken into custody Monday on a warrant that was issued for his arrest in early February. Bates is accused of getting into a woman's vehicle while she was inside a convenience store, taking her wallet out of her purse, then using her "pay as you go" type credit card to pay for his own fuel in Bloomington...
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UPDATED Breaking News: Former special ed teacher found guilty of battery on autistic student
(Local News ~ 02/22/11)
A 27-year veteran special education teacher was convicted of misdemeanor battery on a nine-year-old autistic girl Tuesday in Greene Superior Court in a case that took jurors just 21 minutes to render a decision. The one-day trial of Patti Terkowsky, a former employee of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative who was working in a class at White River Valley/Worthington Elementary School .........
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