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Routine bike ride turns tragic and claims life of Linton businessman
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
A routine training bicycle ride turned tragic for a Linton businessman late Sunday afternoon. Mark Angell, 49, president of Angell's Food Center, Inc., died at Greene County General Hospital in Linton, after collapsing during a bicycle ride near the Greene County Fairgrounds -- about two miles east of Switz City...
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Shakamak receives grant from Boston Scientific Foundation
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
The Boston Scientific Foundation has awarded a $10,500 grant to support Shakamak Junior High School's Project Intervention. This project reflects Shakamak's continuing vision to "prepare students to become productive citizens by helping them grow and develop into self-directed learners and individuals who have the self-confidence to become all that they can become in an ever-changing, diverse global society."...
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Seven Eastern Greene teachers accept retirement incentive
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
Seven Eastern Greene School staff members took advantage of a $20,000 early retirement incentive that was offered by the school board. The Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees on Monday night approved the retirements of Phil Thompson (high school social studies), David Burch (seventh-grade science), Bobbi Shank (third grade), Charles Burch (seventh-grade language arts), Linda Lavender (kindergarten), Jerri Wampler (first grade) and George Rode (elementary counselor)...
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Students learn about government
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
Eleven Linton-Stockton School Corporation students had a chance to see the inner workings of the Linton city government Tuesday. The students in grades 5 through 12 were welcomed to Student Government Day, sponsored by Linton Elks Lodge No. 866, by Mayor Patti Jones...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/10/11)
Wednesday, May 11 Thursday, May 12 Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15 Thursday, May 19 Have Dessert First." Sew-Sigh-Et-Tea club of the Worthington area will be hostess for the evening. Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22 Monday, May 23 Saturday, May 28...
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Russell Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/10/11)
Russell Cook, 68, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/10/11)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for May 9 includes: One fraud case, one public intoxication, one property damage traffic accident, one personal injury traffic accident, one harassment complaint, one theft case and nine traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 05/10/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil filings State vs. Linda J. Begley, Neglect of a dependent (dependent deprived of education as required by state law), two counts of violation of compulsory school attendance. Criminal filings Rebecca Walls and Ryan Walls, dissolution of marriage...
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Mother faces charges for not sending children to school
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Jasonville woman who is accused of violating the state's compulsory education law by not sending her two children to school for a total of 37.5 days this year. The warrant was issued Monday by Greene Circuit Judge Erik Allen for the arrest of Linda Begley following an investigation by the Jasonville City Police Department and MDS of Shakamak School District officials...
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Park plans, grants to be discussed
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
Interested citizens are encouraged to attend a Linton Parks Board session slated for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, where long-term plans for Humphreys Park are on the agenda. During the session, in the park's west shelterhouse, Sheila McKinley, a consultant from Burke Engineering will update attendees on potential grants aimed at improving the park...
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Barbara J. Waggoner
(Obituary ~ 05/10/11)
Barbara J. Waggoner, 80, of Little Rock, Ark., and formerly of Sandborn, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born in Knox County, Ind., on Oct. 28, 1930 to Lyle and Fern (Hollingsworth) Holmes. Barbara married Robert Waggoner on June 2, 1950 and they had three children...
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Miners shoot 145, top EGHS
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
All but one Linton-Stockton boys varsity golfer shot in the 30s as the host Miners defeated Eastern Greene 145-214 in a high school match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. Cole Bradbury led the Miners with a 34, earning low medalist. Luke Jerrells had a 36, Clayton French 37, Brady Stefancik 38, Ben Boyd 39 and Koye Kaiser carded a 42...
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Eastern Greene runners place second
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
The Eastern Greene High School boys track and field team finished second in a dual meet at Mitchell Tuesday. The hosts finished with 68 points while EGHS tallied 53. "The kids were still worn out from the SWIAC races," said Eastern Greene coach Matt Roberts. "But more than that, the kids had to sit in 82 degree rooms today at school when the air conditioning broke...
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Bloomfield tops Lions, 4-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
The last time Bloomfield claimed a girls' tennis victory over Loogootee was in 2008 when then freshmen Alley Gilliland and Bailee Byers played a No. 2 junior varsity doubles match. To say Loogootee is always a tough place to play is putting it mildly...
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Lakers defeat Eels
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Catcher Kade Sapp tossed a one-hitter in his first varsity pitching start, helping the Shakamak Laker baseball team to a 10-0 victory over visiting Eminence in a non-conference game at Jasonville Tuesday night. The victory was the 10th in 15 games for the Lakers...
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Lakers take out Eels
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Shakamak pounded out 14 hits, including a home run by winning pitcher Meghan Miller, in a 18-3 victory over host Eminence in a non-conference high school softball game in Morgan County Tuesday. The Lakers improved to 5-12. "I was really pleased with the win," Lady Laker coach B.A. Shipman said. "We came out right from the start and took care of business in five innings...
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Cards beat Dubois
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Cards beat Dubois Bloomfield defeated visiting Northeast Dubois 222-255 in a high school boys golf match at Phil Harris Tuesday. Evan Wright was low medalist, pacing the Cardinals with a nine-hole total of 48. Bradley Seymour had a 55, Alex Barlow 59 and Kyle Robinson shot 60...
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Karl ties home run record
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Payton Karl hit his eighth home run of the season for Bloomfield in a 16-6 loss to visiting Washington in a high school baseball game Tuesday night. Karl now has 23 career home runs, tying the mark set last year by Ryan Montgomery, who broke the previous mark of 21 by Jason Pegg...
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WRV tops Bulldogs in SWIAC game
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Sydney Kail (five) and Jordan McHenry (10) combined for 15 strikeouts to lead White River Valley to a 5-4 victory over visiting Union (Dugger) in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Tuesday night. The Lady Wolverines improved to 3-3 in the SWIAC, 3-9 overall...
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Eastern Greene picks up two wins
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
Eastern Greene came up with two wins over visiting Eminence Saturday in non-conference high school baseball games. The Thunderbirds defeated the Eels 11-10 in the first game and 15-6 in the nightcap. In the opener, Davis Russell pitched the seventh inning to earn the victory as the T-Birds scored two in the bottom of the seventh...
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Miner win junior high match
(Community Sports ~ 05/10/11)
The Linton-Stockton Junior High girls tennis team defeated host Sullivan 3-2 Monday. "The girls picked up a great victory," said Miner coach Nathan Skinner. "All the girls played great they are really beginning to understand the game of tennis and they are really a pleasure to coach...
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Lady Miners collect road win
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners improved to 9-4 on the year with a 3-0 win at Cloverdale Tuesday afternoon. Ashley Stetter went the distance in the pitching circle walking just one batter and scattering six hits. She also added a double in three trips to the plate...
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Laker split
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
The Shakamak Lakers split a triangular meet with Vincennes Rivet and North Central Tuesday afternoon at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. Led by a 1-over par 37 from Jon Wildin -- which was good enough to claim medalist honors-- the Lakers posted a team total of 191 placing them between the Patriots (161) and the Thunderbirds (194)...
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Lady Cards roll past Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/11)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals used a seven-run second inning and seven solid frames of six-hit pitching from Nicole Hughes to power their way past Eastern Greene 9-0 Tuesday evening in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game...
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Prom photos (UPDATED MAY 11)
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
Area high schools have and will celebrate their annual proms this spring. The following are some photos from area proms, and if you would like to submit a photo, please email it to cpruett79@gmail.com
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Fuel conservation taking a bite out of ticket revenue in Worthington
(Local News ~ 05/10/11)
Fuel conservation measures instituted in mid-April for the Worthington Police Department has saved an estimated $600, but some officers apparently don't like the idea of walking patrols and having their engines shut off while observing traffic flow...
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