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Stephen Shaun Westerfield
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Stephen Shaun Westerfield, 28, of Bloomington, died Wednesday from an accidental drowning near Owensboro, Ky. Born Sept. 13, 1982 in Bloomington, he was the son of Stephen K. and Traci L. (Conolty) Westerfield. He was a union brick and stone mason. ...
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Jacksons to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 05/31/11)
Jim and Donna (Bedwell) Jackson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4. The couple were married on June 4, 1961 at the Methodist Church in Pleasantville by the Rev. Raymond Shelton. They have three daughters: Jamie (Todd) Felt, Lisa (Craig) Booe, and Jill (Ernie) Bohnert, eight grandkids and one great granddaughter...
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Danny Robert Saylor, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Danny Robert Saylor, Jr., 68, of Bloomfield, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at his residence. Born Dec. 30, 1942 in Bloomington, he was the son of Danny Robert Saylor and Alta (Ritter) Saylor. Danny was retired from IU Physical Plant and had worked for RJ Auction Service and was a member of the Stanford Masonic Lodge...
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Book provides some insight on bin Laden
(Column ~ 05/31/11)
Magazines and newspapers have inundated the public with particulars on Osama bin Laden since his death on May 2, 2011 when U.S. Navy Seals raided his so-called mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Magazines relate his movements during his last day, what was found on his computers and information on his wives and children...
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'We are a family'; Union graduates 24 Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
DUGGER -- The 24 graduates of Union High School gathered in the locker room just before the processional in with the ease only a small school brings. "Everybody's pretty close," said class President Adam Morrill. "We're pretty much like a family." Some were nervous, they admitted, but in the best possible way...
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Shakamak High graduates small, but close class
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
JASONVILLE -- "There Will Be a New Day," the title of the musical selection by the Shakamak Junior/Senior Choir under the direction of Gail Rogers, reflected the theme of the day and the feelings of the graduates during the Saturday afternoon commencement at Shakamak High School...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 05/31/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Linton Police Department activity log for May 27-30 included: two trespassing cases, two illegal burns, two fights, two vandalism cases, one disorderly conduct case, one fire, six personal injury traffic accidents, five property damage traffic accidents, two animal complaints, two theft cases, four domestic disputes, one arson case, three ordinance violations, one battery case, one harassment case, and one burglary/attempted burglary case and 49 traffic stops.. ...
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UPDATED: Linton-Stockton, Eastern Greene win sectional semifinals Monday
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
Eastern Greene and Linton-Stockton were the semifinals winners Monday night at the Class 2A Linton-Stockton baseball sectional at Roy Herndon Field. Eastern Greene scored 18 runs in the third inning as part of a 28-7 victory over South Knox, who defeated the Thunderbirds 11-2 during the regular season...
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UPDATED: Lady Miners win, Bloomfield loses in softball semifinals Monday
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
VERNE -- The two Greene County entrants in Monday's IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 45 semifinals split as Linton-Stockton advanced with a 23-0 pounding of North Knox while the Lady Cardinals of Bloomfield dropped 14-7 decision to host South Knox. The Lady Miners earned their spot in the championship game with an all-out offensive blitz of the Lady Warriors...
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UPDATED: South Knox edges Lady Miners in title game
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
VERNE -- The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners' dreams of a third straight South Knox Sectional title were dashed at the hands of the host Lady Spartans Monday night. South Knox senior Sara Bough's RBI double in the bottom of the sixth snapped a 4-4 tie and sent the Lady Spartans into the regional matchup with top-ranked South Putnam Tuesday (today) night...
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Laker golfer finish third
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
Shakamak's Jon Wildin tied for medalist honors with a 42, but the Laker boys golf team finished third in a triangular match at Rea Park in Terre Haute Tuesday. Owen Valley won with a total of 183, host West Vigo shot 191 and Shakamak finished at 209...
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White River Valley High School grads turn the page on new life path
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley Junior-Senior High School's 57 graduates turned a page in their lives Saturday morning hearing words of encouragement from their fellow seniors. Foreign exchange student Jan Juhas was all smiles as he chatted to his fellow classmates as they were busy putting on their robs and caps prior to the ceremony...
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Bloomfield High gradutes 69 in Class of 2011
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
The group of 69 Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School Class of 2012 graduates were led by valedictorian Ariel Fuller and salutatorian David Hestand into the Glover Gymnasium to receive their diplomas Saturday. "We have a vast array (of students) going onto college and military," Grades 9-12 School Counselor Tiffany Raidy said...
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Pop and Circumstance: Linton-Stockton graduates 72
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
As they stood, two by two, waiting in the hallway for their turn to march into the high school gym, Linton-Stockton's Class of 2011 began a low, rhythmic clapping. Moments later, a few in the long line of shiny red and blue gowns began to sing -- one quick chorus of "Let's Get It Started," by the Blackeyed Peas...
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Area schools conduct graduations
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Saturday marked the high school graduation day for the area's Class of 2011. The students were awarded their diplomas and turned their tassels signifying the end of their respective high school careers. Proud family members and friends gathered in Linton, Bloomfield, Jasonville, Little Cincinnati, Switz City and Dugger to witness this annual ritual of declaring that the students had successfully completed all of the state requirements to be high school graduates...
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Relief effort continues
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
The outpouring of help for tornado victims in southwestern Missouri continues to amaze the organizer of a local drive to collect relief items. Leroy Barnhill reports that the week-long relief effort continues to amaze and humble him. "We are planting the seed and the harvest is busting at the seams," Barnhill told the Greene County Daily World on Tuesday morning...
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Linton graduate to return for Saturday show
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Linton-Stockton High School 1999 graduate Holly Lynn Marcum, formerly Holly Dunn, will be releasing her four-song EP, entitled "Joyride," during her visit home from Nashville for the Linton Community Development Corporation (LCDC) benefit concert Saturday night...
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Walnut Grove Cemetery veterans honored
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Three-hundred-and-eight flags were placed on the graves of veterans that are buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery near Bloomfield. Out of approximately 2,000 people who are buried in the cemetery, 308 are honored every year for Memorial Day by placing flags on their graves...
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Marco continues its Memorial Weekend tradition
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
MARCO -- An annual tradition of patriotism, honor and respect was renewed Sunday at the Marco Cemetery. On a windy, warm day the Marco and surrounding communities once again came together to thank the military veterans -- the living and those who have passed on...
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Council moves forward with setting up regional sewer district
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
The Greene County Council approved a draft resolution on Tuesday afternoon that allows the establishment of the Greene County Regional Sewer District to move forward. The county council approved a resolution recommending that the commissioners file with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) the petition that would set up the sewer district...
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Miners outlast T-Birds for sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
There was no shortage of power in Tuesday night's Class 2A Sectional final at Roy Herndon Field in Linton. The Linton-Stockton Miners pounded out a dozen hits -- including four home runs -- and got a stellar relief effort from Ty Scott as they claimed their second straight sectional title with a 12-7 win over Eastern Greene...
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Veterans who have passed in last year honored
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
The Greene County Veteran's Council conducted a Memorial Day service on the courthouse lawn Monday afternoon to honor the veterans of Greene County who have lost their lives in the last year. The ceremony began with the posting of colors by the Bloomfield High School NJROTC...
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Eastern Greene High School Class of 2011 receives diplomas
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- "Failure is not measured by who loses, but by those who fail to try." These words of encouragement were spoken by the valedictorian of Eastern Greene's 2011 graduating class, Jacob Matthew Avooske. As the tune of "pomp and circumstance" sounded on the morning of May 28, students walked the procession with their heads held high, anxiously awaiting their post-secondary life to commence...
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Man hospitalized after fight outside downtown Linton bar
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
A Vincennes man, who formerly lived in the Greene County area, will be in court Friday morning to face a class C felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury following an altercation that took place late last week outside a downtown Linton bar...
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