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Linton Music Festival offers several different types of music
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
Organizers call it "where Mayberry meets Woodstock" -- and for seven years, the Linton Music Festival's brought thousands of visitors to the city. For this year's fest, scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Humphreys Park, 50 acts will perform over three days, with nearly 27 hours of music, an eclectic sampling of diverse genres containing something for almost everyone...
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Calling all pretty babies, this Apple Festival contest is for you
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
Is your baby adorable? Does your toddler say the cutest things? These traits could make them perfect candidates for the Bloomfield Apple Festival baby/children contest, which is annually sponsored by the Bloomfield Order of the Eastern Star. Out-of-county judges will interview the children and judge candidates on appearance, explained Rhea Dawn Gadberry, worthy matron of the Eastern Star...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/31/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Linton Police Department log for Aug. 30 included: One follow-up investigation, one disorderly conduct case, two property damage traffic accidents, one ordinance violation, one battery case and four traffic stops...
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Thunderbirds fall to Valley
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
The Eastern Greene High School girls golf team lost to visiting Springs Valley Tuesday at Hidden Hills. Alex Dubois led the Lady Thunderbirds with a 51. Macy Morguson and Alexas Pardue each shot 51 and Sierra New carded a 63, giving EGHS a team total of 228...
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BHS outruns WRV
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
The Bloomfield and White River Valley High School boys and girls cross country teams competed Wednesday at WRV. The Cardinals boys won by a score of 18-54. In the girls competition, Bloomfield also won, taking the top six spots. WRV only had one runner, four short of having enough for a team score...
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Lady Miners win two
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
Led by low medalist Katie Wells, the Linton-Stockton girls golf team defeated White River Valley and North Central in a match at Phil Harris Wednesday. Led by Wells' 47, the Lady Miners shot 226. WRV had a 236 and North Central finished with a 249. Darcy Andis had a 55, Lexie McBride 61 and Rachel Allen finished with a 63 for the Lady Miners...
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High school football season reaches week three
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
It's still early -- but the high school football season is starting to take on its own personality. And this week's edition of action finds all three area teams on the road. Class A No. 3 Linton-Stockton heads to Gibson County, Eastern Greene looks to rebound and the Union Bulldogs find themselves in an unfamiliar spot...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 08/31/11)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Coureny Renee Coursey, criminal recklessness committed while armed with a deadly weapon; battery committed by means of a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury. State vs. Benjamin Robert Clerkin, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person; operating a vehicle while intoxicated; operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a previous conviction; operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 percent or more with a passenger less than 18 years of age or with a prior conviction.. ...
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WRV netters fall to Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
Switz City -- WRV Boys tennis lost a close match on Wednesday to visiting Sullivan, 3-2. Both doubles teams posted wins. One was close and the other not so close. The veteran number one doubles team of senior Derek Myers and junior Luke Mowery won easily 6-2, 6-0...
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Linton netters fall at Northview
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
The Linton-Stockton boys tennis team dropped a 5-0 decision at Northview Wednesday afternoon. "Got beat by a solid team tonight," Miner coach Brad McKinney said. "Northview has some big hitters, especially in the singles spots." That's where the Knights picked up the first of their points...
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OV tops Cards
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
SPENCER -- The Bloomfield Cardinals fell to Owen Valley 4-1 Wednesday afternoon on the Owen Valley hilltop courts. Bloomfield's only win came at the No. 2 singles spot where Andrew Dawson defeated Jonathon Carey 6-4, 6-3. The No. 3 singles match was close but the Cardinals' Eric Hendrix couldn't ever get the lead and dropped a 6-4, 6-3 match to Josiah Henson. The other singles position wasn't close where Owen Valley's star freshman put a 6-0, 6-0 loss on Del Carter...
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Lady Cardinals now 4-5
(High School Sports ~ 08/31/11)
Bloomfield won for the third time in the last four volleyball matches as the Lady Cardinals disposed of visiting North Central 25-8, 25-22, 25-11 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest at Glover Gymnasium Wednesday. The Lady Cards, who amassed 36 kills, improved to 4-5, 2-1 in the conference...
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A video sampler of a few Linton Music Festival bands
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
Comedian Martin Mull once said "writing about music is like dancing about architecture" -- a quote so true that over the next four decades, it's been attributed incorrectly and variously to Frank Zappa, Steve Martin and Elvis Costello, among others...
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Linton Music Festival: Singing for their supper
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
Before the first note plays this weekend, a contingent of local volunteers will be headed to the kitchens, ensuring musicians at the Linton Music Festival sing for their suppers. The three-day festival, at Humphreys Park from Friday through Saturday, appears on track to beat past attendance record, a crowd of around 12,000, which doubled the city's population of 5,774...
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Linton Music Festival bands
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
FRIDAY'S BANDS ROLLEK Performing: 5:15 p.m. on LFP stage. Genre: Classic Metal. Members: Ruger Spires ("a string-shredding guitarist and sings lead vocals"); Devin Hagemeier ( "a brutal, in-your-face bassist"); Mason Devine, ("a heart-pounding thunder king drummer"); and Kane Catt ("a face-melting lead guitarist)...
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Shakamak officials bewildered after missing AYP by one correct answer
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
In the view of Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Superintendent Mike Mogan there's big difference between a "C" grade and a "D" grade. Or, for his school district there is a significant difference between making Adequate Yearly Progress or not...
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It's an 'A' grade for WRV and Eastern school districts
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
The Indiana Department of Education has judged school performance for the first time by using letter grades and a pair of Greene County school districts scored "A's". Eastern Greene and White River Valley both tallied "A" grades under the state's accountability metrics outlined within Public Law 221 with an "Exemplary" ranking based on student performance and improvement data from the state's ISTEP+ test and end-of-course assessments...
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Pets perish in Linton fire early Wednesday
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
Several family pets perished in a fire on Linton's Southwest 6th Street early Wednesday morning. Investigators believe the blaze at the Jackie S. Jones residence was caused by a candle left burning. However, a final report from the state fire marshal's office is pending, said Linton Fire Chief Gary Tannehill...
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Dugger man jailed after threatening his parents with a gun
(Local News ~ 08/31/11)
A 28-year-old Dugger man faces two felony charges following his arrest Saturday morning after he allegedly threatened his parents with a BB pistol. Brant Mason Boyd, was arrested about 7:15 a.m. on Saturday by Sullivan County Sheriff's Department Deputy William Snead following a dispute that started about 5:45 a.m...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/31/11)
Thanks to those who helped with mayor's ride To the Editor: The Jasonville City Park Board would like to thank everyone who participated in the Third Annual Mayor's Ride. The event was successful but could not have been if not for many volunteers who donated their time preparing for and putting on the event...
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