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Seed truck topples over Monday
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
A semi carrying several tons of feed to New Fashion Pork in Worthington toppled over Monday, leaving one lane of State Road 157 closed for nearly eight hours. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Terry Wade said the 11:45 a.m. accident took place on S.R. 157 at County Road 60 W...
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Roosevelt Mission brings tough choices to city officials
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer The Roosevelt Mission's troubled state offers no easy answers for civic officials. The city of Linton's taken no official stance on the Roosevelt Mission's future, despite defunding of the homeless shelter and transitional housing facility by state and federal agencies...
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Shakamak superintendent praises choir festival
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
Superintendent Mike Mogan reported at the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustee meeting Thursday evening that 500 students from 17 school corporations put on a professional show during the Southwestern Indiana Choral Festival hosted by Shakamak on Tuesday, Oct. 4...
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Arts Council looking for voluteers
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
You've got to have art. The Greene County Heritage and Arts Center Council doesn't need bucks, so much as bodies and brushes: Volunteers, artists and participants are what they're seeking now. "We're a bit blessed," said advisory council member Fred Markle...
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Linton Fall Arts Festival set for Oct. 29
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce will host the Linton Fall Arts Festival, complete with artists, food and entertainment, Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will be located on Main Street in downtown Linton. Twenty vendors will be set up on Main Street with merchandise such as fiber arts, handmade purses, fine art, photography, glass wall hangings and jewelry, as well as food vendors, according to Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lynette Shelton...
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Studio's fitness challenge will benefit Riley Hospital for Children
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
Yer Studio in Bloomfield is offering people a chance to get fit, and also donate to charity at the same time. Sammie Sparks and her husband, Sawyer Sparks, owner of Soy-Yer Dough, announced they will be hosting a 60-day fitness challenge, with the weigh-in being Oct. 19...
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4-H Junior Leaders heading up charity food drive
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
The Greene County 4-H Junior Leaders are taking the lead on a food drive that will help local families in need. The Purdue Extension Office on the 4-H Fairgrounds, 4503 W State Road 54, has paper sacks donors can take with them to fill at the store, Greene County Extension Educator Tammy Steiner said...
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Tip leads to drug arrest by task force
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
A tip received by Greene County Crimestoppers led to an arrest Thursday night of a Linton man on a pair of drug-related charges. Duane A. Goodman, 25, of Linton, was arrested by the Greene County Drug Task Force on preliminary charges of maintaining a common nuisance; possession of marijuana over 30 grams, a class D felony...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/14/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Joshua L. Roach, domestic battery; domestic battery with a prior conviction; domestic battery committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Justin T. Cullison, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person; operating a vehicle while intoxicated; operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of .15 percent or more...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/14/11)
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/14/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Oct. 13 included: Three follow-up investigations; one harassment complaint; one theft; one arrest on a warrant; one domestic dispute; and one traffic stop...
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Sneegas will be keynote speaker at Women's Health Conference in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
The Greene County Women's Health Conference will have a female speaker dedicated to health. The conference is set for Saturday beginning at 7 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, 500 Lincoln Drive. Assistant Commissioner of the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Division of the State Health Department, Karla Sneegas, will be the keynote speaker during the lunch hour of the conference...
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I-69 project moving at a steady pace forward
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
Construction work on Interstate 69 is moving northward at a steady pace, according to an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) spokesperson. An estimated 1,100 employees are working along the entire corridor each day, according to INDOT media spokesperson Cheri Elliott, working out of the Vincennes District office...
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Interest not high in coming General Election; absentee voting going very slow
(Local News ~ 10/14/11)
The Nov. 8 General Municipal Election is less than a month away, and from the slight amount of early interest in absentee voting, it appears turnout for the handful of races will be light. Absentee voting began Monday at the Greene County Voter Registration office and only one registered voter had cast a ballot, as of Friday morning...
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Jean Shidler had the tough job of starting volleyball at WRV
(High School Sports ~ 10/14/11)
It was 21 years ago when White River Valley High School began as a new school after Worthington, L & M and Switz City consolidated to form the home of the Wolverines in Switz City. One of the first athletic teams at WRV to take to the court wearing Navy and Silver was the 1990 Lady Wolverine volleyball team...
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