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Opal Mary Yeryar Shacklett
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Opal Mary Yeryar Shacklett went to be with her Lord on Oct. 23, 2011 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1908 to William Henery and Ella May Marshall Yeryar in Howesville, Ind. On Jan. 20, 1927 she married Alton Brooks Shacklett, and they had four children, with three surviving: two sons Allyn Bryan and June of Linton, Alvis Buell and Debra Jane, daughter Mary Roselyn Shacklett and Ronnie Luxton, and daughter-in-law Pattie Mae Shacklett, all of Jasonville...
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Woman arrested for alleged battery on sleeping husband
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
A 41-year-old rural Linton woman will be in court Friday on a charge of battery causing injury after she allegedly assaulted her husband while he was sleeping on the couch. Holly C. Swiger is scheduled to appear before Greene Superior Judge Dena Martin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday on a single count of battery causing bodily injury -- a class A misdemeanor...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/11)
Go to web to learn about your neighborhood To the Editor: Concerned citizens of Greene County: With Halloween right around the corner, it is crucial that you know which houses your children should avoid when trick or treating. I invite you to view the Greene County Sheriff's Department's website at www.greenecosd.org and research neighborhoods and addresses that are important to you, and register to receive email notifications on registered sex offenders within proximity of these addresses...
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Friends remember that special baseball field
(Column ~ 10/25/11)
Many years had passed since days spent on that baseball diamond in our little town. Here we were together again. We represented different teams from different times but shared the camaraderie of a common background. Some lived close by, but several had traveled from different directions to celebrate a friend's life...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/25/11)
Wednesday Thursday, Oct. 27 Saturday, Oct. 29 Sunday, Oct. 30 Monday, Oct. 31 Friday, Nov. 4 Saturday, Nov. 5 Sunday, Nov. 6 Monday, Nov. 7 Tuesday, Nov. 8 Friday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 12 Friday, Nov. 18 Saturday, Nov. 19 a copy of your favorite recipe to share and enjoy the movie...
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Dunigans to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 10/25/11)
Darrell and Judy Dunigan, of Worthington, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. Their children and grandchildren are hosting an open house in their honor from 2-5 p.m. at the Worthington Park Community Building. The Dunigans were married Oct. 27, 1961 at the Nazarene Church in Worthington by the Rev. Otis Downs...
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Linton library seeks entrants for pumpkin decorating contest
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
A week's worth of Halloween hijinks and fall fun is in store at the Linton Public Library. Librarians first hope to collect some smashing pumpkins, but hold the knife, please: Carving's not allowed. The facility plans an all-ages pumpkin decorating contest. Organizers will award three winners in the adult, teens aged 12 to 17, and children's categories...
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Buying a cute accessory can help impoverished families overseas
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
Buying a cute accessory can help impoverished families overseas, thanks to the Switz City Christian Church. The church will be selling byTavi purses and wallets Saturday, Oct. 29 at noon at the church, located at the corner of State Road 54 and Charlotte Street in Switz City...
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Washington man facing legal troubles after violating trespass order
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
A petition to revoke a suspended sentence was filed Monday against a former Linton man, now living in Washington, after he was arrested on drug and trespassing charges. David L. Dailey, Jr., 33, was in Greene Circuit Court on Monday for an initial hearing on his latest charge of Possession of a Schedule IV controlled Substance, a class D felony, and Trespassing, a class A misdemeanor, which was filed Oct. 21...
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National Guard commander says Linton unit won't be deployed in December
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
It looks like members of Indiana Army National Guard Company A, 1-151st Combat Team, based in Linton, will enjoy the Christmas holidays at home this year. The commander of the Guard unit says he has limited information he can talk about, but he can say Company A will not be going to Iraq or be deployed anywhere in December as had been previously announced in September 2010...
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Worthington traffic stop nets two arrests on drug possession and firearm charges
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
Failure to heed a stop sign in downtown Worthington on Saturday night has resulted in drug possession and firearm charges being filed against two Greene County men. Paul A. McHenry, 21, of Route 2, Worthington and Dustin F. Abel, of Worthington, will be in Greene Superior Court Friday at 9:30 a.m. for initial hearings following their arrest by Worthington Town Deputy Marshal Jason P. Wilson...
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Witt leads Grand Valley to conference title
(College Sports ~ 10/25/11)
ASHLAND, OHIO -- The Grand Valley State men's cross country team won their 10th straight GLIAC cross country championship on Saturday (Oct. 22), placing five runners in the top six spots to dominate the field at the Brookside Golf Course. Senior Anthony Witt, a graduate of Shakamak High School, won the individual title, crossing the line first in a time of 25 minutes, 24.34 seconds to earn GLIAC Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors...
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Linton boys baseball meeting
(Community Sports ~ 10/25/11)
The Linton Boys Baseball League will meet Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Linton Elks. The meeting will be to elect officers for the 2012 season. They will also provide information on the new baseball/softball facility. All officers, coaches, assistant coaches and interested persons should attend...
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Mary Alberta Bell
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Mary Alberta Bell, 87, of Lyons, Ind., passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons, Ind.. She was born on Nov. 10, 1923, in Gosport, Ind, to Albert and Ora (Langley) Stevens. Alberta was a homemaker. She was baptized and of the Pentecostal faith...
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Donald Gene Gehring
(Obituary ~ 10/25/11)
Donald Gene Gehring, 77, of Terre Haute passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at 12:05 a.m. in Union Hospital. Donald was born July 2, 1934 in Terre Haute to Lewis Gehring and Margaret Britton Gehring. Donald was a 1952 graduate of Otter Creek High School and attended Indiana State University. ...
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A familiar ghoul finds a new haunt: Sammy Terry spooks Frightmares
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
The son of Sammy Terry, a second generation horror movie host, brought out around 500 to Frightmares, Linton's charitable spookshow, Saturday. "I don't think many people even realized it wasn't the original," said organizer Kegan Inman, noting that Bob Carter, the veteran broadcaster has retired as the character he originated in 1962 and continued until 1989, with intermittent appearances thereafter...
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UPDATEDEastern Greene repeats as regional volleyball champs
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/11)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- It was 78 minutes of some of the most gut wrenching volleyball the No. 3 ranked Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds have went through this season. And when it was all said and done they had earned their second straight trip to the semistate following a 25-12, 25-22, 25-18 win over Evansville Mater Dei here at home Tuesday night...
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15th Buy Indiana Expo draws good crowd of vendors showing Hoosier business potential
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
FRENCH LICK -- The 15th Annual Buy Indiana Expo, sponsored by the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, was host to 211 vendors showing NSWC Crane and other vendors their business potential. Crane Deputy of Small Business Reggie Joslin said between 350 and 400 representatives in the technical and acquisition departments from Crane would be visiting vendor booths Tuesday...
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Monsters, mummies and musicians ready to march in Bloomfield Halloween night
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
BLOOMFIELD -- There's boos and ghouls afoot Monday evening, as boys and girls dressed in costumes haunt Spring Street while they march in the town's annual Halloween parade. Starting at 6 p.m., long line of kids dressed up as princesses, devils, dinosaurs, Angry Birds, Spiderman, Frankenstein and Dracula -- among others -- will line up at the Bloomfield Public Library...
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Rural Lyons man jailed on child molestation charge
(Local News ~ 10/25/11)
A 45-year-old rural Lyons man who is charged with molesting an 8-year-old boy has been arrested. The class A felony child molestation charge was filed Monday in Greene Circuit Court against Allan J. Kirkley. The Greene County Sheriff's Department arrested Kirkley on Tuesday morning...
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