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James "Jim" Edington
(Obituary ~ 11/29/11)
James "Jim" Edington, 61, of Bloomfield, passed away Monday Nov. 28, 2011 at his residence. Born Feb. 21, 1950 in Greene County, he was the son of Ray A. and Louise (Marlin) Edington. Jim was an engineer at Crane and a member of the Word of Life Fellowship Church in Bloomfield...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/29/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. LeDeanna Jane Good, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering another person; operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of equivalent to .15 percent or more, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of equivalent to .15 percent or more with a prior conviction...
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Police logs
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Nov. 28 included: One utility assist after hours; one missing/runaway juvenile; two funeral escorts; two medical/illness; one assist to the fire department and one battery case...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/29/11)
Today Wednesday, Nov. 30 Thursday, Dec. 1 Friday, Dec. 2 Saturday, Dec. 3 Sunday, Dec. 4 Tuesday, Dec. 6 Wednesday, Dec. 7 Thursday, Dec. 8 Friday, Dec. 9 Saturday, Dec. 10 Sunday, Dec. 11 Monday, Dec. 12 Tuesday, Dec. 13 Saturday, Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 20...
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Council receives update on south-side lot appraisals
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
The Greene County Commissioners presented members of the Greene County Council at Monday afternoon's monthly meeting with preliminary appraisal figures on two of three lots they have expressed interest in purchasing. The commissioners are in the market to buy three lots from three separate owners, located on the south side of the courthouse square between Franklin and Washington streets...
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Linton takes major step in sidewalk safety
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
The city of Linton took a major step toward safer sidewalks surrounding Linton-Stockton Elementary School by winning a quarter-million dollar grant to improve 2nd Street. Mayor Patti Jones drafted the grant application, her first, with assists from local volunteers and educators...
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Scotland gets in the holiday spirit
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
The observance of "Christmas in the Village" will return this Saturday in Scotland, located near the U.S. 231 and State Road 58 junction. It's been three years since the small community has conducted the pre-Christmas event that features a variety of vendors at the historic Old Scotland Hotel and the Richland-Taylor Fire Station from 1-6 p.m...
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Silent auction, open house to benefit children
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
The Greene County Voices for Kids program will host a silent auction and holiday open house on the first floor of the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield on Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The open house will include light refreshments and multiple silent auctions to benefit Greene County Children in Need of Services (CHINS) through the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program...
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Pairings set for Wabash Valley Classic
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/11)
TERRE HAUTE -- Pairings for the 12th annual Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic boys basketball tournament were announced at Terre Haute North High School Tuesday. Former Terre Haute Garfield and Indiana State multi-sport standout Jim Waugh was the special guest and drew out the teams to make up the brackets for the 16-team field, four-day tournament...
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Bloomfield Junior High boys basketball results
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/11)
The Bloomfield Junior High Basketball teams were in action recently playing on the road at Barr-Reeve and Carlisle. At Barr-Reeve both teams came out on the losing end, the seventh grade 33-32 and the eighth grade 70-42. The seventh grade led for most of the game and at the end of the third quarter held a 30-27 lead...
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Green scores 29 in Laker loss
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/11)
The Shakamak seventh grade boys basketball team lost at home Monday 49-40 to Bloomfield. Leading the Lakers were Parker Green with 29, followed by Logan Kennett with 11. The Lakers will travel to Linton on Thursday to take on the Miners.
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Eastern Greene defeats WRV-Lyons
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/11)
Eastern Greene defeated WRV-Lyons 38-10 in a fifth grade game Monday and the Thunderbirds also won the sixth grade contest by the identical score. This was the season opener for Eastern Greene. Caleb Hamilton scored 14 points in the sixth grade game for Eastern Greene, who led 25-2 at the half...
- Bloomfield youth bags 17-point buck (Community Sports ~ 11/29/11)
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Owen Valley outshoots Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/11)
Poor first half shooting combined with an inability to hang onto the basketball, compounded by poor defense in the first half added up to a 64-23 loss by the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners to Owen Valley in a non-conference girls basketball game Tuesday night...
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Lady Lakers lose to No. 4 Barr-Reeve
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/11)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers were outscored 37-15 in the first two quarters by Class A No. 4 Barr-Reeve and were never fully able to recover in a 68-46 loss at Jasonville Tuesday night in a non-conference girls basketball game. "The first quarter we were fine being down by just four points," Shakamak (2-3) coach Troy Fougerousse said. "But the second quarter we got outscored 25-7. They had some scoring spurts that got them ahead and we just didn't recover."...
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Talpas leads Bulldogs past North Knox in overtime
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/11)
DUGGER -- Tyler Talpas scored nine of his game-high 37 points in overtime to lead the Union Bulldogs to a 64-61 victory over visiting North Knox here Tuesday night. It was the first victory in four games for Union while North Knox was playing its season opener...
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Bloomfield gets award from Riley
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
The Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees learned Tuesday night the school has reached "Miracle Corporation" status through Riley Children's Hospital. Fundraising efforts have raised more than $1 per child enrolled at the school, money which went to aid more than 350,000 patients during the 2010-2011 school year...
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Indy man charged in bobcat death
(Local News ~ 11/29/11)
A bobcat, a threatened species in the state of Indiana, was shot and thrown in a ditch earlier this month in southwestern Greene County. Criminal charges have been filed against an Indianapolis man who encountered the animal while deer hunting. Andy J. Dyer II , 28, of Indianapolis, has been issued a summons to appear in Greene Superior Court on a charge of illegal possession of an endangered or threatened species, a class A misdemeanor...
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