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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/11)
Thanks to those who helped with home tour To the Editor: Gamma Rho Chapter of Psi Iota Xi Sorority would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the public for supporting and attending our "Festival of Homes House Tour" this year on Nov. 19, 2011...
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Eight games are on weekend boys basketball schedule
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/11)
As the calendar turns from November to December, the high school boys basketball season really begins as all six area teams will be in action. The first full weekend of the season will feature eight games, including the debut of two teams and several conference and county matchups...
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Cards win two games
(Community Sports ~ 11/30/11)
The Bloomfield Boys Junior High Basketball teams traveled to Jasonville to take on the Shakamak Lakers. The seventh grade was all knotted up at halftime with 16 each. The turning point of the game came in the third quarter when the Cards turned up the defensive pressure which resulted in a 22-point outburst and a 49-40 win...
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Eastern Greene earns third victory
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/11)
Sophomores Brittany Martin and Sierra New both scored a season-high 13 points to help Eastern Greene record a 60-42 victory at Shoals Tuesday night in a high school girls basketball nonconference game. Martin hit a pair of 3-pointers and made 5 of 6 free throws while New connected on six baskets and one foul shot...
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Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 11/30/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Nov. 29 included: One follow-up investigation; one information request; one medical/illness; one alarm; and one disabled or stranded vehicle...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/30/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Allen E. Dixon, Jr., escape. Civil Filings Security Credit Services, LLC as assignee for GE Capital Corp./Sam's Club vs. Dustin Mason, civil collection. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Christopher McKinley, false informing...
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Nathan P. Walters
(Obituary ~ 11/30/11)
Nathan P. Walters, 75, of Linton, passed away at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 at his home in Linton. He was born in Sullivan on July 27, 1936, and was the son of Cleo Walters and Lou Emma Bates Walters. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Carolyn Sue Parson Walters...
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Terry Lee Helderman
(Obituary ~ 11/30/11)
Terry Lee Helderman, 68, of Switz City, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Ind. Born Jan. 10, 1943 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Lester D. and Goldia (Emery) Helderman. Terry drove a school bus for Switz City and WRV school system, he also farmed and had worked for Toltest. He was a member of the Lincoln Christian Church, Switz City Masonic Lodge and was a board member at Open Arms...
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Forest Dale Summers
(Obituary ~ 11/30/11)
Forest Dale Summers GREENFIELD -- Forest Dale Summers, 81, of Greenfield, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Born on February 15, 1930, in Washington, Ind., he was the son of Cecil and Susie (Layne) Summers. Forest graduated from Worthington High School in 1948 and attended Indiana University...
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Greene County General Hospital receives perfect score
(Local News ~ 11/30/11)
The Indiana State Department of Health recently released a compilation of information regarding medical errors at Indiana hospitals, and Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) had no preventable errors reported in 2010. "It is something that is very applaudable, and is a reflection of the good staff we have here -- the good medical staff and hospital staff," GCGH Executive Director Jonas Uland said...
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Young students come up big for food pantry
(Local News ~ 11/30/11)
A simple week-long competition between the grades in Linton-Stockton Elementary School to collect food for the Linton Community Food Pantry has netted the charity 4,751 pounds of food -- perhaps its largest donation ever. "It's the most food I remember ever being brought in here at one time," said Mike Roth, co-pastor of the Saron United Church of Christ with his wife Erica...
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Bloomfield artist to 'retire' paintings
(Local News ~ 11/30/11)
While 24 might seem to be a young age to retire, fine artist Wyatt LeGrand's planning a two-day event Dec. 10 and 11 for just that purpose. However, it's the art -- not the artist -- that will be put out to pasture as LeGrand conducts a farewell showing of around 50 of his works as part of a gallery show featuring 200 pieces...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/30/11)
Thursday 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 Sunday, Jan. 1 March 20, 2012...
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Worthington man injured in wreck in Pike County
(Local News ~ 11/30/11)
A Worthington man was airlifted to an Evansville hospital Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash on State Road 61, north of Winslow in Pike Conty. Indiana State Police responded to the 7 a.m. accident which is being blamed on black ice. A preliminary investigation shows that Adrienne Hamm, 31, of Oakland City, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet northbound on S.R. ...
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Kaiser named first team all-state
(Local News ~ 11/30/11)
Linton-Stockton junior Koye Kaiser has been named to The Associated Press First Team All-State roster as a defensive back. "That's surprising to me, I would never have thought about getting it as a defensive back," Kaiser said with a subdued grin when informed of the honor. "It's kind of shocking." The 5-9, 175 pound all-purpose player said earning such a distinction comes from a lot of hard work and a rededication to different aspects of his game -- especially after making the switch from cornerback to safety. "I tried to come up on the run more," he said. "Because last year after being a cornerback and switching to safety I wasn't used to coming up on the run." That refocusing of his efforts earned him a place near the top of the Miner tackling list. Kaiser finished the season with a total of 47 tackles. That translates to 25 solo and 22 assisted with one sack. "I just tried to focus in on the run and that's where most of them came from," he said. "That's what I pretty much tried to do, focus in on the run." Another by-product of the switch was three interceptions, which was second on the team, and produced a touchdown. "The interceptions, that just all came pretty much from instinct," he noted. "I just dropped back in man coverage and they came in place." As a football player Kaiser feels the honor comes with a tip of the cap to his teammates. "I'd like to give credit to my teammates also," he said. "Without them I couldn't do this." He does admit there was more to being in a position to win the acclaim than meets the eye. Most fans only saw Kaiser on the field during the season, but he says there was a lot of hard work in the offseason that played a major part to his success. "I went to a couple of camps for DBs and I went to a combine," he admitted. "I think that was a good experience -- my teammates and the offseason is what I credit it to." The summer camps were a big part of the effort. They afforded him a chance to see players beyond the scope of just area players and teams. Instead he was able to take full advantage of being intermingled with some very talented players at all levels of high school football. "I was mostly playing against people from 4A and 5A schools," Kaiser said. "In one of the camps I had to defend a kid that was getting looked at by Big Ten schools -- being from around here I'm not used to seeing that." He said the camps were also a key reason why his shift from cornerback to safety was one of the many success stories of the Class A regional champion Miners. "That made the transition to safety in class A football a little easier," he said. While Kaiser was honored for his prowess on the defensive side of things, he was also a solid contributor in many other areas. On offense he rushed for 770 yards on 76 carries. That's an average of 10.1 yards per carry, plus he added 17 TDs to his total of 25. As a pass receiver he was just as important a part of the Linton-Stockton offense. Kaiser hauled in 35 passes from quarterback Austin Karazsia (who earned honorable mention status) for 525 yards and seven touchdowns. "Where ever the offense put me I tried to do my best (whether) it was running the ball or catching the ball," he said. "I want to credit the line this year, they did a great job." Special teams was another area where the quiet, even tempered and mild mannered Kaiser also excelled. He returned both kickoffs and punts for the Miners for a combined 570 yards as well as scoring three conversion attempts. "I tried to use my speed and athletic ability in all aspects," he said. Anyone who has ever met Kaiser knows he is a modest individual and usually expresses a belief that the team is first above all else. "It's still shocking to me," he said. "The team had a great year and we're going to try to continue on next year." The list, which was released Wednesday afternoon, also named 10 other area players -- seven from the Miners and three from the Thunderbirds of Eastern Greene -- as honorable mention. Record-setting quarterback Karazsia had a very fine year that was highlighted by many entries into the Linton-Stockton record books. He earned a place at the top of the Miner list for single-season passing yards (3,473), touchdown passes (43), pass completions (244), and passing attempts (361). Karazsia also now tops the Miner career list in attempts (718), completions (434), career passing yards (6,029) and touchdown passes (68). He also set new school standards in passes completed (30 vs. Eastern Greene) and passing yards (408 vs. North Daviess) in a single game. Karazsia was bested by Austin Munn, senior quarterback of class A state champion Lafayette Central Catholic, for first team all-state honors. Karazsia was joined on the honorable mention rolls by teammates on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Named to the offensive honorable mention list were Linton-Stockton receivers Cole Bradbury and Brad Thomas. Thomas finished his senior year in a Miner uniform catching 39 passes for 709 yards and 11 touchdowns while Bradbury led the team in catches (50), receiving yards (848) and receiving touchdowns (17). Also named honorable mention was Linton-Stockton running back Kent Helton. As a senior Helton was the team leader in rushes (95) and rushing yards (787) and was second in rushing TDs (12) behind Kaiser. Offensive lineman Tanner Butler earned a place on the honorable mention list for the Miners as did defensive linemen Ethan Lannan and Blake Scharbrough. Lannan collected 87 tackles (42 solo, 45 assisted), one sack and 24 tackles for loss. He also carried the football eight times for 52 yards and a pair of running touchdowns. Scharbrough finished his senior year with 87 total tackles (34 solo, 53 assisted) with one sack and 15 TFL. He also recorded 11 rushing yards on one carry. Aside from blocking, Butler also picked up 31 rushing yards on one carry in his senior season. Earning a place on the honorable mention slate from Eastern Greene were defensive backs Ezra Eads and Jake Johnson along with running back Jarred Groomer. Eads accounted for 71 solo and 51 assisted tackles to go along with four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an interception and two TFL. Groomer, who set a school record for total TDs in a game when he ran for five against Wood Memorial, was the leading rusher for the Thunderbirds. The junior carried the football a total of 231 times for 1,462 yards to lead the team. He scored 17 touchdowns and added four two-point conversions. He also caught six passes for 35 yards and completed one pass for 19 yards on the year. As a member of the Thunderbird secondary Johnson accumulated 51 solo and 52 assisted tackles while earning a half-sack, picking off two passes and scoring one TD.
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