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Trains are moving faster than crossing work has
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
Rail crossing upgrades aren't quite moving as fast as the newly sped-up trains are, so Dugger Town Council members warned residents to be wary. While the town's in line for a substantial round of upgrades slated to begin in January, that work won't be completed until March at the earliest...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/09/11)
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Margaret Doane
(Obituary ~ 12/09/11)
Margaret Doane, age 77, passed away on Thurs., Dec. 8, in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted when available.
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Donald B. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/09/11)
Donald B. Johnson, 59, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at his step-daughter's home in Fort Myers, FL., with his family by his side. Formerly of Bloomfield, he relocated to Branson, MO in 1991, and then returned to Fort Myers, FL in 2010. He was the son of George A. Johnson and Lucille Hendricks...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/09/11)
Thanks to those who helped with event To the Editor: Thank you to all who participated in the 2011 Shawnee Theatre's eighth annual Festival of Trees. Through your donations and assistance we raised over $12,000 dollars for the 2012 Shawnee Summer Theatres 53rd year of live entertainment...
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Shakamak approves bus bidding
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustees opened the meeting Thursday evening with board member Jeff Miller presenting a Shakamak High School diploma to Harley Shane Yates. Yates completed the diploma requirements through Knoy Learning Center classes offered after school hours at Shakamak...
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Greene County Alliance would welcome new members
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
The Greene County Alliance for Networking and Growth (GCA) is looking for new members to help the county work together to share information and funding. "As we move forward, we are realizing our county is so vast ... and that any organization that deals with family's and people should get together and share what they do and how they do it," GCA president Sophie Haywood explained...
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Rural Bloomfield man cited for illegal possession of a whitetail deer
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
A rural Bloomfield man has been summoned to court on Dec. 16 on a charge that he illegally possessed a whitetail deer in late October. Adam L. Cinamon, who lives on State Road 45, east of Bloomfield, was cited by Indiana Conservation Officer Mike Gregg related to an incident that happened on Oct. 31...
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Two veterans leaving the Dugger Town Council
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
When the next session of the Dugger Town Council convenes in January, longtime Councilman Tom Walters and Council President Bill Pirtle will have a different view -- from the audience -- for the first time in decades. Walters, who's served 20 years as a councilman, and Pirtle, who's served 16, both decided not to run for re-election, though Walters' name remained on the ballot...
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Current Bloomfield Town Council members winding up their terms
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
As current members of the Bloomfield Town Council are nearing the end of their four-year term, they reflect on the time they have spent serving their community. Council president Aaron Hamm said he is proud of the accomplishments he, Jo Ann Carmichael, and Roger Doane have completed for the town of Bloomfield...
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WITH VIDEO: Expansion of TIF area approved, but not without some discussion and revision
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
The Greene County Economic Development Plan was successfully amended Thursday morning to expand a TIF area near the Indiana Rail Road Company's Hiawatha rail yard in Jasonville and along the U.S. 231 Corridor of Interstate 69. The action did not come without some discussion and last-minute revision...
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Free coats to be distributed while they last
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
A special charity event slated for Saturday afternoon will keep at least 30 Greene County residents warmer, as Linton's Cheapo Depot provides free coats while they last. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, the charity will distribute coats in various sizes to patrons, free of charge, but only so long as supplies last...
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Rosemary (Borders) Welsh
(Obituary ~ 12/09/11)
Rosemary Welsh, 87, Princeton, Ind., died at 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. She was born Aug. 14, 1924, in Dugger, the daughter of Glean and Alta (Comstock) Borders. Rosemary graduated in 1942 from Union High School in Dugger. Rosemary worked at Crane Navy Depot during WW II and she worked at the 1948 GOP National Convention in Chicago, Ill. ...
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Margaret L. Doane
(Obituary ~ 12/09/11)
Margaret L. Doane, 77, died on Thursday, Dec. 8 in Linton. She was born in Sullivan on July 5, 1934, the daughter of Ted and Louise (Ridge) Miller. She worked at Keller Chair Factory and Sunbeam in Linton, and the Worthington Cord Factory. She was a member of the Linton Moose Lodge...
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Autopsy shows elderly woman died of exposure
(Local News ~ 12/09/11)
Preliminary autopsy results show a elderly Linton woman, whose body was found Thursday morning, died of exposure Forensic pathologist Roland Kohr, M.D. conducted the autopsy examination Friday afternoon at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute anddetermined that 77-year-old Margaret "Marg" Doane showed no signs of trauma that would have indicated that her death was anything, but accidental, according to Greene County Coroner Sherry Wilson...
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Lady Miners still positive despite early struggles
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/11)
With a young team and a winless record, you might think the once-dominating Linton-Stockton Lady Miners would be a team in disarray. To put it simply, that's not the case at all. Instead, they're focusing on getting better and getting to a higher place while not letting a bad start get into their heads...
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Lady Wolverines drop road contest
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/11)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines dropped a disappointing 52-51 non-conference girls basketball game at Eminence Friday night. "I'm disappointed," WRV (3-6) coach A.J. Graves said. "I'm not disappointed in our effort, I'm disappointed in our attitude during the game...
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Samantha Atkinson
(Obituary ~ 12/09/11)
Samantha Atkinson, age 22, of Linton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at her residence in Linton. She was born in Virginia Beach, Va. on Sept. 1, 1989, the daughter of Todd & Tamara (Lee) Atkinson. Samantha had previously worked at Glenburn Home in Linton and currently worked at Jo Etta's Pizza Villa in Linton. She attended the Linton Assembly of God...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/09/11)
Today Sunday, Dec. 11 Monday, Dec. 12 Tuesday, Dec. 13 Wednesday, Dec. 14 Thursday, Dec. 15 Friday, Dec. 16 Saturday, Dec. 17 Sunday, Dec. 18 Monday, Dec. 19 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Friday, Dec. 23 Saturday, Dec. 24 Sunday, Dec. 25 Sunday, Jan. 1 Tuesday, Jan. 3...
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Bulldogs lose to Class 2A No. 6 Arrows
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/11)
SULLIVAN -- The host Golden Arrows, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, had almost as many field goals as Union had points as Sullivan defeated the Bulldogs 106-42 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game here Friday night. Sullivan made 39 of 57 shots (69 percent) compared to Union's 16 of 37 firing...
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Police and Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/09/11)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Dec. 8 included: One death investigation; three property damage traffic accidents; three theft cases; one domestic dispute; one battery case; and 12 traffic stop. GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG...
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Clay City downs Bloomfield in SWIAC contest
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/11)
Clay City downs Bloomfield in SWIAC contest By STEVEN PENN Special to the Daily World CLAY CITY --The Clay City Eels got the best of the Bloomfield Cardinals Friday night in a hard fought Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game, 49-45, to improve to 3-0 on the season...
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Yoho leads T-Birds past Brown County
(High School Sports ~ 12/09/11)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- With the game on the line, JT Yoho knew exactly what to do. He scored 10 of Eastern Greene's final 17 points to lead his team to a 57-51 nonconference high school basketball victory over Brown County (0-3) on Friday night. Though Yoho's stats were impressive, 27 points and six rebounds, he got plenty of help from his teammates in the Thunderbirds' home opener...
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