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Shakamak School Board conducts first meeting of new year
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustees approved a preventative maintenance contract with Graves Plumbing Company for 2012 Thursday evening. Trustees also approved a quote from Sentry Roofing to re-roof the elementary gymnasium...
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Seniors present questions to Congressman Buschon in Linton
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Indiana 8th District Rep. Larry Buschon (R-Evansville) made a stop in Linton on Thursday afternoon to answer some questions posed by area senior citizens. The question-and-answer session is a follow-up to the listening session at the park in November conducted by a member of Buschon's staff...
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Newly Updated Primary Election Filing List
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
2012 Greene County Primary Election Filings Greene County Commissioner District 1 -- John Fowler (R); Ed Michael (R) District 2 -- Steve Lindsey (D); Nathan Abrams (R) Greene County Council At Large (3 seats to be filled) Lori Brown (D); Bob Kirk (R); Jerry Frye (R)...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/12)
Gentry family appreciates support To the Editor: Our sincere thanks for the prayers, cards, calls, food and help offered in the sudden passing of Terry Gentry. Also thanks for taking the time to attend the visitation with kind words and memories, they meant so much and will never be forgotten...
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UPDATED: Ridge announces he'll soon step down from county health officer job
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Greene County Board of Health is entering into a transition period with the announcement Wednesday night that Dr. Fred Ridge would soon be stepping down as Greene County Health Officer. Ridge has served for 24 years. Board of Health President Jeff Doris said Ridge's term had ended and the board extended the offer for him to serve another four-year term...
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Gryphon Technologies, LC awarded $101.2 million contract by NSWC Crane
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
CRANE ---- Gryphon Technologies, LC was awarded a competitive-bid $101.2 million contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane on Thursday. The contract is for research and development, engineering, analysis, configuration management, information technology management, supply programmatic, functional and administrative tasking in support of operation and sustainment of the Sea-Based X-Band (SBX-1)...
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Man faces battery of minor charge
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 30-year-old rural Bloomfield man charging him with felony battery on a 12-year-old boy. Michael J. Reed, who lives on State Road 54E, is facing a charge of battery resulting in bodily injury to a minor under the age of 14 -- a class D felony...
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Borders' spray tan bill gets committee hearing
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require teenagers who want to be spray-tanned in the nude to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The bill also requires anyone younger than 18 to have written approval from a parent or guardian to be spray-tanned, much like the current state law that requires parental approval for minors using indoor tanning booths...
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Chamber will honor ciitzen, business of the year on Thursday
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce will be honoring the "Citizen of the Year" and "Business of the Year" at the annual dinner Thursday. The banquet will take place at the Linton Elks Lodge No. 866 at 6:30 p.m., with the cost of tickets at $25 per person, or $180 for a table of eight...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 01/13/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal filings State vs. Bryan K. Murvin, battery by means of a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury. State vs. Michael J. Reed, battery resulting in injury with a victim less than 14 years of age. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/13/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Jan. 12 included: One follow-up investigation; two drug investigations; one criminal mischief case; two property damage traffic accidents; one suspicious vehicle/person; two domestic disputes; and two traffic stops...
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Linton Library aims to Kindle interest in e-books with reader raffle
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
The Linton Public Library aims to Kindle interest in their new electronic books lending program -- E-books for short -- by raffling off a high-tech reader concurrent to the program's start. Raffle tickets will be $1 each for the Kindle Touch, which retails for around $100 new. The giveaway is expected to occur in early March...
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Goosepond Pizza readies for relocation
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
Goosepond Pizza may be changing its location, but owner Michael Smith said everything else will stay the same. "We are still going to keep our same family friendly theme," Smith said, noting the establishment will still have the toy shelf for children and will not sell alcohol...
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Bloomfield Farmer's Market could open by May
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A proposal to the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce for the town to have a Farmer's Market may become a reality by early spring, with May 5 as the projected opening date. The Farmer's Market committee has merged with the Bloomfield Community Revitalization promotion committee to help with funding and productivity...
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Miners win at Vincennes Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
VINCENNES -- Linton-Stockton basketball coach Joey Hart used a little baseball and golf lingo to describe the way his team played Friday night. He was hoping for a few more singles up the middle and pars than home runs and double eagles. But his Miners still won at Vincennes Rivet, 64-39, to even its record at 6-6...
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Lakers win SWIAC battle at North Daviess
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
ELNORA -- The Shakamak Lakers improved to 8-4 overall and remained undefeated in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference (4-0) after a 60-40 win over Class A No. 4 North Daviess Friday night here. The Cougars, who began the year as the No. 1 team in Class A fell to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in SWIAC play and watched the Lakers remain atop the conference standings with Eastern Greene who defeated Clay City at Little Cincinnati...
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Eastern Greene scores 32 points in third quarter as T-Birds pull away from Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- After shooting 31 percent in the first half, Eastern Greene erupted for 32 points in the third quarter as the Thunderbirds defeated Clay City 66-44 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school boys basketball game here Friday night...
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Cards defeat South Knox at home
(High School Sports ~ 01/13/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- It took about eight minutes before the Bloomfield Cardinals found their rhythm against South Knox Friday night at Glover Gym. But when they did, they hit it full stride and didn't look back on their way to a 65-31 non-conference high school boys basketball win...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/13/12)
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Richard K. McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 01/13/12)
Richard K. McClanahan, 55, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 2:07 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Aug. 2, 1956 in Linton, IN to Byron L. "Barney" McClanahan and Sueann (Thomas) McClanahan. Survivors include his mother, Sueann McClanahan of Jasonville, Ind.; brother, David McClanahan of Jasonville, Ind.; several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews; aunt Annalee McClanahan of Jasonville, Ind.; cousins, Linda & Terry Pahls of Anderson, Ind., Steven & Carolyn Bledsoe of Anderson, Ind., Janet Bledsoe of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Marcie & Kelly Kugler of Hunterstown, Ind., Mark & Ina McClanahan of Brownsburg, Ind., Bob & JoAnn McClanahan of Penbroke Pines, Fla.. ...
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Greene County driver injured in accident near Clay City
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A Greene County resident was hospitalized Friday after their vehicle slid and flipped on State Road 59 near Clay City. According to the Clay County Sheriff's Department, the accident occurred Friday afternoon on State Road 59, south of Clay City. Per the report, as provided to Tiffany Fry of the Brazil Times, the vehicle involved hit ice near a curve, slid off the road and flipped onto its top after striking a tree. ...
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Commissioners to discuss lowering speed limit on dangerous county road
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
There are a lot of unanswered questions surrounding a tragic double fatality traffic accident on County Road 200S at the intersection with County Road 1025W, west of Lyons, on Jan. 3. The accident unfolded when 23-year-old James Allen, his wife Ashley Bailey-Allen and two children, Aubrey, 1 1/2, and Katelynn, 4, were traveling eastbound on County Road 200 South (Old Lyons Road) in a Dodge Neon...
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Store's hot dogs are just too good to pass up...or pay for
(Local News ~ 01/13/12)
A Bloomfield convenience store -- The Picnic Basket -- must offer a very alluring hot dog product. They appear to be so good that some people are stealing them. This week, for the second time in the past year, criminal charges have been filed in connection with the theft of prepared hot dogs from the store...
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