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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/12)
Family expresses thanks To the Editor: We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped in any way during the hospital stay rehabilitation, and illness of our mother, sister, and grandmother Dorothy Elgan Rose. We especially want to thank Dr. Bryan and Krista Cox, nurses, staff at Greene County General Hospital and Linton Home Health Care for their personal care and concern...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/12)
Rose's family gives thanks To the Editor: We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who helped in any way during the hospital stay rehabilitation, and illness of our mother, sister, and grandmother Dorothy Elgan Rose. We especially want to thank Dr. Bryan and Krista Cox, nurses, staff at Greene County General Hospital and Linton Home Health Care for their personal care and concern...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 03/28/12)
GREENE CIRUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Shane K. Barnes, theft. State vs. Douglas J. Lockhart, Jr., intimidation; criminal mischief. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Tyler Jay Cliver, resisting law enforcement. State vs. Lewis M. Nugent, illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage...
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Lucy Ann (Ridgen) Lewis
(Obituary ~ 03/28/12)
Lucy Ann (Ridgen) Lewis, 79, of Linton, passed away at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at her residence in Linton. She was born May 1, 1932, in Marlboro, SC, the daughter of Golda and Lucy Ellen (Barber) Ridgen. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church, the Prime Timers and the Quilt Club, all of Linton. She had worked at Glenburn Nursing Home and Keller's Chair Factory, both in Linton...
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Kendall's initial hearing set for April
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
A Linton man is facing a class D felony charge of auto theft after neighbors allegedly caught him attempting to "borrow" a motorcycle. Linton Police Officer Chad Crynes was dispatched to First and A Streets SW in Linton shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, in reference to a stolen Harley Davidson motorcycle...
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Habitual traffic violator caught riding motorcycle
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
A Linton man was allegedly observed driving a motorcycle without a license by local law enforcement. But that was just the start of problems for the motorcyclist. Linton Police Department Detective Paul Clark was traveling on State Road 54 when observed a male he recognized as Matthew J. ...
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Shawnee Theatre prepares for its 53rd season
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
This is the first in a two-part series about Shawnee Theatre in Bloomfield and its upcoming season and fundraising events that are planned. Shawnee Theatre, Indiana's oldest continuous professional summer theatre, is preparing for its 53rd season. Begun in 1960, the curtain rose for Shawnee's first play in a barn with gravel floors and a Hoosier tradition was born...
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County may offer wellness check program to its employees
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Greene County officials maybe encouraging the famous words of Benjamin Franklin, who once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." The Greene County Council is wanting to encourage county employees to become healthier and say early screenings may be a way to save money associated with health insurance claims...
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Art Club helps prepare for "Back Home in Bloomfield" events
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
(By Sabrina Westfall) Monica Hudson (left) and Carrie Mitchell were among several Bloomfield Junior/Senior High School Art Club students dedicating their Spring Break to help decorate Bloomfield for the upcoming "Back Home in Bloomfield" events, according to art teacher Deb Johnson. ...
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Officer allegedly catches duo smoking marijuana behind establishment
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
While attempting to return a set of keys at The Spot Lounge in Bloomfield Wednesday, March 21, Bloomfield Deputy Town Marshal Harvey Holt allegedly detected the smell of marijuana. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Holt in Greene Superior Court, he was walking to the back entrance of The Spot Lounge, located at 173 E. Main Street, when he observed a male and female standing next to the doorway...
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April 23 will be one for the books
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
Across three countries, 100,000 free novels will be given away to encourage reading during World Book Night -- including local giveaways in Greene County. The effort, organized in part through libraries such as Linton's, will encourage literature fans to take their love of reading to the streets and encourage others to read by giving them free books, courtesy of an array of publishers and authors...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/28/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for March 27 included: One illegal burn; one criminal mischief case; one brush fire; one animal complaint; one suspicious vehicle/person; one report of a theft; one arrest on a warrant; one domestic dispute; and two traffic stops...
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Lynn has lofty goals for Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
This is the 28th of 31 spring sports previews Linton-Stockton High School has dominated the local girls track and field scene for over a decade. But last year, for the first time since 1997, the Lady Miners were not champions of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference...
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Patriots outlast Miners in season opener
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/12)
The shorthanded Linton-Stockton Miners opened the 2012 baseball season with a 17-15 loss to visiting Owen Valley Wednesday afternoon at Roy Herndon Field. Head coach Matt Fougerousse was well aware of the challenges his team faced with four starters out of the lineup due to spring break -- and handful of players new to the varsity level...
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Police find meth and precursors after serving warrant
(Local News ~ 03/28/12)
A Linton man, who was wanted on two outstanding felony warrants, finds himself in more legal trouble after police officers found methamphetamine and precursors after they served the arrest warrant early Tuesday morning. The Linton Police Department received information that 40-year-old Ronald Smith was staying in a camper located on County Road 1100W, north of County Road 200S, near the Greene-Sullivan county line...
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