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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/12)
Healthcare changes supported by training To the Editor: Healthcare providers are undergoing the most profound changes known to the industry, as a result of technology and the need to reduce healthcare costs and improve delivery outcomes. Reducing costs and improving the quality of care cannot be accomplished without the ability to capture data, analyze it, and use it to make decisions...
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Pairings announced for Saturday's regionals and semistates
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/12)
Pairings for this weekend's baseball regionals and softball semistates have been announced. At the Class A North Daviess softball semistate on Saturday, West Washington (18-8) will take on Shakamak (17-12) at 11 a.m. At 1 p.m., Tecumseh (24-7) will meet Indianapolis Lutheran (22-4)...
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Yoho to play in Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/12)
Knightstown's Historic Hoosier Gym, movie home of the "Hoosiers" Hickory Huskers, is again the site of the Hoosiers' Reunion All-Star Classic. The seventh annual girls- boys doubleheader classic will take place on Friday, June 1 The girls' game starts at 6 p.m. The boys' game follows at 8 p.m. New Castle High School coaches Steve Bennett (boys) and Roger Miller (girls) will coach the Terhune Tigers. Knightstown coaches Bob Allen (boys) Dawn Basicker (girls), will lead the Hickory Huskers...
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Bulldogs shoot 418
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/12)
The Union High School boys golf team competed in the Sullivan County match at the Sullivan Elks Club Tuesday. Sullivan, led by low medalist Nathan Pirtle (76), won with an 18-hole total of 321. North Central had a 371 and Union fired a 418. Zac Birdsong led the Bulldogs with an 88...
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Perryman, Brown to marry
(Engagement ~ 05/30/12)
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Perryman of Tell City, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brown of Lyons announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children Lesley Perryman and Joseph Brown. The bride-elect is a graduate of Tell City High School and a student of South University. She works at Glenburn Home in Linton...
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Indiana Tribe wins tournament
(Community Sports ~ 05/30/12)
The Indiana Tribe 8U softball team has competed in two tournaments so far this spring. They were runner-ups at the Valley Bash in Terre Haute in April and won the Big Bats on the South Side tournament in Martinsville the weekend of May 19-20. They have a season record so far of 10-3. ...
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Beverly J. Byrd
(Obituary ~ 05/30/12)
Beverly J. Byrd, 80, of Crane, died at 2:17 p.m. on Monday, May 28, 2012 at IU-Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. She was born on June 21, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Delbert and Edith (Schull) Beachler On Nov. 29, 1947, she married Harold "Wayne" Byrd and he preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 2004...
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Keeping the plants watered
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Linton resident Don Clayton, shown here, and his wife, Marilyn, have been busy keeping up with watering chores for a flower garden located in Linton's Humphreys Park. The adopt-a-spot project, which started last year, is sponsored by the Linton Chapter of Psi Iota Xi sorority. The Claytons carry water in a sprinkling can from a nearby shelterhouse to complete the volunteer task every other day...
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New program aimed at saving on prescription costs for county residents
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Greene County will launch a new program Friday to help local residents deal with the high cost of prescription medications. Through a partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo), the free Prescription Discount Card program provides area residents with a card that offers an average of 24 percent savings off the retail price of prescription medications, according to Greene County Auditor Matt Baker...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/30/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG City Police Department on preliminary charges of residential entry, battery with injury. Bond set at $5,000. LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for May 29 included: One fraud case; one illegal burn; one follow up investigation; one disorderly conduct case; one intimidation case; one fire; one animal complaint; three suspicious vehicles/persons; two theft cases; one battery case; and nine traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 05/30/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Main Street Acquisition Corp. vs. Sean Terrell, civil collection. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Doris Shake, civil collection. Discover Bank vs. Darin Davis, civil collection. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Donald R. Gilley, theft...
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Jasonville man gets two years in prison for thefts from vehicles
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
A Jasonville man arrested in February for stealing a variety of items from two separate vehicles in December 2011 was sentenced last Friday to two years with the Indiana Department of Correction. Bradley Fiscus, 27, entered a guilty plea to a single count of theft -- a class D felony as part of a negotiated plea agreement...
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Local photography business raises more than $1,000 to help Henryville Class of 2012
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
A local photographer has made efforts to help students in Henryville following the devastating storm that took out most of their school. Heather Graves, of How Charming Photography, paid Henryville High School Class of 2012 a visit May 16 to present a check...
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Kaiser captures medalist honors at Warrior Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/12)
Koye Kaiser of Linton-Stockton shot even-par 70 and won the low medalist title in a playoff Wednesday afternoon at the Warrior Invitational at the Bicknell Country Club. The Miners finished second as a team. Vincennes Lincoln won the team title with a score of 294...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/30/12)
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Class gives Greene County seniors sample of potential careers
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
When Greene County students take courses which allow them to sample what work's really like in an area of interest, it could serve as a crash course in their future. For some, it's a first taste of what ultimately becomes their lifelong profession, said business teacher Kim Haldeman...
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Linton Library changes hours for summer
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Call it a little light reading -- because if you're checking out books from Linton's library over the next few months, it'll be done during daylight. Since summer's here, the Linton Public Library's edited its operating hours, installing earlier openings than last year...
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Linton students may design website again
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
Linton-Stockton Junior-Senior High School teacher David Adler already helps his students play Santa Claus at the holidays, drafting letters to schoolchildren. "It's great to watch the high school kids interact with kindergarteners," Adler told school trustees during a May 22 regular session where he, along with other business teachers, discussed what their classes have done in recent months...
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Alleged 'hitman' hoax lands Worthington man in trouble with the law
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
A Worthington man has been summoned to Greene Superior Court next month to answer to a criminal charge filed against him. The man allegedly told police that he was both a "hit man" and a targeted victim in separate telephone calls in a concocted ruse aimed at his ex-wife...
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Rural Linton man sentenced for role in 2011 fight outside downtown bar
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
A rural Linton man has been sentenced in connection with a May 2011 fight outside a downtown Linton bar. Shan Michael Bowers, 24, entered a guilty plea to battery committed by means of a deadly weapon or resulting in serious bodily injury -- a class C felony...
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Boil order in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 05/30/12)
All Jasonville water customers are under a boil notice until further notice, following work Wednesday by the city.
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