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Seminar teaches how to make art out of things usually thrown away
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
One man's trash may be another woman's masterpiece. MiKelle Hensley's recycling material -- not ideas -- as she teaches area children a new perspective about art during a summer seminar. The five-day-long seminar, held daily at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, June 25 until Friday, June 29, is intended for kids ages seven to 14...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/21/12)
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Springville motorcyclist dies in State Road 45 crash
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
A Springville man died in a head-on collision Wednesday morning on State Road 45 in Monroe County. Indiana State Police report that a 2010 Mazda four door passenger car driven by Sandra Lee Sawyer-Hughey, 54, of Washington, was traveling southbound on State Road 45 just east of Darrell Drive, approximately seven miles west of Bloomington when for unknown reasons, her vehicle drove left of center, striking a northbound 1997 Honda Motorcycle head-on, according to ISP Public Information Officer Sgt. Curl Durnil...
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Helen V. Myrick
(Obituary ~ 06/21/12)
Helen V. Myrick, 89, of Linton and formerly of Bruceville, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born in Patoka, IN, on April 16, 1923, to Fred M. and Ethel (Phillips) Turpin. Helen was a sales clerk at Potter & Brumfield and the head cashier at 3-D in Princeton, IN for several years. ...
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Eaton added to All-Stars
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/12)
Linton-Stockton graduate Blake Eaton has been added to the Gold Division roster and will participate in the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game. Eaton was a lineman on Linton-Stockton's conference, sectional and regional championship team in 2011 as a senior...
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White River Valley School Board meeting canceled for Thursday night
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
Tonight's meeting of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees has been canceled and rescheduled until next week. The regular meeting of the WRV School Board will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. The public meeting will be preceded by an executive session at 6 p.m. to discuss personnel (a student-parent complaint)...
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Stingrays open season
(Community Sports ~ 06/21/12)
The Greene County Stingrays youth swim team opened their 2012 season with a dual meet against visiting Greencastle at A.M. Risher Pool in Linton on Tuesday afternoon. "Our kids did a fantastic job at the meet for being their first," Stingrays coach Kyle Kirschner said. "We had a bit of a rough start as we usually do for the first meet, but it wasn't long before we were running smoothly."...
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Crane signs with Lincoln Trail
(College Sports ~ 06/21/12)
JASONVILLE -- Former Shakamak softball standout Mikayla Crane has decided to take her diamond skills to the next level. The former Lady Laker shortstop, who helped Shakamak win the Class A sectional and regional, will continue her playing career under the tutelage of Ashley Gordon at Lincoln Trail College next fall...
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Post 139 rallies for 7-6 victory
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/12)
FARMERSBURG -- Linton-Stockton graduate and Muscatine (Iowa) Community College recruit Tanner Butler's RBI-single in the bottom of the 10th inning, powered Sullivan American Legion Post 139 past visiting Paris, Ill. 7-6 here Tuesday evening. The Sullivan squad, which includes players from Sullivan, North Central, Shakamak, Linton-Stockton and White River Valley High School's, fell behind 6-0 before ramping up the offense to force extra innings...
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Michael Joseph Morley
(Obituary ~ 06/21/12)
Michael Joseph Morley, 59, of Bloomfield, lost his battle with cancer on June 21, 2012. Michael was born in Indianapolis on June 20, 1953. He attended St. Michael Catholic School and Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis. He continued on to receive his bachelor's degree from Purdue University. ...
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Two men face misdemeanor charges for allegedly shooting a coyote from a moving truck
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
Two rural Linton men face misdemeanor charges in Greene Superior Court for allegedly shooting a coyote from a moving truck last December. Scott A. White, 25, of Route 4, Linton and Victor W. Bunch, 57, of rural Linton, have been issued summons from an Indiana Conservation Officer to appear in court on preliminary charges of take or chase a wild animal with the aid of a motor-driving conveyance -- a class C misdemeanor...
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Attempted theft of laptop lands rural Bloomfield man in prison for two years
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
A rural Bloomfield man has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempted theft of a laptop computer last July. Greene Superior Court Judge Dena Martin sentenced Anthony J. Sudano, 40, who lives on East Dodson Road, to two years with the Indiana Department of Correction with no time suspended. However, credit for three days served was allowed...
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Worthington trees near power lines are getting a trim
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
WORTHINGTON -- Trees in Worthington growing near or surrounding electric power lines are getting a trim. It's a necessary process that could be disruptive to wildlife, but one tree-trimmer went out of his way this week to save a tiny bird that had fallen from a nest in a walnut tree...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 06/21/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Timothy M. Jones, operating a motor vehicle after lifetime forfeiture of driving privledges. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Michael E. Gray, driving while suspended with a prior 10 year suspension...
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Police Activity Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/21/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 20 included: On illegal burn; one follow up investigation; two custody disputes/exchanges; one criminal mischief case; one personal injury traffic accident; one property damage traffic accident; two suspicious vehicles/persons; two attempted burglaries; one theft case; one domestic dispute; and one traffic stop...
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"Race Across America" makes stop in Linton
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
Bicyclists from all over the country and world have made their way through Greene County in the last couple days in the Race Across America (RAAM). Starting in Oceanside, Calif., the cyclists each have a designated cause in their race of 3,000 miles in seven days to Annapolis, Md...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 06/21/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Timothy M. Jones, operating a motor vehicle after lifetime forfeiture of driving privledges. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Michael E. Gray, driving while suspended with a prior 10 year suspension...
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Soil and Water Conservation District intern receiving plenty of experience
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District's (SWCD) new intern is helping with 4-H projects and food programs, even though this work was not his original intention. David Ternes is a former member of the Navy, holds a Masters of Business Administration in management and another master's degree in computer science...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/21/12)
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Amid financial woes, Dugger faces substantial sewer, water increases
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
The town of Dugger faces substantial hikes in sewer and water rates soon, part of an effort to stem financial bleeding lest the town potentially go bankrupt and dissolve as a municipality. "As fast as we can, we have to get this ball rolling," said town clerk Michelle James. "We are in the negatives."...
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Benefit concert slated for cancer battle
(Local News ~ 06/21/12)
For one evening, Addiction will be all about rehabilitation, while King McQueen makes a little boy stricken with eye cancer king for a day. The pair of local rock-and-roll bands will perform an evening benefit beginning at 7 p.m. on June 29 at the Linton Freedom Festival Stage in Humphreys Park...
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