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Many haven't filed for Homestead exemption
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
The clock is ticking for Greene County property owners who have not filed their Homestead Verification form with the auditor's office. The deadline to complete the form, which according to Greene County Auditor Matt Baker takes just a couple of minutes to finish, is Dec. 31...
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High ranking Naval official to visit NSA Crane on Monday
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
CRANE -- Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), will visit the Naval Support Activity Crane (NSA Crane) on Monday, according to an announcement by Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense...
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Beware of property fraud and scams
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
A Greene County homeowner received an official-looking letter in the mail that said "Deed Processing Notice." It looked like it came from a government agency. The letter explained why a homeowner should have a copy of their property deed and "property profile" information. And then came the hook. The company, located in Washington, D.C. would send a copy to the homeowner for a fee of $86...
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Bloomfield Council approves wireless cards for police department
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
The Bloomfield Town Council voted Wednesday to approve the purchase of wireless Internet cards for the Bloomfield Police Department to connect with the Spillman Dispatch software. Per the request of Town Marshal Kenneth Tharp, the town will be purchasing four Verizon wireless Internet cards at $30 per month to connect with the Computer-Aided Dispatch system...
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Harold Dwight Gragg
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Harold Dwight Gragg, 93, of Newberry, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in Putnam County. He was born April 7, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Jesse Dwight and Mary Louise (Swanson) Gragg. He served his country with the United States Navy in World War II. After the war, he worked in Brooklyn, New York at the Navy Yard from 1952-1965. He then transferred to NSWC Crane from 1965 until his retirement in 1978...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/06/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Dec. 4 ---- No new book-ins. LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Dec. 4 includes: One vandalism case; one custody dispute/exchange; one drug investigation; one property damage traffic accident; one theft case; one 911 prank/false call; and four traffic stops...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/12)
To the Editor: We would like to express our appreciation for all the prayers and visits while Dorothy Sewell was in the hospital and in her passing. Thank you for all the cards, food, flowers, and paying respects to her at the funeral. She was a very lovely, sweet, caring lady...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/06/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Hilary Hall and Travis Hall, dissolution of marriage. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings IN Recievables Inc. as assign of CashCall, Inc. vs. Adam Corbin, civil collection. Pamela Wiggins and David Wiggins, dissolution of marriage...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/06/12)
Friday Jasonville Senior Citizens Center will host the monthly biscuits and gravy breakfast, with other breakfast items available from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Carry out will be available. The Holiday Open House and Voices for Kids Silent Auction will be from 8 a.m. ...
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Janet Carey Sanders
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Janet Carey Sanders, 91, of Spencer, IN and formerly of Sandborn, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012, in Spencer. She was born on Nov. 29, 1921 in Linton, IN, to David and Isabelle (Cunningham) Davidson. She married John Franklin Sanders on Dec. 21, 1939...
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Larry Jon Whitehead
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Larry Jon Whitehead, 52, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 at Gibson General Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility in Princeton. He was born May 7, 1960 in Princeton. Larry's Down's Syndrome was seen not as a handicap, but as a special blessing by his family and many friends...
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Donald Lee Strauser
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Donald Lee Strauser, 82, of Greenfield, went to be with the Lord and wife, Darlene, on Dec. 5, 2012. He was born on July 21, 1930, in Bloomfield, Ind., to Martin and Lonnie Strauser. Surviving him are his children, Sharon (Tony) Schreiber of Greenfield, Donald R. ...
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Prison offenders helpng to light up the Linton park for the holidays
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
A group of Wabash Valley Correctional Facility offenders have been lending a hand this week by lighting up Humphreys Park in Linton with the Christmas spirit. Just over a dozen minimum security level offenders from WVCF's Labor Line crew have tested thousands of multi-color lights and decorations, hung them around buildings, playground equipment, and other park structures...
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Volunteers needed for Badges 4 Bandages dinner
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
Organizers of the Badges 4 Bandages chili dinner and raffle are in desperate need of volunteers to make the first event a success. There will be a volunteer meeting at the Bloomfield Police Department on Saturday at 6 p.m. so Bloomfield Lt. Harvey Holt and other organizers can get an idea of what volunteers they have, and can delegate tasks.
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Santa coming to the Linton Fire Department Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
Santa Claus will be visiting children at the Linton Fire Department on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. How Charming Photography, owned by Heather Graves, will be on site photographing families with Santa. Graves said a family can bring a non-perishable food item for a free 4-inch by 6-inch professional photo with Santa...
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Bloomfield seeking grant for pool
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
The Bloomfield Town Council voted Wednesday to allow a grant to be submitted on behalf of the town to potentially raise funds for the Bloomfield Town Pool. Sophie Haywood, who serves on the Save the Pool fundraising committee, volunteered to write the application for the community grant to be submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture...
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Special prosecutor could decide in about 10 days whether charges are filed agianst Lyons marshal
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
A special prosecutor assigned to investigate allegations against Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks says a decision on whether criminal charges will be filed will come in about 10 days. Bloomington attorney Barry Brown was named special prosecutor by Greene Circuit Court Judge Erik Allen in mid-November after Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw made the request...
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Isaac "Ike" House
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Isaac "Ike" House, age 72 of Linton, passed away Thursday evening, December 6, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted when available.
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Eastern Greene holds off BHS
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/12)
Eastern Greene outscored Bloomfield 34-23 over the final three quarters to come away with a 38-35 victory in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school girls basketball game at Little Cincinnati Thursday night. Eastern Greene improved to 5-2 overall, 3-0 in the SWIAC. Bloomfield slipped to 3-4, 2-1 in league play...
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Lady Miners lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/12)
Linton-Stockton rallied but came up on the short end of a 42-33 score against visiting Clay City in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball game in Greene County Thursday night. Clay City improved to 3-5, 1-2 in league play. The Lady Miners slipped to 0-7, 0-3...
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North edges WRV
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/12)
White River Valley missed 11 of 14 free throws as the Lady Wolverines lost to visiting Bloomington North 43-38 in a high school girls basketball game Thursday night at Switz City. Allison Wininger led WRV (5-2) with 18 points and Lexi Graves added nine...
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Lady Bulldogs win conference game
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/12)
Union took advantage of 26 fouls by North Central, making 25 of 38 free throws, as the visiting Lady Bulldogs defeated the host LadyBirds 44-40 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball game Thursday night. "It was a hack fest," said a laughing Union coach Benji Boyd. "The two teams combined for 47 fouls and 62 free throws...
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Bloomfield JH hoop results
(Community Sports ~ 12/06/12)
The Bloomfield Junior High boys basketball teams played South Knox recently, with the seventh grade losing 43-36. Patrick Beard had 16 points, Isaac Combs six points, Kent Quakenbush, Sam Query scored four each and Luke Ramsey, Noah Floyd and Travis Coffey each added two...
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Miners edge Cards
(Community Sports ~ 12/06/12)
The Linton-Stockton eighth grade boys basketball team improved to 6-2 after a 32-26 victory over Bloomfield Tuesday night. "It was a real nice win for us. Any time you beat Bloomfield, you are beating a well-coached, fundamentally sound team," said Miner coach Darren Woodward. "We really weren't ready to play to begin with and found ourselves in a 14-7 hole...
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Greene County Courthouse decorated for Friday's holiday open house
(Local News ~ 12/06/12)
The Greene County Courthouse will be decked out for the holidays and alive with the sounds of Christmas on Friday to welcome the public to the annual holiday open house from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Visitors should enter the courthouse through the east door where they'll be greeted by one of the many decorated trees...
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Martha J. Lemonds
(Obituary ~ 12/06/12)
Martha J. Lemonds, 85, of Bloomington, IN, formerly of Linton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, in Bloomington. She was born on Dec.17, 1926, in Harrodsburg, IN, to Charles and Violet (Doub) Pritchett. She married Robert D. "Bob" Lemonds on March 29, 1955. Martha was employed for over 20 years in various capacities at the Linton-Stockton School Corporation.
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