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Lyons firefighter honored for more than 50 years of service on his retirement
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
Lyons volunteer firefighter Floyd Vaughn (right) recently retired and was honored for more than 50 years of service by the Indiana Volunteer Fireman's Association. Making the presentation was Sam Emery, of Bloomfield, who serves as District 17A Chairman of the Indiana Fireman's Association. (Submitted photo)...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/17/12)
Thank you for supporting food pantry To the Editor: In today's society young people are not often recognized for the good they do. In November the Bloomfield Elementary and Jr-Sr High School, along with Troop 464 Boy Scouts and Bright Beginnings Preschool students donated over 1,831 pounds of food to the First Baptist Church Bloomfield Community Food Pantry. ...
- Homecoming royalty crowned at Bloomfield (Local News ~ 12/17/12)
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Commissioners approve employee handbook, but the vote was not unanimous
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
The Greene County Commissioners put their stamp of approval on the much-debated County Personnel Handbook on Monday morning, but the vote was not unanimous. The handbook, which had been more than two years in the discussion, drafting and revising, was approved by a 2-1 vote...
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Rush honored as Emerging Professional by business education association
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
Deda Rush received a pleasant surprise last month when she learned she was being honored for her work as Union Junior/Senior High School's business teacher. "I was really surprised, and I was very honored," she said of receiving the Indiana Business Education Association's Emerging Professional award...
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Updated with video: Pair of commissioners attend final meeting of terms
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
Monday was the final regular meeting of the calendar year and the last for two-term Greene County District 2 Commissioner Steve Lindsey and District 1 Commissioner Kermit Holtsclaw, who finished a single term and opted not to seek re-election. Lindsey and Holtsclaw are Democrats and will be replaced by Republicans on Jan. 1, 2013 ---- giving the GOP all three of the commissioner seats at least for the next two years...
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Lady Miners drop two at weekend tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/17/12)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners continued their early season struggles with a pair of losses in a tournament at Tecumseh. In the opening game, the Lady Miners fell to the host Lady Braves 56-20. "They came out with the intentions of pounding the ball inside against us," L-S coach Brad McKinney said. "Their starting center, who can flat out play, had half of her points in the first quarter...
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WRV girls win ninth game
(High School Sports ~ 12/17/12)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines improved to 9-2 overall and extended their current winning streak to four games following a 27-20 win over visiting Loogootee Saturday afternoon. Shannon Pittman came off the bench to lead the Lady Wolverines with 17 points and matched Loogootee's Gabrielle Ritchey for game-high honors...
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Lakers notch win over Eminence
(High School Sports ~ 12/17/12)
The Shakamak Lakers drew closer to the .500 mark with a 59-44 win over visiting Eminence Saturday night in a non-conference boys high school basketball game. Brodie Crowe exploded for a game-high 26 points as the Lakers improved to 2-3 on the year. Shakamak too a decisive 13-3 lead into the second quarter and trailed. They led 25-8 at the intermission and 39-25 after three quarters...
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Bloomfield edges WRV on homecoming
(High School Sports ~ 12/17/12)
BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield guard Jared Myers had a tough night from the field but he didn't let that get to him at crunch time. With just four seconds remaining he stepped to the line and calmly drained a pair of free throws that gave his team a lead that they would never relinquish in a 41-40 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference -- and homecoming -- win over visiting White River Valley Saturday night at Glover Gym...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 12/17/12)
JAIL LOG Dec. 14 -- Darvin W. Crane, 46, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence and was being held without bond. Dec. 15 -- Aaron Daniel Rogers, 42, Bloomington, was arrested on a Writ of Attachment and released the same day on a $500 cash bond...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 12/17/12)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one follow-up investigation, four requests for information, one bar fight, two juvenile/delinquent, three incidents of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one drug investigation, one criminal mischief, one report of shots fired, one disorderly conduct, one structure fire, one missing or runaway juvenile, one accident with property damage, three lost and found, five medical/illness, one alarm, four animal complaints, seven suspicious vehicles or persons, one harassment complaint, one child abuse or neglect, one speeding vehicle, one extra patrol, three welfare check or concern, one 911 prank or false call, one missing person - adult, one domestic dispute, one shoplifting, two domestic disputes/neighbors, one open garage door, one ordinance violation, three thefts and 12 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/17/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Brant M. Boyd, possession of two or more chemical reagents/precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance CIVIL CASES Mallor, Clendening, Grodner and Bohrer, LLP vs. Christopher Stahl, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/17/12)
Tuesday The Bloomfield School District school board will meet in executive session at 4:45 p.m. in the junior high conference room. Wednesday, Dec. 19 Trinity Lutheran Church, 1759 E State Hwy 54, Linton, will have a free dinner at 6 p.m. which will be followed at 7 p.m. by a short musical service, "Holden Evening Prayer." The community is invited to participate in this quiet time during the hectic holiday season...
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Walter E. "Lefty" Laughlin, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/17/12)
Walter E. "Lefty" Laughlin, Jr., age 88 of Linton, husband of Pricilla Laughlin, passed away at 6:38 p.m., Monday, December 17, 2012, at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted when available...
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Jasonville man arrested after LPD officers respond to possible bar fight
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
A Jasonville man was arrested early Sunday morning after officers were dispatched to a bar on the report of a fight. Joey Lee Edmonson, 23, Jasonville, was booked into the Greene County Jail on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct, public intoxication and resisting law enforcement...
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Dugger man charged with possession of precursors for meth manufacture
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
A 30-year-old Dugger man, Brant Mason Boyd, has been charged in Greene Circuit Court with possession of two or more chemical reagents/precursors with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a class D felony. Linton police officers were conducting an investigation on Dec. 11 into individuals involved in gathering precursors with the intent of manufacturing methamphetamine when they became aware that Boyd might have precursors in his vehicle......
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Linton-Stockton School Board observes moment of silence for Newtown
(Local News ~ 12/17/12)
Linton-Stockton School Superintendent Nick Karazsia opened the monthly meeting of the school board Monday evening with a quiet acknowledgment of the terrible tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. "Please join in a moment of silence for the victims, their friends, their families and the entire Newtown community," said Karazsia......
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