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Beasley, Firestone to wed
(Engagement ~ 04/19/13)
Mark and Melody Beasley, of Odon are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Meredith Kathleen Beasley to Brandon Lee Firestone, son of Rob and Dayna Firestone of Linton. The bride is a 2006 graduate of Loogootee High School and a 2009 graduate of Vincennes University with a degree in Public Relations. She is employed with Tri-Star Engineering at NSWC Crane...
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Richard E. Craig
(Obituary ~ 04/19/13)
Richard E. Craig, 72, of Odon, IN, passed away on April 15, 2013 at the Glenburn Home in Linton. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 3, 1941, the son of Bergon E. and Helen (Dennett) Craig. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and a member of the Odon Nazarene Church...
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Rising Waters Close State Roads in Vincennes District
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces rising waters have caused the closure of roads in the Vincennes District. The closures will remain in effect until waters recede. The following sections of roadway have either been closed or INDOT is advising motorists to use caution around these areas of high water:...
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Shakamak Elementary School iRead scores take big jump
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
JASONVILLE -- Kudos were handed out to Shakamak Elementary third-graders, teachers, and students at the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak's Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night. "We've received iRead scores from the Department of Education, and we had 96 percent of students pass," said Shakamak Elementary Principal Jeff Gambill...
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Area mayors get good news about grant funding from state agency director
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
Mayors from southern Indiana gathered in Linton on Friday for a roundtable meeting hosted by Linton Mayor John Wilkes, Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell, and Bicknel Mayor Jon Flickinger. The mayors conducted a short business meeting before gathering at Roy Clark Community Building for lunch and to hear remarks from Dax Norton, the executive director of the Office of Community and Rural Affairs...
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Hospital to offer 'hands-on' CPR class starting April 27
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
Greene County General Hospital will offer a hands-only CPR class Saturday, April 27. The two free classes will take place at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Violet Newton Conference Room. Participants must pre-register for the classes by Tuesday, April 23 by contacting Halea Franklin at (812) 699-4153...
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Three bands join forces to conduct fundraiser for Linton woman Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
Three local bands will join together Saturday at the Oodle Inn in Switz City to raise money for Leora Mason. Addiction, Demolition, and King McQueen will take the stage from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. to raise money for the Mason family. Mason was injured in a wreck Feb. 21 on an icy State Road 54. She was traveling west about 7:30 p.m. and lost control after she tapped her brakes and ended up at the bottom of what is known as "Blue Barn Hill."...
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UPDATED: Weather forces schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
The following events for Friday have been canceled due to weather conditions: Girls softball White River Valley at Shakamak Bloomfield at Shoals West Vigo at Union Eastern Greene at Sullivan Baseball White River Valley at Bedford North Lawrence Boys golf...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 04/19/13)
JAIL LOG April 18 -- Adam John Sapp, 19, Lyons, was arrested on a warrant issued for a preliminary charge of battery, a class B misdemeanor. He was being held without bond. April 18 -- Buck Madison Allen, 34, Jasonville, was arrested on a preliminary charge of interfering with the reporting of a crime, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $1,000 surety or ten percent cash...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 04/19/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one incident of refusal to leave, one request for information, two accidents with property damage, one alarm, three animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles and/or persons, one harassment complaint, one child abuse or neglect, two animals/debris in roadway, two disabled and/or stranded vehicles, one message delivery, one domestic dispute - neighbor and two traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 04/19/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Discover Bank vs. Steven George, collection In Re the marriage of Ronald Parker and Barbara Meads, domestic relation GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES LVNV Funding LLC vs. Cory Flater, collection LVNV Funding LLC vs. Josh Craig, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/19/13)
Saturday Local author Christina Hollensbe will be at the Spark Gift Shop at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Drew's Crew Team will be hosting a scrapbook fundraiser at the Sandborn Community Building from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. For more information please contact Joni Price at 812-690-1527...
- Eastern Greene boys golf team (High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
- White River Valley girls tennis team (High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
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Softball time change
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
The Eastern Greene vs. Shakamak varsity only softball game on Monday has been pushed back from 5 to 6 p.m., according to EGHS athletic director Trevor McConnell.
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Cards lose at home to Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
The Bloomfield girls' tennis team dropped a heart-breaking 3-2 match to Sullivan Friday afternoon at home. The Cardinals got wins at both doubles spots but couldn't come up with any victories in singles. At the first doubles position, Amanda Livingston and Emily Bucher picked up their first win of the season with a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win over Shai Dean and Mikayla Turner...
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Langley changes plea in recent trespassing case
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
A resident who lives on State Road 54 east of Bloomfield was alarmed in the early morning hours of April 7 when a suspicious person was banging on his door. The man was shirtless, his pants were wet and muddy, he had mud and scratches on his torso, he appeared to be intoxicated and he was pounding and pushing on the front door of the house. ...
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Miners 'walk' past Eels in SWIAC baseball contest
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
CLAY CITY -- Playing in temperatures more commensurate with early March baseball rather than late April, the Linton Miners took advantage of 10 Clay City walks and seven errors to capture a 10-2 victory on Friday night. The Miners' win improves them to 6-2 overall while the Eels drop to 2-6 this season...
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Annual Poppy Days declared in Linton for May 3-4
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
With a stroke of the pen Friday morning, Linton Mayor John Wilkes declared Poppy Days will be observed early next month. The Annual American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Days will be conducted May 3-4. The local Poppy campaign is an effort of Linton American Legion Post No. 22 Auxiliary......
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Miner Track & Field Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
MINER INVITATIONAL BOYS Team scores -- 1. South Knox 147; 2. Washington 133; 3. Linton-Stockton 130; 4. North Knox 103; 5. White River Valley 46; 6. North Daviess 30; 7. Barr-Reeve 16. 2. SP -- 3. Fougerousse, L, 40-6 1/2; 6. Miller, L, 39.9. D -- 3. Miller, L, 116-7; 4. Fougerousse, L, 111-6 1/2; 6. Mowery, W, 105-10 1/2...
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Cards lose at Orleans
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/13)
Bloomfield had 12 hits and scored six times in a 13-6 loss at Orleans Friday in a high school baseball game. The Cards slipped to 2-10 with the loss. "The game was a lot closer than the score would indicate," said BHS coach Jason Pegg. "We made a few too many mistakes."...
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Small is living a dream in cheering on the Colts
(Local News ~ 04/19/13)
For Bloomfield native Sally Small being a cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts is a dream come true for the third year in a row. It's sure been an eventful journey for the former Greene County 4-H Beef Club member, who exhibited the Grand Champion 1,230 pound Angus steer at the 2007 county fair......
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