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'Cops for Kids' program purchased school clothes for 53 local children
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
The Linton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 105, through generous donations from local businesses and residents, helped clothe 53 students just in time for a new school year. Paul Clark, who serves as president of the FOP, along with other local law enforcement officers and volunteers gathered at Wal-Mart Sunday morning to shop with more than 50 underprivileged children. They purchased pants, shirts, underwear, and socks for the children...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/13/13)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Aug. 13 - Brandon Wayne Turpen, 28, Williams, was arrested on a preliminary charge involving being an habitual traffic offender. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Bloomfield Deputy Marshal Marvin Holt was the arresting officer...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/13/13)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included four follow-up investigations, one request for lifting assistance, one transport of documentation, one incident of loitering, one accident with property damage, three medical/illness runs, one suspicious vehicle or person, one domestic dispute, one abandoned vehicle and seven traffic stops...
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Eastern school board president says community deserves better from the board
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
Mike Adams, who serves as president of the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees, tried Monday night to soothe some 'word wounds' that have been cast by some of his fellow board members the last few years and months. Adams closed the regular meeting explaining that the board had met earlier for an extended period in executive session to discuss a variety of topics, including how to get along better...
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Bloomfield students head back to school
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
The school year has officially started for Greene County students. Bloomfield schools rounded out the beginnings with their first day Tuesday. Bloomfield Junior/Senior High School Spanish and English teacher Kayla Hale said it's important for students to be ready and respectful at the start of the school year...
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Carmichael says it's time to move on
(High School Sports ~ 08/13/13)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene boys basketball coach Levi Carmichael, the hand-picked successor to former coach Andy Igel, tendered his resignation as coach at Monday night's school board of trustees meeting, much to the disappointment of many...
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Former Shakamak teacher honored with Ed Sheppard Award
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
The 2013 Ed Sheppard Award was presented to Roberta McClanahan at Monday night's Jasonville City Council meeting. McClanahan, who spent 34 years teaching art at Shakamak Junior/Senior High School, proudly accepted the award with her daughter and granddaughter in attendance...
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Officers Will Work Overtime to Remove Impaired Drivers from Indiana Roads During Operation Pull Over Blitz
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
Starting Friday, August 16 through Monday, September 2, officers from the Indiana State Police will participate in the Operation Pull Over, "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign. Operation Pull Over is funded by a federal grant through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and allows additional police officers to work overtime with an emphasis on locating and arresting impaired drivers...
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West Nile virus activity now in 35 counties
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Health officials continue to encourage Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases after mosquito samples from 35 counties have now tested positive for the virus. There has been one human case of West Nile virus in Ripley County and one equine case in Adams County...
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Updated: Franklin appointed to Worthington Fire Territory Board by Town Council
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
Former Greene County Clerk and Sheriff Tom Franklin has been appointed to serve on the board of the Worthington Fire Territory. The Worthington Town Council made the appointment by a unanimous vote during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening...
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Lyons Council approached about joining Main Street program
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
The Lyons Town Council heard information about how they could potentially become an Indiana Main Street at the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Southwest Indiana Community Liaison for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Ellen Harper presented the information to the council...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/13/13)
Tuesday Worthington Town Council will meet in executive session at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall to discuss applications for the marshal position. The Greene County Veterans Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 196 in Bloomfield...
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UPDATED: Alcohol believed to be a factor in early morning crash
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
A Linton man escaped injury Tuesday morning when his car left the roadway near Linton and severed a utility pole before coming to rest in a field near Beehunter Marsh. However, 20-year-old Clayton Neff was arrested at the scene of the 7 a.m. wreck on Base Road ---- just east of County Road 1000W (Lone Tree Road) on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle under the influence...
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Small child found wandering in forest returned to his family
(Local News ~ 08/13/13)
A small boy found wandering in Greene-Sullivan State Forest late last week was checked out at Greene County General Hospital then safely returned to his family. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Dustin Cain was dispatched to a location near the county line of Greene and Sullivan counties shortly after noon Friday...
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