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Weather delays for Friday
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The following area schools will be on a two-hour delay for Friday: Linton-Stockton Eastern Greene Shakamak Northeast Sullivan North Daviess North Knox
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Bloomfield yarn shop to offer new line of products
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Greene County residents traveling out of town for quality and unique fibers and yarns no longer have to look further than rural Bloomfield for yarns and supplies. The Yarn Shop at Wee Sheep Farm (formerly known as It's About Fiber) is now offering commercial yarns as well as knitting and crochet needles and supplies...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/13/13)
Dec. 12 -- Wayne Edward Brown, 38, Solsberry, was taken into custody on a Writ of Attachment and was released later the same day. Dec. 12 -- Valentine Lopez, 58, Linton, was arrested and booked in -- no details available yet. GCSD Courthouse Security Deputy Dennis Conaway was the arresting officer...
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Joseph Herschel Martin
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Joseph Herschel Martin, 89, of Solsberry, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 at the IU Health Hospice House with his family at his side. Herschel "Joe" was born Sept. 4, 1924 in Patricksburg, and was the son of Joseph Owen and Martha Ann (Bryant) Martin...
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Norman Max Figg
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
Norman Max Figg, 61, of Dugger, IN, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, IN. He was born on March 2, 1952, in Sullivan, Indiana, the son of Walter Figg and Beulah Overman Figg. He graduated from Union High School in 1970. ...
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WATCH: Video interview with Santa Claus available for viewing
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Staff Writer Jessica Squires sat down with Santa Claus Thursday afternoon. The archive of the video is now available under the "Weekly News" channel: http://www.inkbarreltv.com/inkbarrelCMS/......
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/13/13)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday, Dec. 12 listed 13 calls and incidents including two follow-up investigations, one request for information, one assist to the utility department after hours, one missing or runaway juvenile, one funeral escort, one medical run, one assist to another agency, one extra patrol, one bicycle theft, two welfare checks or concerns and one arrest -- wanted on a warrant...
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ISP meth bust overnight sends three to jail
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Three suspects are facing methamphetamine-related charges following their arrests late Thursday night. Raul Sepulveda, Jr., 33, Christie Lynn Rupp, 30, both of Bloomfield, and Brandy Marie Bailey, 36, of Linton, were all booked into the Greene County Jail between 1 and 2 a.m. Friday by Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun...
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Community to host 'meet and greet' with WRV superintendent
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Members of the Worthington community will have the opportunity to meet with White River Valley School Corporation Superintendent Bob Hacker at WRV Worthington Elementary School next week. The community will host a meet and greet session with Hacker in the elementary school cafeteria next Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Hacker will have the opportunity to answer patron questions and address the corporation's current financial situation...
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Shakamak will replace older bus
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak approved the purchase of a bus from the bus replacement fund. Superintendent Mike Mogan said the district will buy a bus to replace one of the district's older buses. Mogan said whether the corporation will buy a new bus or a used bus to replace the old, will depend on how much money the Notice of Final Budget Recommendation (also known as a 1782 notice) from the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) shows for the corporation...
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Local artist to host open house Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
A Bloomfield artist will be opening his studio Saturday for the community with a special deal on his artwork. Wyatt LeGrand, owner of LeGrand Art Studio and Gallery on SR 54 near Bloomfield, will be hosting a "Fine Print" and Frame Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday...
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William C. Minnich, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/13/13)
William C. Minnich, Sr., of St. Germain, WI, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 at Avanti Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minocqua, Wisconsin at the age of 86. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 15, 1927 and graduated from Purdue University in 1949. He married Doris Naomi Goetsch on June 18, 1949 and she survives...
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Plow drivers reporting before tonight's predicted snow
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
VINCENNES -- Plow truck drivers for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will begin rotating shifts today ahead of the predicted snow. Drivers will report to unit locations throughout Indiana at various times depending on local weather forecasts...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/13/13)
Saturday, December 14 Wright Township Fire Department will be hosting "Breakfast with Santa" from 8 to 11 a.m. at the fire department in Midland, between Linton and Jasonville on State Road 59. The Pleasantville United Methodist Church Choir will hold their Christmas Cantata at 7 p.m. at the Pleasantville United Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to attend...
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Union basketball schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
The Union at Eminence high school boys basketball game has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. It was postponed on Dec. 7. The Union at Evansville Central varsity-only girls basketball game has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/13/13)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 16 calls and incidents on Monday, Dec. 9 including one abandoned vehicle, five property damage accidents, one domestic dispute, one complaint of harassment, one complaint involving a juvenile, one report of suspicious activity, one traffic stop, one inmate transport, one trespass and two welfare checks...
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Elderly woman loses life in house fire south of Spencer Tuesday evening
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
OWEN COUNTY -- An elderly woman was killed in a house fire about two miles south of Spencer on Tuesday night. Ruth Ingalls, 83, was found by firefighters, deceased inside her home on Lanes Center Drive off U.S. 231/State Road 67. Firefighters and emergency personnel were dispatched by the Owen County Sheriff's Office at 9:43 p.m. Tuesday. A caller reporting the fire said someone was possibly still inside the home...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/13/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Ralph Craig, collection Personal Finance Company vs. Jordan Carver, Megan Boulanger, collection In Re the Marriage of Sandra Carpenter and Mark Carpenter, domestic relation Bloomfield State Bank vs. Joe M. Pursell, the State of Indiana, Indiana Department of Revenue and Treasurer of Greene County, Indiana, mortgage foreclosure...
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WRV destroys Eels
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
The White River Valley girls basketball team pushed their record to 5-2 after a 75-16 victory at Eminence Friday night in the first half of a girls-boys varsity twin bill. The Lady Wolverines will entertain Eastern Greene Thursday in a conference game...
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Union games rescheduled
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
The Union at Eminence high school boys basketball game has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24. It was postponed on Dec. 7. The Union at Evansville Central varsity-only girls basketball game has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.
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Bloomfield falls in SWIAC game at Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
Clay City outscored visiting Bloomfield 16-8 in the fourth quarter as the Eels defeated the Cardinals 38-32 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school boys basketball game Friday night. "We had a two-point lead going to the fourth quarter," said BHS coach Matt Britton. "But we were not able to execute well offensively. We missed several open shots at the basket...
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Lakers defeat Union, 58-41
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak opened the home portion of its schedule with a 58-41 victory over Union in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school boys basketball game here Friday night. The Lakers evened their record at 1-1 by winning its SWIAC opener. Union dropped to 0-4, 0-3 in league play...
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Greene County man makes court appearance on two child molesting charges
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
Steven B. Kristler, 25, appeared in Greene Circuit Court Thursday and was formally charged with one count of child molesting as a class A felony and one count of child molesting as a class C felony. During an initial hearing with Judge Erik Allen on the bench, Kristler's bond in this case was set at $50,000 cash only, no ten percent allowed. Kristler is being held in the Greene County Jail...
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Bloomfield police providing for families in need
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
By Nick Schneider Assistant Editor Members of the Bloomfield Police Department are busy collecting more than traffic tickets this time of the year. The BPD officers are collecting money for their "Bless This Dinner" holiday outreach program that provides winter garments for children and food baskets to families in the Bloomfield area.....
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Linton man wins "Station 28" firehouse in Voices for Kids playhouse raffle
(Local News ~ 12/13/13)
CASA Director Samantha Flath, right, held a basket of tickets high as CASA MaeBell McCafferty, left, looked away and picked the winining entry in the raffle for this year's playhouse during the annual Christmas Open House at the Greene County Courthouse. Don Keller of Linton was the lucky winner of "Station 28," a custom-built firehouse playhouse modeled after the Linton Fire Department.....
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T-Birds rally behind Creager's career night
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- There's red hot, there's white hot, then there's Cam Creager. The Eastern Greene junior came off the bench and lit up the scoreboard for a career-high 27 points and snatched a game-high five steals to spark the Thunderbirds past visiting Brown County 53-47.....
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UPDATED: WRV wins at Eminence Friday; Saturday's game vs. North Central postponed
(High School Sports ~ 12/13/13)
White River Valley remained perfect after a 46-37 victory at Eminence Friday night in a high school boys basketball game. The Wolverines are 2-0 with both victories coming on the road. WRV is scheduled to play North Central in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game Saturday night.....
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