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WRV posts Thursday win
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
Clay City allowed just two hits to host White River Valley on Thursday, but the Wolverines took advantage of five Eel miscues on their way to a 7-6 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball win. Trent Carpenter doubled and Houston Boram singled while Austin Frye, Hunter Cornelius, Michael Fisher, Carpenter, Preston Miller, Andrew Hamilton and Jorden English all drew free passes to pace the Wolverines...
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New coaches at WRV, Linton-Stockton
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
School officials at both White River Valley and Linton-Stockton High School's have confirmed to the Greene County Daily World that coaching changes at both schools in girls basketball and in volleyball at WRV are underway. Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia confirmed Friday that Lady Miner basketball coach Brad McKinney will have a replacement for his position on the agenda at Monday night's meeting of the Linton-Stockton School Board of Trustees...
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Linton, SHS junior high track teams compete
(Community Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Linton-Stockton and Shakamak Junior High School track teams shared the cinders with Owen Valley in a triangular meet Monday night. In the boys meet, Owen Valley was first with 60 points followed by the Miners with 59 and the Lakers with 25. In the girls meet, Owen Valley paced the field with 90 points while the Lady Miners were second with 44 and the Lady Lakers were third with 10 points...
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Eva "Carolyn" Clark
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
Eva "Carolyn" Clark, 78, of Linton, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Lyons Health and Living Center in Lyons, Indiana. She was born on November 28, 1935, in Sullivan, the daughter of Noah Hawkins and Dola Marie (Pope) Hawkins. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother John "Jack" Hawkins and a sister Betty Canada...
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Updated Story: Tense hostage and stand-off situation ends with one man in custody
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
A hostage and stand-off situation that developed in eastern Greene County Thursday evening came to an end with no serious injuries reported, but one man is in the Greene County Jail. Major Mike Hasler, Chief Deputy at the Greene County Sheriff's Department, said late Thursday night that everyone worked together for a successful conclusion and he praised the work of four GCSD officers who entered the home during a very tense situation - Detective George Dallaire, Deputy Bobby Pierce, Detective James O'Malley and Lt. ...
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Eastern takes triangular meet
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Eastern Greene boys golf team swept a triangular meet with Bloomfield and White River Valley at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton Friday night. The Thunderbirds finished the round with a team total of 184 placing ahead of Bloomfield with a 206 and White River Valley with a 236...
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Lady Lakers notch Thursday win
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers pounded out 17 hits and scored in all but two innings to hand host Northview a 12-3 setback Thursday afternoon at Brazil. It was the first win of the year for the Shakamak softball squad. "We played a lot better," SHS (1-3) coach B.A. Shipman said. "Each game we're getting better and we really improved in this one getting 17 hits."...
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Lady Miners top Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners rallied for eight runs on their way to their third win of the week after an 8-0 win over visiting Mitchell Friday night. Shelsie Meurer went the first four innings to collect the win before making way for Brei Followell who picked up a three-inning save...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/18/14)
Saturday, April 19 The Linton Moose will have raspberry pork chops and regular pork chops cooked by Rusty Phillips from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. Public welcome. Girl Scouts Troop #2552 is hosting the first Greene County Cake Wars event today. The event will be at the Greene County Extension Service Community Building at the 4-H fairgrounds. Cake check will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and the auction at noon...
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Church Briefs
(Crime News ~ 04/18/14)
Saturday, April 19 The Union Church Gospel Sing will be starting for the summer April 19 at 6:00 p.m. Special singing by our locals and you if you would like to bring a song. Come and be with us and invite a friend. The church is located on St. Rd. 43 between Solsberry and Hendricksville...
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What is the worth of a good local school in a community?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/14)
Due to legislative mismanagement, each of the five local schools in Greene County is facing funding problems to maintain local control and facilities in the communities where we live. Those who fail to rally referendum support risk creating new debt for buildings in other communities as we get absorbed by other schools. The result: more expensive "solutions" for the taxpayer than supporting our existing local schools...
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Thank You
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/14)
We would like to thank our neighbors, friends, family and area churches for the support, calls, cards, food, encouraging words and prayers. We are truly blessed to live in such a caring community. Sincerely, The Family of James Jarman Amy Jarman, Linton...
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Wild turkey season approaching
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The 2014 spring wild turkey hunting season is fast approaching and with so many hunters in the area, it's a good time to look over regulations for the season. The bird that founding father Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the official bird of the United States officially can be hunted from Wednesday, April 23 until Sunday, May 11...
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Lady T-Birds drop game to OVHS
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds fell to 0-2 on the year after a 6-5 loss to Owen Valley at Little Cincinnati Friday night. A three-run outburst in the fifth proved to be the difference for the Lady Patriots. Jama Thomas took the loss in the pitching circle...
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Cardinals Drop Decision To South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Bloomfield Girls tennis traveled to the Vincennes University courts and lost 4-1 to South Knox Friday afternoon. Emily Bucher improved her season record to 5-1 by taking out Autumn Asdell 7-5, 6-2 at the No. 1 singles position. Bucher played from behind most of the first set until the score was 5-4 against her...
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WRV accepting bids for baling hay
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The White River Valley School Board approved the request for quotes on hay baling at WRV Lyons Elementary School. The board approved spraying and mowing contracts in its regular meeting in March but decided previously not to include the entire 40 acres of the property at Lyons in the mowing contracts...
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Diamond Action Heating Up
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The 2014 spring sports season is well underway despite the recent bad weather that slowed things down. High school baseball is just one of the sports that has kicked into high gear. Fans can get out and enjoy their local teams and read about what happened on the diamond in the Greene County Daily World. ...
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New owners taking over Bloomfield IGA
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Transaction papers have been signed for the purchase of the Bloomfield IGA Store. Larry Williams, general manager of McKim's IGA Store in Mt. Vernon has announced that he and his three sons have purchased to local IGA store from long-time owners Dave and Jim Stader...
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Jackson paces All-Area boys basketball team
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Greene County Daily World would like to announce its All-Area boys basketball team for 2013-14. There were 10 players selected by the sports staff of the GCDW, eight seniors, one junior and one sophomore. The conference and sectional champion Miners had three selections, White River Valley and Bloomfield two each and Union, Shakamak and Eastern Greene each had one player...
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