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Long loads of beams for I-69 bridges start arriving in Greene County on May 5
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
Beginning on Monday, May 5, beams for bridges on the I-69 project will begin to be delivered in rural Greene County. These loads will be extremely long and most likely will be delivered in pairs. The anticipated route to be used will be S.R. 37, S.R. 58 and county roads to reach their destination. Escort vehicles will also be utilized to help guide the trucks and trailers through traffic and along narrow roadways, according to an announcement by the Indiana Department of Transportation...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/05/14)
May 2 -- Aaron Charles Gardner, 26, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of theft. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. May 2 -- Connie Marie Buzz, 53, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued for failure to appear. She was being held without bond...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/05/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to 76 calls and incidents on Friday through Sunday, May 2-4, including one trespassing incident, one illegal burn, four follow-up investigations, six requests for information, one for lifting assistance, seven assists to the utility department after hours, one criminal mischief, one property dispute, four civil complaints, five structure fires, two brush fires, two transports of documentation, three accidents involving personal injury, one property damage accident, three lost and found, two mental cases, four medical runs, three alarms, three complaints about animals, one vehicle identification number check, one report of suspicious activity, one assist to another agency, one complaint of harassment, one reckless driver, two fingerprints for gun permits, one assist to the fire department, two domestic disputes, one animal -- canine removed, one community relations detail, one ordinance violation and nine traffic stops.. ...
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ICO Reminder: Get permission to hunt mushrooms on private property
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
Indiana Conservation Officers want to remind the public that no matter what you are hunting, whether it be deer, turkey or mushrooms, when you are on private property, you must have permission from the landowner to do so. Over the weekend, Indiana Conservation Officers arrested two men for hunting mushrooms without consent on a property in Hamilton County...
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No additional cases of MERS identified in Indiana at this time
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
INDIANAPOLIS--The first identified U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was diagnosed last week at Community Hospital, Munster, Indiana. The patient, whose name is being kept confidential, remains hospitalized in good condition and is improving each day. As of today, no other cases of MERS have been identified...
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Kids get creative with painting class
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
Linton residents can get an extra dose of creativity thanks to painting classes at Main Street Studio A. Led by local artist and instructor Tim Shonk, the classes teach the basics of painting. Regular classes meet every other Thursday but Shonk also occasionally leads classes for children...
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Perry Ray Meek
(Obituary ~ 05/05/14)
Perry Ray Meek, 49, Bedford, July 15, 1964 - May 3, 2014, passed away at his mother's house after a short battle with cancer. He was a former emloyee of Westinghuse, ABB, ATR Coil and the Hard Rock Cafe. He was preceded in death by his brother, Steve Meek of Odon, his father Robert (Bud) Meek, Odon, his paternal grandparents Dorothy and Ray Meek of Odon, his maternal grandparents Betty and Ernest Atchley, Jr. of Odon...
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Eastern Greene Scrabble Team takes on national competition
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
Eastern Greene Middle School SCRABBLE team isn't intimidated by much larger schools when it competes at the national level. The school's young wordsmiths recently returned from a memorable trip to the National School SCRABBLE Championship in Providence, Rhode Island and once again had a team place in the Top 20 in the nation...
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Eastern Greene, Miners earn invitational wins
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Eastern Greene took first in the girls competition and the Linton-Stockton boys track and field team also won at Saturday's Keith Jones Invitational at Clay City High School. The Miners won with 79 points, edging Clay City by two points. Eastern Greene was third with 59 points and, White River Valley had 24...
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Lakers pound out 21 hits
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Shakamak had seven players with multiple hits as the Lakers pounded out 21 hits in a 18-3 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win over host Clay City Monday. The game was halted after five innings via the 10-run rule. "I was really pleased with our hitting," said Shakamak coach Chip Sweet. "We had 21 hits in five innings and we really hit the ball hard. We did not have many Texas Leaguers...
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Union loses at Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Union managed one run and one hit as the Lady Bulldogs dropped a 3-1 decision at Clay City in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Monday. The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 0-11, 0-4 in league play. Brandi Martindale scored the lone run and Kolbi Reynolds had their only hit...
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One child and one adult airlifted to hospitals after ATV crash on Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
Two people including a six-year-old child were airlifted to Indianapolis hospitals over the weekend after they were injured in an ATV crash on Terre Haute Road. Indiana Conservation Officer Greg Swanson, the investigating officer on the scene, said the crash occurred at approximately 8:18 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, on County Road 700 North, east of CR 600 West in northwest Greene County...
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Thunderbirds use big inning to put away WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Gage Shell's three-run homer ended a 10-run sixth inning and ended the Wolverines, as host Eastern Greene defeated White River Valley 16-5 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Monday. Shell fanned 11, walked none and allowed just one earned run as he earn the victory...
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Lady Lakers put away Turkey Run
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Shakamak scored in every inning as the Lady Laker softball team defeated Turkey Run 13-3. The game was halted after six innings via the 10-run rule. "We played pretty well," said SHS coach B.A. Shipman. "We scored early and often, but let up a little in the fourth and fifth...
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Washington nips WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Washington swept doubles and came away with a win at singles as the Lady Hatchets defeated White River Valley 3-2 in a high school girls tennis match Monday. Jenny Wagner and Amy Ragle each won singles matches for the Lady Wolverines. "It was a close match the whole way," said WRV coach Ted Wagner. "All three singles match ups were tight on their first sets but then Amy and Jenny were able to begin to dominate more on their second sets...
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Cards lose 5-0 to Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
The Bloomfield girls' tennis team struggled to win points, let alone games and were pummeled 5-0 by Vincennes Rivet Monday afternoon on the Vincennes University varsity courts. "I hope it's a case of prom fatigue. We can get over that," said coach Mike Canty...
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Miner golfers place third
(High School Sports ~ 05/05/14)
Linton-Stockton dropped two high school boys golf matches Monday afternoon. Terre Haute South won with a total of 155. Northview was second with 160 and the Miners had a 186. Zach Hall paced the Miners with a 43. Dane Kanen shot 46, Jacob Gregory 48, Evan Sipes 49 and Zach Waggoner 56...
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Dugger Council plans updates to park shelterhouse
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
The Dugger Town Council voted to makes updates to the small shelterhouse at the park. The council approved the application of sealant and guttering to the small shelterhouse in its regular meeting Monday evening. In the council's April meeting, the board discussed options for resolving issues with the shelterhouse's leaking problem. Due to weathering effects on the building, the walls leak when it rains...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/05/14)
Tuesday, May 6 The Northeast School Board will have an exectuvie session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 at the Administrative Office in Hymera to receive information about and interview prospective employees, and job performance evaluations of individual employees...
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New developments in lost boy case: trial date vacated, case likely to be dismissed
(Local News ~ 05/05/14)
There's been some new developments in the past week in a well-publicized criminal case that stemmed from an incident involving a lost child found walking along a county road in western Greene County last August. This case is not going to trial. The mother of the child was charged with neglect of a dependent in late August. ...
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