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The Easter Bunny to visit downtown Linton on Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
The Easter Bunny will visit the local businesses of downtown Linton on Saturday, April 4 through the efforts of Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL), but due to complications, this year's annual Easter Egg Hunt has been canceled. Kristy Lewellyn is the head of the Promotions Committee for the RDL group and invites everybody to visit downtown Linton on Saturday...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/03/15)
No new arrests were made on Thursday, April 2.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 16 calls and incidents on Thursday, April 2, including two accidents resulting in property damage, two complaints concerning an animal, two assist to other departments, three assists to the public, one child custody case, one civil dispute case, one fraud investigation, one report of harassment, one information call, and one theft...
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New flag pole constructed at WVCF to be dedicated on Tuesday; funds raised by incarcerated veterans
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
CARLISLE - The Stars and Stripes will proudly fly on Tuesday, April 7, during a special ceremony at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) when members of the Kyle Snyder American Legion Post 398 dedicate a flag pole and monument constructed within the maximum-security complex...
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Local Student Presented with Scholarship
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Dylan Field was awarded with a $1,500 scholarship from the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water. He is the son of Jennifer Field an employee of Ellis Water Co., Inc. The Alliance awards a scholarship yearly to a dependent child of and employee that is a member system. He will graduate this May from Shakamak High School in Jasonville. He plans to attend either Butler University or Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in the fall and will study pharmacy or chemical engineering...
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Linton Police Department seeks information regarding hit and run
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
On the early hours of February 28, the Linton Police Department took a report of a Hit and Run involving a vehicle striking a residence. The accident took place near the intersection of 1st and F Street Northwest. The accident occurred at approximately 3 a.m. ...
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APBI Meeting Helps Connect Industry with NSWC Crane
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division hosted its third annual Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) meeting on Wednesday, Apr. 1. The APBI meeting provided industry and academia with information on future NSWC Crane technology efforts, requirements and potential contract opportunities in order to help them learn how to do business with the warfare center. This year's theme was "Collaborating for Innovative, Lasting Solutions"...
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Lakers drop season opener
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
The Shakamak Lakers baseball team opened the 2015 boys high school baseball season at Jasper losing a 7-3 decision to the Jasper Wildcats. Braxton Yeryar started on the mound for the Lakers and took the loss giving up eight hits and two earned runs, striking out six batters in five innings of work. Braden Scott pitched one inning of relief giving up three runs on three hits and striking out one...
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Area games washed out
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
Several area high school baseball games have been postponed or cancelled due to the heavy rains in the area. Bloomfield's Friday night home game with Attica and Saturday afternoon's game at Tecumseh were both washed out. No dates have been set for rescheduling those games...
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Hoosier Energy seeking tax abatement for proposed solar site
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is seeking a tax abatement and designation as an Economic Revitalization Area for a tract of land in Greene County south of Bloomfield. A public hearing on the matter will take place on Monday, April 27 at 4 p.m. immediately preceding the next meeting of the Greene County Council in the commissioner's room at the courthouse in Bloomfield...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/03/15)
Saturday, April 4 Heartbeat Dance has extended the entry deadline for their Talent Search competition until April 8. The contest is open to all of Greene County. In order to be eligible to be a finalist and perform at Shawnee, you myst get an audition time on Saturday, April 11...
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EGHS coach hopes for continued baseball success
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
LITTLE CINCINNATI - Eastern Greene High School boys baseball coach Randy Frye is looking forward to building upon the success of last season and enjoying continued success this season. "I was surprised,"said Frye, who is beginning his second season in charge at EGHS. "We had a good season last year winning 14 ball games. We won one game in the sectional and then got knocked out."...
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Bloomfield Elementary announces Kindergarten enrollment
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Bloomfield Elementary School will be holding Kindergarten enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year on Friday, April 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bloomfield Elementary Literacy Lab located adjacent to the Superintendent's Office. All students aged five by August 1, 2015 are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten. Parents should bring the following materials for the enrollment:...
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WRV baseball coach looks to continue building
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
SWITZ CITY - White River Valley baseball head coach Chris Cornelius says that the 2015 season looks to be another building year for the Wolverines. "We lost eight seniors from 2014, had a returning starter transfer, and a 2014 starter deciding to not play in 2015," coach Cornelius said...
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Linton officials are encouraging business to recycle smartly
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Linton city officials are asking local business to pay a little closer attention to what they do with the cardboard they accumulate. "The main thing is mixing it with other things," Linton Utilities Supervisor Brent Murray said. "If it's not separated for us it takes up a lot of dumpster space, it takes up a lot of trash truck room and it doesn't really provide the weight we need to be going to the landfill with, we like our trash trucks to be as heavy as possible."...
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Gambill takes over Laker baseball program
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
JASONVILLE - The defending Class A state champion Shakamak Laker baseball team will be under the direction of a new coach for the 2015 season. Long-time Laker coach Chip Sweet announced his retirement following Shakamak's 3-2 victory over Rockville in last June's Class A state title game at Victory Field in Indianapolis...
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Karr has several returning lettermen
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
SWITZ CITY -- There are 17 athletes listed on the White River Valley High School boys track and field roster, including several standout performers from last season. "We had a good nucleus of returning lettermen," said WRV coach Mike Karr. "We are led by all-conference members Tyler Wever, Buddy Davis, Bryce Spelts and Johnathon Park ...
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WRV softball squad features 13 players
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley softball coach Matt Hockman has a roster that includes five seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen. "We have a good group of kids," said Hockman. "They have been working hard. "But we are like a lot of teams; we have not been able to get outside very much so far. It is going to take us a while to see exactly what we have."...
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Eastern Greene Elementary School's Super Star Readers reach their goal
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
The "Super Star Readers" of Eastern Greene Elementary School surpassed their goal of reading at least 100,000 minutes during the two-week program for the "Reach for the Stars" reading incentive program, sponsored by Usborne Books & More. Because the student body surpassed their goal, pictured below Principal Sharon Abts (left) and top reading classroom teachers Mrs. Martha (middle) Marmouze and Mrs. Keisha Blais (left) were duct taped to the wall during their Read Across America assembly...
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Shakamak High School linksters have new coach; look for improvement this season
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
JASONVILLE - Four boys - senior James Kirk, junior Griffin Terrell and freshmen Benjamin Waggoner and Braydon Scank - will make up the 2015 Shakamak High School boys golf team. First-year coach Alan Waggoner will direct the Laker golfers' fortunes this spring...
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Power outage scheduled for Linton this Saturday
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
There will be a power outage on Saturday on the west side of Linton as the City of Linton repairs a power line and power pole. The power outage will begin at 7:30 a.m. and is expected to last approximately six to eight hours. State Highway 54 will also be operating on one lane during this time frame...
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Glenburn Home hosts Polar Plunge
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
Glenburn Home didn't let the snowfall on Spring Break go to waste! Their Polar Plunge Fundraiser Main Event went on without a hitch on last Friday with temperatures in the lower 30's. Four Glenburn Home employees took the Polar Plunge as promised since they reached their fundraising goal of $500 for the Alzheimer's Association...
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Bloomfield Chamber preparing for this year's Town Wide Yard Sale Day
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce urged people and businesses to sign up to be included on the map of listed sales for the Bloomfield Town Wide Yard Sale at their monthly meeting on Thursday, April 2. The Bloomfield Town Wide Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, May 2 and those interested in sign up to be included on the map need to do so by Friday, April 24...
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GCSD is seeking information on a SUV stolen Friday evening
(Local News ~ 04/03/15)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking for the publics help for a vehicle that went missing on Friday evening. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Zach Goad reported that the vehicle was a burgundy Chevy Blazer and it went missing approximately at 6 p.m. on Friday evening...
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Bloomfield baseball finding its way early
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/15)
BLOOMFIELD - The 2015 baseball season for Bloomfield High School and head coach Jason Pegg figures to be a process of the Cardinals learning just what they will have this season. "I'm kind of interested to see what we'll have," coach Pegg said. "We were senior-heavy last year with six senior starters and probably three or four of those were our top three or four pitchers."...
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