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Public invited to Open House at Greene-Sullivan State Forest on Thursday
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
People interested in how Indiana's State Forests operate can share their views at a series of open houses, including an upcoming Open House at Greene-Sullivan State Forest from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. At each event, the DNR-Division of Forestry will provide information about recreational activities, major projects, forest resource management, and State Forest planning...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/06/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 46 calls and incidents from Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 5, including, three thefts, five assists to the public, one complaint concerning an animal, three reports of suspicious activity, one incident involving drugs, two complaints concerning a juvenile, two information call, four assists to other departments, one threat, two child custody cases, one report of harassment, one reckless driver, two accidents resulting in property damage, one property damage, one extra patrol, five traffic stops, two cases of battery, one alarm, and one domestic dispute case.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/06/15)
Friday, April 3 -- Agapa Douglas Powers, 36, Worthington, was arrested on a warrant issued for allegedly violating his probation and failing to appear. Friday, April 3 -- Benjamin Jacob Richardson, 32, Bloomfield, was arrested for the preliminary charge of being a habitual traffic offender. His bond was set at $4,000 surety. He was released later that day after posting $4,000 cash. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Fuller was the arresting officer...
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Open Arms hosting concert
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
SWITZ CITY -- Open Arms Christian Ministries, near Switz City, is celebrating 30 years of sharing Christ through meeting the needs of others during the year 2015. As part of the year-long celebration, Open Arms is hosting award-winning Christian singer/songwriter Kathy Troccoli in concert on May 16 at the Red Shelton Performing Arts Center in Vincennes. Show time is 7 p.m...
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Free Go FishIN Crew Captain workshop scheduled for April 9 in Vincennes
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will host a Go FishIN Crew Captain workshop in Vincennes on Thursday, April 9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. - exact location to be announced. Go FishIN Crew Captain workshops are for adults, for example, educators and youth leaders, to learn about fish biology, Indiana's aquatic ecosystems, fish management in Indiana, basic angling skills, and angler ethics...
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Nancy Elaine Gardner
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Nancy Elaine Gardner, 65, of Bloomfield passed away Saturday April 4, 2015 at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born August 7, 1949 in Linton, Indiana the daughter of Fred L. and Ethel M. (Hardesty) Burgess. Nancy was a Owner and Operator for many years, she was a member of the Worthington American Legion Auxiliary, VFW and DAV, she was very active in local and district American Legion serving as Past District President and President of 8 and 40 Le Petit Chapeau...
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Thunderbirds sweep doubleheader at Edinburgh
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
Eastern Greene opened the 2015 boys high school baseball season winning both games of a twin bill at Edinburgh. The Thunderbirds won the opening game 19-1 and came back to take the second game 8-2. In the first game, Eastern Greene took a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning and erupted for six runs in the sixth and burst open the floodgates with 11 more runs in the top half of the seventh frame...
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Ola M. Fulk
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Ola M. Fulk, 91, of Worthington, passed away at 1:43 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Greene County General Hospital. Born December 16, 1923 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Estel and Dolly (Arthur) Reed. She was a homemaker and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Bloomfield...
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Eastern Greene Elementary School now taking appointments for Kindergarten Round Up
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
Eastern Greene Elementary School is now taking appointments for their kindergarten enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year. If your child will be five years old by August 1st, call the school at (812) 825-5623 to set up an appointment for Wednesday, April 22...
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Linton Police Department seeks information on hit and run incident
(Police Reports ~ 04/06/15)
The Linton Police Department had a hit and run accident with extensive damage to a parked truck at Walmart at 10:42 a.m. on Sunday, march 22. The parked vehicle was a grey 2006 sierra 4x4 pickup. The responsible party was driving a dark blue four door passenger car believed to be a Mitsubishi Lancer or a similar model. The driver was a female and cameras were recording...
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Haldon Leon Townsend
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Haldon Leon Townsend, 89, of Indianapolis, Indiana, went home to be with his Lord on April 5, 2015. Haldon proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Haldon was a member of Marwood Southern Baptist Church. He was a truck driver for McAllister Machinery for over 40 years...
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Shakamak blanks Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
Shakamak recorded its first win of the 2015 boys high school baseball season with a 10-0 shutout victory in five innings Saturday at Riverton Parke. Jake Walters started on the mound for the Lakers, throwing the first two innings and Dylan Collins pitched the last three innings to finish the game. Each gave up two hits to Riverton Parke...
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Lady Lakers fall to Bloomington North
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers lost their first game of the 2015 girls high school softball season 5-0 to visiting Bloomington North Saturday. Shakamak's previously scheduled season-opener last Thursday against Turkey Run was postponed due to weather. The game was a scoreless tie going into the top of the fifth inning but some Lady Laker miscues led to a four-run fifth inning for the North Lady Cougars...
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Dugger Town Council looks into fixing trip hazards
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
DUGGER -- The Dugger Town Council is looking into fixing trip hazards in the concrete on Main Street and at the Dugger Community Building. Council President Larry Bedwell said that trip hazards have been a concern for the Dugger community for quite some time...
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Letter from Prosecutor's Office: Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a good time to start talking about it
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent it. Sexual assault is a major public health, human rights and social justice issue. It ranges from verbal sexual harassment to unwanted sexual contact. Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted. There is an average of 293,000 victims (age 12 or older) of sexual assault each year.....
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Bloomfield track struggling with numbers
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
BLOOMFIELD - With participation numbers down this season, the Bloomfield High School 2015 boys and girls track and field teams will struggle to compete as a team in meets this season. Just 11 boys and only five girls - all juniors - make up the Bloomfield track rosters this spring.....
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Head Start student and teacher art to go on display at Carnegie
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
Students from the Linton and Bicknell Head Start programs, along with their art teacher Jeff Thom, will have their art on display at the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center in Linton. The work of the 3 to 5 year old artists will be on display from April 7 to 13. Thom will then take the stage as his work goes on display for a solo showing from April 7 to May 1.....
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Miners look to continue success
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
After a successful 2014 track and field season which saw both the boys and girls teams capture the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference team championship and also saw two individuals - Grant Stamm and Micaela Hazlewood on the medal stand at the state championship meet, the Linton-Stockton Miners hope to duplicate that kind of success in the 2015 season.....
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Capture Your Fitness 5K Run/Walk to kick off this Friday
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
Since the completion of the inaugural Capture Your Fitness 5K in 2014, senior model representatives from How Charming Photography have been busy planning the second annual event. The fruits of their labor will be recognized this weekend with the second annual Capture Your Fitness 5K Walk and Run April 10 and 11 in Linton's Humphreys Park.....
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Wagner will guide Lady Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
SWITZ CITY -- Numbers will be down for the White River Valley High School girls tennis in 2015. "We have a pretty small team this year having graduated eight seniors last season," said WRV coach Ted Wagner. "We have some junior high girls coming up that we can hopefully develop.".....
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Switz City Council looking for solutions to issues at sewer and water plants in order to avoid fines
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
When the Switz City Town Council met Monday night for their April meeting, they were faced with IDEMs discovery of several violations at the sewage treatment plant that needed to be solved right away. After approval of the minutes, the Council was presented with the results of a sewage inspection that took place on March 24 by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).....
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New coach to guide Linton-Stockton tennis
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
Jamie Brown is the new girls tennis coach at Linton-Stockton High School . She will have a roster of two seniors, two juniors and four sophomores to begin the 2015 season. "I am excited for this opportunity to coach tennis at Linton-Stockton High School ," said Brown. "I look forward to becoming part of the community.....
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Chick Flick Fling: Girls Night Out on Friday at Shawnee; Collecting shoes to benefit local not-for-profits and women in other countries
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
Three seniors from Shakamak High School have partnered with the Greene County Foundation and the Women of Worth (WOW) to help raise money for local not-for-profit organizations while also helping those in Third World countries. Myranda Walters, Delaney Kalar and Brenli Wasnidge organized a shoe drive that took place in schools across the county. Local students were asked to bring in gently-used shoes to be donated to people in Haiti and other Third World countries.....
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Crane Commanders sign Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
CRANE, Ind. -- Col. Joe Dixon, Crane Army Ammunition Activity commander, joined his Navy counterparts in signing a Team Crane Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Proclamation April 1 as part of the Crane base's overall effort to prevent sexual assault.....
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Nine golfers playing at Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Coach Scott Yoho begins his fifth season in charge of the Bloomfield golf team with a veteran corps of players. "We have two freshmen and one sophomore that didn't play last year," said Yoho. "The other six guys all played last year. "We only lost one senior to graduation.".....
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AEDs presented by Congressman Bucshon to 14 organizations in Greene County
(Local News ~ 04/06/15)
Linton -- During a heart attack, every second counts. Victims can be given life-saving time through the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), devices that are now accessible in 14 new locations throughout Greene County. Fourteen organizations in Greene County will receive a total of 14 AEDs including the Red Bird State Recreation Area; Open Arms Family and Educational Services; Newberry Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.; Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area; Cine, LP; Greene County Community Building; Owensburg/Jackson Township Fire Department; Shakamak Medical Center; Shakamak School; Eastern Fire Department; City of Linton Fire Department; Center Township Volunteer Fire Department; Richland Township Fire and Rescue; and the Greene County Courthouse. .....
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SHS coach pleased with turnout
(High School Sports ~ 04/06/15)
JASONVILLE - Shakamak High School boys and girls track and field coach Mark Messmer is understandably pleased with the participation numbers he has gotten this year. "I've probably got more kids than I've had in 18 years of coaching," he said. Twenty-two boys have come out for track this spring and Messmer expects to have 16 to 18 girls participating. ...
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Ruth I. Hoffeditz
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Ruth I. Hoffeditz, age 89, of Pacific, Missouri, formerly of Linton, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Pacific Care Center in Pacific, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, Pastor Steve Talpas officiating. Burial will follow at Dugger Cemetery....
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