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Boys tennis camp at Bloomfield to start in July
(Community Sports ~ 06/23/15)
For Bloomfield High School tennis player Kari Schulte will be having a boys youth tennis camp on three Fridays and three Saturdays in July. The camp dates are July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 and camp will take place at the high school tennis courts. Incoming grades 4-5 will meet from 9 to 10 a.m.; grades 6-7 from 10 to 11 a.m. and grades 8-9 will have camp from 11 a.m. until noon each day...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 06/23/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 11 calls and incidents on Monday, June 22, including two alarms, two complaints about animals, two assists to the public, one report of suspicious activity, three thefts, and one transport.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 06/23/15)
* June 22 -- Jeremy Wayne Reed, 38, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks was the arresting officer.
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Bennie Willis Wagers
(Obituary ~ 06/23/15)
Bennie Willis Wagers passed away peacefully on June 17, 2015. Born March 30, 1941 to Charley Bailey and Nettie Woods. His wife, Helen, of 44 years, preceded him in death. Bennie loved his morning coffee, the great outdoors, fishing, and his dog "Sassy." He was a man of many trades and talents. He was known as "the Good-Ole Boy that could fix anything." He worked as Head of Maintenance at Stone Key Apartments in Indianapolis for 25 years and then retired from Sears...
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Dugger Union Community football sign-ups start Thursday
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/15)
Dugger Union Community Schools football coach Kyle Foli would like to announce that they will be having sign-ups for the 2015 football season. The dates include Thursday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1, Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3...
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Shakamak spring sports awards announced
(High School Sports ~ 06/23/15)
Spring sports award winners were announced at the Shakamak High School Spring Sports Award program Monday, June 15. In girls track, Maija Hakkila was named Most Valuable varsity girls runner. Shayley Gould was awarded high point varsity girls runner and Kaitlyn Nolting was selected as Most Improved varsity girls runner...
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Charlene L. Reintjes
(Obituary ~ 06/23/15)
Charlene L. Reintjes, 74, of Dugger, Indiana passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at Glenburn Nursing Home on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. She had fought brain cancer since September of last year. Charlene was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on November 6, 1940 to Albert and Olive Olivia (Meyer) Havens. She married Wendell Reintjes on April 29, 2003...
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New senior living community coming to Linton
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
LINTON -- Autumn Trace of Greene County will break ground on a new senior living community Lone Tree Road in Linton this summer. The new living community will be located across from the Greene County General Hospital. The new facility is planned to feature 44 residential suites, and a full range of amenities...
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Local beekeeper speaks at Purdue Bee Lab Field Day
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
Local beekeeper Gregg Roudebush has been crafting the perfect beehive in his spare time. Roudebush, who lives in Worthington, says bees have always picqued his interests. He began beekeeping in the eighties and recently picked the hobby back up. Because of his love for bees and knack for building, Roudebush has been working to perfect the original top bar beehive...
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BEST project discussed at WRV School Board meeting
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley School Board heard from Halea Franklin of the Greene County 16 Art Group, who asked for approval for a new project for Indiana's Bicentennial Celebration. The state signature event for the bicentennial will be a torch relay, in which a torch will pass through all of Indiana's counties...
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RDL and A Place Called Home making Linton festive for the Fourth of July
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
LINTON -- With the Freedom Festival approaching, Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL) and A Place Called Home has taken an active approach to decorating the various vacant shop windows in Linton. Terry Davis and Arlene Theroff, owners of A Place Called Home, have already decorated the outside appearance of one downtown building, and are working on their second location...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/23/15)
Wednesday, June 24 The Lamb Jam Music Festival scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, August 1-2, in Linton's Humphreys Park is now accepting vendors with a focus on serving people. Lamb Jam, now in its fifth year, is seeking service-oriented vendors including social service agencies, those supporting various causes and ministries. ...
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Shawnee's Wizard of Oz is a hit
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
The Shawnee Summer Theatre of Greene County is kicking off its 56th season with a known family favorite, the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy, a spirited Kansas girl, is determined to run away from home and start a new life. However, during a tornado, she is whisked away from her simple farm life and transported to a magical land...
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Card Shower to be held for local Veteran
(Local News ~ 06/23/15)
Walter Vingis, who currently resides in Glenburn Home Nursing Center, will be turning 100 years old on July 2. Vingis is a retired Navy Seaman who served in World War II and in the Korean Conflict. He served on the USS San Francisco at Guadal Canal and the Soloman Islands...
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