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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/05/16)
Tuesday, January 5 Notice is hereby given that the Greene County Board of Finance will meet for its annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at 11 a.m. in the Commissioners Room on the Third Floor of the Greene County Courthouse, 1 E. Main Street, Bloomfield, Indiana...
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Rex Leon Birch
(Obituary ~ 01/05/16)
Rex Leon Birch, 76 of Plainfield passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 in the comfort of his own home. He was born April 10, 1939 in Sullivan County to the late John and Velma (Mitchell) Birch. Rex was honored to serve his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; during his tenure in the Army, he proudly worked at the Pentagon. Rex worked as a sales rep. for various companies throughout his life...
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Patricia Ann Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/05/16)
Patricia Ann Jones, age 88, of Lyons, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2016, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She born in Shelbyville on April 25, 1927, the daughter of Merrit & Ethel Irene (Perrill) Campbell. Merrit passed away when she was four months old, and she was raised by Albert Kash Alexander and her mother, Ethel Alexander...
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LSSC outdoor projects plan to increase safety
(Local News ~ 01/05/16)
Linton-Stockton School Corporation will be gearing up for the 2016 Outdoor Projects this week. Dan Rawlins, with InterDesign, presented the school's Technical Review Committee with information about requests for qualification Tuesday afternoon. He explained the requests will be accepted once the legal advertisement runs this Friday, with a two-week window for submission...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Shakamak, WRV girls go down in defeat
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/16)
Despite scoring 36 second half points the Shakamak Lady Lakers went down in defeat for the 14th time this season. South Putnam withstood Shakamak's comeback and held on for the 54-48 win Tuesday at Jasonville. The Lady Lakers found themselves trailing 27-12 at intermission after putting just three points on the board in the second stanza...
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Greene County Invitational Scores and Leaderboard
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/16)
Tuesday night results Linton-Stockton 68, North Central 47 Eastern Greene 61, Shakamak 54 Wednesday's Schedule Clay City vs. Vincennes Rivet, 6 p.m. White River Valley vs. Bloomfield, 7:30 p.m. Scoring Leaders Rebounding Leaders...
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2015 Top Sports Stories: No. 1-5
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/16)
Like most Top 10 lists, there are always worthy items/subjects who fall just short of making the cut. Before we delve into the top five sports stories of the past year here are a few stories which were just on the outside of the Top 10: White River Valley junior track and field star Abby Denham qualified for the state meet in the 300-meter low hurdles. ...
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Eastern Greene holds off Lakers to advance to GCI semis
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/16)
SWITZ CITY -- "So close, yet so far away, that's been the story of our season this year." Those were the words spoken by Shakamak coach J.B. Neill following the Lakers 61-54 loss to Class 2A No. 12 Eastern Greene Tuesday night in the opening round of the 46th Annual Greene County Invitational...
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Miners cruise past Thunderbirds in GCI opener
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/16)
SWITZ CITY - The Linton-Stockton Miners rebounded nicely from a disappointing loss to West Vigo to close out last week's Wabash Valley Classic. Linton-Stockton opened a double-digit lead in the opening quarter. The Miners continued to dominate in the second half, winning 68-47 over the North Central Thunderbirds to kick off the Greene County Invitational...
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'Check out' state parks through the library
(Local News ~ 01/05/16)
As a celebration of the state's 200th birthday, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and all state public libraries have teamed up to bring patrons the ability to check out a state park pass. Starting Jan. 1, state park passes are available to patrons for checkout. These passes are a part of the State Park Centennial Annual Pass Library Check-out Program and are good at any of the state's 32 parks...
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Chief deputy assessor to seek county treasurer seat
(Local News ~ 01/05/16)
Chief Deputy Assessor Nicole Stahl would like to announce her candidacy for the Greene County Treasurer on the Republican Ticket. Stahl, a 1993 graduate of White River Valley High School, has been a resident of Greene County for most of her life. She graduated from Vincennes University in 1995 magna cum laude with an Associates of Science Degree in Public Service...
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Current Greene County Treasurer to seek re-election
(Local News ~ 01/05/16)
Current Greene County Treasurer Kelly Zimmerly announced her intent to seek re-election. The Office of Treasurer is a constitutional office. The Constitution of Indiana and Indiana statutory law provides for each county to elect a treasurer. Kelly Zimmerly, as the current treasurer, is charged with the responsibility of being the custodian of all money belonging to the county. "As treasurer, it is my responsibility to collect, retain custody of and disburse all county funds...
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Greene County Assessor discusses business personal property exemption
(Local News ~ 01/05/16)
BLOOMFIELD -- Greene County Assessor Dawn Abrams said beginning in 2016, an automatic exemption for taxpayers who have business personal property less than $20,000 for the assessment date is in place. Abrams explained the exemption further. "This is not to be confused with your assessed value total. ...
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