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Wind chills put Greene County on travel advisory for Monday
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Due to the dangerous wind chills today, Monday, Jan. 18, travel in Greene County is now on an advisory status. Greene County Board of Commissioner President, Nathan Abrams has move road travel status to level one advisory or a cautionary status. Level one states:...
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Daniel 'Dan' White
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
Daniel "Dan" White, 66, of Bloomfield, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at Saint Frances Hospital in Indianapolis. Born March 31, 1949 in Danville, Ill., the son of Max L. White and Myrtle (Hampton) Hodges. Surviving relatives include his five children, Rolanda Kirkley, Ronzie White, Russ White, all of Bloomfield, Rina Parker, of Martinsville, and Rachel Monett, of Brazil; he has 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Carol White and Mary Hutchison; and two brothers, Jim White and Jerry Hodges.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/18/16)
Shannon Hayes, 38, Bloomfield, was arrested on an out-of-county warrant for Dealing in cocaine or narcotic and being an habitual traffic offender. Leslie M. Cope, 25, Roachdale, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine and OVWI with a passenger under 18. No bond set...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/18/16)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 93 incidents and calls for service from Jan. 11-15, including three abandoned vehicles, 17 property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, one alarm, two animal complaints, five assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one battery, one civil dispute, one civil paper service, one criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one drug investigation, one EMS, one fraud, one juvenile complaint, one parole violation, one property damage, four reckless drivers, six road hazards, one shooting complaint, one attempted suicide, three suspicious persons/vehicles, one theft, one threat, three title checks, four traffic stops, 14 transports, three unruly subjects, four warrant service and two welfare checks.. ...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/18/16)
The Linton Police Department responded to 39 incidents and calls for service from Friday to Sunday, including one property damage accident, one personal injury accident, eight assists to the public, two burglaries, one domestic dispute, one harassment, two noise complaints, one reckless driver, one road hazard, two suspicious persons/vehicles, two theft investigations, 15 traffic stops and two welfare checks...
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Ellington to seek District 62 State Representative seat
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Jeff Ellington, current State Representative for District 62, announced Monday he will be seeking the seat in the upcoming Republican primary election. Ellington was elected to the seat after a Republican caucus on Dec. 21, which was held in Bloomfield. Ellington replaced former Representative Matt Ubelhor, who announced he would vacate his seat in the beginning of December...
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Rosalie R. Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 01/18/16)
Rosalie R. Carpenter, 90, of Greenfield, passed away at 6:40 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at Hancock Regional Hospital. She was born Aug. 14, 1925 in Daviess County, the daughter of Howard and Bessie (Noblett) Franklin. Surviving relatives include her husband, Robert D. ...
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Bloomfield philanthropist, business owner dies at 85
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
A woman with a rich history of community service in Bloomfield passed away last week. Nancy Jane Watkins Dowden died at age 85 on Jan. 14 at Maple Park Village in Westfield. Dowden and her late husband, James Elmo Dowden, were active in philanthropic activities in the county. The couple was the former owners of two Bloomfield-area newspapers, The Evening World and The Bloomfield News...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Lady Miners earn second win of season
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/16)
Eleven different players scored as Linton-Stockton picked up a 43-22 win over visiting Washington Catholic on Saturday afternoon. The win ends the Lady Miners 10-game losing streak as they improved to 2-15 on the season. Senior Jackie Nash hit a trio of 3-pointers to lead Linton-Stockton with nine points...
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Pair of girls basketball teams have seasons canceled after fight
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/16)
The varsity girls basketball seasons for Ben Davis and Pike High Schools have been cancelled for the remainder of 2015‐ 16 season including participation in the state tournament series, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced today. This decision, among additional penalties, is a result of incidents on Saturday afternoon at Ben Davis High School during the...
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Closings and Delays for Tuesday, Jan. 19
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Linton-Stockton School Corporation will be on a two hour delay. WRV School Corporation will be on a two hour delay. This list will be updated.
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Chamber of Commerce awards to be announced
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Thursday, Jan. 21 to announce the winners of the Business of the Year and Person of the Year awards for 2016. Chamber Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton notes, "The awards have been bestowed annually for the last 15 to 20 years and are given at the dinner."...
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Hacker discusses possible redistribution of students
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
SWITZ CITY -- One of the main topics of conversation at the WRV School Board meeting Monday stemmed from the possibility of moving junior high students to a separate location than the high school. Prior to the discussion, Superintendent Bob Hacker prefaced with no board action would be taken Monday evening, instead the discussion was meant to be an information only forum...
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L-S School Board updated on social studies department
(Local News ~ 01/18/16)
Monthly, the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees is updated by members of a particular department. At Monday night's board meeting, the social studies department took center stage. Brad McKinney, high school social studies teacher, showed the board how he's using technology in his advanced placement (AP) classes...
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