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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/28/16)
David Edward Collins, 52, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for dealing methamphetamine. No bond set. Jazmine Bryson, 22, Evansville, was arrested for being a habitual traffic offender. Bond set at $4,000. Christopher Blaine Young, 37, Worthington, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Bond set at $5,000...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/28/16)
The Linton Police Department responded to 45 incidents and calls for service Tuesday and Wednesday, including four property damage accidents, one bank/residential alarm, one animal complaint, three assists to other departments, 19 assists to the public, one death investigation, one intimidation, one juvenile complaint, one noise complaint, one special detail, one reckless driver, one theft, one burglary, one criminal mischief, one extra patrol, one fraud, two suspicious person/vehicles, three traffic stops and one welfare check.. ...
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Bloomfield Police Department Operation Pullover Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/28/16)
The Bloomfield Police Department utilized 89.25 hours of overtime in October, November and December with use of its Operation Pullover grant. The department made 73 vehicle stops, with 214 citations and 58 warnings. The blitz included the issue of 136 seatbelt citations, four other license violations, one left of center violation, three child restraint violations, 11 equipment violations, two driving while suspended with prior convictions, three driving while suspended infractions, 13 improper turns, three disregards of traffic control device, 19 other traffic offenses, nine speeding citations, nine criminal misdemeanors and one criminal felony.. ...
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William Richard Scalfaro
(Obituary ~ 01/28/16)
William Richard Scalfaro passed away at age 80. Bill rejoined hands with the love of his life, Carol January 26th, 2016 Bill, aka Mr. S, Poppa Vegas, or Mr. Vegas was born in Oak Park Illinois on July 13, 1935 to Caroline and William Scalfaro of Hillside Illinois...
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Eastern Greene Athletic Director makes tough decision
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/16)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- As most professions go, tough decisions are made almost on a daily basis. Over the last month, Eastern Greene Athletic Director Ryan Wilcoxen has been faced with the same difficult decision. Only this decision affected not only the students and staff at Eastern Greene, but also his family...
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Greene County Solid Waste Board provides updates
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
The Greene County Solid Waste Management board met Wednesday morning at the Switz City location. The center's E-Waste program was a main topic, with board members discussing rates to be charged to customers wishing to bring in old appliances and electronics...
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Dugger Town Council appoints new member
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
Following the resignation of council person Johnny Chesterfield, the Dugger Town Council convened a special session Thursday afternoon to announce his replacement. Dugger's new council member is Sandy Stinson. Sandy has lived in Dugger since 1984. Her husband, Ralph Stinson, graduated from Union High School in 1960...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Lady Lakers end losing streak
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/16)
GIRLS BASKETBALL Shakamak ended its seven-game losing streak in a big way on Thursday night. The Lady Lakers thrashed a visiting Eminence 73-12 to improve to 4-17 on the season. Shakamak raced out to an 18-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play and never looked back...
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Lady T-Birds shut down Clay City for late comeback win
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/16)
CLAY CITY - Eastern Greene needed all 32 minutes and a fourth-quarter comeback for the Lady Thunderbirds to finally put away the Clay City Lady Eels in the regular season finale for both teams. Eastern Greene outscored Clay City 14-2 over the final eight minutes, and that was enough for a 36-33 come-from behind Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory...
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Lady Wolverines wrap up regular season with conference win
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/16)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley ended its regular season on a high note Thursday night while Linton-Stockton is still taking steps in the right direction. The Lady Miners hung close for a while before White River Valley pulled away late for a 49-34 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win on senior night...
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Greene County has highest unemployment rate in Indiana
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released information recently showing Greene County has the highest unemployment rate in the state. The information reflects a December 2015 report in which Greene County has a 7.3 percent unemployment rate, which is well above the state average of 4.6 percent...
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Bloomfield Elementary to focus on student success
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
Bloomfield Elementary School Principal Mary Jane Vandeventer said teachers and staff have already started working on problem areas in preparation for the upcoming round of ISTEP+ testing. Vandeventer gave a presentation to the Bloomfield School Board Thursday night during the regular meeting in which she stressed multiple times the focus of teachers and staff is student success...
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Rediscover Downtown Linton ready to open our hearts
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL) is a civic-minded group of volunteers with a stated goal to retain businesses, encourage and assist new businesses and enhance the image of Linton's downtown area for the benefit of the entire community. With that goal in mind, members are hard at work implementing their "Open Your Heart to Downtown Linton" promotion. Expect to see the city's light poles decorated with giant red hearts, each bearing the name of a local business...
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Smith Printing under new ownership
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
For 28 years, Smith Printing has been a staple of the downtown Linton area, and Trent Wilkes is looking to keep this tradition alive. Recently, Wilkes purchased the business from former owner and business namesake, Michael Smith. The steps which lead Wilkes to purchasing Smith Printing began whenever he walked into the office and inquired about a printing job,...
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Nomination period for torch bearer to wrap up soon
(Local News ~ 01/28/16)
With the Indiana bicentennial now in full swing, citizens will only have a limited time to submit nominations for the torch relay. Jan. 31, at midnight, is the cut off date for nominations. GCEDC Administrative Assistant and Marketing Coordinator Halea Franklin said so far barely 20 nominations have been submitted to fill the necessary spots...
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