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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 02/21/17)
Amber Dawn Fogleman, 35, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant for domestic battery, disorderly conduct and driving while suspended. Bond is set at $5,000. Jamie Lynn Hollifield, 30, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for criminal trespass. Bond is set at $5,000...
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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 02/21/17)
The Linton Police Department responded to 12 incidents for service Tuesday, including one animal complaint, one fight in progress, three fingerprintings, one interview, one property, one reckless driver, one title check, one traffic stop and two warrant services...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 02/21/17)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 60 incidents for service Friday to Sunday, including two abandoned vehicles, six property damage accidents, one alarm, two animal complaints, two assists to other departments, four assists to the public, three burglaries, three civil disputes, one criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one extra patrol, one harassment, one reckless driver, one recovered property, one sex offense, eight suspicious activities, three thefts, one threat, one title check, nine traffic stops three transports, one trash and one welfare check.. ...
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Kindness crossing corporation and county lines
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
A project started in the fall of 2016 by a group of high school softball players is touching lives far outside their field. North Central Random Acts of Kindness -- or #NCRAOK as it is labeled online by the students who participate -- is a project all about heart and bringing positivity and pride into the community. ...
- Winter-time lawn mowing (Local News ~ 02/21/17)
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Greencastle man faces charges after breaking in, being stabbed
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
A Greencastle man is facing charges after allegedly violating a protective order and breaking into a Worthington residence. According to a probable cause filed by Worthington Police Department Corporal James Harrington, authorities became involved after Joshua Carmichael, 26, was reportedly stabbed during an altercation with a male resident on Feb. 2...
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WRV leadership course learns grief process
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
A leadership class at White River Valley High School has been learning the process of grief. The purpose of the course, according to superintendent Bob Hacker, is to give the students in the class the necessary tools to better understand the grief process in order to aid their fellow peers in the event of a tragedy...
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Budget order and final tax rates approved
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
The Department of Local Government Finance (DLFG) certified Greene County’s 2017 budget order and tax rates on Feb. 10, paving the way for on-time property tax bills. The budget certification puts the county in a position to have taxes due on May 10, 2017, according to a press release issued by the DLGF...
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Beatrice Landis Graves
(Obituary ~ 02/21/17)
Beatrice Landis Graves, 86, of Bloomfield passed away Monday Feb. 20, 2017 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Dec.21,1930 in Greene County, Ind.the daughter of Kenneth and Geneva (Magill) Landis. Beatrice was a homemaker, she was a member of the Switz City Christian Church and the Arion Club for over 50 years...
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Offender assault at WVCF sends two officers to hospital
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
Carlisle -- A mid-morning offender assault sent two Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) staff to the hospital. The assault reportedly happened at 9 a.m. in a south-side housing unit, according to a press release issued by WVCF Senior Public Information Officer Richard Larsen...
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Linton VFW Post 7118 celebrates in style
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
Linton VFW Post 7118 celebrated it’s 50th year on Sunday, with a well-attended party held at the post. “It was an amazing day,” said Auxiliary Secretary Tammy James, who acted as emcee for the event. Several guest speakers attended, including Dick White, Post 7118 Chaplain...
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Shirley Ann Clark
(Obituary ~ 02/21/17)
Shirley Ann Clark, 74 of Sullivan, Ind. passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind. She was born Aug. 24, 1942 in Sullivan County, Ind. to Dennis Salesman and Alma Thomas Salesman. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James Clark, one brother, Joy Salesman, and two great grandchildren...
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GCGH takes safety seriously
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
A presentation on public safety and workplace violence educated the Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) Board during its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. Manager of Public Safety Brian Woodall updated the board on how public safety training has been going, and said the goal is to have all staff trained within the next one to two years...
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Taco Tuesdays at Linton VFW Post 7118
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
Linton VFW Post 7118 celebrated its 50th year on Sunday, Feb. 19, and Linton Mayor John Wilkes proclaimed the week of Feb. 19 as VFW Week. Post 7118 holds a weekly Stars and Stripes drawing on Tuesdays, tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The current jackpot is $550.
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Linton-Stockton Chamber hears farming facts
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce (LSCC) met at Monical’s Pizza in Linton Tuesday, and the guest speaker, Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. National Government Relations Director Robert White, had some facts to share about agriculture, both in Greene County and statewide...
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Soup dinner to support ministry in Thailand
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
Full Life Development (FLD) will be hosting a soup dinner to benefit its Thailand ministry. The dinner will be Saturday, Feb. 26 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Mineral Community Building at 3165 E. Mineral-Koleen Road in rural Bloomfield. FLD Director Bethany Scott said several area churches have offered to pitch in homemade soups, including chili, broccoli and cheese and more. The dinner, by donation only, will also include desserts and drinks...
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Community Notes
(Local News ~ 02/21/17)
Saturday, March 11 Linton VFW Post 7118 will host Kade Puckett, playing in the Canteen from 8-11 p.m. Linton Youth League baseball and softball sign ups will be at Hoosier Hit from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Boys age 4-12 as of May 1, 2017 and girls age 3-18 as of Jan. 1, 2017. Cost is $60 for first child. $80 for two children and $10 for each additional child. Selling gate passes during sign ups (students under 18 are free admission. Family pass is $15, single pass is $10 and general admission $2. Visit online at www.lintonyouthleague.website.siplay.com. The Linton Public Library will host Family Lego Time from 12 noon-1 p.m. ,snacks will be provided. The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library will host Watercolor Workshop from 2-4 p.m. A T.C. Steele Watercolor Artist will teach a watercolor pencil workshop at the Library for adults and mature teens for free. Reservation required, limited to 12 participants.
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