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County pre-budget requests focus on plans for future
(Local News ~ 08/28/17)
Preparing for the future was a common theme during the Greene County Council’s pre-budget meetings last week. The Greene County Council is preparing for hearings for its 2018 budget cycle, so last week some county department heads went before the fiscal body to discuss proposed changes to their annual budget...
- Duke provides assist to Dugger-Union (Local News ~ 08/28/17)
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/28/17)
Steven Pearson, 57, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for habitual traffic offense, OWI involving endangerment, operating while intoxicated and OWI with alcohol concentration greater or equal to .15. Bond set at $8,000 with 10 percent allowed. Kristen May, 37, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of OWI, OWI involving endangerment, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond set at $5,000 with 10 percent allowed...
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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 08/28/17)
The Linton Police Department responded to 49 incidents for service Friday to Monday, including two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, two assists to the public, one burglary, four domestic disputes, three extra patrols, six fingerprintings, one fraud, two juvenile complaints, one local ordinance violation, one missing person, one noise complaint, three special details, one reckless driver, one attempted suicide, two suspicious activities, two thefts, one title check, 13 traffic stops and one welfare check.. ...
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William Hinkle Hartzburg
(Obituary ~ 08/28/17)
William Hinkle Hartzburg, 74, of Newberry, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Services are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Former firefighter pleads guilty to child molestation
(Local News ~ 08/28/17)
A former firefighter has plead guilty to child molestation as a Level 3 felony. According to Chief Deputy Prosecutor Keven McIntosh, Adam Carver, 38 of Bloomfield, has been sentenced to 13 years with three years suspended. “He’ll have to serve 85 percent of that sentence, meaning he’ll be in for at lest eight and a half years,” McIntosh said...
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County needs to cut $1.7M for 2018
(Local News ~ 08/28/17)
The budget hearings for the 2018 fiscal year for Greene County start next week, and the county’s financial consultant said this year the Greene County Council will need to cut $1.7 million from its proposed General Fund budget. Ben Roeger, from the county’s financial consulting firm C.L. Coonrod and Company, gave a presentation Monday night at the regular council meeting detailing the projections for revenue and expenditures...
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Progress slow but steady Lady Miner linksters
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/17)
For the past couple of weeks the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners golf team has been consistent, posting team scores in the 232-236 range. And improvement has been a gradual process. The Lady Miners linksters continued on the same path in Monday’s dual match with Sullivan at Phil Harris Golf Course...
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Shorthanded Wolverine netters battle Lions
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/17)
SWITZ CITY – Playing shorthanded against a strong program like Loogootee isn’t the best situation for a tennis team. White River Valley was without the services of two of its top players - No. 1 singles player Kyle Dickinson and Blaine Patterson at No. 1 doubles. Dickinson and Patterson traveled to North Knox with the soccer team...
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WEEKEND SPORTS ROUNDUP
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/17)
VOLLEYBALL Lady Wolverines take two at Mitchell Invitational As the song says, two out of three ain’t bad. White River Valley won two out of three volleyball matches Saturday at the Mitchell Invitational to boost its record to 4-5 The Lady Wolverines started off the day with two wins. WRV edged West Washington 25-22, 25-22 and defeated Mitchell 14-25, 26-24, 15-8...
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REMC board approves capital credit redistribution
(Local News ~ 08/28/17)
During Monday’s UDWI REMC board meeting, board members approved the redistribution of 438,677.57 issued to UDWI REMC by Hoosier Energy. The Hoosier Energy Capital Credit redistribution will be issued to current members and to those who were members in 2016...
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Eastern defeats Shakamak in four to go 2-0 in SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/17)
LITTLE CINCINNATI – Eastern's volleyball team overcame visiting Shakamak's slow start Monday night to achieve a team goal of going 2-0 in conference play. The Lady Thunderbirds (3-4, 2-0 in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference) defeated Shakamak (3-6, 2-2) 25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 25-17. Eastern coach Whitney Russell said the Lady Thunderbirds achieved their goal of winning their second SWIAC contest...
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How to help Hurricane Harvey victims — safely
(Local News ~ 08/28/17)
News coverage and social media posts about the extreme flooding and damage occurring in parts of Texas may leave you wondering how you can help, and scammers are taking advantage of this. Roger Axe, director of the Greene County Emergency Management Agency, released information about scammers who are requesting money over the telephone to aid victims of the Texas hurricane...
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