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Miners, T-Birds eyeing postseason play
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/17)
With the regular season concluded the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners and Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds now look ahead to the “second season” when volleyball sectional play gets underway Thursday in IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 47 hosted by Mitchell. Defending sectional champion Linton-Stockton and Eastern Greene find themselves in a similar situation. Each would have to avenge a regular-season loss in order to advance beyond its first postseason match...
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Eastern closes season with Battle of the Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/17)
Last year, Eastern beat North Central by the slimmest of margins, the point-after kick on the Thunderbirds’ last touchdown. This year, Eastern coach Joey Paridaen hopes the Thunderbirds can jump out to an early lead. Eastern (8-0 and ranked third in the weekly Associated Press poll) will celebrate Senior Night at 7:00 p.m. Friday by taking on visiting North Central (8-0 and ranked eighth in the AP poll). The winner will also take the Southwest Football Conference title...
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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 10/11/17)
The Linton Police Department responded to 15 incidents for service Wednesday, including one alcohol offense, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, one battery, seven fingerprintings, one theft and two traffic stops.
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UPDATED: BloomBank to merge with Muncie-based holding company
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
A Bloomfield-based bank is part of a merger with a holding company based in Muncie. According to a press release available on the BloomBank website, MutualFirst Financial recently announced a merger with Universal Bancorp, which serves as the holding corporation for BloomBank...
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Thomas Earl Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 10/11/17)
Thomas Earl Hamilton, 71, of Linton, passed away at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Aug. 8, 1946 in Wabash, Ind. He was the third son of Lawrence Joseph and Ethel Marie (Campbell) Hamilton. He was the senior implementation manager for WESCO International in Fort Wayne. He served his country with the United States Navy on the USS Saratoga and the USS Lexington. He was an avid birder...
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Applications available for Clothe-a-Child, Toys for Tots
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
The application process has opened for Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Tots for children in Greene County school districts. Karen Strueh, one of the program coordinators, said the application process is open until Oct. 31 at five Greene County locations:...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/11/17)
Friday, October 13 “Manna Mania” Family Camp will begin at Beechwood Lake Christian Camp and end Oct. 15. The evening will begin with a supper Friday night and conclude with a lunch on Sunday. The cost is $13 per person or $30 per family. Send name, phone and address to Family Camp, 3523 E Beech Wood Lake Rd, Bloomfield, IN 47424. Call 812-825-7770 for more information, email aim4jesus@aol.com or visit www.projectI68.org. Stay in a cabin, bring a tent or camper...
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Fall Arts Festival Committee is ready to party
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
Members of Linton’s Fall Arts Festival Committee have been working feverishly to ready events and attractions for this year’s Fall Arts Festival on Saturday, Oct. 14. Committee members Genie Bowers, Karen Kittle-Smith and Amanda Smith were spotted early in the week, decorating light poles with corn stalks and other festive touches in preparation for an event that promises to be bigger than ever...
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Team Margaret raises $2,350 for American Diabetes Association
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
One Linton woman cruised down the Indianapolis Speedway the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7. Margaret Ann Simon spent her 60th birthday competing in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour De Cure, pedaling a hand-trike against “butt-kicking” winds to realize a ride that was months in the making. ...
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Miners entertain Providence as regular season concludes
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/17)
The Linton-Stockton Miners hope to put a disappointing loss to Eastern Greene in the rearview mirror and end the regular season on a positive note this Friday. The Miners (5-3) play host to the Providence Pioneers (4-4) in the regular season finale at Roy Williams Field...
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Local teams get ready for White River Valley Sectional
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/17)
This story has been updated to correct the spelling of WRV coach Shawn Brown's name.
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Program aims to protect those in danger of wandering
(Local News ~ 10/11/17)
With more than a year under its belt, the Greene County Chapter of Project Lifesaver is offering peace of mind to more than a dozen local families free of charge. The local chapter of Project Lifesaver is coordinated by the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, dedicated to helping those in danger of wandering, Sheriff Mike Hasler explained. The program serves individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, down syndrome and other developmental disorders...
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