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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 11/06/17)
The Linton Police Department responded to 33 incidents for service Friday to Monday, including two property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, one alarm, one alcohol offense, three animal complaints, two assists to other departments, two assists to the public, three civil disputes, one domestic dispute, two extra patrols, one fight in progress, one fingerprinting, one fraud, one interview, one local ordinance violation, one missing person, one property damage not accident, one reckless driver, one road hazard, one sex offense, one attempted suicide, one trespass, one warrant service and two welfare checks.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/06/17)
Ryan Scott Emmons, 34, Bedford, was arrested on a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy. No bond set. Craig Daniel Blake, 50, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for leaving the scene of an accident and OWI resulting in injury. Bond set at $8,000 with 10 percent allowed...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/06/17)
Community Notes Wednesday, November 8 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees will have a work session beginning at 6 p.m. The session will be held in the Administration Office. Thursday, November 9 The regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the Greene County Jail. The jail is located at 204 County Road 70 East, at the east edge of Bloomfield...
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DNR: Shakamak State Park to close for deer reduction
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
Shakamak State Park is one of several state parks which will be temporarily closed on Nov. 13, Nov. 14, Nov. 27 and 28 to allow for controlled deer reductions. Other parks are Chain O’Lakes, Charlestown, Clifty Falls, Fort Harrison, Harmonie, Lincoln, McCormick’s Creek, Ouabache, Pokagon and Trine State Recreation Area, Potato Creek, Shades, Spring Mill and Cave River Valley Natural Area, Tippecanoe River, Versailles, and Whitewater Memorial...
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Modena Rollins (REVISED)
(Obituary ~ 11/06/17)
Modena Rollins, 82, of Bloomington formerly of Solsberry, passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2017 at her residence. Born June 2, 1935 in Linton, she was the daughter of Dwight Avery and Olive (Yoho) Gallian. Modena Retired from RCA after 27 years of service and was a member of the Smithville Christian Church...
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Kenneth Wiles
(Obituary ~ 11/06/17)
Kenneth Laverne Wiles, 85, of Fort Myers, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, following an extended illness. He was born April 24, 1932 in Bloomfield to William D. and Jewie Blanche (Pearson) Wiles. He retired from AT&T, formerly Indiana Bell, after 36 years of service. He and his wife have lived in Fort Myers and Indianapolis for the past 25 years...
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Billy Yates
(Obituary ~ 11/06/17)
Billy Bonnie Stewart Ashcraft Yates (Grandma Billy) passed on to her next venue on Oct. 31, 2017. To honor her wishes, all announcements were withheld until after interment. Services were held on Saturday Nov. 4 at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield with interment immediately following at Kentucky Ridge Cemetery...
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County council discusses insurance payments
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
The Greene County Council met in special session to discuss additional appropriations and health insurance. Discussion was held regarding the possibility of transferring money from the Riverboat Fund as a temporary loan to cover health insurance costs. No decision was approved, but will be made as a priority for the next meeting...
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Alleged battery leads to charge
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
A Linton woman is facing battery charges following an alleged argument. According to a probable cause filed by Linton Police Department Sgt. Logan Hobbs, the incident involving Jamie Jerrell, 31, took place Nov. 2. “Upon my arrival on scene, I could hear shouting from the residence,” Hobbs wrote...
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Updated: Honoring our veterans 2017
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
The following Greene County organizations will host special Veterans Day programs: November 10 • The Linton-Stockton High School Student Council will host local veterans for a Veterans Day program. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the concession area of the high school gym, veterans are invited to a reception in their honor, with a ceremony to follow at 10 a.m. in the high school gym...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Girls basketball
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/17)
Toon leads Lady Cards past Brown County The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals needed three overtimes - and 39 points from Malea Toon - to finally put away the Brown County Lady Eagles 53-49 in girls basketball Saturday at Brown County. The Lady Eagles scored the last five points of the first quarter to take a 16-7 lead into the break. The Lady Cards outscored the hosts 7-6 in the second stanza and trailed 22-14 at intermission...
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Former Miner marksman making the most of his opportunity
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/17)
America is a land of second chances. And former Linton-Stockton student-athlete Jacob Clothier is taking full advantage of his second-chance opportunity to pursue his education and continue his athletic career at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology...
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Lillian Marie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/17)
Lillian Marie Johnson, age 93, of Linton, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 6, 2017. She was born in Scotland on May 4, 1924, the daughter of Richard Moss and Gail (Crabbe) Moss. Lillian was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She worked at General Electric for 32 years, retiring in 1989. She enjoyed sewing, canning, cooking and gardening in her free time. She went to school at Linton High School...
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At EGHS, Thundercast are go!
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
With some help from Eastern Greene Schools Superintendent Ted Baechtold and Eastern Greene School Board member Scott Carmichael, students at Eastern Greene High School have created a podcast called “Thundercast.” Hosts Reed Hudson and Tucker Piedmont, along with Producer Clare Barnes, use each episode to talk about the people that make Eastern Greene Schools great, as well as timely topics that affect the students and surrounding Eastern Greene community.
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‘He was about to jump out of his chair’
(Local News ~ 11/06/17)
BJ Yoho of Solsberry recently had the time of his life thanks to the Holy Pursuit Dream Foundation and Holy Pursuit Outfitters Lodge in Rushville, Ill. The 15-year-old Yoho was born with Spina Bifida, and had always wanted one thing he thought he could never have, the chance to go deer hunting. During the last weekend in October, the Solsberry teen’s dream came true...
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