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Ice on road causes head-on collision
(Local News ~ 02/06/18)
Officials are investigating a two-vehicle accident with possible injury on State Road 59, south of Linton. The accident happened just after 8 a.m. and left the curve by Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife temporarily closed. As of 8:30, the road was still closed...
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Penny B. Burch
(Obituary ~ 02/06/18)
Penny B. Burch, 71, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born July 5, 1946 in Sullivan, the daughter of Raymond Burris and Doris (House) Sexton. Penny worked at IGA in Bloomfield for several years and was a homemaker, she was a member of the Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary...
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Heroin death investigation results in arrest of Sullivan county man
(Local News ~ 02/06/18)
According to a news release issued by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, investigators have made an arrest following a lengthy investigation into a heroin linked death. Sheriff Clark Cottom said on Oct. 14, 2017, his deputies responded with fire rescue personnel and paramedics to a report of an unconscious male at a residence in Merom...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 02/06/18)
CRIMINAL CASES James R. Willoughby Jr., 31, Linton, Level 6 felony auto theft Jeffery L. Wright, 61, Bloomfield, Level 5 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender with prior conviction; Level 6 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender; Level 6 felony failure of a sex offender to possess identification where defendant has a prior unrelated charge; Class A misdemeanor failure of a sex offender to possess identification...
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Yoho issues pool update at chamber, town council meeting
(Local News ~ 02/06/18)
At a Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1, Bloomfield Town Council President Scott Yoho interrupted the chilly weather outside with an update on the Bloomfield Pool. “This year, we’re gonna have the pool going,” said Yoho. “I don’t know when they’re gonna start, but we have to have it done this year, or we’ll lose the $200,000 grant from the DNR. So hopefully, by mid-February or March, we’ll get some things going.”...
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Miners comeback bid runs out of steam against South Braves
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
For most basketball teams, falling behind 17-4 in the first five minutes is too great a deficit to overcome. Ultimately, so it was for the Linton-Stockton Miners Tuesday night against Terre Haute South. But the Miners didn’t go down without a fight...
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Weekend Prep Roundball Previews
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
The boys basketball schedule this weekend is light with just four games Thursday through Saturday. Thursday night is the headliner featuring one of the biggest games of the year involving Greene County teams. The Bloomfield Cardinals and Linton-Stockton Miners meet at Guy Glover Gym for a rematch of the Greene County Invitational championship thriller...
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Tim-ber-r-r-r! Cards beat South Knox 42-38
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/18)
BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield’s tall timbers fell on South Knox early Tuesday night, and the visiting Spartans never could recover. The Cardinals (13-5) jumped out to an 11-2 lead over South Knox (11-7) as 6-foot-7 Tad Kapek scored seven and 6-foot-6 Isaac Combs tossed in four. For the game, Kapek and Combs combined for 25 points and 15 rebounds. Kapek also swatted seven shots into oblivion...
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