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Absentee applications now available
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
Absentee voting applications are available for those wishing to vote by mail. Greene County Clerk Tammy Woodall issued a press release, stating the deadline for the applications to vote absentee for the Nov. 6 General Election is Monday, Oct. 29 at 11:59 p.m...
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UPDATE: WRV on two-hour delay due to water issue
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
White River Valley Schools are on a two-hour delay Monday, Sept. 10. Superintendent Bob Hacker sent out the message early Monday morning. "We have no water at the present time at the middle school, so we will need to go on an all-district two-hour delay," Hacker said...
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Better Business Bureau study shows how fake check scams bait consumers
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
“Banks credit your account before verifying the validity of checks, so it’s critical to know how to spot the red flags before it’s too late.”
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UDWI service restored near Linton
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC has crews headed to an outage near Linton. "We are aware of a large outage northwest of Linton; crew is en route now," the electric cooperative posted on Facebook. No known cause at this time. This story will be updated...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/10/18)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 162 incidents and calls for service from Sept. 3-9, including six abandoned vehicles, 13 property damage accidents, six personal injury accidents, two bank/residential alarms, 13 animal complaints, 13 assists to other departments, eight assists to the public, two batteries, four civil disputes, two domestic disputes, one EMS, three harrassments, one juvenile complaint, two local ordinance violations, seven reckless drivers, one noise complaint, one special detail, one residential entry, two road hazards, two sex offenses, five attempted suicides, 15 suspicious, two thefts, four title checks, 12 traffic stops, 13 transports, three trespass, two unruly subjects, six warrant services and 10 welfare checks.. ...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/10/18)
The Linton Police Department responded to 65 incidents and calls for service Sept. 7-9, including two property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, four bank/residential alarms, three animal complaints, one assist to other departments, four assists to the public, two domestic disputes, three extra patrols, four fingerprintings, two juvenile complaints, two local ordinance violations, one special detail, one reckless driver, six road hazards, two suspicious, 21 traffic stops, one unruly subject and four welfare checks.. ...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 09/10/18)
CRIMINAL CASES Perry E. Shepard, 40, Indianapolis, Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance in the body; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Juan C.D. Castillo, 30, Washington, Class C misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle without ever having received a license...
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Linda M. Goad
(Obituary ~ 09/10/18)
Linda M. Goad, 67, passed away at Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care on Sept. 8, 2018 at 1:40 a.m. She was born in Linton to Burl E. and Lena (Padgett) Boyles on Dec. 19, 1950. Her parents and a sister, Patricia Russell, have preceded her in death. ...
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Betty Lee Britton
(Obituary ~ 09/10/18)
Betty Lee Britton 87, of Solsberry, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at IU Health West in Avon. Born Sept. 14, 1930 in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Russell R. and Daisy (Walls) Wright. She married Fred Britton on June 2, 1949. She was a homemaker, farmer and did house cleaning. She loved talking on the CB radio; her handle was “Pretty Lady”. She enjoyed ceramics, embroidery, spending time with her grandkids and helping and taking care of others. She enjoyed horse pulls and music...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/10/18)
Community Notes Thursday, September 13 The Linton Public Library will host “Mommy & Me Baby Storytime” at 10:30 a.m. for moms and babies up to 18 months or so. Books, play, songs, rhymes, tickles and bounces. The Linton Public Library will host “Teens Just Dance” from 4-5 p.m...
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Linton budgets for additional officer, firefighter in 2019
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
Five years after the Linton City Council passed a budget which cut three public safety positions, the city is moving toward replacing some of those positions in 2019. In 2013, the Linton City Council approved a budget which resulted in the lay off of two police officers and one firefighter in order to ease a roughly 250,000 deficit for the 2014 budget cycle...
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Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees plays to a full house
(Local News ~ 09/10/18)
The Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees met Monday evening and for some guests, it was standing-room-only. Members of Eastern’s JAG club, FFA and Scrabble Club attended to thank the board members for all of their past support and to seek approval for overnight field trips in their futures. ...
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Lady Miners rally, overtake Patriots in five
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/18)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners appeared down for the count after falling behind two sets to none to the visiting Owen Valley Lady Patriots – especially after a lackluster second set the Lady Patriots ran away with, 25-11. But the Lady Miners summoned every bit of resolve within and stormed back to take the next three sets for a come-from-behind 21-25, 11-25, 25-21, 25-17 and 15-11 victory Monday at Linton...