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After 65 years, Korean War veteran receives the medals he deserves
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
In 1953, Paul Lucas was injured in the Korean War and became 70 percent disabled. He was sent home early but never received the disability pay or the Purple Heart which he deserved. In the 1970s, he talked to the Veterans Administration but was told his records were destroyed in a fire and there was nothing that could be done for him...
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Dedication ceremony for Carl “Kelly” All Memorial Drive set
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
A dedication ceremony for the Carl “Kelly” All Memorial Drive is scheduled for Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. at the Wright Township Fire Department. Midland resident Don Fish went before the Greene County Council Monday afternoon to invite county leaders, community members and veterans to attend the dedication of the road name addition for First Street in Midland, which will honor the Vietnam soldier killed in action...
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Bloomfield Fire Department to host annual Fish Fry Fundraiser
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
The public is invited to join the Bloomfield Fire Department for a fish dinner and a chance to meet several political candidates running for public office in the upcoming election. The Fire Department is sponsoring its annual Fish Fry Fundraiser Saturday, November 3. The event will take place at the Fire Station, 75 West Mill Street in Bloomfield from 4-7 p.m...
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Local residents remember independent basketball team, Globetrotters exhibition
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/18)
In the years immediately following World War II adult independent basketball teams were commonplace in big cities and small towns alike. These independent teams would play against similar teams from nearby communities. Local businesses often sponsored the town’s independent team. Members of one such team from Greene County even had an opportunity to play in an exhibition game against the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters...
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WVCF work crew helps rebuild FOP fence in Linton
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
Recently, an offender work crew from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) worked at the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in Linton. The offender work crew, comprised of six offenders, was able to rebuild the entire damaged side of the fence that lines the softball field. In less than eight hours, the offenders took down the old, damaged fencing and replaced it with brand-new fencing...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/30/18)
The Linton Police Department responded to 18 incidents and calls for service Oct. 29, including one property damage accident, two assists to other departments, six fingerprintings, one local ordinance violation, one reckless driver, one threat, one title check and five traffic stops...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 10/30/18)
CRIMINAL CASES Brian J. Byrd, 45, Newberry, Level 5 felony intimidation with a deadly weapon; Level 6 felony pointing a firearm at another person Theodore J. Miller II, 36, Linton, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement using a vehicle to commit the offense; Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction; Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...
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Wright Township collision sends one to hospital
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
An 8 a.m. accident near Jasonville Tuesday morning sent one driver to Sullivan County Hospital with minor injuries. According to an accident report completed by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Deputy James Carpenter, Adam Lipscomb, 28, of Sullivan, was driving his 2001 black Dodge Ram pickup southbound on CR 1380 W near Jasonville at 8:01 a.m. Oct. 30 when his vehicle collided with a 2010 orange Jeep Wrangler driven by Jacob May, 16, of Jasonville...
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Hoosier author to present at Saron UCC
(Local News ~ 10/30/18)
Indiana author, speaker and Quaker pastor Philip Gulley will be the guest of Saron United Church of Christ in Linton on Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. As author of more than 20 books and a regular contributor to Indianapolis Month an dThe Saturday Evening Post, Gulley has proven an entertaining and insightful voice. He has received two Emmy’s for his work with PBS and two honorary doctorates for his contributions to literature and theology...
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