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Mary Lillian Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 10/01/19)
Mary Lillian Jenkins, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Dec. 25, 1933 in Greene County, the daughter of Ale and Hazel (Gilham) Jackson. Mary was a member of Victory Baptist Church of Bloomfield. She had worked as a housekeeper and caregiver, and as secretary to her husband, James Jenkins when he was Greene County Coroner...
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Clothe-a-Child/Toys for Tots applications available
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
Applications for the Greene County Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Tots program are now available. The Linton Civitan announced Monday that applications for low-income families to obtain clothing and toys for their children at Christmas can be found in five Greene County locations...
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Traffic stop results in auto theft charge
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
A traffic stop after a man pulled out in front of a vehicle resulted in an arrest for auto theft. Dallas Regan, 27, of Martinsville, was arrested on a preliminary charge of Level 6 felony auto theft. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene Superior Court by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Deputy David Elmore, he was observing traffic near Country Mark Gas Station on E. ...
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Sonja Gail (Inman) Hayes
(Obituary ~ 10/01/19)
Sonja Gail (Inman) Hayes, 74, of Switz City, passed away Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 11, 1945 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Gladys and Ruby (Boruff) Inman. She was a homemaker. In her senior year of high school, she went to State as a baton twirler. She belonged to Right to Life, enjoyed preparing dinners for church functions, and was an AVID supporter of the Republican Party. She enjoyed spending time with her family...
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Grant funding available for community recycling projects
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
Indianapolis - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) announced the availability of grant funding for recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and disposal from the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program. “IDEM is pleased to offer grants to communities and organizations that will increase overall recycling in Indiana while helping to protect the environment,” said IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott...
- Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log (Police Reports ~ 10/01/19)
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Sue Ellen Porter
(Obituary ~ 10/01/19)
Sue Ellen Porter, 83, of Bloomfield passed away at her residence at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Sue was born on May 16, 1936 in Bloomfield to George Harvey and Ruth (Street) Lucas. On Feb. 7, 1960 she married Albert Porter in Chicago, Ill. For the next 59 years they lived, loved raising children and grandchildren...
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AF Grand Raffle open till noon Oct. 4
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
In a previous story about the Bloomfield Apple Festival Grand Raffle in the Greene County Daily World, it was stated that entries would be accepted through September. Entries will actually be accepted until noon Oct. 4. We apologize for the confusion.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/01/19)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 60 incidents and calls for service Sept. 27-29, including two abandoned vehicles, three property damage accidents, four personal injury accidents, two bank/residential alarms, four animal complaints, two assists to other departments, two assists to the public, two ATV compliance, two civil disputes, two criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, two drug investigations, one EMS, one interview, one missing person, four reckless drivers, one sex offense, seven suspicious, four thefts, one threat, one title check, three traffic stops, two transports, two unruly subjects, one warrant service and one welfare check.. ...
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Bloomfield soccer suffers loss to Vincennes Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/19)
The Bloomfield boys soccer team hosted the Patriots from Vincennes Rivet just a week after getting their first win in program history. The match did not go as planned for the Cardinals as they were handed a 5-0 defeat. Bloomfield Coach Andrew Bladen said, “I feel like we were in control for most of the match, our first touches and passes were not near what they were when we played North Knox. ...
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Linton golf season ends at Regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/19)
The Linton girl’s golf team had their historic come to an end at Regionals this past week when they failed to qualify for the State Finals. The Lady Miners had reached the Regional round for the first time in school history and hit the road to Country Oaks Golf Course in Montgomery...
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Veterans, single-parent households and others urged to apply for grant funding
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
The Greene County Commissioners will soon apply for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation funds from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA). The grant, if awarded, will provide rehabilitation on houses owned by low income and moderate-income persons living within the unincorporated limits of Greene County...
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Bloomfield’s ‘Jayklin Claus’ to conduct toy drive during Apple Festival parade Oct. 6
(Local News ~ 10/01/19)
Last November, long-time Riley Hospital champion, “Riley kid” and Eastern Greene student BJ Yoho, also known as BJ Claus, handed over the reins to his 10-year annual Riley toy drive to Bloomfield’s Jayklin Graf. Graf, four years old and herself a “Riley kid,” has now become our area’s champion for children who are patients at Riley over the Christmas season...
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Area Roundup
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/19)
TENNIS Boys tennis Sectional draw announced North Daviess will be hosting the boys tennis sectional this year which contains three Greene County teams, and the Sectional draw and schedule was announced Monday afternoon. The first round will take place on Wednesday October 2nd at 4:30 pm and will see Bloomfield face off with Linton on courts 4,5, and 6, and White River Valley paired with North Daviess on courts 1, 2, and 3...
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WRV to host Second Annual Greene County Night of Memories
(High School Sports ~ 10/01/19)
The Second Annual Greene County Night of Memories will be held on Saturday, October 5th at the White River Valley High School gym. The event will begin at 7 pm with doors opening at 6, and will include a silent auction to raise funds for the WRV girls basketball program. Silent auction items include; Colts suite tickets, Butler basketball tickets, IU basketball tickets and much more...
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