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Eastern Greene’s season delayed, excited for potential
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/20)
Eastern Greene is excited to see an improved boys basketball team this year, but they will have to wait 11 days longer for the first game. The Thunderbirds are currently quarantined and will not play until Dec. 5 at least, causing three games to be postponed...
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Eastern Greene off to a fast start
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/20)
Eastern Greene stayed unbeaten in this season with a 40-26 win over Shoals Saturday. The Thunderbirds are 3-0 for the first time since 2004. Coach Greg Burton is happy for the win but admits his team did not play to its potential. “It was an ugly basketball game all the way around. ...
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Miners stay perfect; withstand early deficit
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/20)
Edgewood came out firing early on against No. 1 Linton-Stockton Saturday night and took an 8-0 lead in the first quarter. From that moment on though Linton outscored the host Mustangs 54-29 to win the game 54-37 to move to 3-0 on the year. “This is good. ...
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Eastern Greene student’s podcast scores thousands of downloads
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
Sam Mitchell, a senior at Eastern Greene High School, started his podcast “Autism Rocks and Rolls,” because he wanted people to understand autism while being a resource of information and support. Mitchell, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s when he was four, created his own podcast after joining the media club at Eastern Greene and decided it was something he wanted to do at home...
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Police chase ends with arrest in Sullivan County
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
On Thursday at approximately 10:30 p.m., Sullivan County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Copeland attempted to stop a traffic violator on US Highway 41 near Shelburn. The driver refused to stop, resulting in a pursuit that police say ended in a rural part of the county. During the chase, the driver drove through several fields while throwing items out the window before returning to the road. One such item was a handgun, which police recovered. Police were able to stop the driver using stop sticks...
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Greene County Police Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/17/20)
Robert Hugh Soncrant, 56, Linton, Class A misdemeanor intimidation William Wesley Smith, 33, Linton, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana/ hash oil/ hashish/ salvia, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement Larry John Lappin, 60, Jasonville, Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated...
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Community notes
(Community News ~ 11/17/20)
There will be a soup dinner at St. Peter Hall in Linton on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m. Drive-thru and carry out only. The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in Executive Session at 9 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 9:30 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative, 77 A St., N.E., Linton, Indiana...
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Joyce D. (Skinner) Hudson
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Joyce D. (Skinner) Hudson, age 83, passed away Nov. 16, 2020, at Morristown Manor. Born on March 13, 1937, in Bloomington, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Harden) Skinner. She graduated from Greenfield High School in 1955. She married Robert L. Hudson on June 4. 1955. She spent most of her career working in the Hancock County Records Office...
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NRC accepts preliminary adoption of hunting changes
(Local News ~ 11/17/20)
The Natural Resources Commission (NRC), during its bi-monthly meeting today, accepted preliminary adoption of amendments to 312 IAC 9 related to hunting deer and wild turkeys and trapping beavers. Granting preliminary adoption starts a long and deliberative process, including a public comment period that includes the ability to participate in public hearings conducted by the NRC’s Division of Hearings...
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Gentry Warrick and Gracie Lowry earn another volleyball honor
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/20)
Gentry Warrick and Gracie Lowry earn another volleyball honor Staff report Linton-Stockton junior Gentry Warrick and Bloomfield junior Gracie Lowry each earned a spot on the Junior All-Star team. Only 32 high school juniors across the state make the team and over 6% of the roster is from Greene County...
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Wilda Oberene (Trimble) Ridgley
(Obituary ~ 11/17/20)
Wilda Oberene (Trimble) Ridgley, 96, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. She was born April 23, 1924, in Sullivan County to Benjamin Harrison Trimble and Kathryn (Nash) Trimble...
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Cold shooting dooms White River Valley vs. Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 11/17/20)
The host Wolverines had a chance to beat a bigger school in the Golden Arrows Tuesday but the upset bid faltered with missed shots. Unofficially, the Wolverines shot 16% from the field leading to a 51-32 victory for the Arrows. Sullivan had only had four players score points but it was enough to survive WRV. Senior Jailyn Lundy led the Wolverines in scoring with seven points as she finished with just one field goal. Unofficially, WRV had just eight field goals on 48 shot attempts...