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Linton man agrees to plea agreement
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
A 21-year-old man charged in connection with an August 2006 homicide and related crimes relating to the death of rural Linton resident Jana Moore has entered a negotiated plea agreement in Greene Superior Court. The plea removes the "life without parole" enhancement stipulation from his sentencing...
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Mary Olive Nelson
(Obituary ~ 01/22/07)
Mary Olive Nelson, 78, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007 at her residence. Born May 26, 1928 in Piggott, Ark., she was the daughter of Ellis and May (Johnson) Teague. She was a homemaker, an avid league bowler, a member of the Garden Club, and attended Tulip Church of God...
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Geneva Maxine Scott
(Obituary ~ 01/22/07)
Geneva Maxine Scott, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born June 3, 1920 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Stanford and Tabitha (Kinaman) Corya. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, Gary Scott of Lyons; two daughters, Waynetta Wessell of Mooresville and Judy Pearson of Plainfield; one brother, Bob Lee Corya of Muncie; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren...
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Cardinals limit Shoals to 23 points
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
Bloomfield limited Shoals to just seven field goals as the Cardinals went on the road and came away with a 42-23 victory in non-conference boys basketball game in Martin County Saturday night. The Cardinals, who broke a five-game losing skid, limited the Jug Rox (2-9) to just 10 points through the first 24 minutes...
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Eastern Greene dominates Union
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
Eastern Greene won for the eighth time in its last nine games as the Thunderbirds dominated Union 65-20 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball game at Eastern Heights Friday night. "We talked about, all week, getting off to a good start, and I thought we were able to do that early on," said Eastern Greene coach Andy Igel. "We were very concerned about their quickness and their ability to use it to get to the rim. I thought they came out and resonded."...
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Lakers' offense too much for Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Shakamak shot 63 percent and placed three players in double figures as the Lakers defeated White River Valley 65-51 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball here Friday night. The Lakers, who have won four straight games to improve to 8-5, 1-1 in the conference, set the tone early by making all but two of its first eight shots. Steven McNabb knocked down two perimeter jumpers, which opened things up inside...
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Lady Miners win ninth game
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
Playing without starters Ashlea Beard (injury) and Bri Ward (illness), Linton-Stockton went on the road and defeated Loogootee 41-34 in a non-conference high school girls basketball Saturday. Jenny Poe led the Lady Miners, who improved to 9-7, with a game-high 16 points...
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Miners fall short in two weekend games
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
The Linton Miners lost two games over the weekend and ran their losing streak to six with losses to North Daviess on Friday and Vincennes Lincoln on Saturday. On Friday, the Miners lost for the second straight time in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 59-56 setback to the Cougars...
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Shakamak extends winning streak to four
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
Shakamak used a key fourth-quarter run to hold off host West Vigo 58-52 in a non-conference boys basketball game at West Terre Haute Saturday night. The Lakers, who have now won four games in a row to improve to 8-5, used a 7-0 spurt to turn a 43-42 deficit into a 49-43 Shakamak advantage...
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R. Virginia Gambill
(Obituary ~ 01/22/07)
R. Virginia Gambill, 78, of Jasonville, died Friday at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Dec. 12, 1928 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Roy Cecil Cox and Hallie Muriel (Mowery) Cox. A membr of the South Linton Church of God, she was retired from G.C. Murphy and later from Wal-Mart...
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Mary E. Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/22/07)
Mary E. Davis, 81, of Berne and formerly of Linton, passed away Saturday at Adams County Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 20, 1925 in Winchester, she is the daughter of William and Doreen (Conley) Nelson. She had worked as a nurse's aid at Mary Sherman Hospital in Sullivan and was a member of the Salvation Army...
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Larry Catron
(Obituary ~ 01/22/07)
Larry Catron, 63, of Worthington, passed Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Worthington Chapel and will be posted at www.welchcornett.com.
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New business expected to open in Linton this spring
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Orscheln Farm and Home is expected to open a store in Linton this spring. The farm and home store will share a building with Goody's Family Clothing, according to Linton Mayor Tom Jones. Goody's will remodel its current facility and split the building with the new store...
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Car hits Linton home this morning
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Linton resident Jean Boyer had a rude awakening this morning. As she sipped on her first cup of coffee of the day shortly before 7 a.m. in her bedroom, located in the back part of her house, she heard a loud crash and boom -- that sounded like a big explosion -- in the front part of her 459 NE Ninth Street residence...
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Men take Linton police on chase
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
A hit-and-run accident occurring around 12:25 a.m. on Sunday resulted in the arrest of two Linton males after Linton Patrol Officer Jayson Smith located the vehicle after witnessing the incident. Andrew W. Scott, 19, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and failure to stop after an accident...
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Political season under way; candidates start to file
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Dates for filing potential candidacy for vacant city and town positions throughout the county have been announced. Those wishing to declare candidacy for positions within the cities of Linton and Jasonville -- such as mayor and city council member -- can do so beginning at 8 a.m. on Jan. 24. The filing period for cities will end at noon on Feb. 23...
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Bloomfield police unable to catch flasher
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
Bloomfield police were unable to locate a possible flasher located on Main Street in Bloomfield on Sunday morning. Bloomfield Police Officer Kenny Tharp explained that he was made aware of the possible flasher around 8 or 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. "He or she was reportedly out flashing by the highway ... from White's to Farmers and Mechanics Bank," Tharp explained. "But I didn't locate him ... nothing was found."...
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Transition smooth so far for Holtsclaw
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
New Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw admits he doesn't feel like the "new kid on the block," so to speak. He officially began duties Jan. 1 and says things are going smoothly in the transition. At age 33, Holtsclaw is one of the youngest county prosecutors in the state, but he boasts a wealth of hands-on experience handling a variety of felony criminal cases since he first joined the local prosecutor's office full-time in 1998...
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SOUL focusing on another project for needy
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
SOUL (Society of Unconditional Love) members unanimously elected Patti Danner to officiate as the first president of the group during its January monthly meeting -- which also served as its annual election of officers. SOUL -- which is a local group that focuses on the financial needs of individuals who are experiencing a time of financial need -- was originated by Danner who wanted to make a difference at the local level...
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Linton man faces charges
(Local News ~ 01/22/07)
A Thursday night arrest of a Linton man resulted after a domestic dispute escalated into the battering of a 16-year-old female. Berchel J. Helton, Jr., 21, was arrested by Linton Patrol Officer Chad E. Crynes and now faces preliminary charges of domestic battery resulting from the incident...
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WRV girls place first
(High School Sports ~ 01/22/07)
White River Valley won two games to win an eighth grade girls basketball tournament Saturday. The Lady Wolverines defeated Carlisle 35-29 in the opening round. Ashley Hamilton led WRV with 18 points and Caitlyn Robertson contributed 10 rebounds and 10 points...
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