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Greene County court news
(Police Reports ~ 03/22/07)
greene superior civil cases Donald E. Shaffer Jr. v. Lilco Inc., miscellaneous small claims Samuel R. Lehman and Mary L. Lehman v. Jason M. Hays, claim for possession Keith McDonald v. Andrea McCann, claim for possession marriage applications Arlie W. Mitchell Jr., Jasonville and Cynthia Rehmel, Jasonville...
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Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meets
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Tim Kinder, a senior business advisor from the Indiana Small Business Development Center in Bloomington, was the guest speaker at the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting. Kinder told Chamber members of some of the services offered by the Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and told them of some of the services the organization provided in 2006...
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Several helped make queen contest a success
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Congratulations to Laura Beth Correll our 2007 Linton Freedom Festival Queen, and to Elisha Emmons and Whitley Fusco our Freedom Festival court for 2007. These young ladies were recognized at the Freedom Festival Scholarship Pageant held Saturday night...
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Former Bloomfield coach faces charge
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
A former Bloomfield High School girls basketball coach, who led the Lady Cardinals to the Class A state championship in 1998, is facing some legal troubles off the playing court. Criminal charges were filed against her this week after she allegedly slapped a student in a physical education class at Beech Grove High School located in suburban Indianapolis...
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Charles Earl "Chuck" Fesler
(Obituary ~ 03/22/07)
Charles Earl "Chuck" Fesler, 77, Mooresville, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Fesler was born on Jan. 11, 1930 in Mooresville to the late John and Gladys (Bryan) Fesler. He served in the United States Air Force. Fesler retired from the Allison Division of General Motors in 1996 after 44 years of employment as a tool and die maker. In addition, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Mooresville and of the Mooresville Masonic Lodge No. 78. ...
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Betty Jean Gorby
(Obituary ~ 03/22/07)
Betty Jean Gorby, 47, Whitewright, Texas and formerly of Coalmont, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007 in an automobile accident in Whitewright. Born March 7, 1958 in Coalmont, she was the daughter of Jack and Wanda Bickel. Survivors include: two daughters, Lisa Blanton and Chelsey Jo Gorby, both of Texas; one son, David Gorby of Hawaii; two grandchildren, Alexis and Diondre Blanton, both of Texas, her mother Wanda Bickel of Coalmont, and her father, Jack Bickel of Freedom; two sisters, Mary Ann Griffith of Montana, Tammy Heck of Coalmont five brothers, Rusty Bickel, Jimmy Bickel, Joe Bickel and Charlie Bickel, all of Coalmont, and Jackie Bickel of Montana.. ...
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Greene County Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 03/22/07)
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LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 03/22/07)
The Linton Police Department responded on Wednesday to one fight, one utility after-hours call, one vandalism report, one disorderly conduct, three brush/fires, one transport documentation, one missing/runaway juvenile, two personal injury accidents, one lost and found, two medical/illnesses, two suspicious vehicles/persons and one reckless driver. The department also had one school/foot patrol and one traffic stop...
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Franklin to coach both boys, girls track
(High School Sports ~ 03/22/07)
Former Miner standout runner Jeff Franklin will be starting his seventh season in charge of the Linton-Stockton High School girls track program. But this will be his first guiding the fortunes of the LSHS boys track program. Franklin takes over for Aaron Lynn, who will be coaching the boys golf team this spring...
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Bloomfield Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
All three fire engine bids were rejected during a special session of the Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday. Town Council Member Janet Basye explained that the reason they were rejected was "basically because there was problems with the bid bonds and the product liability bonds of all three."...
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SOUL helps those in need get money
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
One local group is making it easier for those experiencing financial distress to apply for help. The Society of Unconditional Love (SOUL) now has applications available locally for those who want to apply for the group's assistance, explained SOUL President Patti Danner. The applications are available at the Margaret Cooper Library, Danner's store -- Tap Dancing Bats -- and Fast Point...
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Volunteers needed to help with library move
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
With the construction on the new Margaret Cooper Library moving along successfully, the move from the old library to the new will be made sometime during the upcoming summer months. Shelley Williams, library director, explained, "It's (move date) getting here quicker than we thought. We have to buckle down to be ready to make this move."...
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Graves clan to have 'Sweet 16' reunion
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Greene County's Graves family will be well-represented both on the court and off the court when the NCAA Sweet 16 match-up between Butler and Florida tips off at 7:10 p.m. on Friday night in a nationally televised game from St. Louis...
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Police find nothing following bomb threat at Eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Local law enforcement officers were called to Eastern Greene School late Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat, which was written on a bathroom wall, was found. According to Greene County Sheriff Terry Pierce, his agency was contacted at 5:32 p.m. on Wednesday by Eastern Greene Assistant Principal Doug Lewis regarding a threat written on a bathroom wall. Pierce said his agency contacted the Indiana State Police...
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Motorcycle, semi collide in Linton
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Members of the Linton Police Department and Greene County Ambulance Service were called to the scene of an accident on State Road 54 East involving a motorcycle and semi Wednesday. At approximately 2:40 p.m., emergency personnel were called to S.R. 54 East near the BP gas station in Linton...
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'There's a lot of activity' going on at courthouse
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Work is progressing on the Greene County Courthouse Addition/Renovation Project -- which resumed activity eight days ago after a more than 35-day walkout by the general contractor, the Greene County Building Corporation members learned during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday morning...
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Courthouse project has new timeline
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Officials involved in the Greene County Courthouse Addition/Renovation project huddled Wednesday morning and worked out a tentative revised time line that calls for substantial completion of the project by early November. Greene County Building Corporation Project Manager Jim Corey met with officials representing the general contractor -- Weddle Brothers Construction Company -- and project engineer Strand and Associates to iron out details of a revised work time line following the delay caused by the work stoppage that lasted from Jan. ...
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Bloomfield teacher to retire
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
A long-time Bloomfield teacher will retire after 31 years at the elementary school. Eva Willis, a sixth-grade science and social studies teacher, decided to become a teacher after having an experience as a cadet teacher. "I became a teacher because when I was a senior in high school I did cadet teaching ... I really enjoyed it and I had a wonderful mentor Blanche Edwards and she encouraged me to be a teacher ... she thought I did a good job," Willis explained...
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LPD, Linton Chamber to present seminar on fraud, scams
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
The Linton Police Department and the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to host a seminar filled with information on how people can protect themselves from fraud and scams. "I believe it will be a lot of good information for the public as far as scams and frauds," said Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell...
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Wright Township man concerned with condition of his road
(Local News ~ 03/22/07)
Rural Wright Township resident Harold Lawson is grateful to the county commissioners and the highway department for work that has been done in recent years to improve County Roads 545 and 525 in his neighborhood. However, he is unhappy that heavily loaded semi-trucks hauling turkey manure to a Switz City area farm is, in his opinion, tearing up the chip-and-sealed road in recent weeks while a county imposed weight limit is in effect...
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Valentine focus on doing well in SWIAC
(High School Sports ~ 03/22/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Eastern Greene has not won a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship in boys track and field in four seasons, but coach Bill Valentine is hopeful of accomplishing that goal entering the 2007 campaign. "Since we compete in the Bloomington Sectional, the main thing we shoot for every year is the SWIAC," said Valentine, who is beginning his 11th season in charge of the Thunderbirds. ...
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