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Greene County court news
(Police Reports ~ 04/02/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Robert K. Clifft, criminal conversion State vs. Megan A. Stahl, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner endangering to another person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood/alcohol content of .15 percent or greater...
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Clara Alameda Clayton Wells
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Clara Alameda Clayton Wells, 87, of Terre Haute, passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Sullivan County on Feb. 27, 1920 to Glessa Overton and Dessie Shepler Overton. She was a self-employed accountant, and a member of the Vigo County Senior Citizen Bowling League...
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GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 04/02/07)
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LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 04/02/07)
The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to two follow-up investigations, one 9-1-1 transfer, seven information-only requests, three juvenile delinquents, one utility after-hours call, one vandalism, one utility repair, one fire/vehicle, four brush/fires, two personal injury accidents, eight property damage accidents, five medical illnesses, two alarms, three animal complaints, four suspicious vehicle/persons, two harassment complaints, one reckless driver, two theft-others, one animal/debris in roadway, one welfare check/concern, five domestic disputes, one abandoned vehicle and two ordinance violations. ...
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No. 12 Lakers dispose of No. 2 Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
JASONVILLE -- The Matt Fougerousse era got off to an even better start than he could have imagined after his Shakamak Lakers disposed of the No. 2 Riverton Parke Panthers, 10-0, in Jasonville Saturday afternoon. "I didn't expect that, for sure," said the new Shakamak baseball coach. "With the quality of ball club they have and the amount of respect we have for their program, I just didn't expect it...
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McIntosh begins 14th season in charge of BHS golfers
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
Monte McIntosh will begin his 14th season as boys golf coach at Bloomfield High School with a veteran team. The Cardinals have four of five golfers returning that made up their sectional roster in 2006. Senior Jordan Maryfield, a two-time all-Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference performer, will again be the Cardinals' No. 1 golfer...
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T-Birds open with two wins at Washington
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds have started the season 2-0 after picking up wins over Attica and Washington Catholic Saturday evening in a tournament played in Washington. The Thunderbirds won their first game of the day over Attica, 2-1...
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Miners scorch Shoals for first win of the season
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
The Linton-Stockton Miners' baseball team had little trouble picking up their first win of the 2007 season with a 10-0 victory over Shoals Saturday afternoon at Roy Herndon Field. Jeff Laughlin, in his second start of the season, went the distance in striking out 11 batters, walking none, and surrendering one hit, who was quickly erased from the field when Chris Leffler gunned down the runner trying to steal second...
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North spoils coaching debut of Wolf
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
JASONVILLE -- A three-run double in the third inning by Alicia Brewer gave Bloomington North all the runs they would need as the Lady Cougars went on to defeat Shakamak 5-1 in a high school softball game here Saturday, spoiling the coaching debut of Paige Wolf...
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WRV returns two all-conference golfers
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley finished third in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys golf tournament in 2006. The Wolverines also had a winning season. As Rich Hunter begins his third season in charge of the Wolverines, he is hopeful that WRV can be even better in 2007...
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Rose to coach WRV girls tennis team
(High School Sports ~ 04/02/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Former Bloomfield High School tennis standout Laura Kay Watkins Rose will be coaching the White River Valley girls tennis team in 2007. Rose, the all-time leader at BHS in career wins with 51, said she really doesn't know what to expect from the Lady Wolverines...
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Is war becoming a war of religions?
(Column ~ 04/02/07)
I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the War for Iraqi Freedom is more and more becoming a war of religions. I don't think religion is perpetrating all of the violence. I think groups of terrorists are seeking an ideology or religious justification to control people's thinking and restrain the country from experiencing a democracy...
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Jeremy Wall
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Jeremy Wall, 32, Worthington, passed away at noon Sunday, April 1, 2007 in Worthington. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.
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Wilma G. (Patterson) Odom
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Wilma G. (Patterson) Odom, 88, of Sun City West, Ariz., passed away March 25, 2007. She was married for 48 years to Joseph L. Odom, U.S. Army (retired), who survives her. While married to her husband she was in France from 1959-1962; Germany 1969-1971; returned to the United States and retired to Peoria, Ill. in 1973...
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County man allegedly pulls handgun in rage
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
An alleged road rage incident put a Greene County man in jail Friday night in Bloomington, after he allegedly waved a black handgun at a car carrying two child passengers. Jeffrey Boyd, 57, of Solsberry, was arrested after the 9 p.m. incident and faces a preliminary charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon -- a class D felony. He was released Saturday after posting bond...
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Flower, patio show to offer something new this year
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
"Welcome To Our Pottery Shed" is the theme for this year's flower and patio show that will be at the Greene County Co-op Extension Building on April 28-29. The annual event is a fundraiser and an opportunity to provide education about Greene County's Master Gardener's Association (GCMGA)...
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LPD's new program will help juvenile offenders
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
A new program aimed at keeping some juveniles out of court has recently been implemented by the Linton Police Department. Graduated sanctions -- which began in February -- is a program aimed at first-time offenders who could be ticketed for an infraction but are given the option of working...
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Ochoa will miss her local clients
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
Elizabeth Ochoa, executive director of Greene County Alcohol and Drug Services, spent her last day on the job Friday. Starting April 9, she will assume a new role as an Indiana State Department of Correction Parole Officer based in Columbus -- covering a caseload in Lawrence, Monroe and Brown counties...
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Linton elementary students take part in reading contest
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
Linton-Stockon Elementary students read away in a contest that was based on the popular TV game show "Deal or No Deal." The PTO-sponsored contest dubbed Read or No Read was a 10-day contest that required students to read at least 15 minutes a day...
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Bridge work to slow traffic east of Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
Motorists using State Road 54 in and out of Bloomfield will notice a delay in travel times starting early this week. The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the rehabilitation of the S.R. 54 bridge over the Indiana Railroad Company tracks will begin this week...
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County police work accidents
(Local News ~ 04/02/07)
Greene County Sheriff's deputies worked two weekend wrecks in which alcohol may have been involved. Anthony Dilorenzo, 22, of Linton, was involved in a single-vehicle wreck at the intersection of County Road 230N and County Road 1330W in Stockton Township at 11:15 p.m. on Friday...
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Jackie Wayne Cooksey
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Jackie Wayne Cooksey, 66 of Indianapolis, passed away March 30, 2007 in his home. He was born May 10, 1940 in Dugger to Medford Cooksey and Mildred Padgett Cooksey. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He worked for 13 years at Schwitzers and 26 years at Naval Air Warfare Center as a machinist. He was a member of the Masonic Grand Lodge (Fishers) F&AM No. 533 for 26 years...
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James Dail Gross
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
James Dail Gross, 63, of Worthington and formerly of Missouri, passed away at 4 a.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Duncan Funeral Home in Mountain View, Mo. Local arrangements are being handled by Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington...
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Faith Ann Lee
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Faith Ann Lee was stillborn at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.
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Jesse E. Miller
(Obituary ~ 04/02/07)
Jesse E. Miller, 72, of Bloomfield, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Dec. 27, 1934, he was the son of Jesse Louis and Violet Marie (Myers) Miller. Jesse was a self-employed paint contractor and wood cutter. He attended the Calvary Baptist Church in Bedford...
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Now is not the time to cut and run
(Column ~ 04/02/07)
Cowardly political action in the halls of the U.S. Congress in recent weeks that in effect runs the white flag up the pole and gives up -- surrenders -- on the war effort in Iraq is disappointing at best. If our lawmakers truly want us to 'win' this war then LET US FIGHT the war like a war and quit playing politics...
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