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Carolyn K. Pinkham
(Obituary ~ 08/20/07)
Carolyn K. Pinkham, 75, of Washington, passed away at 12:18 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2007 at Washington Nursing Center. Born July 31, 1932 in Bangor, Maine, she was the daughter of Clyde and Grace Hillman Kealiher. A graduate of Gordon College in Boston, MASS, she taught primary school for nine years and was a homemaker. She was also a member of the Grace Baptist Church...
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Clifford W. Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 08/20/07)
Clifford W. Zimmerman, 91, of Jasonville, passed away at 9:43 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital. Born May 21, 1916 in Jasonville, he was the son of Archie and Nancy Jane Zimmerman. He worked as a butcher at Humphrey's Baker...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/20/07)
Greene County Jail Log Linton Police Department Activity Log The Linton Police Department responded over the weekend to one forgery and counterfeiting, two follow up investigations, four information only requests, one vandalism, three property damage accidents, one off road vehicle complaint, six medical/illness runs, three alarms, one animal complaint, one prowler, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one burglary, three harassment complaints, one domestic battery, one reckless driver, one lost/stolen license plate, two welfare checks/concerns, one wanted on warrant arrest, two domestic disputes and one ordinance violation. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 08/20/07)
Greene Superior Criminal Cases State v. Christopher James Dean, battery resulting in bodily injury Marriage Applications Jason Troy Stewart, Linton and Tracy Lynn Prater, Highland Lake Shane Osborne, Solsberry and Shannon Miller, Solsberry Cody Bryant Sluder, Linton and Lindsay Lenore Denny, Linton...
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Skateboard area becomes reality in Worthington
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
WORTHINGTON -- It's a place to skate. It's also a bridge between generations. Young Worthington skaters have long wanted somewhere to skateboard, other than a backyard or the street, and the Worthington Park looked like the perfect place. With beautiful shade trees, an oval track, a bandstand with rails to slide and picnic tables to jump, it became popular with skaters in the last few years. ...
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Lyons seeking housing rehab grant applicants
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
LYONS -- The town of Lyons is in the process of selecting applicants for Home Repair and Improvement Grant form the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. If the town is successful, an average grant of $11,000 will be awarded per home for minor rehabilitation work. ...
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L-S custodial/maintenance staff commended by board for summer work
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
The custodial and maintenance staff at Linton-Stockton School Corporation was commended at Monday night's board of school trustees meeting. The board and the administrators thanked those who worked so hard to get the facilities open for the beginning of the year...
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Tractor/truck pull, cruise-in Saturday to benefit 4-H program
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
By Nick Schneider ASSISTANT EDITOR SWITZ CITY -- The roar of "souped-up" high-horsepower pulling trucks and tractors will echo from the Greene County Fairgrounds starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. The truck and tractor pull event is sponsored by 4-H Clubs of Greene County, Inc...
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Indiana State Fair booth by the L-S Chamber helps promote the county area
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce successfully provided a Greene County presence at the Indiana State Fair on Friday. During the fair's Visit Indiana event, Chamber Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton plugged local happenings, passed out brochures and spoke with several people about Greene County events...
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I-69 community planning meeting gives project update
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The I-69 Community Planning Commission held its second planning program presentation at the Eastern Greene High School Monday evening. The first portion of the presentation was presented by David Wenzel, AICP project manager from HNTB Corporation. He explained the Tool Box web-based program previews that prepares cities and communities to manage growth and plan around new interchanges, for the main corridors, within the community as a whole, and on a regional scale...
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Voters split on school uniforms for students
(Column ~ 08/20/07)
The issue of a dress code in area schools has been hot topic on our Web site the past week or so. The Greene County Daily World asked on its Web site poll: Do you believe Greene County schools should adopt a school uniform policy? The results (as of late Monday morning):...
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It's not easy being a mother
(Column ~ 08/20/07)
So what do you do? A question asked by many among first introductions. The one answer that I always find to be disturbing is "Nothing, I'm just a stay-at-home mom." Stop. Right. There. A mother is one of the hardest jobs in the world. A stay-at-home mom works 24-hours a day for free...
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Bloomfield business says thanks for years of support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/20/07)
o the Editor: To our loyal customers, We wish to take this opportunity to thank the many individuals, small businesses, and government entities who have entrusted us with their cellular telephone service here at Hudson Mobile Communications in Bloomfield...
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Bloomfield man appreciates opportunity to coach in Linton
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/20/07)
To the Editor: I would like to thank the Linton Girls Softball Association and all of its board members for allowing me to be a part of their 12 and under all star coaching staff. It was an honor to be asked to help coach these young ladies, especially since I am from across the river. These young ladies worked hard, listened well and were very accepting of me...
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Jasonville woman faces residential burglary, theft charge
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
A 19-year-old Jasonville woman was arrested this weekend after a warrant was issued for her arrest. Amanda Moore was arrested Saturday on a warrant for residential burglary and theft. She was later released after posting $19,000 bond. The arrest stems from an incident that occurred in July...
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Linton police make meth bust
(Local News ~ 08/20/07)
A Sunday afternoon traffic stop in Linton led to the arrest of two Jasonville residents. Tammy S. Heck, 36, and Edward D. Beegle, 37, were arrested by Linton Police Department Patrolman Paul Clark and preliminarily charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana...
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Greene County Clover Try Outs 10u, 12u, and 14u
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
The Greene County Clover softball organization will be conducting tryouts for their 2008 softball season for the 10 under, 12 under, and 14 under teams. These try outs will be held at White River Valley High School softball field at the following days and times: Saturday, August 25, 10u: 10:00am -- 12:00pm; 12u: 12:30pm -- 2:30pm; 14u: 3:00pm -- 5:00pm. Sunday, August 25, 10u: 12:00pm -- 2:00pm; 12u: 2:30pm -- 4:30pm; 14u: 5:00pm -- 7:00pm...
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More hoop records to be found
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
Before I announce the Pandora's box that I am about to open, I would like to update with some of the research about high school boys basketball that I found this summer. Most people probably know that Levi Carmichael's 44-point outburst against North Knox in the 2001 sectional was the most points ever scored by a boys player at Eastern Greene...
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Linton sixth at Washington Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Linton tennis team finished in sixth place Saturday at the Washington Invitational, ahead of Boonville and the host Hatchets. "I was pretty happy with our performance all day," said Linton coach Brad McKinney. "I really wasn't sure going in where we'd place, I mean, we were taking those young kids down there and it was going to be a struggle for us, (but) we were very competitive throughout every position, throughout the day, throughout all three matches."...
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Bloomfield loses to Loogootee, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
BLOOMFIELD -- For the second straight match to start the season, the only thing standing in the way of a Bloomfield tennis victory was winning at No. 2 doubles. The Cardinals managed to pick up the win last week against Northview, but had no such luck Monday night, as the Cardinals dropped a 3-2 match to Loogootee at Bloomfield...
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Bulldogs fall to Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
SPENCER -- The Union Lady Bulldogs dropped to 0-3 this season after a four game loss at Owen Valley Monday night, 26-24, 19-25, 25-17, 25-13. Hilari Howard was 17 for 17 serving with 13 kills, four digs, and one block. Megan Gambill was 14 of 15 serving with one kill, 37 assists, and two blocks. Aedria Swan had three digs, was 10 for 11 serving and finished with five blocks...
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Miner JV defeats Sullivan 34-6
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
Linton-Stockton amassed 420 yards of total offense as the Miner junior varsity football team rolled over visiting Sullivan 34-6 Monday night at Roy Williams Field. It was the 16th consecutive victory for the Miners, who were 8-0 in 2006 and 7-0 in 2005...
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No. 3 Lady Lakers remain perfect
(High School Sports ~ 08/20/07)
JASONVILLE -- Shakamak, which has moved up to No. 3 in the Class A high school volleyball poll, extended its winning streak to six to begin the season with a 25-17, 27-25, 20-25, 25-11 victory over Riverton Parke here Monday night. Lady Laker coach Jeri Morin said she was happy with their 44 kills, but not with 22 hitting errors...
- Bloomington man dies in single vehicle crash on State Road 67 (Local News ~ 08/20/07)
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