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Breaking news: FBI issues reward for information in school shooting
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
BRAZIL -- Thursday afternoon federal authorities issued a reward for information about the shooting incident at Van Buren Elementary. Clay County Chief Deputy Rob Gambill informed The Brazil Times on Thursday afternoon of the breaking development in the case after being contacted by authorities at the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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Claude Gabbart, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/25/07)
Claude Gabbart, Jr. of Linton, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel.
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Margaret Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 10/25/07)
Margaret Hardesty, 88, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday October 25, 2007 at home. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Harry A. Ranard
(Obituary ~ 10/25/07)
Harry A. Ranard, 87, of Solsberry, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Nov. 21, 1919 in Owen County, he was the son to Daniel and Goldie (Lemons) Ranard. Harry worked at Rogers in Bloomington and retired after 35 years. He was a member of Newark Pentecostal Church and Operators Engineer Union No. 841 of Terre Haute...
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Edd Snyder
(Obituary ~ 10/25/07)
Edd Snyder, 83, a native of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Hilton Head Regional Hospital. He had lived on Hilton Head Island for 23 years. A Naval aviator with Bombing Squadron 87 during World War II as a Dive Bomber; he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and other air medals...
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Mary Louise Wheat
(Obituary ~ 10/25/07)
Mary Louise Wheat, 93, of Linton, passed away at 5:24 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born Dec. 13, 1913, in Posey County, she was the daughter of William and Ella (Nickens) Hames. She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Linton for many years and was currently a member of the Linton First United Methodist Church...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/25/07)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG • Oct. 24 -- Justin L. Axsom, 21, Jasonville, was arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation and battery to a pregnant woman. Bond was set at $14,000 and he was scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 25. Linton Police Department Corporal Paul Clark was the arresting officer...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 10/25/07)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Captial One Bank v. Charles A. Walters, collection Lisa Brewer v. Durward Brewer, legal separation Herman O. Mullikin v. Stephen A. Mullikin, Balboa Capital Corp. and Treasurer of Greene County, mortgage foreclosure Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage FKA Union Planters Bank NA v. David L. Hawkins Jr., Michealie Hawkins and unknown tenant whose true name is unknown, mortgage foreclosure...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/25/07)
Crime Stoppers fundraiser The Greene County Crime Stoppers will hold a free bean dinner at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Bloomfield Town Park. Music, a silent auction and other entertainment is scheduled for the event. Bring the family. Tax reminder The Greene County fall tax installments are due by Nov. ...
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Worthington pastor teaching sign language class; 17 enrolled
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
Seventeen people are learning sign language in Greene County this fall. The class is taught for free by Keith Bellinger of Worthington, better known as "Preacher Keith" around town due to his position as minister of the Worthington Christian Church...
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Mineral Ladies Aid Society celebrates 75th anniversary
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
On Sept. 20, the Mineral Ladies Aid Society celebrated the organization's 75th year in service to God and the community. The ladies group was started in 1932 and at that time the meetings were held in the homes of the members. Oftentimes they would be making quilts, serving community functions, auctions and bereaved families. ...
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‘Angels' ready to brighten the day for the elderly
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
There's no need for people who are homebound in Greene County to feel isolated or alone day after day. There are angels who are ready to brighten their day. The angels are volunteers with AngelWorx, a program sponsored by the Generations Area 13 Agency on Aging...
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Bloomfield School Board approves athletic director ‘fill-in' stipend for pincipal
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
The Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees approved, by a 6-1 vote, a $2,500 stipend for Junior-Senior High Principal Greg Parsley for handling the duties of interim athletic director. Board Member Doug Frye gave the lone ‘no' vote. Frye stressed that because Parsley is a salaried employee, the stipend was not necessary...
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Swinney faces challenge from Doane in Ward 1 for Bloomfield Council
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
Democrat Roger Doane will run against incumbent Gary Swinney, a Republican, for the Ward 1 seat on the Bloomfield Town Council in the upcoming election Nov. 6. If elected, Doane would continue working with some of the projects that the current council has started...
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Councilman sold on benefits of WestGate; sewer line ready to bid
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
Greene County Councilman Ken Gremore, of rural Bloomfield, is sold on the benefits of the WestGate Technology Park project and believes more people need to get the vision of the project becoming a real hiatus of economic development for the whole county...
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Bomb threat case hearing rescheduled
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
A scheduled fact-finding hearing in Greene Circuit Court-Juvenile Division for two high school aged girls accused of making two recent bomb threats in the Bloomfield School District has been continued until Nov. 13. Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw said the juvenile court fact-fining hearing for 15-year-old twin sisters Mary L. and Gracey M. Stone, which is similar to a pre-trial hearing in adult court, was originally set for Wednesday afternoon...
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Pregnant woman attacked by man
(Local News ~ 10/25/07)
Justin Lee Axsom, 21, Jasonville, was arrested Wednesday by Linton police after an alleged attack upon a pregnant woman residing in Linton. Axsom is being held on preliminary charges of battery resulting in injury to a pregnant woman, a class C felony, and strangulation, a class D felony. Bond has been set at $14,000...
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Huntsman, Flynn to marry Nov. 24
(Engagement ~ 10/25/07)
Wally and Leann Flynn of Worthington announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Joshua Armstead Flynn to Sheila Renee Huntsman, daughter of Larry and Joy Huntsman of Waldron. The prospective bridegroom graduated from White River Valley High School in 2000 and from Indiana State University in 2005. He is a third-grade teacher at Rural Community Academy...
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Indianapolis Lutheran has a lot of regional experience
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/07)
At first glance, Indianapolis Lutheran's 17-16 volleyball record is not very impressive, certainly not when compared to No. 8 Shakamak, the Lady Saints semifinal opponent at the Class A South Decatur Regional at 11 a.m. Saturday. "We play mostly (Class) 2A and 3A schools," said Lutheran coach Kathy Anderson. "We even play a few 4A schools. We hardly ever play any Class A teams...
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Cloverdale coming off second sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/07)
CLOVERDALE -- Having put their second consecutive Tri-West Sectional title behind them, the Cloverdale volleyball team is on to this Saturday's Forest Park Regional. The Clovers entered last week's sectional just one game over .500 for the year at 15-14, but put together a three-match run to take the title again and improve to 18-14 on the year...
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Lady Lakers prepare for first volleyball regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/07)
Shakamak will put its historic season on the line when the No. 8 Lady Lakers open the Class A South Decatur volleyball regional against Indianapolis Lutheran at 11 a.m. Saturday. The second match will feature Rising Sun (23-10) vs. No. 6 Morristown (28-7) at approximately 12:30 p.m...
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Lady Miners in search of first regional title
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/07)
In the past few years, Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Penny Dunn has been privileged to coach a program that has seen its most success in school history. Dunn -- in her third year as coach of the lady Miners -- is currently enjoying her second trip to the regional...
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