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Ask the tough questions before you vote
(Column ~ 10/26/07)
Most anyone who runs for elected office catches a lot of -- well let's just say "heck" to keep it presentable in a family newspaper. So do journalists who ask questions of and present information about the people who run for political office. We -- as journalists -- get accused of being biased, trying to sway elections in our favor or just being mean-spirited to boast our circulation figures...
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SHORT TAKE -- Everyone needs lend a helping hand for a city or a town grow
(Column ~ 10/26/07)
The Linton mayoral election is just over a week away, and for some it couldn't come soon enough. For family members of the candidates, I'm sure some of "politics" that have played out this election has them ready to scream. I don't blame them for being upset...
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SHORT TAKE -- Halloween have changed a lot since those 1950's costume parties
(Column ~ 10/26/07)
Halloween has changed a lot since those 1950's costume parades Like everything else, Halloween has changed. When I was growing up in the '50s, I remember going uptown to a costume parade and coming home with lots of candy. I wore a light turquoise bunny rabbit costume that included big long floppy pink ears...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/26/07)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG • Oct. 25 -- Erik B. Roberson, 22, Bloomfield, was arrested on a petition to revoke and is being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Department Reserve Officer Mark Richardson was the arresting officer...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 10/26/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES Capital One Bank v. Eva M. Birdsall, collection SMALL CLAIMS Value Market v. Cortnie A. Worland, account PROPERTY TRANSFERS GRP Loan LLC to Brian Baugh, property in Timber Trace Addition in Greene County Black Beauty Coal Company LLC to Beatty Farms, property in Greene County...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/26/07)
Greene County Chamber Coalition The Greene County Chamber Coalition, in partnership with the Greene County Economic Development Corporation and the Greene County Foundation is hosting a kick-off meeting for the Greene County Tourism Industry. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds in Switz City. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the Greene County Foundation at 812-659-3142 or e-mail gcfound@yahoo.com...
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Smith faces challenge from Carmichael for Bloomfield Council seat
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
Republican Jo Ann "Hanauer" Carmichael and Democrat Teressa Smith will both vie for the Ward 3 spot on the Bloomfield Town Council in the Nov. 6 election. With the election less than two weeks away, Carmichael is hoping for a good voter turnout. "I feel great. I'm positive. The thing I'm worried about is getting people to vote because it is the smallest of elections," Carmichael said...
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CASA volunteers work with children in court system
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
Ten people in Greene County made a special commitment to speak up for a child when Judge Erik "Chip" Allen administered their oath to become Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in a ceremony Thursday night in the Greene Circuit Courtroom. CASA volunteers serve as a voice in the courtroom for children who have been designated as a Child in Need of Services, or CHINS. ...
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Humphreys Park will come alive with Spookfest
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
Humphreys Park will come alive with ghosts and goblins during Linton's traditional Spookfest slated for 6:30 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. According to Fred Markle, park board member, the parade will kick off the fun as the Linton-Stockton High School band leads trick or treaters around the park...
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Switz City firemen's annual hay ride set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
When darkness falls on Switz City Saturday night, it will signal the start of one of the most popular Halloween happenings in the county -- the Haunted Hayrides put on by the Switz City Fire Department. The annual Halloween Fest starts at 4 p.m. when the Switz City Volunteer Fire Department starts serving a free chili supper at the fire station...
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Worthington police officers to trade guns for aprons Monday
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
Worthington Police Department officers will be going above and beyond the call of their normal duties next week when they don chef's hats and dishwasher aprons to serve a home-cooked meal to their community. It's a benefit dinner from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday in the dining room of V.F.W. Post 7117 in Worthington...
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Wander through the many wonders of Greene County this autumn season
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
"Wander through the wonders of Greene County" is the invitation in the Greene County Leaf Peeper's Guide published by the Greene County Foundation. It's a small brochure with directions for a driving tour of the scenic autumn beauty of Greene County...
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PREP FOOTBALL SCORES: WEEK 11
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/07)
PREP FOOTBALL Sectional Semifinal Class 5A Sectional 1 Merrillville 13, Crown Point 7 Lake Central 14, Valparaiso 7 Sectional 2 Goshen 35, S. Bend Adams 21 Penn 28, Mishawaka 0 Sectional 3 Ft. Wayne Snider 52, Huntington North 9 Warsaw 14, Ft. Wayne South 7...
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Two-back system working well for Miners
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/07)
LINTON -- Linton-Stockton senior Ethan Brewer, when asked about the Miners' next opponent, the Perry Central Commodores, admits that it's a game he and the rest of the Miner football team have looked forward to playing since the first day of conditioning during the off-season...
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Miners put it all together in 30-0 sectional victory
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/07)
Linton-Stockton has scored more points on five different occasions during the 2007 high school football season and certainly has had more big plays, but for the first time, the Miners combined a balanced attack on offense to go with its suffocating defense as Linton-Stockton remained undefeated and advanced to the Class A Sectional 40 championship game with a 30-0 victory over visiting Wood Memorial at Roy Williams Field Friday night...
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Man assaulted near Linton; two arrested
(Local News ~ 10/26/07)
Two rural Linton men were arrested Thursday night after they allegedly got into an altercation with a neighbor and he was struck in the head with a shovel. Jeremiah Moore, 30, of Route 2, Linton was initially charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a class B felony; battery with a deadly weapon, a class C felony; and battery resulting in bodily injury, a class C felony...
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