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Kenneth Groomer
(Obituary ~ 12/26/07)
Kenneth Groomer, 79, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, 2007 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Jan.25, 1928 in Greene County, he was the son of Tom and Mollie (Flake) Groomer. He worked at Russ Hord's service station for 15 years and drove a school bus for Solsberry, Bloomfield and Eastern for 52 years. He was a carpenter and the Weights & Measures Officer in Greene County. He was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Church in Bloomfield...
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Billy Woody Landis
(Obituary ~ 12/26/07)
Billy Woody Landis, 78, of Switz City, passed away at 6:51 p.m., Dec. 24, 2007 at his residence. Born Jan. 2, 1929 in Switz City. He was the son of Will and Epsie (Woody) Landis. He was employed by Westinghouse/ABB in Bloomington in the supply and shipping department. A U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean War, he was a member of the Switz City Full Gospel Church...
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Alice M. Morrison
(Obituary ~ 12/26/07)
Alice M. Morrison, 42, of Linton, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. A life-long resident of Linton, she born on Jan. 2, 1965, the daughter of Charles Edward and Virginia Rose (Burdine) Morrison. She was a homemaker and mother of three children, still at home...
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Betty Pauline Seibert
(Obituary ~ 12/26/07)
Betty Pauline Seibert, 83, of Indianapolis passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. Born May 2, 1924 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Hubert and Martha Corwin. She worked for Eli Lilly for 14 1/2 years and later worked for Caregivers and Homemakers in Greenwood until retiring three years ago. She is a member of the Southwood Assembly Church...
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Ron's version of 'Casey at the Bat' was great
(Column ~ 12/26/07)
It was a few years ago, about the time my twins signed up to play Little League baseball. They were just Pee Wees and had never played before. So to prepare them adequately, besides playing catch in the yard, I decided we should watch the movie "Field of Dreams" and read the poem "Casey at the Bat."...
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Greene County Humane Society says thanks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/07)
To the Editor: 2007 has come to an end and once again the staff and Board of Directors for the Greene County Humane Society would like to thank the private sector, school districts, businessmen and women for their generosity and support of the shelter...
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Christian means believer in Jesus Christ, His teaching
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/07)
To the Editor: The Christophobics are at it again, collectively wringing their hands in unison, about some statements made by some presidential candidates, about them being Christian. Let's go to the dictionary again. Christian: means-believer in Jesus Christ and His teaching...
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What is the contamination at General Electric building?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/07)
To the editor: There was an article in the paper on Thursday, Dec. 20 about the former GE building, and one of the concerns mentioned in the article was some sort of "contamination" under the building. These two comments in the article struck me especially:...
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'I heard the bells on Christmas Day'
(Column ~ 12/26/07)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet, educator and linguist, was born in Portland, Maine in 1807 and died in 1882. Longfellow's father, a wealthy lawyer, enrolled his precocious son in school at age 3. He was a good student and thoroughly verbal and exhibited early tendencies to write and express himself through poetry and prose...
- Hospital receives Teddy Bear donations (Local News ~ 12/26/07)
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Oneta L. Noel
(Obituary ~ 12/26/07)
Oneta L. Noel, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday Dec. 26, 2007 at Monroe Hospital in Bloomington. Born March 19, 1927 in Calvertville, she was the daughter of Charles B. and Ona (Hunter) Crites. She worked at NSWC Crane in the ordnance department, and she worked at Pielemeier Pharmacy in Bloomfield. She was also employed as a teacher's aid at Bloomfield school. She was a member of the Concord General Baptist Church in rural Bloomfield...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/26/07)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log on Monday and Tuesday included two information only, one fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, one death investigation, one accident with property damage, five medical/illness, three animal complaints, one prowler, one assist to another agency, one possibly intoxicated driver, one disabled/stranded vehicle, two welfare checks/concerns, one assist the fire department, three thefts-other and two traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 12/26/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State v. James Hoffeditz, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person with a previous conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a previous conviction for perating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentrationg of at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath with a previous conviction of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/26/07)
Coin Club will not meet this month Greene County Coin Club will not have a December meeting. Next meeting will be Jan. 23, 2008 Library dedication ceremony The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a dedication ceremony for the building and to unveil the Dedication Plaque by the circulation desk today at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to join us for this wonderful ceremony. Light refreshments will be served...
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Glenburn open house set for January 9
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
Construction is finally complete on the Glenburn Wellness Community Center and the community is invited to an open house scheduled for Jan. 9. Crystal Woods, director of the center, explained the community can come in and tour the facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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Linton parent concerned about multi-purpose room
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
A parent of Linton-Stockton students voiced his concern over the elementary's less-than-spacious multi-purpose room during the recent meeting of the school board. Marti Kocher noted that the Linton-Stockton School Corporation has three gymnasiums, but the elementary's multi-purpose room is cramped...
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Tis' the season for scam schemes
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw says the old saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," certainly applies when trying to protect yourself against a scam. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell agreed, saying there are so many different types of scams, it's hard to keep up with the latest schemes...
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Board gives Sichting OK to advertise for loan
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
Several budget and financial items were approved during the December meeting of the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees on Wednesday. The board authorized Superintendent Dan Sichting to advertise for a temporary loan if needed for the 2008 budget. Board President Eric Moody gave a brief background on the reason for the possible loan...
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Bloomfield School Board rejects contract
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
Discussion of the $1.9 million school renovation project led to the rejection of the proposed contract with Performance Services during the Bloomfield School Board meeting on Wednesday. The project -- which will update the electrical, heating and cooling of the elementary and junior high schools -- recently received approval from the state and will begin in the spring...
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Company claims county out of line on 2007 asphalt material bid
(Local News ~ 12/26/07)
The Greene County Commissioners are expected to formally award annual bids next week for a variety of contracted products, including asphalt emulsion materials, a component used on chip and seal and "cold patch" asphalt road repair jobs by the highway department...
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Golden Arrows edge Linton-Stockton 56-55
(High School Sports ~ 12/26/07)
TERRE HAUTE -- Darren Clayton had seen it coming. His Linton-Stockton High School boys basketball team was able to rally in the second half and come away with victories over Shakamak (62-55) and Union (Dugger) (59-57) in their last two games. But in the opening round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic against Sullivan Wednesday at Terre Haute North, the Miners rallied from 11 points down to take a lead in the final minutes before falling to Golden Arrows 56-55...
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Cards fall to Terre Haute South
(High School Sports ~ 12/26/07)
By Paul Wilcoxen Sports Editor TERRE HAUTE -- Basketball coaches demand their teams take care of the rock like it is a precious gem, but Wednesday night, the Bloomfield Cardinals treated it like it was yesterday's Christmas garbage in a 47-34 loss to Terre Haute South Braves in the first round of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic played at Terre Haute North High School...
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