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Kudos to Eastern School Board
(Editorial ~ 01/16/08)
The Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to help pay for new band uniforms. Band director Aaron Burkhart, who is doing a good job of getting Eastern Greene students excited about band, asked the board for help with the uniforms last month...
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Officials, residents working together on a great idea
(Editorial ~ 01/16/08)
If you attended Monday night's Linton City Council meeting expecting a resolution to where the Farmer's Market will be located, you probably left disappointed. But you shouldn't be. Mayor Tom Jones suggested the formation of a committee to take a detailed look at where a Farmer's Market would be located, and the rules and regulations for the market...
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WRV School Board faces tough decision
(Editorial ~ 01/16/08)
The White River Valley Board of School Trustees will be faced with a difficult decision Jan. 24. That's when Superintendent Layton Wall has stated that the board will talk about teacher Melinda Ellis. Ellis, the Project Lead the Way teacher at White River Valley High School, was arrested Sunday night in Clay County following a traffic accident. She has been suspended with pay until Jan. 24...
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YouTube can help the First Amendment
(Column ~ 01/16/08)
The Bill of Rights, the legacy of our Founding Fathers, ran smack dab into cyberspace the other night in Muncie. The culprit: The First Amendment. The surprising venue: YouTube, the popular video-sharing site. The result: An ongoing debate about political speech in the Muncie City Council and allegations that local lawmakers trampled on the First Amendment rights of a well-meaning citizen...
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Religion in presidential race can help us all
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/16/08)
To the Editor: In the current scramble for the opportunity to be the people's choice for president, we find that religion is again important. Not only is it an issue in politics, it is increasingly a popular discussion in the media. This is good. Many people are learning how little they know about the subject. ...
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Thanks to woman who helped Switz City firemen
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/16/08)
To the Editor: The Switz City Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the anonymous person who brought food and beverages to the fire in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 11. She was driving a red Ford Ranger type pickup. No one was able to get a name, but the woman's generosity and thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated!...
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Bloomfield board approves energy savings contract
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
After being tabled in December, the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees approved the energy savings contract for the renovation of the lower elementary school during a special session Tuesday. Bloomfield Superintendent Dan Sichting explained, "The reason it was tabled was because there was some concern that the proposal that had been supplied (from Performance Services) was actually a part of the contract."...
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Bloomfield homecoming set for Saturday night
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
The Bloomfield Cardinals will celebrate homecoming this Saturday with the traditional queen crowning ceremony and a basketball face-off with the Shoals Jug Rox at the Glover Gymnasium. Greg Parsley, Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High Principal, explained the junior varsity game starts at 6 p.m. and lasts two quarters. At 6:30 p.m. the queen and princess will be named and will be followed by the varsity game...
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Jasonville man sentenced to two years in county jail
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
Stephen C. Wood, 32, Jasonville, was sentenced Monday to two years in the Greene County Jail after he entered a plea of guilty to the charge of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, a class D felony. The case dates back to June 26 when Jasonville Police Department officers encountered a motorcycle driving through town at a high rate of speed. A stop was attempted but the motorcycle sped up and took off...
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Brandon House
(Obituary ~ 01/16/08)
Brandon House, one-day-old, of Linton passed away Wednesday at St. Vincent's Women's Hospital in Indianapolis. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/16/08)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log on Tuesday included one breaking and entering, one title check, three information only requests, one juvenile/delinquent, four school/foot patrols, one structure fire, one medical/illness, one animal complaint, one theft-other, one animal/debris in roadway, two fingerprints for gun permits, one ordinance violation and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 01/16/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Steven Archer v. Athena Archer, dissolution GMAC Mortgage LLC v. Joseph Lucas, Jodi Lucas, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., mortgage foreclosure GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES Citibank (South Dakota) NA v. Dennis Williams, collection...
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JH students helping others
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
Linton-Stockton Junior High School students are being asked to clean out their closets, donate their old jeans and in turn help some teenagers in need. Although "Jeans for Teens" recently kicked-off, students as well as community members have until Jan. 31 to donate their gently worn jeans to the service learning project...
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Jasonville preparing for 150th birthday celebration
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
JASONVILLE -- The Jasonville Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday night to finalize plans for the opening of the sesquicentennial celebration on Jan. 23, and to further plan for the week long celebration July12-20. It will be the biggest celebration since Jasonville celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1958...
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Solid Waste Management Board questions fees for bookkeeping
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
The amount of money that is paid annually by the Greene County Solid Waste Management District for bookkeeping services came under scrutiny Tuesday by some board members. Last year, the SWMD paid $6,630 to Lola Brewer, of Linton, to carry out bookkeeping services for the district. That's the same amount she had been paid since 2003, according to SWMD supervisor Debbie Haseman...
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Solid Waste District at a crossroads: More services or remove the fee
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
The Greene County Solid Waste Management District Board, which oversees the operation of the county recycling center, appears to be at a crossroads. Some members believe it's time to increase services throughout the county, or scale back operations and take a $24 annual recycling fee off property tax bills -- which came into effect in 2004...
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Time To Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/08)
I would like to take a little bit of space here and tip my hat to the many officials in the area that provide their time and services to officiate games that so many of us attend to cheer on our favorite local team. I would also like to to stress the emphasis on the last part of the previous sentence: "CHEER on our favorite local TEAM". ...
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WRV, Bloomfield, Shakamak play two times this weekend
(High School Sports ~ 01/16/08)
All six area boys basketball teams play at least once this weekend with Bloomfield and Shakamak both playing two home games while White River Valley hits the road twice. White River Valley brings a three-game winning streak and a 6-4 record into its Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference battle at Shakamak Friday night. WRV, fresh off of a conference win against Bloomfield, is 2-0 in the SWIAC...
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Worthington $500,000 streetscape project contract approved by council
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
The Worthington Town Council met in a special session Wednesday for the purpose of discussing and approving the town's contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for the Worthington Streetscape Project. After talking over the details, council member Gregg Roudebush made a motion to sign the contract and move forward. The motion was seconded by council member Malcolm Stahl and then passed by a unanimous vote...
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Police give chase to suspect, but he remains at large
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
Area law enforcement agencies gave chase to a Bloomington man who fled his vehicle Wednesday afternoon on the courthouse square in Bloomfield after a sheriff's deputy attempted to talk to him about littering. The suspect was still at large as of press time Wednesday night, and police don't really know for sure why he ran.
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Linton police detective draws three-day suspension for role in YouTube video
(Local News ~ 01/16/08)
A nine-year veteran of the Linton Police Department is on a three-day unpaid suspension for his alleged involvement with a video that was recently posted on a popular Internet Web site. Det. Duane Collenbaugh was placed on administrative suspension Tuesday. He will return to work Friday, according to Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell...
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