- Betty O'Hern (Obituary ~ 03/03/08)
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William Dale Hunt
(Obituary ~ 03/03/08)
William Dale Hunt, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008 at his residence in Batavia, IL. He was born Oct. 17, 1937 in Linton, the son of Henry William and Vera Modess (nee Foster) Hunt. He was united in marriage to Eldora Darlene Ankenbauer on August 22, 1958 in Kenmare, North Dakota...
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Woman arrested following traffic accident early Monday.
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
Linton Police were busy with two separate traffic incidents shortly early Monday which sent one woman to the hospital and another woman to jail. Around 12:30 a.m. LPD Cpl. Chad Crynes observed a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am travel off the roadway in the area of State Road 54 and Hoosier Road. When he caught up to the vehicle, it then crossed the center line in the area of S.R. 54 and County Road 140 North, and Crynes stopped the vehicle...
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L-S students competing at Math Bowl
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
Some Linton-Stockton Elementary high ability math students will have an opportunity to use their skills at the state level when they compete at MATH Bowl for the first time. Elementary Principal Kent Brewer explained, "I'm looking forward to our kids getting to compete in an academic competition... It's our first time and I hope we learn from it...."...
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Pedestrian hit by car escapes serious injury
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car at the intersection of Main and Vincennes Streets in downtown Linton Friday afternoon. Eric K. Rose, 33, Linton, was southbound on Main Street in a 1996 Hyundai Accent car when the pedestrian, Joseph P. Morrow, 39, Jasonville, eastbound on the sidewalk of Vincennes Street stepped into the path of the vehicle at 1:45 p.m...
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Bloomfield school officials concerned about financial impact of rising fuel costs
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
Several updates and housekeeping items were the business at hand during the Thursday meeting of the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees. Superintendent Dan Sichting said that due to the increase in fuel costs the board approved a resolution to shift a portion of the contracted bus service fund to the bus replacement fund...
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Dale L. French
(Obituary ~ 03/03/08)
Dale Leslie French, 62, of Linton, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008, at her residence. Born in Terre Haute, on September 13, 1945, she was the daughter of Leslie Dale and Elizabeth Jane (Kivell) French Wheat.
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/03/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included three follow-up investigations, one transfer of a 911 call, five requests for information only, two juveniles/delinquent, one vandalism, two death investigations, one transport of documentation, one loitering, three accidents with personal injury, one lost and found, two off-road vehicle complaints, eight medical incidents/illness, three animal complaints, four assists to other agencies, four complaints of harassment, two extra patrols, two thefts-other, one welfare check/concern, one 911 prank or false call, one assist to the utility department, one domestic dispute, two animals/canine removed, four ordinance violations, one battery and nine traffic stops.. ...
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Linton-Stockton ready to conduct disaster drill
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
For the preparation of a real disaster, the Linton-Stockton School Corporation is scheduled to conduct a mock-disaster evacuation drill on March 18. During the event, students and teachers will evacuate the school grounds, explained L-S School Superintendent Ron Bush...
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Man arrested for battery on police officer
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
Michael A. Sluder, 31, of Mitchell, was arrested Friday in connection with incidents, including battery on a police officer, which occurred in Linton last October. A warrant was issued for his arrest last November after preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor; and battery resulting in bodily injury to a police officer, a class D felony; were filed against Sluder in Greene Superior Court...
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How do you spell state Scrabble champs? EASTERN GREENE
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
The Eastern Greene Scrabble team continues its reputation as a force to be reckoned with after bringing home the state championship for the fifth year in a row. State champs Tanner Clark, an EG 8th grader, and Chelsey Bailey, a EG 7th grader, were undefeated at the annual State School Scrabble Tournament in Indianapolis on Saturday. The team had a cumulative score of 350 points...
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IDENTITY OF GREENE-SULLVAN STATE FOREST LAKE DROWNING VICTIM RELEASED
(Local News ~ 03/03/08)
DUGGER - A 27-year-old man drowned Sunday at Reservoir 29 in the Greene-Sullivan State Forest, about a mile east of Bucktown in Sullivan County.
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Crane summit shows potential of WestGate development
(Column ~ 03/03/08)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Have more than a casual interest to work on fuel cells, fiber lasers, hyper-spectral imagers, or threat device detection technology? These and other needs were on deck at what was described as an "unprecedented gathering" on Feb. 20: the first-annual NSWC Crane University Summit...
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Presidential race hits 'disinformation' overload
(Column ~ 03/03/08)
Disinformation overload. Disinformation is defined as the deliberate dissemination of false information. It's saying Barack Obama is a fundamentalist Muslim so Americans will discredit him as a presidential candidate. OK, so up until now I've not used this column to express my presidential views. But, a recent incident sparked me to write this ASAP...
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Family says thanks for support following death
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/03/08)
To the Editor: We have simply been overwhelmed by the outpouring of loving kindness expressed by friends, family, neighbors and the Linton community in general during the recent 5 1/2 month illness and passing of our wife and mother, Mrs. Mary M. Himebrook. ...
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Short Take: Comments on website not always a good thing
(Column ~ 03/03/08)
This is about the comments people leave on the Greene County Daily World website. On the surface, the ability for members of the community to comment on stories that appear in the newspaper seems like a good thing. Most of the comments that are made are good. Readers either are offering a word of praise, or support, or an opinion that contributes to an open discussion of issues...
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Barbrah Larr
(Obituary ~ 03/03/08)
Barbrah Larr, 81, of Farmersburg passed away at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born May 20, 1926 in Windfall, IN, she was the daughter of Wayne Rush and Eva Burns Rush. A homemaker, she was a member of the Lewis Order of Eastern Star and the Farmersburg United Methodist Church...
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