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Bring the troops home? Does that mean ALL the troops
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/08)
To the Editor: Presidential campaigns raise a lot of questions, but provide few answers. I get very aggravated when I hear these foolish calls to "bring the troops home." This is not a sincere call, but a campaign tool used in raising the emotional level of the sheeple...
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SHORT TAKE - 'These are the good old days'
(Column ~ 04/11/08)
People who like to remember the good old days in Greene County are not just in Greene County -- they're scattered everywhere and I've been hearing from a few. From the east, a New Hampshire resident wrote after reading some news tidbits from 1958. He graduated from Linton in 1959 and was there in the gym when Linton won the 1958 sectional championship...
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SHORT TAKE - Enjoy a night of music
(Column ~ 04/11/08)
If you're looking for quality entertainment on the cheap then look no further than Spring Thaw. What's Spring Thaw -- you ask. Well, it's a live music fundraiser for the Society of Unconditional Love (SOUL)-- that will rock the Roy Clark Community Building today...
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Rep. Blanton will be guest speaker at Chamber meeting Tuesday
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Locals will have the opportunity to meet State Rep. Sandy Blanton at the upcoming Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting. Blanton (D-Orleans) will be the chamber's guest speaker on Tuesday. The lunch meeting kicks off at noon at the Linton Elks Lodge. Tickets are $8...
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Final touches expected for Farmer's Market
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
From old business to new, the Linton City Council's Monday meeting will include items such as the Farmer's Market as well as an update on Linton's part in a Marian College business course. Mayor Tom Jones explained, "We do have a presentation from Marian College. They have done a report on Linton and they are wanting to open a branch of their university here."...
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Three dogs rescued from state forest lake
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
The Greene County Humane Society rescued three dogs from a lake at Greene-Sullivan State Forest on Thursday. Now it needs the public's help to find one of the owners. The rescue took place at T Lake. "We got a call (Thursday) from a fisherman who had seen the three dogs stranded on a sand bar with a high cliff behind them," Rene' Abram, GCHS shelter manager, said. "They either slid over the embankment or swam to the location."...
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Dugger man arrested for domestic battery
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Joshua A. Bohnert, 28, Dugger, was taken to jail Thursday afternoon on a preliminary charge of domestic battery in the presence of a child after allegedly battering a woman in a car he was driving then throwing her out of the vehicle. Around noon, Linton Police Officer Debbie J. McDonald was dispatched to County Road 200 North and 4th St. NE regarding a domestic dispute...
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Police searching for fourth suspect in meth case
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of another person in the conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of the Linton-Stockton School Property. The preliminary charge filed Thursday against Bobby Keller in Greene Circuit Court was conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of school property...
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Bloomfield Teacher's Association to host meet the candidates night
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Bloomfield School District patrons will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the non-partisan candidates seeking a spot on the Bloomfield Board of School Trustees in the May 6 election. The Bloomfield Teacher's Association will host a "Meet the School Board Candidate" meeting at 7 p.m. on April 22 in the high school cafeteria at Bloomfield School...
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Commissioners will be asked about RC&D move
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
The Greene County Commissioners will be asked Tuesday morning to grant approval for the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District to move to a new Resource, Conservation and Development (RC &D) district. Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District office manager Deborah Lynn explained that her agency would like to move its affiliation from the Four Rivers RC & D district, based in Petersburg, to the Sycamore Trails RC & D, which has an office in Greencastle...
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Marian College students can help area's future
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Riddle me this. Riddle me that. I have a question for you right off the bat. What do you get when the city of Linton gets in the mix of a Marian College business course? A whole lot, according to one Linton man who provided the initial force in the unlikely combination...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/11/08)
Special education board to meet The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in Executive Session to discuss confidential student records, information about prospective employees, discussion of strategy with respect to collective bargaining, job performance evaluation of individual employees on Friday, April 18 at 8:30 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 10 a.m. in the conference room at 77 "A" St., N.E., Linton...
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Darwin W. Barnes
(Obituary ~ 04/11/08)
Darwin W. Barnes, 94, of Martinsville, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the Grandview Convalescent Center. A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, he was a machinist, retiring from Peerless Pump in Indianapolis in 1979. Survivors include one son, Stephen W. Barnes of Bloomfield, and one daughter, Debbie B. Thompson of Martinsville...
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Virginia M. Dickerson
(Obituary ~ 04/11/08)
Virginia M. Dickerson, 86, of Winfield, AL and formerly of Linton, passed away Friday, April 11, 2008, at Golden Living Center of Winfield. Born in Brazil on Dec. 7th, 1921, she was the daughter of Phillip and Vinessie (Moore) Blair. She married Richard L. Dickerson on March 23, 1941...
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Wretha Guyanna Salesman
(Obituary ~ 04/11/08)
Wretha Guyanna Salesman, 63, of Sullivan, passed away at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at her residence. She was born Aug. 5, 1944, the daughter of Guy Gambill and Lula Terry Gambill. She was a retired LPN who worked at Healthsouth Rehabilitation in Terre Haute and Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 04/11/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included two follow-up investigations, nine requests for information only, one vandalism, one protective order violation, one disorderly conduct, one transport of documentation, five medical/illness, three animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, two possibly intoxicated drivers, one domestic dispute, one battery and four traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 04/11/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Carissa Ann Ferree, possession of marijuana, illegal possession, driving while suspended, identity deception State v. Michael R. Neff, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, criminal recklessness, reckless driving...
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Hadley again coaching BHS track and field teams
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/08)
The Bloomfield boys and girls track team consists of 28 athletes with all but seven coming from the boys team. Coach Loren Hadley has four returning athletes on the girls team, while eight of the 21 members on the boys team are returning lettermen. "Our numbers for the girls team is definitely low, with some of the girls deciding to play tennis and softball this season," Hadley said. "But I am pleased with the girls that we have and we look to be competitive in the events that we compete in."...
- Eastern Greene wins tournament (High School Sports ~ 04/11/08)
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Taylor earns medalist honors for VU
(College Sports ~ 04/11/08)
The Vincennes University golf team lost to Oakland City, 3 1/2 -2 1/2 in a medal play match Thursday at the par 72, 5,854-yard Pride's Creek Course in Petersburg. "This is a chance for us to play a fun event and a different format," VU coach Dennis Chattin said. "I am not sure we know how to play this format very well, but then I am not sure that they were very familiar with it either."...
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Witt becomes state champion
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/08)
Shakamak High School runners Anthony Witt and the girls 800 relay team participated in the Hoosier State Relay Finals, which took place in Bloomington on the Indiana University indoor track. This is essentially the indoor track state finals and Shakamak represented the Greene County area well...
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Inman shoots 38 for Cardinals; EGHS opens season
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/08)
Bloomfield's senior Travis Inman shot a 38 to earn medalist honors during a four-team high school boys golf match at Stonecrest Friday. Washington won with a 172, the Cardinals had a score of 200, Eastern Greene was third with a 211 and White River Valley finished with a 270...
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Lady Cardinals remain undefeated
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/08)
The Bloomfield High School softball team jumped out to a 2-1 and never glanced back as the host Lady Cardinals defeated Barr-Reeve 6-1 Friday. The victory was the third in as many games for BHS. Holly Zschiedrich doubled and drove in three runs for the winners. Also for the Lady Cardinals, Cassie O'Neall doubled and had one RBI...
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Bill Clinton appeals for Indiana support for Hilary on Friday
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Speaking at South Putnam's Central Elementary School, former President Bill Clinton kept his focus on health care, energy and, fittingly, education. Clinton arrived at the platform to a "Hillary" chant initiated by Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones from Cleveland, Ohio...
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Obama stumps for Hoosier votes in Terre Haute
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
TERRE HAUTE -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama received an enthusiastic welcome in Terre Haute Friday evening. Obama seemed comfortable at the podium, in part, because of the close proximity to his hometown of Chicago. "This feels familiar to me -- being back in the...
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Chase reaches 80 mph in Linton
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
A police officer who called off the pursuit, for safety reasons, of a man driving erratically at high speeds through the streets of Linton early Thursday, later found the driver hiding in a wooded area and sent him to jail. Preliminary charges against Michael R. Neff, 36, filed late Thursday in Greene Circuit Court include resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, a class D felony; criminal recklessness, a class A misdemeanor; and reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor...
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County students ranked among the state's best
(Local News ~ 04/11/08)
Too many times quality academic students go overlooked in today's society. Students who can perform above average in the athletic arena are recognized often, and deservedly so. They put in a lot of time and effort honing their skills. The same can be said for a solid academic student. They spend countless hours at home studying, and paying attention in class. They often go the "extra mile."...
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