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No injuries reported in Wednesday wreck involving Linton city truck
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
No injuries resulted from a two-vehicle accident involving a Linton city employee early Wednesday. According to a Linton Police Department accident report, at 7:32 a.m. on-duty Animal Control Officer Chuck Botsford, 65, the driver of a city-owned 2004 Ram truck, was southbound on NW Second Street when he pulled into the path of a 1998 Dodge Stratus, driven by Danny Carpenter, 50, of Linton...
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Concerts will help dream become reality
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
Fans of old-time gospel music are in for a treat when the Good Twins arrive to give a series of free area concerts to benefit the Vern R. Reed Memorial Prayer Chapel at Open Arms Christian Ministries. Dwight and Dwayne Good will travel from Branson, Mo., for six concerts, May 12-18. Admission is free and the public is invited...
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A good day turns bad: local National Guard unit attacked in Iraq
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
KIRKUK, IRAQ -- It was a quiet afternoon in late April. Soldiers of First Platoon of Alpha Company of the 1st/151st Infantry Battalion based in Linton were escorting a team of Army heavy transports on a five-day mission to deliver one of the military's safest vehicles to an outlying post where U.S. soldiers help train the Iraqi Army...
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Evelyn I. Calvert
(Obituary ~ 05/08/08)
Evelyn I. Calvert, 84, of Worthington, passed away at 5:17 p.m.,Wednesday, May 07, 2008, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. She was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Dewitt, Ark., to Veaty W. "Shorty" and Esther (Rollison) Hawks, She was a homemaker, and retired from Crane Naval Depot, was a member of Worthington Christian Church, and also a member of Tri Kappa...
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Helena Lenora Meier
(Obituary ~ 05/08/08)
Helena Lenora Meier, 89, of St. Petersburg, FL. and formerly of Lyons, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008, in St. Petersburg. She was born Dec. 29, 1918, in Wheatland, the daughter of Theodore & Jemima (LaGard) Catt. She was a homemaker and a member of Saron United Church of Christ in Linton. She lived most of her life in the Knox-Greene County area...
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Marilyn P. McCarty
(Obituary ~ 05/08/08)
Marilyn P. McCarty, 72, of Sandborn, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. Born in Montezuma on Nov. 18, 1935, she was the daughter of Louis and Mary Elizabeth (Fox) Phillips. On October 6, 1956, she married Daniel E. McCarty, who preceded her in death on September 14, 1987...
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Mildred M. Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/08/08)
Mildred M. Allen, 85, of Franklin and formerly of Linton, passed away on May 7, 2008 at the Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin. She was born on Dec. 20, 1922 in Hymera, to the late Everett and Hazel (French) Scott.
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 05/08/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES James Bradley Burks v. Lisa Jean Burks, dissolution Karen L. Johnson v. Woodrow W. Johnson, Jr., dissolution Kevin Botsford v. Katrina Botsford, dissolution Andrea Dawn Pierce v. Roger Adam Pierce, dissolution State of Indiana exRel: Eva Dienstag v. Joseph H. Dienstag, support...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/08/08)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one accident with personal injury, one accident with property damage, one medical/illness, six animal complaints, one prowler, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, two thefts-other, one lost or stolen license plate, one domestic dispute, one recovered vehicle/property and one traffic stop...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/08/08)
Relay for Life fundraiser Grocery Days will be held from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday at Angell's Food Center in Linton. Look for local celebrities working as grocery baggers and the traditional rib eye sandwich sale. The event benefits Greene County Relay for Life which is scheduled for May 16-17 at the Bloomfield Town Park...
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Irwin to play football at Rose-Hulman
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/08)
Linton-Stockton football player Lance Irwin has made the decision to play at the college level at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology for the next four seasons. Rose-Hulman participates in Division III athletics and is not allowed to grant any scholarship money for athletes. Irwin however will receive an endowment scholarship of $2,000 each year...
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Softball sectional pairings announced
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/08)
Pairings for the Class A Clay City Class 2A South Knox Sectionals were announced Thursday morning by the Indiana High School Athletic Association in Indianapolis. At Clay City, White River Valley and Shakamak will square off in game one, while Union (Dugger) and Clay City will battle in game two. North Central received the bye and will play the winner of game one...
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Linton woman named Supervisor of the Year at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
Linton resident Natalee Woodward a classification supervisor at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility recently received Supervisor of the Year Award. Woodward was one of 673 staff members in Indiana who was recognized during Employee Recognition Day. Department of Correction facilities across the state dedicate one week per year to both honor and thank the men and women who work in the challenging field of corrections...
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Bloomfield Rotarians prepare to award annual scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
The Bloomfield Rotary Club's scholarship program continues to grow and help local graduating seniors pursue higher education opportunities. The last two years the Bloomfield club has awarded more than $23,000 in college scholarships to local graduates...
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Bloomfield Rotary Club raising funds to fight polio
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
Members of the Bloomfield Rotary Club are reaching out to help children in countries around the world in a global fight against polio. The club is currently raising money for Rotary Club International's Polio Plus Fund. The goal is to eradicate the world of polio and to accomplish the task financial assistance is needed...
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LPD needs help locating gun
(Local News ~ 05/08/08)
The Linton Police Department would appreciate a tip to help in their investigation of a stolen vehicle and gun. LPD Police Chief Troy Jerrell said although the vehicle was recovered early Monday morning, a gun that was in the vehicle is still missing...
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Greene-Sullivan is an outdoor extravaganza
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/08)
Tucked away in a small pocket of southwestern Indiana, a sportsman's paradise awaits all of those who enjoy a little sunshine on their shoulders and reprieve from the busy world. The Greene-Sullivan Region of Indiana is a wooded wonderland dotted by hundreds of man-made lakes. ...
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