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Jerry Lee Boruff
(Obituary ~ 06/25/08)
Jerry Lee Boruff, 64, of Martinsville,passed away at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday June 24, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Dec. 2, 1943 in Greene County, he was the son of Norman Edward "Jack" & Leona Maxine (Roach) Boruff. Jerry was a self employed contractor, and a member of the Odon Christian Church...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/25/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one incident of breaking and entering, three follow-up investigations, one fight, one incident of vandalism, one protective order violation, two accidents with personal injury, four accidents with property damage, one off-road vehicle complaint, one medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, one harassment complaint, one attempted burglary, two thefts-other, one fireworks, one theft-bicycle, one assist to the utility department, one fingerprinting for a gun permit, one arrest - wanted on warrant, one ordinance violation and four traffic stop.. ...
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Mary Lois Allen
(Obituary ~ 06/25/08)
Mary Lois Allen, 91, of Elnora, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes. Born in Odon on Aug. 26, 1916, she was the daughter of Leonard and Mary Dossie (Graham) Malone. On March 15, 1936, she married Ralph Eugene Allen. He preceded her in death May 24, 1984...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/25/08)
Community Outreach in Jasonville Representatives from several churches in the Jasonville area are banding together on Saturday afternoon for a community outreach. The event will feature plenty of Christian and Gospel music, free food, cotton candy, snow cones and bottle water. ...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/25/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one title check, eight follow-up investigations, four requests for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, two incidents of loitering, one lost and found, one medical/illness, three animal complaints, one prowler, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one extra patrol, three thefts-other, three thefts-bicycle, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute, one domestic dispute/neighbor, four community relations and three traffic stops.. ...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/25/08)
What's wrong with good news? To the Editor: I've been noticing the spins that the people in the major media employ. They don't just tell a news story they try to dramatize everything. An outbreak of flu or any other illness soon becomes an epidemic or even pandemic. They apply the "Chicken Little" routine to most events. It's getting to be entertaining to watch them work. It's always a negative spin. An economic slow down becomes a recession bordering on a great depression...
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Seventh inning proves costly to Post 196 loss
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/08)
TERRE HAUTE -- The Greene County American Legion Post 196 baseball team continued the road portion of its scheduled playing Terre Haute Wayne Newton Post 346 Tuesday night. The home team walked away with a 11-3 win, dropping Post 196 to 2-6 on the season...
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Freedom Festival will have a hot dog eating champion
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
If hot dogs are your thing then the Linton Freedom Festival has something for you. Linton's Double Dog will sponsor its first hot dog eating contest at 6 p.m. on July 4 at the Linton Bandstand at Humphreys Park. The winner will be the contestant who eats the most hot dogs in a 12 minute time frame...
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Young boys interviewed by Linton police
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
The activities of three male juveniles at 1 a.m. on Tuesday caught the attention of an off-duty state trooper and resulted in the start of an investigation by the Linton Police Department. The Indiana State Police trooper -- Bryon Goodman -- reported that he observed three males get out of a vehicle parked at the Lutheran Church on the east side of Linton then walk past his residence and on to Oak Street...
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Annual tasting luncheon this Friday in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
This Friday marks the 31st annual Bloomfield Presbyterian Church tasting luncheon that offers up good food and donates its proceeds to the community. The sampling event -- which will take place at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- costs $6 for adults and $1 for children under 6...
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LPD Chief: Use common sense when it comes to fireworks
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
Boom. Boom. Pop. Bam. The Fourth of July is in the air and local firefighters want to remind you to use caution when handling fireworks. "Use common sense," explained Linton Fire Captain Opie Wall. Watch out for kids and fireworks, he added. "If kids are going to mess around with fireworks make sure they are supervised," he said. "The main thing is supervision. Kids are going to be kids no matter what you tell them."...
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Rash of recent Linton bicycle thefts calls for increased awareness of safeguards
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
A trio of bicycle thefts in Linton in two days may serve as a reminder to bicycle owners to safeguard their two-wheel non-motorized rides. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell says thefts are not uncommon and the police department expects to receive reports of stolen bikes throughout the summer...
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Parade-goers asked to use caution and courtesy
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
The Linton Police Chief is urging Freedom Festival parade-goers to use caution and courtesy this Fourth of July. LPD Chief Troy Jerrell explained, "Be cautious prior to the parade starting...Before and after the parade there's an extreme amount of traffic on the side streets and highways...and an extreme amount of pedestrians."...
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ISP to set up sobriety check point this weekend
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
This weekend, the Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Greene County. The exact location, date and time will not be released, according to ISP public information officer Sgt. Curt Durnil from the Bloomington Post...
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Commissioners to meet Friday to re-consider TIF district expansion near Westgate Tech Park
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
A plan to expand an existing economic development area near the WestGate at Crane Technology Park will get a second chance Friday morning during as a special meeting of the Greene County Commissioners. The meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. in the commissioner's room located on the third floor of the courthouse...
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Stolen gun turns up in Jasonville
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
A handgun that had been reported to the Jasonville Police Department as stolen on April 3 turned up on Monday and a man was arrested for having the gun in his possession. Brandon S. Perrien, 20, Farmersburg, was booked into the Greene County Jail early Monday, later released on $5,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court next Monday for an initial hearing...
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Hope House has a new name, mission
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
Hope House in Bloomfield has a new name and a new mission. The facility, located in the old Bloomfield Hotel building on West Main Street, is now the home to Hope Housing and Restoration Center, a faith-based operation that is open to women and children in crisis...
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UPDATED: State Road 67 closed for several hours after wreck involving semi and a farm tractor
(Local News ~ 06/25/08)
WORTHINGTON - A 13-year-old rural Worthington boy was critically injured Wednesday evening when the farm tractor he was driving was struck by a semi truck on State Road 67. Jordan Murdock was driving a John Deer tractor south on State Road 67 - about 2 1/2 miles north of Worthington near the intersection with County Road 50W -- when the 6:13 p.m. accident happened. Murdock's John Deer tractor was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by Royce Huffer, Jr., 56, of Vincennes, according to a report filed Gre
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