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Several individuals transported to hospital after Tuesday morning wreck
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department worked a slight personal injury accident on State Road 54, east of Bloomfield on Tuesday morning. Elizabeth Langley, 37, of Terre Haute, driving a 1991 Mazda was westbound on State Road 54 about 10:20 a.m. and told police that she dropped the tires off the side of the roadway and lost control of her vehicle...
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SPORTS BRIEFS
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/08)
WRV hoop camp The White River Valley High School boys basketball staff and players will be hosting a summer camp for players in grades 1-8 beginning on Monday, July 21 and ending on Friday, July 25. Grades 5-8 will meet each day from 4:30 to 6 p.m. while players in grades 1-4 will meet daily from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Players are encouraged to attend even if they cannot attend each day...
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Linton 10 All-Stars make state
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/08)
The Linton 10-year old All-Star team was runner-up in the District 6 West Cal Ripken Tournament Saturday, Sunday and Monday. By finishing in the top two, they earned the right to compete in the State Tournament this weekend at Brazil. Their first game will be 5:30 p.m. Friday...
- Linton-Stockton boys basketball camp (Community Sports ~ 07/08/08)
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Democrat gubernatorial candidate team visits Brazil, Owen County
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
BRAZIL -- With all the county fairs Jill Long Thompson was going to be seeing over the next few days, no one could blame her for wanting a deep-fried Snickers Candy Bar. But on her way to the Vigo County Fair Tuesday, the Indiana gubernatorial candidate stopped in Brazil to talk politics...
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Bloomfield's Ben Helms to lead Indiana's ag teachers
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Bloomfield High School's long-time ag teacher, Ben Helms, was recently elected to serve as the president of the Indiana Association of Agriculture Education. He explained, "It's quite an honor to be honest with you. We have approximately 300 agriculture teachers in the state and to be selected by your fellow peers is always an honor."...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 07/08/08)
Special meeting set in Worthington The Worthington Town Council will have a special meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday for the purpose of meeting with representatives from INDOT (Indiana Department of Transportation) and the engineering firm Clark-Dietz regarding the Worthington Streetscape Project...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 07/08/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one title check, two follow-up investigations, one request for information only, two assists to the utility department after hours, one protective order violation, one transport of documentation, one funeral escort, five medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one harassment complaint, one domestic battery, two thefts-other, one message delivery, one community relations, two batteries and one traffic stop.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 07/08/08)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Luisa Salas-Martinez, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license PROPERTY TRANSFERS Terry D. Pierce as Sheriff of Greene County to Washington Mutual Bank, property in Linton Norma N. Watson to Michael G. Smith and Rebecca L. Smith, property in Rose's Third Addition in Linton...
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Bond set at $18,000 for alleged coffee shop burglar
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The 24-year-old Linton man, Justin W. Jones, who allegedly broke in to the Francisco DeBorja Coffee House on the Fourth of July, and severely injured himself in the process, appeared at his initial hearing in Greene Circuit Court early Tuesday. Jones has now been formally charged with three felonies: Burglary, a class C felony; criminal mischief, a class D felony; and battery upon a police officer, a class D felony...
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Parking lot incident lands Linton man behind bars
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
A 24-year-old Linton man was jailed Monday night on a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy, a class C misdemeanor, after an incident in the parking lot of Greene County General Hospital. William Cole Padgett was arrested around 8 p.m. by Patrolman Jayson Smith of the Linton Police Department after he responded to a call from a woman who reported having trouble with Padgett and said she had a valid protective order against him...
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Helms elected to head Bloomfield Board of School Trustees
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The Bloomfield School Board of Trustees now has newly-elected officers as well as two new members who were sworn in Tuesday. During the brief reorganization meeting, Marvin Helms was elected as board president. Steve Dowden was elected as board vice president and Keith Hanauer was elected as board secretary.
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Worthington Town Park to remain closed after flood
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The Worthington Park will remain closed until at least the end of July for public health and safety reasons as the result of the June flood. When the Worthington Town Council held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, members of the Park Board said people were anxious to get back in to the park for reunions and meetings...
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Soliday shows top 4-H Cat
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
SWITZ CITY -- Garrett Soliday and his cat 'Tonks' won top honors in the Greene County 4-H Cat Show conducted Tuesday night at the fairgrounds. Soliday's entry - champion of the Short Hair Cat class -- was named Grand Champion in the Best of Class field. Reserve Grand Champion went to Joeceyln Gadberry and her feline entry, Isabella, which was named the Long Hair Cat class winner...
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Beard says road name problems need to be addressed
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The E-911 re-addressing process now under way in Greene County is complex. Some glitches in road names have been brought to the attention of the county commissioners. Some assigned names like Coonskin Lane, Dumpster Road and Possum Hollow Road have upset some residents living on those roads...
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County preparing 2008 tax bills
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Greene County property owners can expect to receive their 2008 tax bills in the next three weeks. County Treasurer Carolyn White said she has received the certified tax rates from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) and began printing property tax statements Tuesday afternoon...
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A celebration: Jasonville to celebrate its 150th birthday
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
It is evident that the spirit and pride of Jasonville has resounded throughout its 150 years as residents prepare for the city's sesquicentennial celebration July 12-20. There have been many changes since the word "Jasonville" was printed in greasepaint on the outside of Jason Rogers' store in the mid 1800s, giving the town its name...
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Re-opening of Bloomfield swimming pool goes well despite cool, wet weather
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
The Bloomfield Pool held its first grand re-opening in July 2008 after being closed down in 2006.
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