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Fire south of Linton
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
(By Anna Rochelle) LIGHTNING STRIKE: The Linton Fire Department responded to a small fire on the south side of Linton on Tuesday morning. An older shed behind a residence was totally destroyed. Although the cause of the fire had not been officially determined on the scene, Firefighter Opie Wall surmised a lightning strike might have started the blaze...
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Bloomfield woman arrested following stabbing
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
A rural Bloomfield woman was arrested Tuesday for stabbing a man. Jenny Butler, 23, was arrested by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade after she stabbed Christopher Maynard, 24, with a pair of scissors in their home east of the Tulip community...
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No injuries reported in train mishap
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
Some Indiana Rail Road cars at Hiawatha Yard in Jasonville made their way onto the main tracks Tuesday morning causing a minor accident. According to Chris Rund, director of public relations for Indiana Rail Road, "We had some small cars in the rail yard that made their way onto the main track and rolled into a standing coal train."...
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Mildred O. (Bedwell) Dunbar
(Obituary ~ 08/05/08)
Mildred O. (Bedwell) Dunbar, 95, Anderson, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born March 15, 1913 in Bucktown in Sullivan County and resided in Anderson since 1939. Mildred retired from Delco Remy Division of General Motors Plant 2 in the cafeteria after 18 years of service. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnessess South Congregation...
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Beverly Ann Bishop
(Obituary ~ 08/05/08)
Beverly Ann Bishop, 77, of Terre Haute and formerly of Sullivan Co., passed away at 4:27 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on Feb. 2, 1931, the daughter of Orval James and Muriel Jones James Enochs...
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180 Energy Drink peaks at right time
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/08)
The old adage of "its not how you start, but how you finish" held to true meaning with the 180 Energy Drink men's slow pitch softball team this summer. The local team composed mostly of Sullivan and Greene County players, started the season off with hopes of a very successful season. ...
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Clovers end season with tourney championship
(High School Sports ~ 08/05/08)
The Greene County Clovers 10U traveling fast pitch softball team recently competed in the USSSA World Series in Independence, Mo. The local youngsters battled the heat as temperatures ranged in the mid to upper 90s in the week long tournament. A total of 36 teams were competing for the national championship, with the Clovers finishing 13th with a 3-4 record. ...
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Salt shortage this winter; vendors say to find a new place to buy melting material
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
It's still the dog days of summer, but the Greene County Commissioners are having to take steps now to find a new supplier for salt to melt ice from its roadways during the winter months. Greene County Highway Superintendent Basil Shepherd told the commissioners Tuesday morning that he's been informed by two different road salt vendors that there is going to be a salt shortage this winter...
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Fuel costs hit hard
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
Greene County Commissioner Kathy Crouch is concerned about how much money Greene County is spending on fuel. She questioned highway superintendent Basil Shepherd and sheriff Terry Pierce on Tuesday about what provisions their departments are taking to conserve fuel in the wake of spiraling and uncertain prices...
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Woman fulfills her dream of helping children
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
A local woman fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a foster parent and hopes others will step up and do the same. "I had wanted to be a foster parent since I was a teenager," explained Bobbi Leigh of Linton Over the years, she made friends with foster children at summer camp and at church...
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Concern over lone reassessment bid tables proposal again
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
The Greene County Commissioners discussed, but tabled a proposal presented by Tyler Technology, Inc. on Tuesday morning to do the county's property tax reassessment and trending for the next three years. That was the second straight meeting the contract was discussed and tabled...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 08/05/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES American Acceptance Company LLC as assignee of Household Bank v. Linda L. Mowery, collection Capital one Bank (USA) NA fka Capital One Bank v. David H. Myers, collection Todd H. Johnson v. Christy D. Johnson, dissolution...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/05/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included two follow-up investigations, one request for information only, two incidents of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, two accidents with property damage, one medical/illness, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one bicycle theft, one motor vehicle theft and one animal/canine removed...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/05/08)
York Reunion The York family reunion will be Aug. 30 with dinner at 12:30 p.m. at the Stoll's Country Inn in Linton. Jasonville Lodge Jasonville Lodge #530 F & AM will meet for M.M. degree work Aug. 13. Eat at 6 p.m., work at 7 p.m. Visiting brethren are welcome...
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Bloomington man draws 16-year prison sentence
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
Greene Superior Court Judge David Holt handed down a sentence of 16 years in prison to a Bloomington man at a sentencing hearing held Tuesday afternoon. Benjamin W. Brown was found guilty of battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a class D felony, by a 12-member jury on July 9 at the conclusion of a three-day trial in Greene Superior Court...
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Bloomfield to hire principal on Thursday night.
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees will hire a new junior-senior high school principal in a special meeting slated for 8 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held in the junior high conference room, according to an agenda announcement Tuesday afternoon from the office of superintendent Dan Sichting...
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Bloomfield Council agrees by a split vote to buy storm warning system
(Local News ~ 08/05/08)
An emergency warning system will soon be installed in the town of Bloomfield. After conducting extensive research on the matter, the Bloomfield Town Council approved the purchase of a two-way emergency warning system from ECS at a cost of $32,000 during its Tuesday meeting...
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