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State Road 58 in Daviess, Knox counties reopen
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
State Road 58 in Daviess and Knox counties reopened to traffic Tuesday afternoon after receiving significant pavement damage during the flood on June 7. S.R. 58 had been closed from the junction of S.R. 57 in Elnora to the junction of S.R. 67 in Westphalia...
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Eulene Philpott
(Obituary ~ 09/09/08)
Eulene Philpott, 86, of Lyons formerly of Sandborn, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital. She was born on Aug. 30, 1922, in Blacksferry, KY, to Grady B. and Laura Ellen (Hopper) Fletcher. She married Jesse L. Philpott on November 20, 1941...
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Elmo Jerrell "Jerry" Love, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/09/08)
Elmo Jerrell "Jerry" Love, Jr., 66, of Solsberry, passed away at 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 at his residence. Born Feb. 12, 1942 in Greene County, he was the son of Elmo Jerrell and Dorothy (Martindale) Love. He is a retired eletronic technician at Westinghouse/ABB. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and AMVETS in Bloomington, and the Worthington American Legion...
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James F. "Jack" Gadberry
(Obituary ~ 09/09/08)
James F. "Jack" Gadberry, 67, of Jasonville passed away at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 at his residence. Born Sept. 4, 1941 in Greene County, he was the son of Claude F. and Anna Marie (Fry) Waggoner. He was the maintenance supervisor for the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak for 15 years and retired from Pillsbury after 25 years of service. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he was a member of Jasonville American Legion Post No. 172...
- Hands on Experience (Local News ~ 09/09/08)
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Eastern Greene fills several coaching positions
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
The Eastern Greene School Board filled a number of extra-curricular sponsor and coaching positions at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Nate Cangany was appointed to serve as assistant coach of the high school boys basketball program. Brian Holland was appointed to serve as freshman boys basketball coach...
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Plenty of fun planned at annual Scotland Festival
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
The 44th annual Scotland Festival will bring crafts, live music, food and fun to Greene County on Sept. 20. President of the Scotland Historical Society Brenda Massette explained, "With gas so high and it (festival) being free it's a good opportunity for families to bring their children for a day of fun."...
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'Walk for Life' benefit set for Saturday in Linton
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
Pregnancy Choices' annual fundraiser "Walk for Life" will kick-off at 9:15 a.m. on Sept. 13 at Linton's Humphreys Park. Michelle Brown, director at Pregnancy Choices, explained that participation in the walk-a-thon is as easy as 1-2-3. "If you've ever thought about participating in our Walk for Life but thought it would take too long, here's a reminder that our Walk for Life takes only three steps," she said...
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Tennessee man jailed after gas drive-off, outstanding warrant
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
When Linton police officers stopped a man for driving off without paying for his gas, they discovered he didn't have a license to drive and was wanted in another state. LPD Cpl. Paul F. Clark II arrested Billy Curtis Smith, Jr., 29, of Morristown, Tenn., around 4:30 p.m. on Friday...
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INDOT: Political signs must not impair vision of motorists
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
The political sign wars are in full swing. The roadways and streets around Greene County are dotted with political signs these days with the General Election about eight weeks away. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) reminds candidates, as well as residents, that signs are prohibited from right-of-way areas along state and federal roads...
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Linton utility policy still on hold
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
September was to be the month the Linton City Council adopted a new utility payment policy. But that didn't happen. Instead, Linton Mayor Tom Jones said at Monday night's meeting, "We're still not ready to implement the (utility) policy ... we don't want to get overzealous and do the wrong thing."...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/09/08)
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, one title check, one request for information only, one fight, one school/foot patrol, two medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one burglary, one extra patrol, one arrest-wanted on warrant, three domestic disputes, one community relations and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/09/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Angel Patton v. Tim Patton, dissolution Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of Direct Merchants v. Carolyn A. Bowersock, civil complaint FIA Card Services aka Bank of America v. Carole J. Burke, complaint Target National Bank fka Retailers National Bank v. Heather A. Wright, complaint...
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Worthington Council learns streetscape project progressing
(Local News ~ 09/09/08)
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington's Streetscape Project has progressed to the point of discussing the installation of lights and trees -- which were both on the agenda of the Worthington Town Council at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Council president Hal Harp said the official completion date for the project will be November 7. He added that the new street light fixtures have arrived...
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Cardinals now 6-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/08)
SWITZ CITY -- The Bloomfield Cardinals boys tennis team continued their winning way by defeating Edgewood 5-0 on the Cardinal's courts Tuesday evening. Bloomfield notched competitive straight set wins at No. 1 and 2 singles and No. 1 doubles but had to pull out third set wins at the other two positions to complete the sweep...
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Miners top Northeast Dubois
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/08)
Linton-Stockton swept doubles and took 2 of 3 singles matches as the Miner boys tennis team defeated visiting Northeast Dubois 4-1 at Linton City Park Tuesday. "We have played them the past five or six years and this is the first time we have beaten them," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "And they have put it on us pretty good...
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EGHS girls win
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/08)
Eastern Greene placed five runners in the top nine as the host Lady Thunderbirds defeated Owen Valley in a high school girls cross country meet Tuesday. It was the first contest on the new course at EGHS. Eastern Greene had a score of 24 points while Owen Valley only had four runners, one short of compiling a team score...
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Eighth graders win
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/08)
Linton-Stockton Junior High School's eighth-grade football team defeated Washington 42-0 in its season opener Sept. 3. Linton's seventh-grade team lost 20-0. In the eighth-grade game, Koye Kaiser got the scoring started with an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. Abram Neff ran for the two-point conversion...
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Elks takes opener
(Community Sports ~ 09/09/08)
The Elks, a team in the Linton Youth Football League, won its season-opener Sunday 42-0. Fourth-grade running back Tyler Meurer accounted for four touchdowns, including an interception return. Luke Wilson and Garrett Mason also scored one TD for the Elks...
- Community Notes (Community News ~ 09/09/08)
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Riggins, Cardinal boys win invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/09/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- Fresh off a third place finish at the Martinsville Invitational against some elite competition, Bloomfield freshman Julie Riggins continued to dominate her competition by winning the Bloomfield Invitational here Tuesday. The first place finish was not enough to overcome a strong showing from Washington as the Hatchets edged the Lady Cardinals 30-33, while Linton-Stockton finished third with 60 points...
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