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Harry Eugene Groves
(Obituary ~ 10/08/08)
Harry Eugene Groves, 83, of Bloomington and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at his residence. Born Sept. 28, 1925 in Lafayette, he was the son of Harry Everett Groves and Minnie Mae (Smith) Carpenter Groves He was married to Thelma Jean (Sexton) Groves on Dec. 29, 1945 in Midland. She preceded him in death Jan. 11, 2002...
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Our Opinion: Linton yard sale idea needs some discussion
(Editorial ~ 10/08/08)
If you're a "yard-saler" and enjoy going to the Bloomfield and Worthington town-wide yard sales, you may be able to add another such event to your to-do list. Linton resident Deidra Brumfield and Linton City Council member Linda Bedwell hope to establish a city-wide yard sale event in Linton for 2009...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/08/08)
Bloomfield AD says thanks for the support To the Editor: I would like to thank all the people that helped out with the Apple Festival this year. The events at the Apple Festival are fundraisers for the Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School Athletic Department...
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Sunday great day for local history buffs
(Column ~ 10/08/08)
Sunday is going to be a great day for Greene County history buffs. If you're interested in the early days of our county, there's a day-long event happening at the Methodist Church in Worthington that you won't want to miss. To mark the 175th anniversary of their church, they're planning a celebration that includes a look back at early church services complete with a circuit riding preacher and afternoon guided tours of Old Point Commerce...
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Bloomfield Town Council deals with a variety of issues at meeting
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
With less than a full council, the Bloomfield Town Council opted to table several agenda items from its Tuesday meeting. Council Member Roger Doane was absent from the monthly session. In police business, the on-going issue of traffic problems near the elementary school was tabled once again...
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Bloomfield downtown project set to start next spring
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
Bloomfield's downtown revitalization project is tentatively set to begin next spring, the Bloomfield Town Council announced Tuesday night. Fleis and Vandenbrink Engineering, Inc. provided the explanation on the project which will make over Franklin, Main and Washington Streets...
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Citizen's Academy to host Discussion Forum with local candidates
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
Greene County voters will have two upcoming opportunities to hear from and talk face to face with local political candidates. The Greene County Citizen's Academy will conduct a Discussion Forum on Oct. 15 that will feature the candidates for two county commissioner seats and three county council seats that will appear on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot...
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Living Greene to open in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
A new business is opening Friday in downtown Bloomfield that will feature healthy, organic food products as well as gift items manufactured in the state of Indiana. Joe Fleetwood, co-owner of United Contracting, a Bloomfield-based construction company, will open the doors of Living Greene at 23 North Washington Street -- a half block off the courthouse square...
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Greene County man faces 'meth' dealing charge
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
Preliminary charges of conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, a class B felony, were filed against a Greene County man in Greene Circuit Court. Late in the day a judge ordered that an arrest warrant be issued for Mark A. Irons and he specified that bond be set at $30,000 cash or surety with 10 percent allowed...
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Terrell enjoying his time as Jasonville Mayor
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
JASONVILLE -- The dedication of the Indiana Rail Road caboose at Jasonville's Hanna Field on Tuesday afternoon was another event celebrating the town's 150th anniversary. It also marked another milestone to Mayor Roy Terrell's nine months in office...
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Worthington church to celebrate 175th anniversary
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
The people of the Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church in Worthington are extending an invitation to the public to join them in a celebration of their church's 175th anniversary on Sunday. A day full of activities begins at 11 a.m. with a unique morning worship service at their current church building on the northwest corner of Main and Lafayette Streets one block west of the downtown Triangle area...
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MLE buys Fink Enterprises
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
A fledging Greene County business that is currently building an office/warehouse complex in the WestGate at Crane Technology Park has announced a new expansion. MLE Enterprises, LLC -- located in Terre Haute and Bloomfield -- has acquired Fink Enterprises, Inc., a full-service computer technology sales and service company in Bloomfield in a deal that was finalized Friday...
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Miners play Union (Dugger); T-Birds host Paoli
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/08)
The next-to-last weekend of the high school football will feature just two games featuring local teams, including one conference match-up. Linton-Stockton (7-0, 4-0) at Union (Dugger) (5-2, 2-2) -- The longest running series in the area will continue at 7 p.m. Friday at Dugger when the Class A No. 4 Miners visit the Bulldogs in a Southwest Seven Conference match-up...
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Lady Bulldogs lose at home
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/08)
Errors proved to be the difference as Union (Dugger) lost to visiting Washington Catholic 12-25, 17-25, 14-25 in a non-conference volleyball match Wednesday night. "We just did not play very well," said Union (Dugger) coach Becky Borter. "We gave them 19 points in the second game and 14 in the third game. We probably gave them about as many in the first game...
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Corn falls at Jasper Sectional
(Local News ~ 10/08/08)
JASPER -- Derek Corn, Bloomfield's No. 1 singles player lost in the first round of the Individual Singles Sectional tournament to Southridge's NIck Olinger 6-4, 6-0 at Jasper Wednesday evening. It was a battle between two similar players; both hitting high looping, deep balls. ...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/08/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one report of fraud, one title check, one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one custody dispute/exchange, one missing/runaway juvnile, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle or erson, one assist to another agency, one theft-other, two fingerprints for gun permits, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one open garage door and one ordinance violation.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/08/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Mark A. Irons, conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine CIVIL CASES Household Finance Corporation v. Jason E. Sisk, collection Rosemary R. Blevins v. James Curtis Blevins, dissolution American Acceptance Company LLC v. Brenda J. Woolbright, collection...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/08/08)
.Blood drive The Bloomfield Chapter of the National Honor Society is sponsoring a blood drive Friday in the Jr. High Gym at Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School. The next scheduled blood drive will be Dec. 5. Edwardsport First Baptist Church Edwardsport First Baptist Church will hold a chili supper fundraiser at 5 p.m. Oct. 25...
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