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Two-hour delay for schools
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Bloomfield, Eastern Greene, and White River Valley Schools are on a two-hour delay today (Thursday).
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Sports Briefs
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/09)
Union (Dugger) changes Union (Dugger) High School athletic director Shane Reese would like to announce the following varsity-only girls basketball schedule changes. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Lady Bulldogs will host Sullivan at 6:30 p.m. They will play at Linton-Stockton at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15...
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Donald E. Hays
(Obituary ~ 01/08/09)
Donald E. Hays, 76, of Linton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at his residence. Born May 11, 1932 in Monroe County, he was the son of Everett and Cloffa (Brannon) Hays. Donald was retired from the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant. He was a member of the Military Uniform Services Association...
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Make sure you're prepared in case you're stuck at home following storm
(Column ~ 01/08/09)
Snow flurries can suddenly turn into a vicious winter storm, causing us to measure a snowfall in feet instead of inches. Being isolated in your home can be a very real possibility. By making certain preparations now, you can ease the hardship you and your family could suffer...
- Linton-Stockton Elementary School Spelling Bee winners (Local News ~ 01/08/09)
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Collier, Goggins to marry June 20
(Engagement ~ 01/08/09)
Erin M. Collier and Brock C. Goggins announce their engagement. Collier is the daughter of Mark and Dot Collier of Versailles. She will graduate from Hanover College in May with a degree in Sociology and a certification in Elementary Education. Goggins is the son of Kenny and Teresa Goggins of Linton. He will also graduate in May from Hanover College with a Sociology Degree...
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Manager not sure when Goody's will close its Linton store
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Goody's Family Clothing is on its way out. But it's still not clear when the chain's Linton-based clothing store will close for good. Mindy Brown, manager of the Goody's Linton store, isn't even sure. In an interview Thursday, Brown only said, "I have no information at all (on the closing)."...
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Linton woman offers education on disorder
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
A Linton woman wants to educate others about a condition called Asperger's Syndrome (AS). "Having this disorder is awful," explained Angie Mayes in a candid interview with the Greene County Daily World. With AS, looks can be deceiving. She has a high IQ, huge vocabulary and looks "normal" in every sense, but suffers from AS -- which is a developmental disorder found on the autism spectrum...
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Getting out of a bad relationship isn't easy
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Domestic violence can happen to anyone. That was one of the many facts provided by Greene County Sheriff Deputy Terry Wade -- who dispelled several stereotypes of domestic violence during the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce's January meeting. Wade, who served as the chamber guest speaker, approached the subject from an outsider's point of view...
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Rosie L. Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 01/08/09)
Rosie L. Rodgers, 73, of Linton, passed away at 8:30 a.m.Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at the Southwood Rehab Center in Terre Haute. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.
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County awarded emergency food and shelter program funds
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Greene County has been chosen to receive $23,063 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area. The award to the EFSP was increased significantly by Congress from $153 million to $200 million for Phase 27 (Fiscal Year 2009). Greene County's award is directly related to the average number of unemployed individuals for the time period used for Phase 27 (October 2007 - September 2008)...
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Hunters catch battery charges after allegedly pushing man
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Preliminary charges were filed Monday against two men in connection with an altercation that occurred at a rural location in late November. They were out hunting in Smith Township when another man asked them if they had permission to hunt on the land. The two are accused of battering the man who asked the question...
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New ISP trooper assigned to Greene County
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
BLOOMINGTON -- Lt. Paul Bucher, Commander of the Bloomington Indiana State Police Post, announced that three recent Indiana State Police Academy graduates are now working in the area. Probationary Troopers Adam Davis, Julie Meisel, and Kent Rohlfing have been assigned to the Bloomington Post...
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Four transported to hospital following Wednesday wreck in eastern Greene County
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
Four people, including three teens, were transported to Bloomington Hospital with injuries following a one-vehicle accident in eastern Greene County Wednesday evening. Logan M. Peters, 18, Bloomington, was driving a 1995 four-door Cadillac westbound on State Road 54 west of County Road 800E around 6:18 p.m. when the accident occurred...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 01/08/09)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Dennis M. Cummings, battery resulting in bodily injury State v. N. Bufford Shepherd, battery State v. Jeffrey K. Rogers, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .08 but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/08/09)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one request for information only, one fight, two accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, two alarms, one animal complaint, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one recovered vehicle/property and one ordinance violation...
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North Central holds off Union (Dugger)
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/09)
SWITZ CITY -- Union (Dugger) used a 17-7 run in the fourth quarter to get within one point, but poor shooting from the foul line left the Bulldogs on the short end of a 56-51 score to Sullivan County and Northeast School Corporation rival North Central here Thursday night in the consolation round of the Greene County Invitational...
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Miners fall to Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/09)
SWITZ CITY -- Through the first five minutes the Linton-Stockton Miners looked as if they may pull off an upset over Clay City in the losers bracket of the Greene County Invitation here Thursday night. The Miners led 12-7 just over halfway through the opening period, but the Eels offense got on track as they handed Linton-Stockton a 63-49 loss...
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Lady Cards turn up defense against NC
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/09)
Bloomfield limited the North Central duo of Katie Brown and Jocelyn Boyll to four points as the Lady Cardinals defeated host North Central 49-29 in a high school girls basketball game Thursday night. The victory was the eighth in 12 contests for the Lady Cardinals while the LadyBirds dropped to 7-4...
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Lady Lakers earn fourth victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/09)
Shakamak outscored visiting West Vigo 19-9 in the third quarter as the Lady Lakers pulled away for a 42-25 victory in a non-conference high school girls basketball game Thursday night. Shakamak (4-9) led 14-6 at the half before pushing its advantage to 33-15 going to the fourth period...
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UPDATED: Giant 'welcome home celebration' planned Jan. 31 in Indy for local Guardsmen; Linton native to sing National Anthem
(Local News ~ 01/08/09)
The Indiana National Guard is celebrating the return of more than 3,500 soldiers and airmen from the 76th Infantry Brigade from overseas deployments in 2008 in Lucas Oil Stadium at Indianapolis at noon Jan. 31. This "Welcome Home Heroes Celebration" will feature soldiers and Company A , 1-151st Combat Team -- based in Linton -- that deployed overseas in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Among the program guests will be Linton native Holly (Dunn) Lynn, who currently is progressing her singing career in the Nashville, Tenn., area.
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