- BREAKING NEWS --Closings and Delays for Tuesday (Local News ~ 01/27/09)
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UPDATED WEATHER OUTLOOK
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE -- INDIANAPOLIS FOR SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 445 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
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Schools closed
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
All Greene County and Dugger schools are closed today because of snow and ice.
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Accident on snowy road sent one to hospital late Monday
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The first report of an accident on the snowy roadways involved a woman who was injured after her vehicle ran into a ditch and then hit a light pole with the roof of the vehicle late Monday night. Teresa Pittman, 51, of rural Switz City, was driving north in a 2003 Ford on County Road 800W north of County Road 100s in Grant Township when the accident occurred around 11:20 p.m...
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Linton-Stockton basketball games rescheduled
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/09)
Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia would like to announce the following changes to the basketball schedules because of school being postponed Tuesday. The Lady Miners game at Sullivan will be played Saturday, Feb. 7. The Linton-Stockton boys will host Union (Dugger)Saturday, Jan. 31...
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Updated: Traffic is light, many drivers are staying off the roads early Tuesday - two accidents reported before noon
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
With all schools in the county closed and many people staying off the roads, as of 9:30 a.m., no morning accidents had been reported by the Greene County Sheriff's Department or the Linton Police Department. During weather events in the past few weeks that have covered roads with ice or snow, both the Sheriff's Department and the LPD were swamped with calls but that was not the case Tuesday morning...
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Driver slides off after having hard time keeping control
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
No injuries were reported following a one vehicle slide-off accident in Center Township in eastern Greene County Tuesday morning. Sandra Ferguson, 35, of rural Bloomfield was northbound in a 1999 Toyota Corolla on State Road 45 south of Carter Rd when she lost control and ran off the road...
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A Winter Wonderland?
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
(Photos By Shad Cox) The Greene County area was hit with 4-5 inches of snow from Monday night into early Tuesday morning. The area could receive up to 4 more inches before Wednesday morning. Area residents (from top to bottom) cleared off the front of their businesses and homes this morning and the mail was delivered as normal. Those out and about this morning -- Mary Barrient, Debbie Baker, Bryce and Kenny Gillan, Jared Albright, and Darren Dickinson...
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Driver slides off curve in highway near Switz City
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
A driver coming through a curve in the highway near Switz City was not injured and was able to drive away after sliding off the road Tuesday morning. Jennifer Cunningham, 37, of rural Linton, was traveling south in a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am on State Road 67 when the slide-off occurred around 10:10 a.m...
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Courthouse closed early Tuesday afternoon due to weather
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Employees at the Greene County Courthouse were headed home between 1-1:30 p.m. after they received notice that the building was closing due to the weather. At that time, it was expected the building would be open again on Wednesday.
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Basketball games postponed, rescheduled
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/09)
All of the area high school athletics events scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed, with several of them rescheduled. Bloomfield athletic director Monica Abernathy said the North Daviess at Bloomfield girls basketball game has been moved to Saturday, Jan. 31. The JV contest will start at 11 a.m...
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Fun in the snow
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
All Greene County schools were closed Tuesday because of snow. That meant students had plenty of time to play in the snow. Kaitlyn Byers, 9, and Dalton Byers, 12, built a snowman at their home on N. Washington St. in Bloomfield. Lacey Edington, also of Bloomfield, made a snow angel...
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Road update from Indiana State Police
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Indiana State Police at the Bloomington Post advise road conditions remain extremely hazardous in the district due to freezing rain. "Lawrence County has declared a Level 2 Warning which means conditions are threatening to the safety of the public and only essential travel is recommended such as to and from work and emergency situations, according to ISP Public Information Officer Sgt. Curt Durnil...
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Robert J. Weatherwax
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Robert J. Weatherwax, 89, of Lafayette, Ind. and Fort Myers Beach, Florida, died in Fort Myers, on Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Born April 11, 1919 in Clay County, he was the son of the late John Tarquin and Pearl Ruth (Liechty) Weatherwax. He was a U. S. Army veteran, having served during World War II from 1942 to 1945. In 1954, he moved his family from Midland to Lafayette. He was employed at Eli Lilly from 1955 to 1982 where he retired as a supervisor in the pipe shop...
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Katherine D. Carpenter
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Katherine D. (Martindale) Kindred Carpenter, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Monday January 26, 2009 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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Kathryn B. Osborn
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Kathryn B. Osborn, 94, of Lyons, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 at Bloomington Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home in Lyons.
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Ina Pearl Barnes Memorial Service
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Ina Pearl Barnes, 93, of Bloomington, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Barnes of Bloomington, her son, Bill Barnes (Charlotte) of Matthews, N.C., a granddaughter, and three great grandsons. She is also survived by one niece and five nephews...
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Wintry road conditions spur rash of wrecks
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
The first report of an accident caused by snowy roadways involved a woman who was injured after her vehicle ran into a ditch and then hit a light pole with the roof of the vehicle late Monday night. Teresa Pittman, 51, of rural Switz City, was driving north in a 2003 Ford on County Road 800W north of County Road 100s in Grant Township when the accident occurred around 11:20 p.m...
- Firefighter tribute in Linton (Local News ~ 01/27/09)
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Benefit planned for missionaries
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Two missionaries to Thailand are back in Greene County. Nathan and Bethany Scott and the newest addition to the Scott family -- McKenzie Grace -- are currently in Bloomfield visiting family and friends. While in town, a benefit for the missionaries has also been planned from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bloomfield...
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County, state get head start on roads
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Area highway crews were on the job early before the region's first major snow storm of the winter season hit Monday night. They are now bracing for the second round of storms expected to move through the area early Tuesday evening with the potential to dump another two inches of snow to the five inches that has already fallen in most areas...
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All Greene County schools closed
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Linton-Stockton, White River Valley and Shakamak schools will be closed Wednesday.
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WRV student faces battery charge
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Scott A. Wicker, 18, Worthington, was arrested Monday by Indiana State Police Trooper Robert K. Winstead on a preliminary charge of battery resulting in bodily injury. Wicker is accused of an attack upon a 15-year-old male at White River Valley High School. The attack involved grabbing, hitting, punching, and kicking...
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More snow on the way
(Local News ~ 01/27/09)
Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow. Another two to four inches of the fluffy, white stuff was predicted to hit the area between Tuesday afternoon and noon today. Alexis King, News Channel 2 weather person, explained Tuesday, "I anticipate another two to four inches falling throughout the area."...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/27/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one drug investigation, one complaint of reckless driving, two accidents with personal injury, two accidents with property damage, four medical/illness, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, two thefts-other, two disabled or stranded vehicles, one fingerprint for a gun permit and one domestic dispute.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 01/27/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Arretta Joyce Hubble v. Russell Lowell Goodman, Jr., support order GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Nicolle A. Fulk, conversion State v. Scott A. Wicker, battery resulting in bodily injury CIVIL CASES Lora Lynn Southern v. Kevin Dale Southern, dissolution...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/27/09)
Soil and Water Annual Meeting postponed The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District has postponed its annual meeting until Feb. 3. The meeting will be conducted at the 4-H Fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. Guest Speaker is Victor Shelton, Agronomist and Grazing Specialist. Catered by Three Generations. Tickets cost $7. Over $1,000 worth of door prizes...
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Robert Wayne Robinson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Robert Wayne Robinson Sr., 85, of Indianapolis and formerly of Bicknell and Greene County, passed away at 3:46 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Knox County on March 18, 1923 to Spencer Robinson, and May Wolford Robinson...
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Leona A. Kirkpatrick
(Obituary ~ 01/27/09)
Leona A. Kirkpatrick, 85, of Linton, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at her residence. She was born on March 18, 1923, in Coal City, to Charley and Effie (Love) Stantz. She married Marvin Kirkpatrick on November 30, 1945. Leona was a cook for Crane School and Crane Base for 15 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Switz City Christian Church, American Legion Post #22 Ladies Aux., VFW Ladies Aux. and was a pink lady at the Greene Co. General Hospital...
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