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Civitan's annual Easter egg hunt set for Friday
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
The Linton Civitan Club will sponsor its annual Easter egg hunt on Friday at the Linton-Stockton Elementary School. It will be for students in first and second grades at Linton. Students will meet in the multi-purpose room at 11:45 a.m., and then go outside for the hunt...
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Woman says Vest shoved her into woodpile, hits her in back of head
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
Allen L. Vest, 47, Linton, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday after Linton police officers responded to a call about a fight in the street near NW 9th St. and Glenburn Road. A police report says when officers arrived on the scene, they spoke with Vest who said he shoved a woman down...
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Firemen use annual ball proceeds to help community
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
For fun, food and live music be sure to check out the 18th annual Fireman's Ball scheduled for April 25 at the Linton Elks Lodge. The fundraising event kicks off at 7 p.m. with the local sounds of The Good, Bad and the Ugly...
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Jugs and yo-yos are great for unconventional catfish
(Outdoors ~ 04/09/09)
There is more than one way to skin a cat. Traditional rod and reel fishing remains the far-and-away favorite for catching catfish, but less conventional methods of jugging and yo-yoing will produce fish. Jugging is a method of fishing in which an angler attaches a stretch of line to a floating jug -- milk jugs or 2-liters are common; attaches a hook, weight, and bait, and sets the jug to drift. ...
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Barton birth announcement
(Births ~ 04/09/09)
Brylea Barton is proud to announce the birth of her sister, Adilea Faith. Adilea made an early arrival into the world. She was born on March 6, 2009 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds and 9 ounces, and was 20 1/2 in. long. The proud parents are Jerod and Amy Barton of Jasonville...
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Four nabbed on alcohol-related charges near state forest
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
Three 20-year-olds and one 22-year-old will be summoned to appear in Greene Superior Court on alcohol-related misdemeanors after a car was stopped by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Inman for running a stop sign around 2:25 a.m. Sunday. A preliminary charge of recklessly furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors was filed Wednesday against Justin J. Hewett, 22...
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Citizen's Academy graduation set for April 16
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
It's graduation time for Greene County Citizen's Academy. The graduation program slated for 6 p.m. on April 16 at the 4-H Fairgrounds features group projects, recognizes graduates and more, noted Cam Trampke, coordinator of the Greene County Community Learning Center and program director...
- Miners lose at Sullivan (High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
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Lady T-Birds win two
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
The Eastern Greene girls track and field team opened up their season with a pair of victories in a triangular meet at home against Orleans and Lighthouse Christian Thursday night. The Lady Thunderbirds registered 72 points, Orleans was close behind with 61 and Lighthouse Christian posted five points...
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Lady Wolverines earn first win
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
Rachel Mowery had two doubles and drove in four runs as the White River Valley softball team defeated visiting Barr-Reeve 6-1 in a high school game at Switz City Thursday. It was the first victory in three contests for WRV. "It was really good for the girls to get their first win," said WRV coach Ruan Fougerousse. "They really deserved it. The girls have improved so much just since our first game...
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House paces Bulldog golfers
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
Union (Dugger) senior Taylor House shot 41 to earn low medalist honors in a high school golf match at Rolling Meadows Thursday. South Putnam won with a total of 187, host Owen Valley shot 190 and the Bulldogs finished third with a 195. Also for Union (Dugger), Michael Talpas had a 47, Fred Brust 52, Caleb Hale 55 and Tyler Talpas fired a 58...
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Lady Miners fall at Northview
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
BRAZIL -- Northview's Shelby Colson and Kirstin Kimball each hit two-run bombs to ignite the Knights varsity softball team to a 5-0 victory over visiting Linton-Stockton here Thursday night. After a slow start on the mound, in which Colson walked the lead-off batter and threw a pair of wild pitches, she settled in to blank the Miners in the Knights' home opener...
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Brown, Johnson win, but Miners lose
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team lost a 4-1 decision at North Daviess Thursday in a high school match. The lone point for the Lady Miners (0-2) came at No. 2 doubles where Arial Brown and Megan Johnson defeated the Lady Cougar duo of Justene Gingerich and Sarah Smith 6-3, 6-0...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 04/09/09)
Linton Church League Softball Association is taking entries for the summer season. The season will begin on Monday, June 1st. The entry deadline is on Saturday, May 15th. Call Michael Riggleman at 798-6379 to enter your team. The American Cancer Society in cooperation with the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association is again sponsoring Baseball Strikes Out 'K'ancer...
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Shakamak gives junior high new schedule, corridor of its own
(Local News ~ 04/09/09)
In a unanimous vote, the MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees approved the recommendation for a new junior high school schedule and a separate corridor for junior high classes. "There has not been a division between junior high and elementary," explained Junior/Senior High Principal Vanessa Hodge. "We have been brainstorming for ways to give junior high their own ownership."...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 04/09/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one request for information only, one incident of trespassing, one assist to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one school/foot patrol, one animal cruelty, one loitering, two accidents with property damage, five medical/illness, one alarm, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, three assists to other agencies, two welfare checks/concerns, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and 10 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 04/09/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Rhonda Kay Stevenson v. Richard Scott Stevenson, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Bryan G. Daugherty, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/09/09)
1960-70 Linton-Stockton class reunion The deadline for advanced tickets to the LSHS 1960-70 class reunion has been extended to May 1. Advance tickets are $20 person. Tickets at the door are $30 per person. The reunion will be July 3 at the Linton Elks. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music at 8 p.m. For more information contact Connie Kinnett at 847-9772 or visit the Web sites http://reunion6070.ning.com or http://6070.homestead.com...
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Lakers win at Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
The Shakamak Lakers baseball team erupted for a six runs in the sixth inning to help propel them to their first win of the season against Cloverdale Thursday night in a non-conference game, 11-7. Tyler Grissom picked up the win for the Lakers on the mound, by tossing three innings, giving up one run on two hits and fanning three batters...
- Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area to be featured at banquet (Local News ~ 04/09/09)
- NEWLY UPDATED BREAKING NEWS: THREE SHOTS FIRED IN ALLEGED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN EASTERN GREENE COUNTY (Local News ~ 04/09/09)
- Miners, Lakers compete against each other (High School Sports ~ 04/09/09)
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