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Students learn about city government
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
On Thursday, Linton Mayor Tom Jones signed a proclamation recognizing Municipal Government Week. To kick off this celebration, Jones and the directors of all city departments were on hand to welcome Linton-Stockton students from grades 5 through 12. These students were selected by their respective classroom teachers to participate in the Elks Government Day...
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What's your hot button?
(Column ~ 05/08/09)
I attended and recently graduated from the 2008-09 class of the Greene County Citizen's Academy. The knowledge I gained during the eight-month course has already become valuable to both my personal and professional life, the latter being especially true with our last session, "The Effective Board Member," presented by June Miller, Southern Regional Director of the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network (INRN)...
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Thelma Sueanne Edelman
(Obituary ~ 05/08/09)
Thelma Sueanne Edelman, 54, of Elliston, passed away at 7:46 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. She was born June 11, 1954, in Linton, the daughter of Garland and Norma (Borders) Daugherty. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her mother, Norma Daugherty, of Jasonville; her husband, Joe Edelman of Elliston, to whom she was married Jan. ...
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Marcella Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/08/09)
Marcella Jones, 98, Linton, passed away at 7:17 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Miller's Merry Manor in Mooresville. She was born Oct. 2, 1910, in Owen County, to Lloyd and Etta (Hubbell) Padgett. She was homemaker, and formerly worked as a nurses aid. She was a member of Church of Christ in Linton, and Greene County Historical Society...
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County law enforcement agencies eligible for federal stimulus funds
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
Greene County law enforcement departments and criminal justice agencies will be eligible for a limited amount of federal stimulus money as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The act was signed into law by President Obama on Feb. 17...
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Bloomfield Chamber requests donations for fireworks
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
With the Fourth of July quickly approaching, the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is in need of donations to its fireworks fund. Chamber Member Dan Sichting brought the need to the forefront. "With our account for fireworks being so low we are encouraging donations," Sichting said...
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Annexation on city council's agenda
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
Annexation appears on the agenda of Monday's Linton City Council meeting. An annexation ordinance will be presented by attorneys from Bingham-McHale law firm during a public hearing on the matter, noted Linton Mayor Tom Jones. A financial advisor from Umbaugh will also provide a fiscal plan -- which is a legal requirement of the annexation process...
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Arrest made in string of Jasonville car burglaries
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
A string of burglaries into parked cars in Jasonville over an eight-day period appears to have come to an abrupt end Thursday night when the Jasonville Police Department arrested a suspect. Aaron Gardner, 21, Jasonville, was booked into the Greene County Jail on suspicion of breaking into numerous vehicles, stealing a large variety of electronic equipment, then attempting to sell some of these items to a pawn shop...
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Bertha A. Wells
(Obituary ~ 05/08/09)
Bertha A. Wells, 93, formerly of Sandborn, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009, at the Heritage House of Greensburg in Greensburg, Ind. Born in Fillmore, Ind., on April 14, 1916, she was the daughter of Lowell and Nova (Arnold) Dicks. On May 29, 1953, she married Don E. Wells...
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Cardinals too much for Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/09)
Bloomfield played well on all five courts to earn a solid 5-0 road win against a quality Owen Valley team Thursday night. With the victory, the Cardinals improved their season record to 10-1 going into the final week of the regular season. In singles action, Bailey Maryfield defeated Adrian Gillaspy 6-2, 6-0, pushing her season record to 11-0, giving her 31 wins in her last 33 matches...
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Maryfield on record-setting path
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The girls tennis records continue to fall for Bloomfield High School's Bailey Maryfield. As a junior in 2008, Maryfield set the mark for all-time wins in a season when she posted a 20-2 record at No. 1 singles, helping the Lady Cardinals win the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament and post a 17-3 record, setting a school record for wins in a season...
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Polcie Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/08/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one title check, two requests for information only, two assists to the utility department after hours, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, one suicide or attempted suicide, one alarm, one animal complaint, one harassment complaint, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern and 12 traffic stops...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/08/09)
Horse and Pony meeting May 13 Greene County Horse & Pony Club will meet at 7 p.m. May 13 at the fairgrounds. Start bringing horses, the meeting will be at the arena. If you have not been enrolled in 4-H this will be the last meeting before deadline...
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Area sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 05/08/09)
Rain has again played havoc with area spring sports schedule. All of Friday's events, with the exception of the TRC track and field meet, were called off because of the weather. There also have been some postponements for Saturday. The Martinsville, Ill at Union (Dugger) softball game and Union (Dugger) at Sullivan baseball games have been postponed...
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Lady Miners, Clay City win TRC track championships
(High School Sports ~ 05/08/09)
The Linton-Stockton girls and Clay City boys were crown track and field champions at the Tri-River Conference meet at Linton's Roy Williams Field Friday night. This story will be updated.
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'Miracle baby' makes this Mother's Day special for rural Newberry family
(Local News ~ 05/08/09)
NEWBERRY -- Sunday is Mother's Day. The day will be even more special and a blessing for a rural Newberry family that has had a nearly 10-month long experience of excitement, joy, emotional highs and lows, filled with prayerful thanksgiving and faith-instilled hope...
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