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59-year-old arrested for public intoxication at Music Fest
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
One person was arrested on Saturday during the Linton Music Festival in Humphreys Park after police patrolling the area received numerous complaints about a man who was reportedly intoxicated. William Edward Scott, 59, Linton, was booked into the Greene County Jail on a preliminary charge of public intoxication...
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Bloomfield man wrecks near Greene-Monroe line
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
Timothy W. Paton, 26, Bloomfield, was arrested early Monday after a one-vehicle accident in which alcohol was believed to be a factor. Paton was driving a 1997 Toyota Camry on State Road 45 near the Greene-Monroe county line when the accident occurred around 3:30 a.m...
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Rural Linton woman faces several charges
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
A rural Linton woman was arrested on a number of charges early Sunday after police responded to a report that a female was bleeding in the roadway in front of a residence on SW F St. in Linton. Brandi M. Booker, 26, was booked in to the Greene County Jail on preliminary charges of residential entry, a class D felony, battery resulting in bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor, and public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor...
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Joe and Jan Edwards show
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
The 18th annual Joe and Jan Edwards Show was Sunday afternoon at the Bloomfield Town Park.
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Joshua Michael Thomas
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
He was born Feb. 16, 1985 at South Bend to Michael Thomas and Melinda L. (Hert) Thomas. Josh was employed at Black Beauty Bear Run Coal Mine in Dugger. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Thursday all at the Lawton Street Christian Church Fellowship Hall in Jasonville...
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Dorothy Miller Forbes
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
Dorothy Miller, 74, went home to be with her Lord at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Arnold Miller; daughter Carolyn Baker; son Donald "Rex" Miller; two grandsons Tony Faught and Joshua Hinton; brothers James and Donald Hickman; and nephew Donnie Frye...
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WRV netters compete at Loogootee Open
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
A short-handed White River Valley boys tennis team competed at the Loogootee Open on Saturday. The Wolverines were competing with just four players. The doubles tandem of Derek Myers and Austin Roudebush scored the only points for the Wolverines as they defeated the North Daviess duo of Shane Porter and Evan Hawk in the first round, 6-2, 6-3...
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EGHS wins Spiker Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Eastern Greene defeated South Knox 25-22, 25-17 and host White River Valley 25-17, 25-14 Saturday to claim first place at the WRV Spiker Invitational Saturday. The wins were Nos. 6 and 7 in a row for the Lady Thunderbird volleyball team, who improved to 7-1...
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Miner netters finish second
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Linton-Stockton split two matches Saturday to claim second place at the Princeton boys tennis invitational tournament Saturday. The Miners defeated Vincennes Lincoln 3-2 in the opening round before losing to the host Tigers 4-1. "I think we came out and surprised Lincoln a little bit," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "I think we caught them off guard...
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Lady Miners win two, lose two
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
The Linton-Stockton High School volleyball squad split four matches Saturday at the Barr-Reeve Invitational. The Lady Miners fell to Wes-Del 14-25, 12-25 and lost to Evansville Mater Dei 16-25, 23-25. Linton-Stockton beat Perry Central 25-21, 25-19 and Greencastle 24-26, 25-10, 15-12...
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WRV wins two at classic
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
The White River Valley High School volleyball team split two matches to finish second at its own Spiker Classic Saturday. In the opening match, the Lady Wolverines defeated Washington Catholic 25-15, 25-21. Sydney Kail had 10 kills and eight digs for the winners. Jasmine May dished out 17 assists and Lydia Miller had seven digs...
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Council trims about a half-million from highway department
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
The first cut may have been the deepest. However, whether it slashed deep enough remains to be seen. The Greene County Council took up 2010 budget deliberations Tuesday, trimming about a half million dollars from the county highway department. "We've cut it pretty deep," said Council President John Wilkes. "I don't know if we can cut much deeper."...
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Thousands pack park for annual Music Fest
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
The fifth annual Linton Music Festival blew out all expectations with its eclectic mix of live music and professional stage production as it packed thousands of folks into Humphreys Park over Labor Day weekend. People of all ages agreed that the 2009 fest was one of the best...
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'I think it exceeded expectations'
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
Mark up a success for the fifth annual Linton Music Festival. On Sunday, Jared Albright, event organizer, shared his thoughts on the recent festival -- which was held this past weekend. "I think we're all really pleased on how it's gone," he said. "We were anticipating a huge crowd this year. I think it's exceeded expectations."...
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Commissioners agree to repair, not replace jail roof
(Local News ~ 09/08/09)
The troublesome roof on the Greene County Jail was once again on the agenda of the Greene County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, but the idea of a major project was set aside in favor of a temporary repair due to lack of money. Bids to repair the roof were received from two contractors at the last meeting. The lower bid of $90,975 was submitted by Kenny Russell of K.R. Russell Construction who spoke to the board at this meeting about the problems on the roof...
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Kathryn Louise Richardson
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
Kathryn Louise Richardson, 79, Brownsburg, passed away Friday, Sept. 4 after a lengthy batter with lung cancer. She was born Dec. 4, 1929 in Linton to Ed and Stella Struckmeyer, both deceased. Survivors include daughters Kathy Lynn (Jim) Hosimer, Morgantown and Lisa Kay (Steve) Reeves, Indianapolis; son Kevin (Teresa) Richardson, Brownsburg; sister Sue (Tom) Myers, Missouri City, Texas; five grandchildren and foiur great grandchildren...
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Lawrence Lee May
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
Lawrence Lee May, "Shorty," 79, of Dugger, passed away at 7:01 p.m. on Friday Sept. 4, 2009 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born in Greene County on April 23, 1930, the son of Eaily Edward May and Exie Cunningham May. Lawrence was an Army veteran in the Korean War, a member of the Dugger American Legion Post 224, retired from Jackson Brothers Saw Mill in Linton, and was a member of the Bethel Community Church in Dugger...
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Anna Venita Freeman
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
Anna Venita Freeman 87, of Bloomington, passed away 1:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. She was born Aug. 31, 1922 in Greene County to Robert and Etna (Parker) Axsom. She was a homemaker. Surviving relatives include: one son, Anthony L. Freeman of Bloomington; one daughter, Melody Dawn Richardson of Solsberry; 12 grandchildren, 16 great, grandchildren, and six great, great, grandchildren...
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Lyman L. Stevens
(Obituary ~ 09/08/09)
Lyman L. Stevens, 89, of Waterford MI, age 89, died September 7, 2009 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was the Loving husband of Marjorie (Anderson) Stevens for 67 years, dear father of Rita Stevens. Also survived by grandson Sergeant Major Timothy (Kelly) Lehman, great-granddaughter Maggie Lynne, nephew Jon (Joy) Fair. ...
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Wells shoots 49 for Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Olivia Wells and Kristen Riggleman each shot season-lows for the Linton-Stockton High School girls golf team Tuesday at home against West Vigo. The Lady Vikings won with a total of 220. The Lady Miners finished with a score of 228. Wells was low medalist with a round of 49. Riggleman carded a 50 for nine holes...
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Lady Cards win own invitational
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Bloomfield placed six runners in the top 10 as the Lady Cardinal girls cross country team finished first at its own invitational Tuesday. They won with 15 points while Shoals had 47. Linton-Stockton and Washington did not have complete teams. Julie Riggins of Bloomfield was the individual winner with a time of 21 minutes, 24 seconds...
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WRV netters lose
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
The White River Valley High School boys tennis team lost to Washington Catholic 4-0 Monday. Both squads were short handed as neither line-up featured a two doubles team. The Wolverines will host North Daviess Wednesday. Washington Catholic 4, WRV 0 Singles...
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Miners blanked by NED
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Linton-Stockton slipped to 3-6 after a 5-0 loss to host Northeast Dubois in a high school boys tennis match Tuesday. "This is the first time we have been blanked all year," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "We played pretty flat and were slow at times."...
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Miner jv defeats Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Linton-Stockton rushed for 341 yards as the Miner jv football team defeated visiting Eastern Greene 36-16 Tuesday night. The victory was the third without a loss for the Miners. Abram Neff had 140 yards rushing on 12 carries, including TD runs of 10 and 20 yards...
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Cardinals top Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
The Bloomfield boys' tennis team sneaked past Edgewood 4-1 Tuesday afternoon on the Mustang's courts. The Cardinals picked up third set wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles and dominated at doubles to pick up their sixth win of the season. The No. 1 doubles team of Holden Hamm and Austin Schulte cruised to an easy 6-0, 6-1 win over John Kerr and Evan Swartz. Jacob Chestnut and Andy Cochrane were never behind in their 6-3, 6-2 win. Both doubles teams remain undefeated for the season...
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Short-handed Lady Miners struggle against Washington
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/09)
Moments before the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners volleyball team took to the court they got bad news. Then things became worse against visiting Washington. The Lady Hatchets were able to take full advantage of a quickly rearranged Lady Miner rotation and managed to walk away with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-23 win...
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