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Kids Fair 2009 Photo Gallery
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
The annual Greene County Kids Fair, a family friendly event for young and old with interactive activities and information of interest to families, was Saturday at the Linton National Guard Armory. Nancy Cummings, who served as the chairman of the organizing committee for 2009, said the Kids Fair is a chance to learn about all of the different social service agencies in the county and have fun at the same time...
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James A. Morrison
(Obituary ~ 09/17/09)
James A. Morrison, 82, of Worthington, passed away at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born in Carlisle, Dec. 2, 1926, the son of Clifford Morrison and Mary Abrams Morrison. He was retired from Cummins Engines in Columbus, a farmer, a member of the Worthington Assembly of God Church, Washington Boat Club, and an 18 year member of the White River Valley Antique Association...
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Scotland Festival set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
The Scotland Festival may not be the biggest festival in Greene County each year, but it may be the most family friendly. And that's by design. "We have a lot of good, quality vendors and it's clean," festival publicity director Brenda Massette said. "They don't sell a lot of junk...
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Woman steals $15 from tip jar at eastern Greene business
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Tina Turpin who is accused of taking money out of the tip jars at a restaurant in eastern Greene County. Two preliminary charges of theft, both class D felonies, were filed against Turpin in connection with two incidents reported to have occurred at Grip's Pizza on State Road 45...
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Huntingburg council may allow golf carts on streets
(State News ~ 09/17/09)
HUNTINGBURG -- Should golf carts be allowed on city streets? The Huntingburg Common Council talked about the idea during its Tuesday night meeting. But before anything is decided, council members would like to hear residents' opinions on the concept...
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Edwardsport looking at town marshal position
(State News ~ 09/17/09)
The Edwardsport Town Council is discussing whether it would be financially possible to add a town marshal to the budget. Clerk-Treasurer Patty Roark said a town marshal is needed because of the increase in traffic due to the construction of Duke Energy's $2.35 billion coal-gasification power plant...
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Direct Support Professionals help many
(State News ~ 09/17/09)
In Indiana, over 19,000 people with physical and developmental disabilities rely on Direct Support Professionals to provide essential services including job support, connections within their community and assistance with typical daily activities. As the teachers, cheerleaders and many times the primary advocate for the individuals they serve, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) require a broad range of skills and abilities that are typically not commensurate with the wages afforded by the reimbursement received to provide those services.. ...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/17/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one follow-up investigation, one fraud, one custody dispute/exchange, one protective order violation, one disorderly conduct, one intimidation, two accident with property damage, one funeral escort, one medical/illness, one alarm, five animal complaints, one assist to another agency, one fingerprint for a gun permit and two traffic stops...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 09/17/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES George Foote v. State of Indiana, petition for post-conviction relief CIVIL CASES Wendy Sue Ynocencio v. Michael Anthony Ynocencio, dissolution GE Money Bank v. Bruce Shryock, collection Fifth Third Mortgage Co. v. David White and the unknown heirs at law of Robin White, deceased, mortgage foreclosure...
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James A. Morrison
(Obituary ~ 09/17/09)
James A. Morrison, 82, of Worthington, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born in Carlisle on Dec. 2, 1926, the son of Clifford Morrison and Mary Abrams Morrison. He was retired from Cummins Engines in Columbus, a farmer, a member of the Worthington Assembly of God Church, Washington Boat Club, and an 18 year member of the White River Valley Antique Association...
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Lady Cardinals lose conference game
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/09)
Playing without setter Kendra Spelts, the Bloomfield High School volleyball team lost a 18-25, 16-25, 25-19, 15-25 decision at Clay City Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals slipped to 4-14, 0-4 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference. "We had one day to prepare to play without Kendra," said BHS coach Susie Schulte. "Considering that, I think the girls played pretty well."...
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Eastern Greene tops Linton in SWIAC battle
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/09)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene has not had much success against Linton-Stockton in any sport, especially volleyball. But on Thursday night, the upstart Lady Thunderbirds continued their breakout season with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 victory over the three-time defending Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference champions...
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Shakamak spikers defeat SV
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/09)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers improved to 11-4 on the year with a 25-18, 25-11, 25-19 sweep at South Vermillion Thursday night. "We had a good win tonight," Shakamak coach Jeri Morin said. "We stayed strong and in control, very scrappy." Seniors Marki Collins and Amanda Gilbert paced the SHS attack...
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Shorthanded WRV falls to Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/09)
The White River Valley girls golf team dropped a dual match with Edgewood 145-202 Thursday at Cascades Golf Course in Bloomington. By mutual consent of both coaches, the match was played with only three scores counting for the team total due to WRV being shorthanded...
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WRV spikers sweep Lady Bulldogs
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/09)
WRV spikers sweep Union By Rick Curl SPORTS WRITER DUGGER--The White River Valley Lady Wolverines collected win number six after a 25-7, 25-15, 25-16 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference sweep of the Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs. WRV's win came despite the absence of senior Tayler Kail, who was still recovering from a minor knee injury sustained during the Lady Wolverines' win over Bloomfield Tuesday night...
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Shakamak School Board accepts 2010 budget
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
JASONVILLE -- The MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees voted unanimously to accept the 2010 budget presented by Superintendent Mike Mogan. Mogan said the total 2010 budget proposed is $8,257,938, which is up $37,000 from last year. He noted that the state cut last year's budget more than $400,000 from what was proposed...
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WRV tables decision on health, dental insurance
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees tabled making a decision on renewing the school's health and vision insurance at Thursday night's meeting. Currently, the corporation uses Anthem for its health and vision insurance. "They were giving us a 29 percent increase, which would amount to a significant amount of money," said WRV Superintendent Layton Wall. "I feel like this is too high."...
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Cato signs plea agreement
(Local News ~ 09/17/09)
Cynthia Lynn Cato, the woman accused of the attempted armed robbery of the Fast Point Convenience store last November in Linton, is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court on Oct. 6, not for a trial, but for a change of plea hearing. Cato has signed a negotiated plea agreement and is expected to plead guilty to the charge of attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, a class B felony...
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