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Time for roof or consequences: Leaks could close jail
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Heavy rains last week proved a quick fix won't be enough for the Greene County Jail, spurring the county commission and council to agree to spend at least $100,000 to repair a leaky roof. "We've been messing with this too damn long. ... It's time to quit fooling around," said Councilman Jim Oliphant. "This should have been done a couple of years ago."...
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Trying to avoid deer, car crashed into trees then burned
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
No injuries were reported after a wreck in which a car caught on fire after crashing into several trees in eastern Greene County Saturday evening. Timothy Flynn, age unknown, of Springville, was driving a 1994 Buick southbound on State Road 45 north of the Bloomington Crane Gate when the accident occurred...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/29/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Household Bank (SB) NA v. Russell Wilkerson, collection Capital One Bank (USA) NA v. John I. Bradley, collection Capital One Bank (USA) NA v. Shirley Janisse, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. William R. Arthur, battery resulting in bodily injury...
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Linton Public Library offering new programs
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
If your toddler likes music and dance then the Linton Public Library has something new for you. "Cool Kids Create" is a music, dance and art program designed for children ages 0 to 3 years of age that is currently under way. Phyllis Franklin, children's librarian, said the program is a wonderful opportunity for grandparents, stay-at-home parents or other caretakers with young children...
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Canoe's owner reads Web site, claims his prize
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
The case of the lost canoe has been solved. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell reported early Tuesday that not long after a story about the canoe was posted Monday afternoon on the Greene County Daily World Web site, the owner called in to claim his canoe...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/29/09)
Greene County Singles Greene County Singles will host a dance, dinner and silent auction Saturday at the Greene County Extension Building at Switz City. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner will be at 7 p.m., and dance from 8- 11 p.m. Admission is $5 with a food item, $6 with a 2 liter soda or $7 empty-handed. For more information call 825-4032...
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GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/29/09)
* Sept. 28 -- Heather (Walls) Lawson, 30, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued for failure to appear and was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Rick Marques was the arresting officer.
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 09/29/09)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one follow-up investigation, two requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one drug investigation, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, one animal complaint, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one child abuse/molestation/neglect, three fingerprints for gun permits and four traffic stops...
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Commissioners seek loan to jump-start local stake of $825,000 signage grant
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Greene County Commissioners asked for a sign from the Greene County Council on Monday, seeking $50,000 in a loan needed to start signage replacement underwritten by a recently awarded federal transportation grant. The move and the money could prove a boon to the county's embattled highway department, which nearly lost 19 workers this year due to budget woes...
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Kramer learns from the best at Texas camp
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Valerie Kramer had an opportunity during the past two summers to attend the Bella Karolyi Gymnastic Camp near Houston, Texas. A Linton-Stockton High School graduate, Kramer has studied gymnastics for several years and has attended several gymnastic camps including the one at the University of Illinois...
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Parsley agrees to plea deal
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Gary F. Parsley of Worthington, the man accused of firing a gun at another vehicle during an incident of "road rage" last November, is expected to plead guilty to attempted aggravated battery, a class B felony. Parsley's case was set to go to trial by jury in Greene Superior Court on Tuesday but late on Friday, a negotiated plea agreement was filed with the court and the trial date was vacated...
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Webster accused of hitting man
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Another case has been filed against 27-year-old Dhyanna M. Webster of Worthington, the woman arrested earlier this month in connection with the bust of a meth lab that was reported to police to be operating out of a motel room. In the latest case, Webster is accused of hitting the face of a Worthington man who has metal plates in his face...
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Bloomfield defeats Cougars for 17th victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
Bloomfield boys tennis team finished its regular season at 17-1 with a 5-0 blasting of North Daviess without dropping a set. Derek Corn won his No 1 singles match 6-1, 6-0 over Lewis Nugent and No. 2 player Joel Oliphant finished strong with a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Rob Wilson...
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Lady Lakers win at Dugger
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
Riley Montgomery was 19 of 19 serving with 18 points, seven aces and one dig to lead the Shakamak High School volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-5, 25-13 victory over host Union (Dugger) in a match that counted in both the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and Tri-River Conference Tuesday night...
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Junior high cross country
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
The Bloomfield and Eastern Greene girls' Junior High School cross country teams were in action Monday afternoon against Batchelor Junior High of Bloomington. Batchelor won the meet (20) followed by Bloomfield (53) and Eastern Greene (63). Bloomfield's Alli Workman was the top finisher among county runners with a time of 13:22 to finish third overall...
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Lady Thunderbirds fall in four
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
Eastern Greene lost for just the fourth time in 22 matches, losing a 25-23, 23-25, 14-25, 20-25 decision at Bedford North Lawrence Monday night. "Tonight seemed to be a typical Monday night match for us," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "We just didn't get ourselves on track at any real point. We were focused in game one and seemed there to play, but that didn't transfer to any of the rest of the games...
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SWISH volleyball intramurals
(Community Sports ~ 09/29/09)
SWISH Volleyball Club is hosting intramurals this fall for girls in grades 4-6. Players will meet on Sundays 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 through Nov. 8 at Linton-Stockton High School Gym. Cost is $40, which includes a T-shirt. There will be a sign-up at the Linton High School gym on Oct. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m...
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Lady Miners fall in five
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
The Linton-Stockton volleyball team battled Class 3A Sullivan for five games, but the Lady Miners come up on the short end of a 25-12, 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 7-15 score to the host Lady Arrows Tuesday night. "As a whole, our serve receive was off all night long," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse. "As a setter, it is difficult to deliver the ball to the hitters when your pushed tight to the net or chasing one down...
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Sawyer Sparks lands big deal on TV show
(Local News ~ 09/29/09)
Bloomfield native Sawyer Sparks successfully pitched his soy-based molding dough product and got a deal in the ABC television network show "Shark Tank" that aired Tuesday night. Sparks, a senior in the Purdue University School of Agriculture at West Lafayette, settled for a $300,000 deal -- $100,000 each from three of the show's five "sharks investors" for a 51 percent interest in his product -- Soy-Yer-Dough...
- Gambill, Fougerousse, Laker girls, Clay City boys win at TRC cross country (High School Sports ~ 09/29/09)
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