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Football sectional championship games
(High School Sports ~ 11/04/09)
1: Portage (6-5) at Merrillville (10-1) 2: Penn (10-1) at Mishawaka (10-1) 3: Fort Wayne Snider (9-2) at Warsaw (7-4) 4: Hamilton Southeastern (10-1) at Carmel (10-1) 5: Warren Central (9-2) at Lawrence Central (6-5) 6: Brownsburg (8-3) at Avon (5-6)...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 11/04/09)
The White River Valley Jr.-Sr. High School Fall Sports Awards Program is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the school cafeteria. The Southwest Seven Conference banquet is planned for Monday, Nov. 7 at the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. The meal will be at 7 p.m. with awards presented for the 2009 football season at 7:45 p.m...
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Literacy Coalition to host trivia bowl
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
The Greene County Literacy Coalition is seeking teams to battle it out during its upcoming trivia bowl. The annual trivia bowl, which raises money for the coalition, is slated for 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Saron Church in Linton. "This is our biggest fundraiser for the Literacy Coalition. We don't get any federal or state funding. We really rely on the community to help us out," explained Beth Burcham, who serves as the coordinator of the Greene County Literacy Coalition...
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Green to benefit from Friday night event at the fairgrounds
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
A helicopter will land at the Greene County Fairgrounds and the doors will open at 5 p.m. on Friday for the Benefit Dinner and Auction to help Chad Green in his fight against Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Everyone is invited to eat beans and cornbread and fried potatoes, take a horse and buggy ride, get a close-up look inside an AirEvac emergency medical helicopter, or win half a hog in a raffle...
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H1N1 immunization clinic coming to Bloomfield schools
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
Look for an H1N1 vaccination clinic at the Bloomfield Elementary and Jr./Sr. High School on Friday. The free clinic is slated for noon to 6 p.m. and will be in the BES Literacy Lab. A press release from the Bloomfield School District (BSD) explains that all students were given an informational letter, vaccine information sheet and a consent form Tuesday...
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Wet weather has slowed work on coal mine railroad spur
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
Wet weather has played havoc with construction of a railroad spur that will serve the largest coal mine in the eastern part of the United States. Indiana Rail Road Company spokesman Chris Rund says work on the $17.5 million rail road spur to the proposed Bear Run Mine, located south of Dugger, is progressing as weather permits...
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Bloomfield water treatment plant project on hold
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
Proposed work on Bloomfield's waste water treatment plant has been halted. On Tuesday, the Bloomfield Town Council moved to table the lift station project -- which would include replacing pumps and moving controls above ground among other features. In October, the council decided to advertise for bids for work on the lift station -- with the bids being opened during the November meeting...
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Bloomfield business helping with holiday project
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
Monroe Primary Care in Bloomfield will participate as a sponsoring agency in the 2009 Greene County Clothe a Child/Toys for Tots campaign. The project, begun in 1968 by the Linton Civitan Club, raises funds and collects clothing and toys to provide a brighter Christmas for Greene County families in need of community support. Last year, 540 children received assistance through the generous contributions of sponsoring agencies, area businesses, service organizations and community residents...
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Jasonville man faces more trouble after punching inmate at jail
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
An inmate in the Greene County Jail has been accused of punching another inmate in the face and head five or six times and will be facing a new criminal charge. Aaron W. Evans, 21, Jasonville, was being held in lieu of $15,000 bond on a charge of dealing in methamphetamine, a class B felony...
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Faith to move mountains: Eastern teen heads up massive winter coat drive
(Local News ~ 11/04/09)
An Eastern Greene freshman acted upon a faith challenge he received at a summer Christian youth conference and headed up the collection of more than 500 coats for area needy families just in time for the coming winter season. A good portion of the donated coats of all sizes, colors and designs were delivered Monday...
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Miners, Cougars to meet again in sectional championship game
(High School Sports ~ 11/04/09)
There are a million different ways to analyze the North Daviess (10-1) at Linton-Stockton (8-3) championship football game in Class A Sectional 40, set for 7 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field in Linton. Is it a revenge game for the Miners, who lost to the Cougars 34-6 on the same field Sept. 15?...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 11/04/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG No new entries. LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one follow-up investigation, one vandalism, one sex offense, two medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, two harassment complaints, one theft-other, two disabled/stranded vehicles, one domestic dispute and one ordinance violation...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/04/09)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Hutton Bruce Acres v. Ron Mellott, complaint Teresa Ann Almedina v. Alicia Almedina, grandparents visitation In the matter of the name change of Katherine Sue Davis, name change GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Robert J. Fougerousse, invasion of privacy...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/04/09)
Bloomfield leaf pick-up Leaf pick-up in Bloomfield is now under way. The street department is working rotations of north and south streets and east and west streets. Rake leaves to the curb, not in the street. Woodworkers Club Woodworkers Club will meet Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Shakamak Elementary School library. Snacks will be served...
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