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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/15/09)
Greene County Singles Greene County Singles will host a dance and dinner Saturday at the Greene County Extension Building at Switz City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., and dance from 7- 10 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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Shirley Ann (Gardner) Blackmore
(Obituary ~ 12/15/09)
Shirley Ann (Gardner) Blackmore 65, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 at her home. Born Oct. 7, 1944 in Linton to James and Margaret (Gallian) Gardner. She was preceded in death by both parents and a brother Michael. She is survived by her husband Larry Blackmore, three children, James Blackmore (Jada Beck), Sarah Astafan (Jeff) and John Blackmore (Toni), two sisters, Reva Gallian of Bloomington and Donna Cheney (Jerry) of Williams, Indiana. ...
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GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 12/15/09)
ACTIVITY LOG...
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 12/15/09)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one fraud investigation, one medical/extraction, three requests for information only, one structure fire, one suicide or attempted suicide, two medical/illness, one alarm, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one theft-other, three welfare checks/concerns, one ordinance violation and five traffic stops...
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Eastern Greene parent faces charges for not sending student to school
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
Preliminary charges of class D felony neglect of a dependent and a class B misdemeanor compulsory school attendance violation were filed against Karl D. "Doug" Brock in Greene Superior Court this week. No arrest warrant was issued but Brock will receive a summons to appear in court for an initial hearing...
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GCHD hopes to reach more people with free clinic
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
Look for another H1N1 vaccine clinic to be offered by the Greene County Health Department. "In an effort to reach more people, we will be having another free vaccination clinic on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. The clinic will be open to any ages," explained Registered Nurse Marilyn Crays, who also serves as the public health nurse at the clinic...
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Post Office offers shipping tips
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
With 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages expected to be delivered this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service has some tips to get gifts to their destination swiftly and safely. "The Postal Service is making it easier to ship packages to family and friends this season," said Kim Yates, a spokesperson for the Postal Service in Indianapolis. "Proper addressing and proper packaging will help us give every gift the service it deserves."...
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EG to move central office next year
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
By Anna Rochelle STAFF WRITER Plans are under way to move the central offices of the Eastern Greene School District into a currently vacant building that formerly housed the school's agriculture shop. The deteriorating condition of the current central office building, and the high cost to make necessary repairs, resulted in the Eastern Greene School Board giving the move a vote of approval during its meeting Monday evening...
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L-S Board to vote on new principal Monday
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees faced a tough decision Monday night when it met in executive session. With six strong candidates for Linton-Stockton High School principal, it wouldn't be easy to narrow the finalists down to one. But that's exactly what happened...
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State OKs Linton's 2010 budget
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
The 2010 budget is back and looking pretty good according to Linton Mayor Tom Jones. "The budget was very well-written," he said during the December meeting of the Linton City Council. But, the $3 million budget suffered some minor cutbacks. "There was an $18,000 cut in the general fund," Jones added...
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Teen learns how to help others via internship
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
Mariah Hubbell's learning more stocking shelves than most teens her age would about the value of good deeds. Last week, Hubbell, 18 and a senior at Linton-Stockton High School, began an internship at Linton Community Food Pantry, a multi-faith charity effort serving area needy...
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Bloomfield woman tests .24 blood-alcohol content Saturday
(Local News ~ 12/15/09)
A 27-year-old Bloomfield woman, Goldie L. Kieninger, was arrested late Saturday after police were called about a woman swaying back and forth while standing in a puddle and yelling at people who were minding their own business. Bloomfield Deputy Marshal Jordan Hasler was dispatched at 10:29 p.m. to the intersection of Judge Street and Indiana Avenue about a female who was harassing a man...
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Lady Cards beat WRV
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/09)
SWITZ CITY -- Bloomfield pushed its record to 3-1 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference after a 58-28 victory over host White River Valley in a high school girls basketball game here Tuesday night. The Lady Cardinals, who improved to 4-5 overall, scored in double figures in every quarter and forced the host Lady Wolverines into 29 turnovers...
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Lady Thunderbirds lose at South
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/09)
Eastern Greene limited undefeated Bloomington South (8-0) to just 20 points in the first half, but never found its offense in a 48-21 setback to the host Lady Panthers Tuesday night in a high school girls basketball game. Despite the defense, the Lady Thunderbirds trailed 20-3 at intermission...
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