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Johnny Joe "Pinky" Wright
(Obituary ~ 05/17/10)
Johnny Joe "Pinky" Wright, 59, of Sandborn, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010, at his residence in Sandborn. John was born on April 19, 1951, in Greene County, to Dora Blueford 'Bill' and Ellen May (Nail) Wright. On March 7, 1970, John was united in marriage with Sharon Kay (Harper) and they had two sons...
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Wright Township residents asks commissioners about oversized earth mover on county road
(Local News ~ 05/17/10)
A Wright Township resident informed the Greene County Commissioners during Monday morning's meeting that an oversized "pan type scraper" or earth moving equipment has been using a county road near his residence in recent weeks. Fred Hubbell asked the commissioners if this was legal...
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Linton PD to participate in 'National Night Out' observance
(Local News ~ 05/17/10)
Look for National Night Out to be celebrated in Linton this summer. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell provided details on the event that focuses on bringing the police and community together. "Terre Haute, Vincennes and a lot of other cities participate in it and they seem to have a pretty good success," he explained. "It gets the community and police to join together to promote police-community partnerships."...
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Jasonville mayor asks for county's support of walking/bike trail development
(Local News ~ 05/17/10)
If Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell and a group of area residents have their way, a bicycle/walking trail to Shakamak State Park will be a reality sometime in the near future. Terrell, who was accompanied by economic development committee member Jim Johnson, presented a petition, which contained more than 500 names, to the Greene County Commissioners on Monday...
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Eastern FFA comes to the rescue of pre-school class
(Local News ~ 05/17/10)
A group of Eastern Greene FFA members stepped up to the plate and made it possible for a group of pre-schoolers to attend a youngsters farm event in Bloomington The Monroe County Kids Farm Festival was conducted May 5 at Peden Farms in Bloomington and a local preschool group from Templeton Elementary in Bloomington was hoping to go...
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Despite rain, Relay for Life exceeds expectations
(Local News ~ 05/17/10)
SWITZ CITY -- The skies were gray and bleak. Still, the hopes shone on, undimmed, as the weekend's 15th Annual Greene County Relay for Life exceeded expectations for participation and contributions. It's the second consecutive year rain has fallen on the event, but this year, no storms threatened to close it down as they did in 2009...
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Andrew Jackson "Jack" Newsom
(Obituary ~ 05/17/10)
Andrew Jackson "Jack" Newsom A graveside service will be conducted for Andrew Jackson "Jack" Newsom at 11 a.m. at the Worthington Cemetary on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Jack died Aug. 28, 2009 in Hyde Park, Vermont, at the age of 99. Born in Greene County on June 25, 1910, Jack was the second child and oldest son of Seeral Benjamin Newsom and Nettie Helen Cory Newsom...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 05/17/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Laurie Perez, neglect of a dependent, failure to comply with compulsory attendance law State v. Justin R. Shrader, battery with a deadly weapon CIVIL CASES Chase Bank USA NA v. James J. Yeryar, collection...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/17/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one illegal burn, three follow-up investigations, one juvenile-delinquent, three assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, two accidents with personal injury, three accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, three medical/illness, one animal complaint, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one domestic battery, one trafifc control, one extra patrol, seven thefts-other, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute, one community relations, two ordinance violations and 32 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/17/10)
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Cardinals dominate girls' SWIAC tennis tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
Friday afternoon was a perfect day for the start of the 2010 girls' SWIAC tennis tournament with promise of the same type of weather for Saturday. But as has happened many times before, the clouds started building Saturday morning and before the singles or doubles finals could be completed rain shut everything down...
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Lady Miners roll to invitational title
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
Class 2A No. 2 Linton-Stockton continued their march toward the post season with three more wins on Saturday. They came as the Lady Miners went 3-0 and earned the title in the Evansville Central Invitational. Behind three solid outings in the pitching circle from senior Stephanie Fougerousse, Linton-Stockton rolled to decisive wins in all three outings...
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WRV wins third game
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
White River Valley scored five runs in the first and never trailed in posting a 9-4 victory over Shoals in a non-conference high school softball game at Switz City Friday night. "We have been improving each game," said WRV coach Ruan Fougerousse, whose Lady Wolverines improved to 3-13. "We start out with five runs in the first and led the whole game...
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T-Birds sweep twin bill
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
Eastern Greene defeated visiting Orleans 5-2 and 11-6 in a high school baseball doubleheader Friday. The two wins evened the Thunderbird record at 8-8. "We had not played in about a week since the Edgewood game because of rain," said Eastern Greene coach Trevor McConnell. "I did not know if we could keep up our momentum after being off so long...
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Lakers blast WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
The Shakamak Lakers clinched at least a share of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball title after posting a 16-0 win over visiting White River Valley Monday night. Brock Dowell got the win in his first varsity start as the Lakers improved to 17-7 overall and 6-1 in the conference...
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Lady Lakers struggle for runs
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/10)
Terre Haute North pounded out 18 hits and limited the Shakamak Lady Lakers to just a single run in the seventh inning during an 11-1 non-conference decision at Jasonville. The Lady Lakers were unable to produce more than their lone run despite an eight-hit attack...
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