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Janie Griffith
(Obituary ~ 08/02/10)
Janie Griffith, 85, of Goshen, died Friday evening, July 30, 2010, at Goshen General Hospital. She was born April 21, 1925 in Linton to William and Isabelle (Fowler) Currans. In 1946 she married William Griffith. Her parents and husband preceded her in death...
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Almond, Sims to marry
(Engagement ~ 08/02/10)
The parents of Rebekah Leigh Almond and Jay Michael Sims are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding. Almond is the daughter of Terryl and Glinda Almond of Princeton. She graduated from Wood Memorial High School in Oakland City in 2003 and from Indiana State University in 2007...
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Jerrells-Wamathi
(Engagement ~ 08/02/10)
Melvin and Rita Bruner of Bloomfield, along with Mike and Rosemary Jerrells of New Harmony, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Hilary Sue Jerrells to William Kanyi Wamathi. The ceremony will be at Bloomfield Christian Church on Aug. 21. Invitations have been sent...
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To wed Aug. 21
(Engagement ~ 08/02/10)
Melvin and Rita Bruner of Bloomfield, along with Mike and Rosemary Jerrells of New Harmony, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Hilary Sue Jerrells to William Kanyi Wamathi. The ceremony will be at Bloomfield Christian Church on Aug. 21. Invitations have been sent...
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Almond-Sims to marry at New Harmony
(Engagement ~ 08/02/10)
The parents of Rebekah Leigh Almond and Jay Michael Sims are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding. Almond is the daughter of Terryl and Glinda Almond of Princeton. She graduated from Wood Memorial High School in Oakland City in 2003 and from Indiana State University in 2007...
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Our Opinion: Bloomfield School District right on the mark with marketing plan
(Editorial ~ 08/02/10)
Today, in a challenging economic climate for public schools, a local school is taking innovative steps for this area to market itself. The Bloomfield School District is using unconventional, but successful methods to reach out and let people know what its schools have to offer...
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Leslie "Sam" W. Crowe
(Obituary ~ 08/02/10)
Leslie "Sam" W. Crowe, 79, of rural Bloomfield died Saturday, July 31 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 3, 1930 in Greene County, Sam was the son of Bryan and Nellie (Sullivan) Crowe. He married Nina M. (Workman) Crowe on Aug. 15, 1954. He was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church and the Solsberry American Legion Post #450. ...
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Dorothy L. Howard
(Obituary ~ 08/02/10)
Dorothy L. Howard, 93, of Indianapolis and formerly of Sandborn, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 2, 2010. She was born in Elnora on Oct. 18, 1916, to Curtis and Osia (Rader) Lynn. On May 20, 1936, she married Ira A. Howard. Dorothy was a member of the Sandborn United Methodist Church and the Englewood Order of Eastern Star. She was a homemaker, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend to all...
- High school fall sports practice begins (High School Sports ~ 08/02/10)
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Small town boy does good
(Community Sports ~ 08/02/10)
There are many stories about small town boys who grow up to make something of themselves -- and Dugger native Joel Leaman is certainly no exception. Leaman took the values and skills he learned as a student-athlete at Union (Dugger) High School, and with a little hard work along the way, to become a very successful multi-sport coach in the Indianapolis area...
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Loogootee defeats Eastern Greene in local Babe Ruth finale
(Community Sports ~ 08/02/10)
BLOOMFIELD -- It took eight days and 22 games, but things were finally decided in the 2010 Greene County Babe Ruth League Postseason Tournament Sunday at Bloomfield. When things were settled, it was a team from neighboring Daviess County that ultimately took home the trophy as Loogootee defeated Eastern Greene 13-20...
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UPDATED - God gave rock and roll to you; Lamb Jam kicks off with cheers.
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
While many rock concert promoters fret about bands running late over a missed limo or a trashed hotel room, local artists Hwy 111 had a far better reason for lagging a bit behind for their appearance at the inaugural Lamb Jam on Saturday at Linton's Roy Clark Community Building. "We had a baptism to go to before we left this morning, so we were a little crunched for time," said Linton's Chelsea Anderson, 19, returning from the Youth In Christ Camp, held in Illinois, in the nick of time. "But we made it OK."
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No one seriously injured when truck flips
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
No one was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday at 1:05 p.m. on State Road 54 East in Linton. According to the Linton Police Department, Valerie Husband, 26, was eastbound on S.R. 54 when a vehicle driven by Tyler Montgomery, 16, pulled out of the Taco Bell parking lot going across traffic to travel west on S.R. 54...
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Yard sale event to benefit Clothe-A-Child program
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
It'll be yard sale heaven at Trinity Lutheran Church this weekend. The Linton church will offer up all sorts of sale items Friday and Saturday with 50 percent of the revenue going back to Linton Civitan Cloth-A-Child, explained Jenny Schroeder, event organizer...
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County agrees to charge municipalities its 'at cost' price for emergency supplies
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
Any incorporated Greene County city, town, levy or ditch board that uses any county purchased materials will now have to pay. The county commissioners adopted a new policy Monday morning that addresses charges to other governmental bodies for road materials and supplies in the event of emergencies or natural disasters...
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Request made to slow down eastern county road drivers
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
An eastern Greene County resident asked the county commissioners Monday morning for some help in slowing down speeding motorists on a busy stretch of a heavily traveled county road. Richard VanPelt, who lives on County Line Road, presented a petition containing about 50 names from individuals who support his proposal to impose a speed limit...
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Everyday heroics: One Korean vet's quest for what he was promised
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
Houston Thomas never got the medal, or the promotion, he was promised. It doesn't matter to the Linton man, who knows he and his comrades in arms fought the good fight. And even now, six decades older, he remembers one night, when as a combat engineer, he had his chance to shine...
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Warrant issued following July wreck near Solsberry
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jessica Purtlebaugh, 24, Bloomington, a driver in an early morning crash in July on State Road 43, north of Solsberry, involving only one vehicle. Purtlebaugh's two children were passengers and Purtlebaugh was suspected of driving while intoxicated...
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Dugger audit generally good, but PERF problems arise
(Local News ~ 08/02/10)
DUGGER -- A recent biannual state audit of Dugger's operations by the State Board of Accounts generally went well, but revealed the toll taken by frequent changes in clerk-treasurers over the past three years, town board members said. Specifically, some Public Employee Retirement Fund money has not been paid in...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 08/02/10)
Linton Youth Football will conduct sign-ups for players in second through sixth grades for football and in first grade for flag football on Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Thursday, Aug. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again Saturday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Dave Russell's house...
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