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Allen, Allbright to marry
(Engagement ~ 09/16/10)
Natasha Nicole Allen and Allen Ray Allbright would like to announce their upcoming marriage. The bride is the daughter of Bryan and Tammy Woodall of Switz City, and Jay and Heather Allen of Bloomfield. Allen is a 2008 graduate of White River Valley High School and is employed by Lyons Health and Living Center...
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GCDW EDITORIAL: Commissioners should put a hold on hiring superintendent
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
Mike Hennette's second stint as Greene County Highway Department superintendent comes to an end Sept. 24. Hennette announced his resignation earlier this week, and plans to spend more time with his family -- including his grandchildren. He may enter the political arena next year as a candidate for mayor of Linton, though he says that decision won't be made or announced until a later date...
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Anna Louise Mealey
(Obituary ~ 09/16/10)
Anna Louise Mealey, was stillborn Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She is the daughter of William C. "Calli" Mealey and Jessica Hollifield of Jasonville. She is survived by her parents, maternal grandparents, James and Elizabeth Hollifield of Jasonville and James and Judith Edmonson of Indianapolis, two brothers, Joshua and Andrew, both at home in Jasonville, and several aunts and uncles...
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John William Allen
(Obituary ~ 09/16/10)
John William Allen, 83, of Summerville, S.C. and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at his residence in Summerville. Born May 20, 1927 in Newark, Ind., he was the son of David Clayton and Ada (Mason) Allen. He worked for NSWC Crane and for Westinghouse before retiring as a self-employed truck driver. He is a veteran of the United States Army, former member of Bloomfield American Legion Post 196 and the Worthington VFW...
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Virginia L. Rankin
(Obituary ~ 09/16/10)
Virginia L. Rankin, 83, of Dugger, passed away at 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born in Sullivan County on July 5, 1927, the daughter of Fred Christy and Eva Boruff Christy. She married John Rankin on March 29, 1947, and he survives...
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Forest J. Stone "Stoney"
(Obituary ~ 09/16/10)
Mr. Stone was a resident of North Fort Myers, Fla., and former resident of Indianapolis in excess of 60 years. He was born in Bloomfield, Ind., on Feb. 3, 1927, the son of Ross H. Stone and Edith Carmichael Stone. Mr. Stone was married to Patricia L. Hendrix on Nov. 27, 1947, who preceded him in death on June 30, 1997. He later married Harriet A. (Dickie) Hambright on Aug. 16, 2003, who survives him...
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Land Use Planning/Zoning public informational meeting set for Tuesday night
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
Land use planning or zoning will be the topic of an informational public meeting Tuesday night at the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service office at the fairgrounds. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with the doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is being hosted by Farm Bureau, Inc....
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/16/10)
* Sept. 15 -- Amelia "Paige" Knotts, 20, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation, battery resulting in bodily injury and was being held in lieu of $6,000 bond. Greene County Sheriff's Lt. Bryan Woodall was the arresting officer.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/16/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one incident of trespassing, two requests for information, one fight, one drug investigation, two medical/illness, one VIN check, one suspicious vehicle/person, one complaint of harassment, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute and one traffic stop...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/16/10)
Friday, Sept. 17 Saturday, Sept. 18 Sunday, Sept. 19 Monday, Sept. 20 Tuesday, Sept. 21 Wednesday, Sept. 22 Thursday, Sept. 23 Friday, Sept. 24 Saturday, Sept. 25 Sunday, Sept. 26 The annual Helms reunion will be conducted at the Bloomfield Park South Shelter House. There will be a pitch-in meal at 1 p.m....
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Bloomfield School Board adopts $10.5 million budget for 2011
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
The Bloomfield School District adopted a $10.5 million budget for 2011 in a special meeting on Thursday night. The General Fund amounts to $7,685,667, Capital Projects $1,065,963, Debt Service $722,355, Retirement/Pension Bond Debt Service $233,733, Transportation $694,610 and Bus Replacement $176,000...
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Shakamak MSD talks about 2011 budget during regular board meeting
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
JASONVILLE -- Superintendent Mike Mogan opened the MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees meeting Thursday evening by explaining the process of setting the budget. He reported that the general fund is the largest portion of the 2011 budget, which is $6,719,961...
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Edgewood Mustangs corral Wolverines 5-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
The WRV tennis team was defeated 5-0 by a well coached Mustang squad on Thursday. Once again the number one doubles team of Derek Myers and Luke Mowery provided the excitement. They lost the first set to Seniors Evan Schwartz and Kory Kleinon, 6-4. But came back from a 3-2 deficit to take a 4-3 lead...
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BHS jv wins in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
The Bloomfield junior varsity defeated Clay City 15-25, 25-23, 15-11 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match at Glover Gymnasium Thursday. Kylee King paced the winners with nine assists, one dig, seven points and one ace. She was perfect in 13 attempts on serve...
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Owen Valley nips Bloomfield, 3-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
Bloomfield boys' tennis team dropped to 2-8 on the season after losing their seventh match in a row Thursday afternoon to Owen Valley on the Patriots' courts. For the second time this season Owen Valley bested the Cardinals in a 3-2 match. Bloomfield's wins came at the top two singles spots. ...
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Miners lose SWIAC battle
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
In a battle for first place in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, Linton-Stockton fell to visiting North Daviess 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match at Humphreys Park Thursday. The Cougars are now 3-0 in league play while the Miners slipped to 3-8, 2-1 in the SWIAC...
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Lady T-Birds hold off Linton-Stockton
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
With a little more than a third of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball season gone, the pileup at the top of the standings got a little clearer Thursday night after Eastern Greene handed Linton-Stockton an 18-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-13 loss at Linton...
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WRV tops Union (Dugger) in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/10)
White River Valley climbed over the .500 mark for the first time this season after defeating visiting Union (Dugger) 25-11, 25-20, 25-16 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball match at Switz City Thursday. The Lady Wolverines, led by the 17 kills of Sydney Kail, improved to 8-7 overall, 3-2 in the conference. She also had 16 points and four aces on 19-for-20 serving. She added five digs...
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BREAKING: Worthington police searching for hit-and-run driver and truck
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington police are seeking information on a hit-and-run incident that unfolded on State Road 67 in the town on Thursday evening. Worthington Deputy Town Marshal Eric Floyd says a red-colored older model Chevrolet S-10 pickup was northbound on SR 67 in the area of Jefferson Street and crossed the center line and struck the rear end of a car parked in a lot near the old Noel's Grocery about 6:40 p.m......
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Frog jumping turns into educational exercise at Bloomfield Elementary
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
Things were sure hopping among Bloomfield Elementary School fourth grade students Tuesday afternoon. Frogs -- large and small -- provided a hands-on lesson plan for the students by integrating language arts, math and science into a fun activity inspired by Mark Twain's noted story -- "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."...
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WRV hires AJ Graves as head coach of girls varsity basketball program
(Local News ~ 09/16/10)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley School Board hired A.J. Graves to be the next girls' varsity basketball coach during their regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening. Graves will fill the recently vacated position previously held by Joe Pigg for several years....
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