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Motorcycle rider injured in collision with deer
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
A Tuesday evening accident involving a motorcycle and a deer near the Greene-Sullivan county line sent one man to the hospital with numerous injuries. James Harkrader, 51, of Jasonville was operating a 2004 Harley Davidson on State Road 54 west of County Road 1500W when the deer ran in front of him...
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Zada L. Britton
(Obituary ~ 09/22/10)
Zada L. Britton, 87, of Linton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 at the Linton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Sept. 7, 1923, in Linton, Indiana to Herbert and Ethel (Bovenschen) Bobbitt. On July 20, 1946 she married Clarence E. Britton...
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Eight vying for 2010 Bloomfield Apple Festival Queen crown
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
The 2010 Delta Theta Tau Bloomfield Apple Festival Queen will be crowned Saturday night from a field of eight contestants. The contest will be at 7 p.m. in the Bloomfield Jr.--Sr. High School cafeteria. The contest is open to the public with an admission cost of $1 per person and no charge for children 6 years and under...
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Commissioners as a group undecided on zoning vote
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
The smoke has cleared from Tuesday night's land-use planning/zoning meeting at the fairgrounds. The bulk of the comments were aired by individuals who are essentially opposed to any form of zoning. The Greene County Commissioners will ultimately make the decision on whether land-use restrictions will be made in the county. That vote won't take place until a second public informational meeting is staged and they receive a recommendation from the Greene County Plan Commission...
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Football season reaches week six
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/10)
All three area high school football teams will be facing Southwest Seven Conference opponents during week five of the high school football season, including one Saturday game. Linton-Stockton (4-1, 2-0) at North Daviess (4-1, 3-0) -- In a battle of ranked opponents, the Class A No. 7 Miners and Class A No. 10 Cougars will meet Friday night at Cougar Valley...
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Mailing mistake: Several voters received duplicate ballot cards
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
At least 100 Greene County registered voters received duplicate absentee ballot cards in the past week. Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead acknowledged that a mistake was made some time between Wednesday, Sept. 15 and Friday, Sept. 18, which was the deadline to get the application packets in the mail...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/22/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/22/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of trespassing, one assist to the utility department after hours, one drug investigation, one report of shots fired, two accidents with personal injury, four medical/illness, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one theft, one animal/debris in a roadway, two domestic disputes and three traffic stops...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/22/10)
Thursday, Sept. 23 Friday, Sept. 24 The Greene County Election Board will meet at 3 p.m. in the Voter Registration Office, located on the second floor of the county courthouse in Bloomfield. Saturday, Sept. 25 Sunday, Sept. 26 Monday, Sept. 27 Tuesday, Sept. 28...
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Catherine "Katie" E. James
(Obituary ~ 09/22/10)
Catherine "Katie" E. James, age 84 of Linton, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born in Linton on September 2, 1926, the daughter of William and Isabelle (Fowler) Currans. Katie worked for 20 years at Craven's Cleaners, then 25 years at Mercury Cleaners, both in Linton. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, where she had served on the Parrish Council, in Linton...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/22/10)
Thank you for recent support To the Editor: We would like to thank all of our family and friends for their love, support, food and gifts during the loss of our son, Brian Wayne Mason. A special thank you to the Rev. James Stone for the wonderful eulogy...
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Former L-S art teacher leaving her mark on the elementary school with colorful mosaic
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
A former art teacher has left her artistic mark at the Linton-Stockton Elementary School. Sonna Berghaier may have retired in May, but LSES students and visitors are greeted at the entrance by a colorful mosaic that she had a huge hand in creating. And it is her hope that the three-paneled mosaic -- which features an underwater scene, a space scene and a landscape scene -- inspires all students to dream, explore and continue learning throughout their lives.....
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WRV slips to 8-8
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/10)
Vincennes Rivet defeated host White River Valley 25-17, 25-18, 25-15 in a high school volleyball match Wednesday night. The Lady Wolverines slipped back .500 (8-8). "Vincennes Rivet is a really good hitting team," said WRV coach Shawn Brown. "We had some trouble getting up our blocks."...
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Miners edge Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/10)
Seth Herndon and Kris Shipman rallied from a set down to win in three at No. 1 and 2 singles, helping secure a 3-2 victory by Linton-Stockton over host Greencastle Wednesday in a high school boys tennis match. "We were down 2-1 and down a set at one and two singles," said McKinney. "But Seth and Kris, our senior co-captains, stepped up and played like four-year letterman. They pulled through when we needed it...
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Cards escape with win over WRV
(High School Sports ~ 09/22/10)
Almost a month ago Bloomfield boys tennis team crushed WRV 5-0 in straight sets at all positions. Wednesday the Cardinals won again but this time by the skin of their teeth to a completely revised lineup from the Wolverines. It took Brandon Thornsbury gutting out a third set win to assure a 3-2 Bloomfield win...
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Middle schoolers run at South Knox
(Community Sports ~ 09/22/10)
Middle school cross country runners from Shakamak, Linton-Stockton and Eastern Greene participated in Saturday's South Knox Invitational at Verne. In the boys' race Eastern Greene (398) was 14th while Linton-Stockton (440) finished in 16th. Shakamak didn't have the required number of runners to post a team score...
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Lady Miners still undefeated
(Community Sports ~ 09/22/10)
The Linton-Stockton Middle School "A" volleyball team improved its record to 7-0 by defeating Bloomfield 25-18, 25-11 on Wednesday. Emma Brewer finished with one ace, two kills and a block. Hannah Padgett added one ace, three assists, a pair of kills and one dig...
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WRV runners first, Miners second
(Community Sports ~ 09/22/10)
White River Valley Junior High picked up a couple of wins in a cross country meet Tuesday at North Knox. In the girls race, WRV won with 25 points, Linton-Stockton had 35 points and North Knox scored 72. Lexi Graves of White River Valley was the individual winner with a time of 13 minutes and nine seconds...
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Linton man runs from police
(Local News ~ 09/22/10)
A police pursuit of a stolen truck Tuesday evening, followed by a foot chase after the driver parked the vehicle and took off running, ended in the arrest of Travis R. Lawson, 40, of Linton. Lawson was booked in to the Greene County Jail by Officer Thomas A. Jerrels of the Linton Police Department...
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