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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/10)
Thanks from the Scotland Festival To the Editor: The Scotland Festival Committee would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting the Art Show and Kids Games: LeGrand Art Studio, QT's Custom Embroidery, Haywood Printing, Bill and John Cady, Bloomfield Dairy Queen, Soy-Yer Dough, Linton McDonalds, Crane VFW post 9297, Crane VFW Men's Auxiliary, Crane VFW Women's Auxiliary, Linton Family Pharmacy, Lyonesse Farms, Harrah Reality, REMC, URS division of EG&G, Royal Veterinary Services, Taylor Creations, and Jenkins Funeral Home.. ...
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FoGP helps promote GPFWA
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
An update on Friends of Goose Pond was shared during the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce September meeting. Lee Sterrenburg, vice president of Friends of Goose Pond (FoGP), said that the group's mission has recently evolved into the promotion of Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area for tourism...
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Linton Public Library to conduct 'Chair-ity' fundraiser
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
The Linton Public Library is asking you to take part in its "Chair-ity Fundraiser." Library Director Shelley Williams provided details on the fundraiser -- which will help cover the matching portion of a grant the library has received. "The Linton Public Library has been awarded a USDA grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," she explained...
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Railroad offering $20,000 reward
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
The investigation continues into a 2009 train derailment in western Greene County that cause an estimated $4 million in damages to train equipment, product being hauled, and to the environment. Indiana Rail Road Company Attorney Kevin McShane, of Indianapolis, says there are some suspects in the case and information has been forwarded to the Greene County prosecutor's office for consideration of criminal charges...
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Terry Lee Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 09/24/10)
Terry Lee Hamilton, 59, of Ray City, Ga, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 at the Louis Smith Memorial Hospital in Lakeland , Ga. He was born April 14, 1951 in Bloomfield to the late Robert Lee Hamilton and the late Mary Bell English Hamilton. He was a 20-year retired Tsgt in the U.S. Air Force in civil engineering and served during Desert Shield/Storm. He was a mason in Knobnoster Lodge 245 in Knobnoster, Missouri ...
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Homer Moore remembered as humble, kind and a good Christian family man
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
A Linton man will be forever remembered by his family and community as humble, kind, patient and a source of unconditional love. Homer Lee Moore, 87, passed away Thursday at 6 a.m. He was an optometrist for more than five decades and was well-known and well-respected by many...
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Sybil B. Wakefield
(Obituary ~ 09/24/10)
Sybil B. Wakefield, age 93 of Linton, went to be with the Lord Friday morning, September 24, 2010, at the Linton Nursing & Rehab Center in Linton. She was born in Linton on December 3, 1916, the daughter of Roscoe and Pearl (Starkey) Valandingham. Sybil was a homemaker and was an avid Bible reader. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Linton where she taught Sunday school for twenty years...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/24/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/24/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one accident with property damage, four medical/illness, one animal complaint, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, one domestic dispute and 10 traffic stops. CITATIONS...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/24/10)
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Local National Guard unit could be called back to Iraq with others in the 76th Brigade in early 2012
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
Members of Indiana Army National Guard Company A, 1-151st Combat Team based in Linton and the entire 76th Brigade Combat Team were put on notice this week. The Department of Army said that they may be called back to Iraq for an "advise and assist" mission in early 2012...
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Governor to receive conservation leadership award from Ducks Unlimited in Linton on Sunday
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
Gov. Mitch Daniels will be recognized with a "Conservation Leadership Award" for his significant contributions to conservation in the state as Ducks Unlimited dedicates the Goose Pond Project on Sunday near Linton. The governor and speakers from Ducks Unlimited and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will give remarks, followed by the unveiling of a plaque that will be placed along State Road 59...
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First of five defendants connected with Newark shooting sentenced to ten years
(Local News ~ 09/24/10)
In the days following the shooting of Erik Tosti outside a residence in the Newark area on June 26, five people were arrested and charged with crimes ranging from attempted murder to assisting a criminal to dealing in methamphetamine. On Friday afternoon, the first of those was sentenced in Greene Superior Court...
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