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Darrell Lee Dobbins
(Obituary ~ 10/06/10)
Darrell Lee Dobbins, 66, of Dugger, passed away at 5:40 a.m. Monday October 4, 2010 at Terre Haute Regioal Hospital. He was born in Sullivan County on October 12, 1943, the son of Vivian Oral Dobbins and Lois Jewell Lacy Dobbins. He was a U.S. Marine, a member of the Bloomfield American Legion Post #196, and retired from Naval Service Warfare Center at Crane. Darrell enjoyed camping with his friends at Sullivan County Park and Lake...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/06/10)
Many help Owensburg Cemetery To the Editor: The Owensburg Cemetery Association wants to express its sincere appreciation for help in maintaining the cemetery. There isn't much written history regarding the association; however, many years ago the community would spend a day cleaning up the cemetery and pitched in for a big dinner afterwards...
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Warrant issued for alleged molester who failed to show up for a hearing
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
A warrant was been issued for the arrest of Kevin V. Caldwell because he failed to show up in court for a hearing this week. Caldwell has been charged with two class C felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and he was ordered to appear at a pre-trial conference in Greene Superior Court that was scheduled for Monday...
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A stroll with a friend on a beautiful day
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
Linton retiree Jack Heady enjoyed a walk with his Schnauzer pet dog, Owen, on Wednesday morning along C Street NE. Heady says he's a regular walker covering at least five miles on most mornings. Looking around, he said, "This is sure a beautiful day." (Greene County Daily World/Nick Schneider)
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Linton man confesses to police that he robbed branch bank in Riley
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
A Linton man, who is the suspect in the Sept. 11 armed robbery of the Terre Haute Savings Bank in Riley, has admitted to police that he used money taken in the heist to pay off a drug debt. Travis R. Lawson, 40, of 340 E. Vincennes St., was booked into the Vigo County Jail on Tuesday afternoon and appeared in Vigo Superior Court 3 on Wednesday morning...
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Linton man arrested after he was found sleeping in vehicle
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
A 55-year-old Linton man, Harry R. Colbert, was arrested this week when he was found sleeping in his vehicle, in an intersection of State Road 54 in Linton around 1 a.m. Officers said he was intoxicated. Linton Police Officer Tom Jerrels was dispatched to S.R. 54 and NW 5th Street at 12:53 a.m. on Tuesday on the report of a person sleeping in a Jeep which was located in the intersection...
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Linton police investigating continuing vandalism in the park
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
From broken benches to destroyed pop machines -- vandals continue to strike Humphreys Park in Linton. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell provided details on the matter and stressed that the Linton Police Department is "looking to make an example out of someone."...
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Good turnout reported for National Take-Back Initiative
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
It was positive results for the National Take-Back Initiative -- which recently collected unused and/or expired medicine and sent it to a lab to be properly disposed off. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell explained that the Sept. 25 initiative had an exceptionally good turnout...
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Bloomfield Chamber seeking nominations for Hannah Award
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
The late Harvey L. Hannah was a remarkable, talented, artistic man, who loved his hometown community of Bloomfield. For a number of years he touched the lives of many people in the community with his love for education and art. Hannah taught art and government for 50 years at Bloomfield, Jasonville and Solsberry high schools...
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Porch fire being probed as possible arson
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
A recent porch fire at a Linton home is being investigated as possible arson. The fire occurred around 3:48 a.m. on Oct. 2 at 650 NE 1st St. and was initially reported to the Linton Police Department by a pedestrian. According to the initial police report, a pile of trash was burning on the porch of the residence and the LPD dispatched the Linton Fire Department to the scene...
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Prep football season reaches week eight
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
There are two games on the area high school football schedule this weekend as the regular season reaches week eight. There are just two games left before the sectional starts Friday, Oct. 22. The pairings for the state tournament will be announced Tuesday afternoon...
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Eastern Greene competes at Dubois
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
The Eastern Greene High School boys and girls cross country teams placed sixth and fifth, respectively Tuesday at the Northeast Dubois Invitational. Bedford North Lawrence won the girls varsity race with 40 points. Northeast Dubois had 75, Tell City 86, Forest Park 131, Eastern Greene 137, Southridge 150, Pike Central 171, Jasper 215 and Princeton 224...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/06/10)
No new entries.
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/06/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of breaking and entering, two follow-up investigations, two requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, three accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one motor vehicle theft, one other theft, one ordinance violation and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/06/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Melissa B. Eberle v. Joseph P. Eberle, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kevin V. Caldwell, failure to appear
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/06/10)
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Sandborn Town Council approves budget and salaries for 2011
(Local News ~ 10/06/10)
SANDBORN -- The 2011 budget and salary ordinance received a unanimous vote by the Sandborn Town Council Tuesday evening. The only changes from the 2010 salary ordinance were a $1.25 an hour increase for the street superintendent and a $.50 per hour increase for clerk-treasurer...
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Lady Bulldogs win junior varsity match
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
Although the Union (Dugger) varsity volleyball team remained winless, the Lady Bulldog junior varsity defeated Washington Catholic 25-16, 25-12 in a match in Daviess County Wednesday night. Marissa Abrams was 10-for-12 serving and finished with seven aces for the winners...
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WRV falls at North Central
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/10)
The White River Valley volleyball team finds itself back at .500 after a loss in three games at North Central Wednesday night. The host LadyBirds defeated WRV 25-9, 25-20, 25-21 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest. WRV, who made 42 of 44 attempts on serve, got 11 kills and 11 kills from Sydney Kail. Lydia Miller had seven kills and was 8-for-8 serving...
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