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Final election results, online poll end up close
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
The following is a comparison look at the www.gcdailyworld.com election straw poll with the actual results from Tuesday's election. Week 1 (W1), Week 2 (W2), and Week 3 (W3) are listed first with the actual results listed last: Clerk W1 W2 W3 Actual...
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There are good people all over the world
(Column ~ 11/03/10)
We've been in Bloomington a little over a month. Just like Linton has its own character and small-town personality, Bloomington exhibits over and over some of its character as well as the differences. The biggest difference we can see is the conservation of everything. I've never seen so many different kinds of bikes in my life and they are constantly being used as the main means of transportation...
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Letter to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/10)
Thanks for supporting Tour de Greene To the editor: On behalf of the Greene County Citizens' Academy Legacy Organization, Inc. (CALO) we would like to thank all of the participants and sponsors of our Inaugural "Tour De Greene" Road Rally and Motorcycle Ride...
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The day-after finds 'the ball in the Republican's court' in a big way
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
By Nick Schneider ASSISTANT EDITOR The "day-after" has dawned following Tuesday's General Election near clean sweep by the local Republicans. Greene County voters cast their ballots for change -- a trend that was carried through in the majority of state and national races as well. When the dust had settled and the votes were counted, the local Republican Party was in control of all but one of the 10 courthouse elected offices. The exception was Democrat Shelby Meurer, the treasurer, who was not up for election this cycle. Incumbent Democrat officeholders in the assessor (Nancy Snellenberger), recorder (Rita Hennette), clerk (Jackie Winstead) and coroner's (Brian Gainey) offices as well as District 3 County Commissioner Bart Beard were all defeated. The only Democrat winning in a contested local race was incumbent Shelia Workman, who topped Donnie Johnson for the Center Township Trustee seat. The lone Democrat incumbents who were re-elected were unopposed County Councilmen Brent Murray and John Wilkes. The Democrats hold a 4-3 partisan edge on the County Council and have two of the three county commissioner seats. The Republicans had unopposed candidates Sheriff Terry Pierce and Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw re-elected to four-year terms. Republican County Councilman Ed Michael was unopposed in the General Election. Few of the contested local races were close, other than the coroner's race, which saw Sherry Wilson winning by 364 votes over incumbent Democrat Brian Gainey. The other races were settled by at least 772 votes or more. GOP District 3 Commissioner-elect Rick Graves scored the largest victory margin by defeating two-term incumbent t Beard by 3,654 votes, which was 646 votes more than the entire number of votes that Beard received. It was a day when 50.17 percent (10,099) of the 20,128 registered voters went to the polls or cast absentee ballots. Republicans cast a significant number more straight tickets than their Democrat counterparts by a 1,502 to 836 margin. There were also six straight ticket ballots cast for the Libertarian Party. Greene County Republican Chairman Otto Prow was very satisfied with the way the election turned out. He said the local GOP hasn't had this many county office victories in the last 26 years. Prow said his party fielded some good candidates. "The voters sent a message," Prow said. "1984 was the last year we won nearly every race. "I think we had good candidates. They worked hard and they went out to see people on that one-on-one basis and I think that helps. And, they had a message. Each one had a message about what they were going to do ... that's what you have to do and tell the people." Prow stressed that the ball is in his party's court now. "I told the candidates that I want them to learn everything they can before the first of the year. I want them to treat people with respect when they come in there (courthouse), if they have a problem, try to solve it. It's good to win. We've been on a lot of ends that we didn't win. Most of us know how that is. The way to keep winning is to do your job and save tax dollars and respect people that are coming into the different offices," he told the Greene County Daily World. Democrat Party Chairman Jeff Lehman agreed that Tuesday was a tough one for his party and it all kind of went along with the national and state trend against incumbents and members of the Democrat Party. Lehman admitted that it's been a long time -- farther back than he can remember -- since the Republicans controlled this many local elected offices. "It came down into the county races that if they were in, vote them out. I think that was just kind of the attitude that they had," Lehman said. "I want to commend the local candidates. I think all of them ran a good, clean race. "The ball is in their (the Republicans) court and we'll see what they do with it. The people spoke and it's time to move on and we'll see what happens. "Our (local) candidates worked hard and I'm proud of all of them that ran. I think they were all clean races."
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Miners aiming for fourth straight sectional
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/10)
Linton-Stockton (9-2) and Perry Central (8-3) both are riding winning streaks as they enter the football championship game in Class A Sectional 40 at 8:15 p.m. Friday at Linton's Roy Williams Field. The Commodores have won seven straight, including a 14-13 victory over seventh-ranked North Daviess last week...
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Trivia bowl will help Literacy Coalition
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
The Greene County Literacy Coalition is seeking teams to battle it out during its upcoming trivia bowl. The annual trivia bowl, which raises money for the coalition, is slated for 1 p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Saron Church in Linton. "All the proceeds go directly to the Greene County Literacy Coalition, which offers free one-on-one tutoring to adults in need of their GED, basic literacy skills, (and) learning English as a second language," explained John Helling, who serves as president of the Greene County Literacy Coalition.. ...
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Election called 'smooth' by officials; turnout was moderate
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
Tuesday's General Election was called nearly problem-free from a technical and logistical standpoint. "Everything went very, very smooth. There were no problems," reports Nancy West of the Greene County Voter Registration office. A slight natural gas leak was detected at the Fairplay Precinct voting location at the Greene County Fairgrounds about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, however, voting continued...
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Beta Sigma Phi to host annual bazaar
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
If you're in the mood for some holiday shopping, then be sure to mark your calendar for the Beta Sigma Phi's 28th annual holiday craft bazaar. The bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. Admission into the event is free and ample parking is available...
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Bloomfield NJROTC to host competition
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
The Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) will host an invitational competition featuring out-of-town units representing the Navy, Army and Marines from three states. The two-day event -- Nov. 12-13 -- will have competition in air rifle, athletes, drill (marching), color guard and exhibition freelance drill...
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Attempt to steal parts off isolated bulldozer sends locals to jail
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
Two people suspected of attempting to steal parts off a bulldozer with the intent of selling them as scrap metal were arrested last week and appeared in court Monday. In two separate cases filed in Greene Superior Court, Thomas D. Schloesser, 24, and Linda J. Schloesser, 49, both of rural Bloomfield, have both been charged with attempted theft, a class D felony...
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Woman facing theft charges following July incident in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 11/03/10)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 28-year-old woman, Brandi Deckard, accused of stealing a package of "Skittles" and a few other small items from a Bloomfield convenience store in July. Lt. Harvey Holt of the Bloomfield Police Department responded in the afternoon of July 24 to a report of shoplifting at Huck's Gas Station where the manager said Deckard had come in and paid for a few items then came back in 45 minutes later...
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Police Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/03/10)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of fraud, one assist to the utility department after hours, one property dispute, one funeral escort, two medical/illness, one animal complaint, one assist to another agency, two reports of harassment, one child abuse/neglect, one theft, one community relations and one ordinance violation...
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Court news
(Court News ~ 11/03/10)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES IU Credit Union v. James C. Stater, collection Travis L. Patterson v. Sara E. Patterson, dissolution PROPERTY TRANSFERS Ivan L. Sparks to Edward A. Lawson, property in Greene County William Leon Johnson to James R. Hartgraves and Judy Hartgraves, property in Greene County...
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