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Black Friday: Shoppers get out early in search of bargains
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
It was up early for many local shoppers who were in search of bargains on Black Friday. "We had them waiting in line for the early bird specials," explained Rita Hagen, who is the store manager of Goody's in Linton. Despite the frightfully freezing temperatures, the local clothing store opened its doors at 7 a.m...
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Mary E. Edwards
(Obituary ~ 11/29/10)
Mary E. Edwards, 81 of Linton, passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born in Sullivan on March 29, 1929, the daughter of Paul C. and Blanche E. (Bennett) Simmons. She was a homemaker and did bookkeeping for her late husband's business, Edwards Masonry. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Linton...
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Glenda Rae Murphy
(Obituary ~ 11/29/10)
Glenda Rae Murphy, 72, of Bloomfield passed away at 9:08 p.m. on Saturday November 27, 2010 at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. Glenda was born June 26, 1938 in Wayne County, Ill., the daughter of Wayne and Wilma (Russell) Wilson...
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Emma Katheryn Reed-Goodwin
(Obituary ~ 11/29/10)
Emma Katheryn Reed-Goodwin, 91, of Linton, died Saturday morning, Nov. 27, 2010, at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born in Linton on June 26, 1919, the daughter of James Enoch and Katie Ellen (Powell) Sampson. She was a homemaker and a member of the former Glenburn Methodist Church in Linton...
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Lt. Gov. Skillman awards a $50,000 Planning Grant to Lyons
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has awarded a $50,000 planning grant to the Town of Lyons to fund a downtown revitalization planning study. These federal dollars are from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Indiana's Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) administers the grants...
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Graves collects golf balls, clubs for soldiers
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
Editor's Note Terry Graves is a Greene County native, graduate of Worthington-Jefferson High School and former teacher in W-J/WRV schools. --- A golfer since 1962, retired school administrator Terry Graves of Laurinburg, North Carolina, wanted to do something positive for the troops stationed overseas in the Middle East...
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Linton-Stockton eighth graders win essay contest
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
Two Greene County eighth graders have recently been named as winners of an essay contest sponsored by Farm Bureau and U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar. Drew Witty and Aubri Lehman were honored as the county and district winners of the essay contest -- which had an agricultural theme...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/29/10)
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 11/29/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one report of fraud, one follow-up investigation, three requests for information, one juvenile/delinquent, two assists to the utility department after hours, one incident of disorderly conduct, one structure fire, one missing or runaway juvenile, one accident with personal injury, three accidents with property damage, six medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, two complaints of harassment, two possibly intoxicated drivers, one reckless driver, six thefts, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two arrests - wanted on warrants, one domestic dispute, two ordinance violations and 19 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/29/10)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jack F. Sumner, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person with a prior conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/29/10)
Tuesday, Nov. 30 Wednesday, Dec. 1 Thursday, Dec. 2 Friday, Dec. 3 Saturday, Dec. 4 Sunday, Dec. 5 Tuesday, Dec. 7 Thursday, Dec. 9 Saturday, Dec. 11 Sunday, Dec. 12 Thursday, Dec. 16 Saturday, Dec. 18 Sunday, Dec. 19 Thursday, Dec. 23 Saturday, Dec. 25...
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Wolverines fall at Vincennes Rivet
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The Class A No. 10 White River Valley Wolverines dropped their second straight Saturday night falling to host Vincennes Rivet 68-49 at Holscher Gym. After staying within striking distance of the Class A honorable mention Patriots despite an opening 10-2 spurt by the hosts, things quickly changed in the second frame...
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Union (Dugger) drops two at Valley
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
Union (Dugger) lost two games and finished fourth at the Springs Valley boys basketball tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs lost to the host 72-40 and then fell to Trinity Lutheran 88-39 in the consolation game. Trinity Lutheran was nipped by Henryville 74-73 in the other semifinal game. Springs Valley defeated Henryville 62-41 in the title contest...
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Jasonville Council tackles problems with new fire station
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
The Jasonville City Council met in a special meeting Monday evening with Steve Wolfe of Wolfe Construction and Timothy Henning of Architecture Plus to finalize agreements for the new fire station. A large portion of the conversation was regarding cracks in the cement floor and the cost of extending the driveway...
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WRV game at 6 p.m. Friday
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The White River Valley High School boys basketball game at South Knox will begin with the junior varsity contest at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 30 minutes earlier that previously listed on Wolverine schedules.
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Lakers beat Spencer
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The Shakamak Elementary sixth grade girls basketball team defeated Spencer 27-14 Nov. 23. Alyssa Grace led Shakamak with 19 points. Kristy Fetz added four while Emily Criss and Dru Gray added two each for Shakamak who returns to action Thursday, Dec. 2 at Spencer...
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Miner game Friday at 6:30 p.m.
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The Linton-Stockton at Owen Valley High School boys basketball game at Spencer will begin with the junior varsity contest at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 30 minutes later than previously shown on Miner schedules.
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HOF nominations
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The Linton-Stockton baseball program will once again induct players, coaches, contributors and teams into the Hall of Fame for the 2011 class this spring. This will be the eighth class to go into the Hall of Fame. The Miner Baseball Hall of Fame will perpetuate the memory of the special people who brought honor to the baseball program and school and who can serve as role models for the present and future generations...
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Pictures, results welcome
(Community Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The Greene County Daily World encourages area sports youth coaches or parents and elementary and junior high school coaches to submit pictures of your teams for publication as well as your game results. Pictures should include identification information about all players and coaches as well as any other info about the team's accomplishments...
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Thelma J. Hudson
(Obituary ~ 11/29/10)
Thelma J. Hudson, 90, of Sandborn, Indiana, passed away Monday, November 29, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born on Sept 18, 1920 in Sandborn, to William Edward Clodfelder and Effie Bryant (Orr). On February 14, 1942, she married Harley A. Hudson...
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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Former student takes over auto mechanics class
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
There's a new face at the head of the Twin Rivers auto mechanics class. Dewayne Mayfield, a 1986 Linton-Stockton High School graduate, was hired at the beginning of the school year to replace Jim Lumdson. Mayfield participated in the auto mechanics class as a junior and senior in high school. He was also a student under Lumdson...
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County Council approves "27th payday" for county workers
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
The Greene County Council voted Tuesday to allow for an extra "27th payday" for county workers -- just in time for Christmas. Because of a calendar cycle that rarely rolls around in this fashion -- about every 11 years -- county employees will be paid in 27 bi-weekly installments rather than the regular 26 yearly paydays...
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Newly-elected county officials preparing to take office
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
Newly elected Greene County officials will be administered their respective oaths of office in a courthouse ceremony Dec. 27. Greene Circuit Judge Erik Allen will administer the oaths in a 9 a.m. ceremony in the circuit courtroom, located on the third floor of the courthouse...
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South Knox stops Union girls 61-22
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
DUGGER -- Just about anything that could go wrong for the Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs against South Knox Monday night did. The Lady Spartans outrebounded, outshot and most importantly outscored the Lady Bulldogs 61-22. "I told them at halftime I really liked the way they played," Union (Dugger) coach Benji Boyd said. "If we had made three wide-open layups and half of our free throws we were right there in the first half."...
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Lady Wolverines drop SWIAC road contest
(High School Sports ~ 11/29/10)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines fell to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference following a 46-27 loss at Clay City Monday night. "I was very happy with the way our girls played tonight," WRV coach A.J. Graves said. "Our girls played tough, they played hard and I was really encouraged by what I saw and the way they played."...
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GCDW to begin LiveStreaming L-S Miners home basketball games
(Local News ~ 11/29/10)
The Greene County Daily World will begin live streaming Linton-Stockton High School boys and girls home basketball games beginning Saturday. The Miners will host Bloomfield in a boys game Saturday starting at 6 p.m. with the junior varsity game. Greene County Daily World Publisher Randy List said Monday morning he believes it's important to allow Linton fans who can't make it to the games a chance to watch the Miners in action...
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