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Loren T. Hensley
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Loren T. Hensley, 76, of Anderson, passed away Dec. 2, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne after an extended illness. He was born March 6, 1934, the son of John and Fern (Marratta) Hensley in Sullivan. Loren retired from Delco-Remy in Anderson where he was an electrician. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion Post 127...
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Augusta M. Griffith Miller
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Augusta M. Griffith Miller, 98, of Coalmont, passed away at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 12, 1912 in Coalmont, the daughter of Otho Earlywine and Nora Elizabeth (Terry) Earlywine. Augusta worked as a clerk and cashier in the grocery business for many years. She attended and was a member of the Coalmont Baptist Church and later the Lawton Street Christian Church...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/06/10)
To the Editor: Although Thanksgiving Day is over, the Linton Community Food Pantry is still counting its blessings. The outpouring of donations, both food and monetary, the two weeks before Thanksgiving was so typical of this great community. Sharing their blessings with others is truly a gift we can give to God...
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Vera June Reintjes
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Vera June Reintjes, 86, of Linton, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born Jan. 12, 1924, in Linton, the daughter of Leotis Earl and Ethel Mae (Squires) Yung. She was a homemaker and a member of the Linton Church of Christ and was a 1942 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School...
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Children enjoy stops by St. Nick and his friends
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
Twas 21 days before Christmas, and despite snow and freezing rain, Santa Claus made his rounds locally, not on a sleigh, but a train. Bringing along a white Christmas when snow didn't switch to rain, the jolly old elf made stops in a dozen southern Indiana towns this weekend...
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2010 was a good year for Shakamak
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
Mark up 2010 as a successful year for Shakamak State Park. "We've had a very good year all around from all aspects of the park," explained Shakamak Property Manager Rob Hogg -- who attributed the weather to being a big part of the park's success. "The weather was good. We had one of the best falls ... and the pool was very busy with the hot summer we had. We hope to have another good year, but you know Mother Nature you can't predict it," he added...
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Jerry J. Collins
(Obituary ~ 12/06/10)
Jerry J. Collins, 66, Jasonville, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. He was born Oct. 16, 1944 in Indianapolis, to Lutie and Myrtle (Norwood) Collins. He was married on July 15, 1964 to Jayne M. Collins. Arrangements are entrusted to, Cox Funeral Home, 218 South Meridian Street, Jasonville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Funeral service is at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Cox Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenny Irwin Jr. Foundation for under privileged children; 75 W. County Road 500 S.; New Castle, Ind., 47362. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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White River Valley drops Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
The White River Valley Wolverines picked up their first victory of the year -- a 37-35 win over Mitchell Saturday at Switz City. Cole Goodman led the Wolverines, who improved to 1-3, with 14 points while John Ashcraft added seven, Cade Hill six and Jeff Hogue three...
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Sullivan spoils Lakers home opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
JASONVILLE -- It was anything but a happy homecoming for the Shakamak Lakers in their home opener Saturday night against Sullivan. After a solid defensive effort in the second quarter that helped them back into the contest, things went awry in the third quarter and Sullivan left with a 58-41 decision...
- Linton-Stockton Fall sports awards (High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
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Dugger revises comp time procedures
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
DUGGER - New changes to the town's compensatory time policy limit the pay of employees who have unused hours at year's end to 20 hours. The measure was unanimously approved by the Dugger Town Council Monday. Compensatory time, often known as "comp time" for short, is time employees sometimes accrue when they must work beyond their regular 40-hour-a-week schedule...
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Switz City Council tackles short agenda
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
There were only a couple of items on the Switz City Town Council agenda Monday evening. Upon Sewage Superintendent Dave Fish's suggestion, the council voted to have the block wall that is crumbling around the sledge drying bed repaired. Fish estimated that the cost of the repair would be approximately $3,000...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/06/10)
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/06/10)
Tuesday, Dec. 7 all 798-1589. Wednesday, Dec. 8 Thursday, Dec. 9 The Greene County Redevelopment Commission meeting previously scheduled for Monday, Dec. 20 has been rescheduled for today at 10 a.m. in the commissioner's meeting room at the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield...
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Lady Bulldogs fall at WC
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
The Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs fell to 2-5 on the year following a 39-36 loss to Washington Catholic at the Birdcage in Washington. Shayna Nicol returned to the lineup following SAT testing that sidelined her on Saturday and led the Lady Bulldogs with a dozen points...
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Lady Lakers stumble against Riverton Parke
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers dropped to 2-5 on the year following a 59-39 loss at the hands of visiting Riverton Parke Monday night in Jasonville. "We came out in the first quarter sluggish," Shakamak coach Troy Fougerousse said. "We didn't rebound very well and we got down by seven points."...
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WRV drops game at NK
(High School Sports ~ 12/06/10)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines fell victim to a 42-1 second half run by the North Knox Lady Warriors and fell 67-21 at Bicknell. "The score was 25-20 with five minutes left in the third quarter," WRV (2-6) coach A.J. Graves said. "Then they went on a 42-1 run the rest of the way...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/06/10)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one medical/extraction, three follow-up investigations, one request for information, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of criminal mischief, one accident with personal injury, two suicides or attempted suicides, four medical/illness, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to other agencies, two harassment complaints, three thefts, two welfare checks, one missing person-adult, two arrests-wanted on warrants, three domestic disputes, one shoplifting, one domestic dispute-neighbor and six traffic stops.. ...
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Eastern-Greene gets close on bus bids; negotiated bids to be re-submitted by Monday
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
The bus route bids didn't come in as low as Eastern-Greene School District officials would have liked, but they were close enough to try and negotiate a lower bid on some of the routes over the next week, district superintendent Ty Mungle reported to the school board on Monday night...
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County OKs agreement with GCEDC
(Local News ~ 12/06/10)
The Greene County Commissioners on Monday morning approved a six-month contract with the Greene County Economic Development Corporation to provide professional services. The $40,000 contract will run Jan. 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011 and will automatically renew every six months unless it is terminated by the parties...
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