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Harold D. Spainhower
(Obituary ~ 06/15/11)
Harold D. Spainhower, 76, of Linton, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born May 23, 1935, in Greene County, the son of William Earl and Edith (Bender) Spainhower. Harold retired from Peabody Coal Company, Hawthorn Mine, in 1994, after 38 years of service. ...
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French captures first at MD Tour event
(High School Sports ~ 06/15/11)
Linton-Stockton High School golfer Clayton French followed up a good round at last Thursday's IHSAA Golf Regional with a first place finish in the boy's 17-19 division of the Mountain Dew Tour stop at the Country Club of Old Vincennes on Friday. He was joined by Miner teammate Cole Bradbury who finished in a tie for ninth place with Chance DeHosse of Vincennes in the boys 15-16 division...
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Greene County Legion team drops opener
(High School Sports ~ 06/15/11)
TERRE HAUTE -- After becoming victims of the weather in their first scheduled game at St. Bernice on Saturday, the Greene County American Legion Post 196 baseball team finally got the season underway Tuesday night dropping a 9-3 decision at Terre Haute Wayne Newton Post 346...
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Sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 06/15/11)
Coaches and rosters have been set for this year's Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game. Coach Steve Weber from Linton--Stockton was selected as head coach of the South team and Coach Troy Johnson from Mattoon will head the North team. This will be the seventh edition of this competition. First Financial Bank and the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau are the corporate sponsors of the event...
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Rotmans to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/15/11)
The children of Sam and Lynne Rotman are planning an open house to celebrate their parents 50th wedding anniversary on June 19 at the Lions Club in Jasonville from 3 to 5 p.m. They were married June 23, 1961 in Crawfordsville, Ind., and are both retired from the Greene County Health Department...
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Russell's to celebrate 50th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/15/11)
The children of Jerry and Marilyn Russell will host a party observing their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Linton Housing Authority Building on West 15th St. They were married June 30, 1961 by the Rev. Lee Henney at the First Christian Church in Bloomfield...
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Colts announce Horseshoe Classic contests
(High School Sports ~ 06/15/11)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts announced the matchups, dates, and game times for three weekends of high school football classics to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2011. The 2011 Horseshoe Classic will kick off on Saturday, Aug. 27 with Guerin Catholic and Lafayette Central Catholic at 12 p.m. followed by Muncie South and Muncie Central at 2:30 p.m.; Castle and New Albany at 5 p.m., and capping off the evening will be Sheridan and Hamilton Heights at 7:30 p.m...
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Linton considering ways to clean up troubled downtown spot
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
The Linton City Council is considering action against the owner of an empty storefront at 15 N. Main St. Neighboring merchants and city officials say the site's structural problems and pigeon infestations pose health and property risks. However, concerns demolishing the building could damage adjoining businesses causes concern...
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Butler faces new criminal charge
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
A new criminal case has been filed against a 24-year-old rural Linton man, charging him with battery causing bodily injury. Alex Butler, who is still incarcerated in the Greene County Jail on a theft charge filed last week, was issued a summons to appear in Greene Superior Court on the class C misdemeanor battery charge...
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Saturday show to benefit heart attack victim
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
A Saturday benefit show is planned to assist Bill Griffith, who underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery six weeks ago. The benefit show, held at Linton's Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge at the Linton Conservation Club., begins at 2 p.m. and will continue through the afternoon into evening, organizers said...
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Worthington officials still searching for answers to water problems
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington town officials are still working to solve a long-standing water problem in certain areas of the community, but Tuesday night residents learned there are no quick fixes. Councilman Gregg Roudebush said at the monthly council meeting that the water problems on Dayton Street and Terre Haute Road are still being looked in to...
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Town marshal will be on the hot seat at Saturday's Wings of Hope benefit event
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
A new event that was added to the third annual Wings of Hope event will leave a local town marshal in the hot seat. Bloomfield Town Marshal Ken Tharp will be the person falling into the dunk tank at this year's event. Brenda Combs has organized the event for the third year in a row in memory of Joshua Merritt and Nicholas Decker. The two boys passed away within one month of each other in 2009 after suffering from severe burns over 90 percent of their bodies from an accident...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 06/15/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Old National Bank vs. Jeremy Burress, civil collection. Security Credit Services, LLC vs. Jennifer Minton, civil collection. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Corn Flour Producers, LLC vs. George Young, Lawrence O'Brien, Superior Acquistion Group, Inc., civil collection...
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LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 06/15/11)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 14 included: One public intoxication case, three animal complaints, three theft cases, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and four traffic stops. GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S...
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Bloomfield grad involved in 'near miss' after roadside bomb explodes near his Army unit in Afghanistan
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
A 1995 Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School graduate serving in the U.S. Army had a close call early Wednesday morning (local time) in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded near the truck he was riding in. Spc. Shane Koch, serving in the 8th Engineer Batallion "Trojan Horse" unit, was almost hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) at 1:45 a.m. Eastern Time. Koch and others in his unit were flown to a hospital Kandahar, Afghanistan for examination, according to his brother, Jerimy Koch...
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Special events planned at Bloomfield Town Pool
(Local News ~ 06/15/11)
Former Pool Manager Elizabeth Plummer expressed concern during an event at the pool in June 2011 after hearing rumors that the pool would not be open for the 2012 season.
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