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Linton Music Festival brings money in to local businesses
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
For a three-day-long free festival, the Linton Music Festival generates an impressive amount of income for area businesses. Mayor Patti Jones said a full accounting of how much money the festival, now in its seventh year, generates for the community, isn't readily available...
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Lloyd Everett Stecker
(Obituary ~ 09/01/11)
Lloyd Everett Stecker, 58, of Poland, IN died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Durham, NC on July 18, 1953 to Helen Jane (McComb) and Claude Earl Stecker. He graduated in 1971 from ISU Laboratory School. He worked several years at GE in Bloomington before working at Cook Urological in Spencer until 2011. He was an environmentalist and animal rights activist...
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Lowell Helton
(Obituary ~ 09/01/11)
Lowell Helton, 64, of Owensburg, passed away at 12:36 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 at I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born April 24, 1947 in Alfordsville, he was the son of Oscar and Thelma (Botkin) Helton. He married Patricia Thompson on June 2, 1967...
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Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/01/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Linton Police Department log for Aug. 31 included: One follow up investigation, one disorderly conduct case, one structure fire, two theft cases, one domestic dispute, and two traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/01/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Midland Funding LLC vs. Connie Myers, civil collection. Leland Hutchens and Sharri Hutchens, dissolution of marriage. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings John Landis and Niki Landis, dissolution of marriage. David Schulte and Kim Schulte, dissolution of marriage...
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Solsberry to host fair Sept. 17
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Solsberry is in its first year of having a revival of the popular Eastern Greene County Fair that was well known in the 1970s and 1980s. Much like in the past, the Solsberry Hometown Fair will have several vendor booths and entertainment. There will be local artisans and live music. At least 28 vendors will be participating providing a variety of activities, food, jewelry, art, T-shirts, nostalgic calendars, block sculpting, woodworks, and photography...
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Man accused of battering, strangling wife
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
A rural Linton man was arrested early Thursday morning following a domestic dispute where he allegedly battered and strangled his wife. Scott Y. Bedwell, 27, Route 2, Linton was booked into the Greene County Jail following his arrest about 3 a.m. by the Linton Police Department...
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Yard-salers get an early start in Worthington
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
Some Worthington residents are ahead of the game for this weekend's city wide yard sale event. Lions Club member and yard sale coordinator Delores Calvert said several people have already started setting up their yard sales, even though the town wide yard sales do not officially start until Saturday...
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Bloomfield Chamber may bring circus to town
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is looking favorably at having a circus come to town, Chamber President Matt Miller said at Thursday's monthly meeting. Culpepper and Merriweather Circus is going to be in southwestern Indiana, and it contacted the Bloomfield Chamber to see if they would be interested in having the circus as a fundraiser...
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Cardinals defeat WRV
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
In a junior high school cross country meet Wednesday at White River Valley, Bloomfield earned two wins over the Wolverines. In the boys race, the Cardinals won by a score of 17-49. Drake Vandeventer of Bloomfield was the winner in the boys race. His time was 11 minutes and 26 seconds...
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Miner harriers claim win over Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Linton-Stockton boys cross country team handed visiting Sullivan a 25-31 setback Wednesday. Cody Harrison of Sullivan won the race with a time of 19 minutes, 11 seconds but the Miner contingent took the next four spots to claim the win. Cole Riggleman crossed the line in 20:59 for second place followed by Hammer Parker (21:45), Evan Sipes (22:08) and Eli Passen (22:21)...
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Marisa Jones and Noah Monroe
(Obituary ~ 09/01/11)
Mirisa LeAnn Jones, 25, of Dugger, passed away at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born Oct. 15, 1985 in Terre Haute, the daughter of Charles R. and Kathy (Pope) Jones. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, a 2004 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, and a graduate of Ivy Tech in Terre Haute...
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Worthington woman charged with stabbing
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
A rural Worthington woman charged with stabbing another woman in the face made her initial court appearance Thursday morning. Courtney R. Coursey, 23, Route 1, Worthington, participated in a initial hearing by video link in Greene Superior Court from the Greene County Jail in Bloomfield...
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Sycamores open with Penn State
(College Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Indiana State University Sycamores open the 2011 football season on the road against Big Ten Conference member Penn State. The game is the first of an 11-game slate for the Blue and White. They make their initial appearance at ISU's Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 10 when they host Butler in a 2:05 p.m. contest...
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Boilermakers open with MTSU
(College Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Purdue Boilermakers open the 2011 NCAA College Football season with the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 3. That's the first of four non-conference clashes for the black and gold that will also see them take on Southeast Missouri State and Notre Dame at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette...
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Hoosiers open against Ball State
(College Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Indiana University Football Hoosiers will get things underway against in-state opponent Ball State on Saturday, Sept. 3. The game, which is considered a home game for the Cardinals, will kick-off at 7 p.m. and will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis...
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Charles W. Tincher
(Obituary ~ 09/01/11)
Charles W. Tincher, 85, of Lyons, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born Aug. 20, 1926 in Greene County to Murl Irvin and Bessie (Padgett) Tincher. Charles married Hazel M. Crynes on March 1, 1958. Charles served in the U.S. ...
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National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Friday afternoon
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
The National Weather Service at Indianapolis has issued a heat advisory for Friday afternoon. The heat advisory is in effect from noon to 7 p.m. High pressure will build across the Ohio Valley on Friday allowing for little cloud cover and hot, humid conditions. Afternoon temperatures will top out in the mid to upper 90s. In addition, dew points in the upper 60s to around 70 will yield a heat index values of 100 to 103 degrees at times Friday afternoon...
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City contracts for E Street refit work
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
The state of a storm sewer could prove key to the ultimate costs of Linton's E Street project, a multi-million dollar effort to improve roads and drains from the park west to Main Street. During a special Linton City Council session Thursday, Mayor Patti Jones and representatives of United Consultants, the engineering firm contracted for design work on the refit, detailed proposed plans which could see construction begin in 2013...
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Lady Miners fall in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Linton-Stockton slipped to 4-3 on the season after a 19-25, 15-25, 21-25 loss at home against Northview in a non-conference high school volleyball match Thursday night. Carlie Booe led the Lady Miners with 13 assists. Cassidy Clothier was 6 of 6 serving to go along with seven kills and seven digs...
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Lakers win meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Shakamak High School boys cross country team took the top six places and came away with wins against North Knox and North Daviess Thursday. Kyle Schubla of Shakamak won the 3.1-mile event with a time of 19 minutes and 46 seconds. They will compete Thursday, Sept. 8 at the Clay City Invitational...
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Lady Cards fall in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Sullivan went to Glover Gymnasium and defeated host Bloomfield 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 in a high school volleyball match Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals slipped to 4-6. "The Smith girl is a really good hitter," said BHS coach Susie Schulte. "She is a very nice player...
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Bloomfield Falls To Bedford North Lawrence
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
BEDFORD -- The Bloomfield boys' tennis team's record dropped to 2-7 with this afternoon's 5-0 loss to host Bedford North Lawrence. This was the second meeting of the two teams in a week and the results were pretty much the same. The score last Saturday was 4-1 with the Cardinals' No. 3 player picking up the only point in a second set tie break...
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Thunderbirds fall at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
North Daviess defeated Eastern Greene 202-226 in a high school girls golf match at Hidden Hills Thursday. White River Valley was unable to participate. Dara Holder of North Daviess was low medalist with a 38. For EGHS, Alexas Pardue led with a nine-hole total of 54. Alyssa Crowe and Sierra New each fired a 56, Regan Holtsclaw 60 and Alex Dubois and Macy Morguson both finished with 61s...
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Miners blanked at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Edgewood did not lose a set as the visiting Mustangs defeated Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match Thursday. "We got hammered tonight. Edgewood is solid team with six seniors in the lineup, so there is a lot of experience on the court," said Miner coach Brad McKinney. "That combined with us not being very fresh was not a great combination. This was our third match in three days. Especially the way it warmed up, our legs were a little weak."...
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Lady T-Birds stop Union
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds remained unbeaten in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference play following a 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 win over visiting Union Thursday evening at Little Cincinnati. Despite falling to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in the SWIAC, Union coach Danielle Gentry was happy with the performance of her team...
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Shakamak stops Lady Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
SWITZ CITY -- The Shakamak Lady Lakers improved to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference following a 25-15, 25-19, 25-23 win over White River Valley Thursday night. "I think that we played really good tonight," Shakamak (3-3, 2-2) coach Brooke Collins said. "Winning in three games is great."...
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Miner harriers claim win over Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The Linton-Stockton boys cross country team handed visiting Sullivan a 25-31 setback Wednesday. Cody Harrison of Sullivan won the race with a time of 19 minutes, 11 seconds but the Miner contingent took the next four spots to claim the win. Cole Riggleman crossed the line in 20:59 for second place followed by Hammer Parker (21:45), Evan Sipes (22:08) and Eli Passen (22:21)...
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Junior high volleyball wins one, loses one
(Community Sports ~ 09/01/11)
Lady Miners split The Linton-Stockton Junior High Volleyball competed against Clark Middle School at Linton Thursday. The eighth grade won 20-25, 25-23, 15-11 The seventh graders lost 7-25, 20-25. Linton-Stockton seventh grade stats Tayler Moore -- 1 assist, 1 dig...
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WRV outruns Owen Valley
(Community Sports ~ 09/01/11)
The White River Valley Junior High School defeated host Owen Valley twice Thursday. The WRV boys had 19 points and Owen Valley was three runners short of having a complete team of five. In the girls competition, WRV prevailed 24-33. Boys WRV 19, Owen Valley, incomplete team...
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UPDATED: WRV conducts budget hearing; announces action to be taken on nurse issue Sept. 15
(Local News ~ 09/01/11)
SWITZ CITY --- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees conducted a budget hearing Thursday night and took action on a variety of personnel items. However, Superintendent Layton Wall announced that no action would be taken at the meeting on addressing concerns some parents aired last month about a recommendation to not replace a school nurse position at WRV Worthington Elementary School...
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