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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/11)
Now is the time to quit smoking To the Editor: By now, we have all heard about the dangers of secondhand smoke. For some, we've heard it so many times that we begin to tune out the information. But tuning out or ignoring a serious health problem does not make it go away...
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The Greene County Foundation offering series of Not-for-Profit Management training sessions
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
The Greene County Foundation is offering a series of Not-for-Profit Management training sessions for any not-for-profit organization. The purpose of these sessions is to help your organization continue developing and encourage further learning about issues related to the operation, accountability, financial and legal obligations of maintaining your not-for-profit organization...
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I-69 construction moving forward
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a Tier 2 Record of Decision (ROD) for Section 4 of the I-69 Evansville to Indianapolis project. When completed in 2014, Section 4 of I-69 will extend as an interstate highway from the U.S. 231 interchange in Greene County to State Road 37 south of Bloomington...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 09/14/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings Ronald Bohannon vs. State of Indiana, petiton for post conviciton relief. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Donald Larue, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 09/14/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Sept. 13 included: three personal injury traffic accidents, two property damage traffic accidents, one animal complaint, two domestic disputes and eight traffic stops...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/14/11)
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/14/11)
Thursday Saturday, Sept. 17 Sunday, Sept. 18 Sunday, Sept. 18 Tuesday, Sept. 20 Thursday, Sept. 22 Friday, Sept. 23 Saturday, Sept. 24 Sunday, Sept. 25 Tuesday, Sept. 27 Saturday, Oct. 1 Friday, Oct. 7 Saturday, Oct. 8 Saturday, Oct. 29 Ongoing Events...
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Police, firefighters, dispatchers receive raises in Linton
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
Linton police and firefighters received raises by contractual agreement, while department heads and dispatchers all received raises under a 2012 salary ordinance approved unanimously by the City Council on Monday. Other city officials, however, will see their salaries remain at 2011 levels...
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High school football crosses halfway mark
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/11)
The 2011 Indiana high school football season reaches the midway point this week as area teams return to action. The Linton-Stockton Miners put their No. 3 ranking in the polls on the line in Death Valley while the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds look for their first win and the Union Bulldogs visit unfriendly territory as well...
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Eastern Greene schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/11)
The Eastern Greene athletic department has announced changes to the junior varsity football and the varsity volleyball schedule. The junior varsity home football game slated for Monday, Sept. 19 has been canceled due to low numbers by the Thunderbirds...
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Lady Miner spikers announce special event
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/11)
The Linton-Stockton volleyball class of 2014 is hosting a "Spiking Hunger to Serve Others" night on Thursday, Sept. 29. The match against Shakamak will start at 6 p.m. in the Linton-Stockton High School gym and the goal will be to collect 1,000 items for the Linton Community Pantry...
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Linton City Council approves bond issue, rate study for sewers
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
Efforts toward an upgrade of Linton's wastewater system moved forward Monday with approval of efforts to seek up to a $6 million bond issue and commission H.J. Umbaugh to undertake a rate study. The City Council granted unanimous approval for the reimbursement of necessary expenses up to $4,614,750, slated to fund an upgrade to the city's wastewater plant...
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Bohannon files petition for post conviction relief; asks for new judge
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
A rural Jasonville man, who was sentenced in January 2010 to 20 years in prison in connection with the shooting death of his 16-month-old son, has filed for post conviction relief. Ronald A. Bohannon, 31, who is an inmate at Miami Correctional Facility in Bunker Hill, filed court documents Tuesday requesting a new judge be appointed in the case -- citing bias and prejudice...
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Jasonville woman faces new 'meth' dealing charges
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
The jury trial of a Jasonville woman charged with a class A felony count of dealing methamphetamine and scheduled to start Tuesday has been continued. Five additional drug-related charges have been filed. Kristina M. Vestal, 29, was arrested April 28 on the original meth dealing charge. She is currently incarcerated in the Greene County Jail on a $40,000 bond...
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Afghan war casualty had Greene County ties
(Local News ~ 09/14/11)
Just days before the 10-year anniversary of the tragic event that made Private First Class Brett Wood, 19, want to join the Army, his life was taken in Afghanistan. His mother, Michelle Morgan of Jasonville, said Private Wood was 9-years-old when the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001 struck. From there, he and his older brother, Nikki Wood, joined the ROTC program...
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