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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/16/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Rachel May and Kenneth May, dissolution of marriage. Criminal Filings State vs. Brandon L. Miller, theft. State vs. Bruce Carrico, theft. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Benjamin Richardson, battery resulting in injury...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 11/16/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Nov. 14 included: One follow up investigation; one fight; one prowler report; one harassment complaint; one domestic battery case; one reckless driver reported; one bicycle theft; and one traffic stop...
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Barbara Jean Truitt
(Obituary ~ 11/16/11)
Barbara Jean Truitt, 82, of Linton, passed away on Nov. 15, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/16/11)
Wednesday, Nov. 16 * The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 * Linton Masonic Lodge 560 will have a Fellow Craft Degree, dinner at 6 p.m. followed by work at 7 p.m. * The White River Valley Board of School Trustees will meet in regular session at 7:30 p.m. in the administration center. An executive session will precede the open meeting at 6 p.m. to discuss personnel. * Bloomfield High School Strut n' Fret presents "Honk!, an Ugly Duckling" musical comedy featuring students in grades 5-12. It is a hilarious, heart-warming show with lots of fun, upbeat music numbers to entertain your entire family. Shows are: Today at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 7:30 p.m, Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for K-12 students, and free for pre-school ages. To reserve your seats, please call Tena Edwards at 384-4301 before 9 p.m.
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Greene County General Hospital reps explain recent changes to L-S Chamber members
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Representatives of Greene County General Hospital discussed some changes and expansions the hospital has undergone as a part of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting. Director of Operations Randy Padgett discussed the hospital's coordination with area physicians such as Dr. Owen Batterton and Southern Indiana Family Practice, which include Drs. Brian and Krista Cox...
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Semistate test awaits Miners
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/11)
There's just one hurdle remaining for the No. 3 Linton-Stockton Miners in their pursuit of the school's first state football title and it's a big one -- the No. 10 Indianapolis Scecina Crusaders in Class A semistate title game. "We had a chance to watch them in their semistate game and they're a very good ball club," Miner coach Steve Weber said. "We're just happy to be able to keep playing and maybe we can fare better than the last couple of trips to the semistate."...
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Truck noise comes to the attention of the Linton City Council
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Eighteen wheels don't always mix well with 40 winks. The noise from a semi trailer's idling engine has the Linton City Council investigating whether the city's noise ordinance applies. While the city does place restrictions on loud stereos and engine brakes inside the municipal limits, whether an engine running during the early morning violates statutes remains under debate...
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Bloomfield one of three school districts in the state testing new teacher evaluation program
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Bloomfield School District will be one of three schools in Indiana to use the RISE Evaluation Pilot, as a test evaluation program for teachers. Bloomfield Superintendent Dan Sichting explained the passing of Senate Bills 1 and 575 by the General Assembly drastically changed the way teachers are evaluated annually...
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EGHS boys hosting scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/11)
The Eastern Greene High School boys basketball team will have an intasquad scrimmage on Thursday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym. Six total quarters will be played as follows: Two Varsity vs. Varsity, two JV vs. Varsity and two JV vs. C Team...
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Barbara Jean Truitt
(Obituary ~ 11/16/11)
Barbara Jean Truitt, age 82, of Linton, passed away at 9:41 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born July 19, 1929, in Linton, the daughter of Dewey and Nellie Mae (Abbott) Brown. She retired from Linton General Electric after 34 years of service. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Eastern Star and a lifetime member of American Legion Auxiliary Post #22, all of Linton...
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Evelyn Leola Martindale
(Obituary ~ 11/16/11)
Evelyn Leola Martindale, born Aug. 17, 1916 passed away Nov. 15, 2011, at age 95. Evelyn was preceded in death by husband, Ralph Martindale; parents, Lillie and Ray Palmer; brothers, Wayne, Keith and Earl Palmer; sisters, Muriel Palmer and Helen Mackey; daughter-in-law, Patricia Martindale. ...
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Strut and Fret musical to the hit stage starting Thursday night
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School's Strut and Fret Club is presenting its fall musical "Honk!: An Ugly Duckling Musical Comedy" starting Thursday night. "It is an upbeat family-friendly show that will last about two hours," says Choral Director Laura Helms. ...
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Miners trying to earn a berth in the football state finals
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
The Linton-Stockton Miners will try for the sixth time to earn their first berth in a football state finals when they travel to the University of Indianapolis' Key Stadium on Friday night. That's where the Class A No. 3-ranked Miners will meet the No. 10-ranked Crusaders of Indianapolis Scecina High School in the semistate round of the IHSAA Football Championship Series...
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National Rural Health Day draws atttention to importance of local hospital facility
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Linton Mayor Patti Jones signed a proclamation Wednesday morning declaring the third Thursday in November to be annually recognized as National Rural Health Day. The proclamation, originating from the Indiana Rural Health Association, states 20 percent of the nation's population live in rural areas and healthcare needs are continually increasing...
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LEGO Robots providing after-school fun and valuable instruction for future engineers
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
The normal school instructional day traditionally ends at Bloomfield Elementary School just before 3 each afternoon. However, in the hallways outside the classrooms, there is plenty of instruction, research, innovation and creative thinking taking place in a new after-school program launched this year for students in grades 4-6...
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Linton Public Library to offer comic strip seminar
(Local News ~ 11/16/11)
Holy -- make that wholly -- educational experience, Batman! The Linton Public Library will teach kids how to create their own comic strips during a special seminar at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 29. Among the lessons: Developing characters, designing pages and layouts, and creating a storyline...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 11/16/11)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Midland Funding LLC vs. Rita Shawver, civil collection. Capital One Bank USA vs. James Sharp, civil collection. Jennifer Todd and James Todd, dissolution of marriage. Kimberly Ramsey and Michael Ramsey, dissolution of marriage...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 11/16/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Nov. 15 included: One juvenile/deliquent case; one property dispute; one report of a prowler; one harassment complaint; one theft case; two domestic disputes; and four traffic stops...
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