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Donetta Kay Mattox
(Obituary ~ 12/30/11)
Donetta Kay Mattox, 71, of Loogootee, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Martin County Health Care and Rehab Center in Loogootee. Born Jan. 7, 1940, in Linton, she was the daughter of Elmo and Betty (Jerells) Tincher. A 1958 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, she was retired after working 19 years with Farm Bureau Insurance in Loogootee. She was a member of Loogootee United Methodist Church...
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Church more important than role in movie
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Holy scheduling conflict, Batman! Riddle me this: When is a nun not a nun due to church? The answer: When a former Lyons resident finds a potential appearance in the new "Dark Knight Rises" film as a sister of mercy conflicts with Sunday services. Lyons native Paulette Baines, the wife of former Bloomfield resident Michael Baines, had a chance to play a nun during the latest Batman film, but found the role would require missing church...
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Sullivan Christian author writes another book
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
From out of the silence of modern Christianity comes The Arising Voice Vol. 2, written by the non-denominational Christian minister, columnist and published author Richard A. Kent of Sullivan. Volume two is packed full of the same thought-provoking Christian articles found in volume one, but further enhanced with Holy Spirit inspired quotes that are sure to lift your spirit and encourage you. ...
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Shakamak graduate to preach at festival in Louisville, Ky.
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
EVANSVILLE -- University of Evansville student Nick Joyner of Jasonville will preach at the National Festival of Young Preachers in Louisville, Ky., Jan. 2-5. Joyner, a graduate of Shakamak High School, is majoring in religion and psychology at UE. More than 120 young preachers from more than 25 states are registered to attend the National Festival of Young Preachers, which will take place at the historic Seelbach Hilton hotel and the Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown Louisville...
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Jones was always looking forward: Late mayor's wife reflects on her husband's love for Linton
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Linton's late Mayor Tom Jones sadly never had time to look back at all he'd accomplished. Perhaps that was never his nature. Felled unexpectedly by heart problems March 3, he'd served just over seven years -- and nearly all of that was pure momentum, tireless work and effort...
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County, city officials say much potential looms for 2012
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives ... not looking for flaws, but for potential."...
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Joyce Ann McIntosh
(Obituary ~ 12/30/11)
Joyce Ann McIntosh, 68, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:32 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born May 14, 1943 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Troy and Bertha (Porter) Blaker. She was a secretary for Edgewood Middle School and a member of the Bloomington Baptist Church...
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Jasonville Council closes out the year
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
In addition to the regular items for closing books at the end-of-year meeting Thursday evening, the Jasonville City Council passed two resolutions that had been on the agenda at the regular December meeting. The council passed a resolution to raise the salary of city employees by $1,000. The raise had been approved at the regular December meeting...
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Man arrested in chainsaw intimidation case
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
A rural Linton man, who was yelling and carrying a chainsaw, is in jail following his arrest after a woman told police she feared damage was going to be done to her home. Corie W. Jerrells, 35, of Route 3, Linton is facing preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon; resisting law enforcement; and disorderly conduct, according to a probable case affidavit that has been filed by the county prosecutor's office in Greene Circuit Court...
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Bloomfield presents two calendar options to teacher's union
(Local News ~ 12/30/11)
Bloomfield School District Superintendent Dan Sichting announced at Thursday night's board of school trustees meeting that he recently submitted two calendar options to the Bloomfield Teacher's Association (BTA) for the 2012-13 school year. The first calendar is similar to the current one the school uses, but the second calendar is called a balanced calendar...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 12/30/11)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Dec. 29 included: One property damage traffic accident; one suspicious vehicle/person; one child abuse/molest/neglect case; one theft case; and one domestic dispute...
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Cardinals fall to South at Classic
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/11)
TERRE HAUTE -- After pulling off an upset of Class A No. 2 Rockville one day earlier, Bloomfield never led throughout the final three quarters, falling to Terre Haute South 61-44 here Friday night in the consolation championship game of the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic...
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Laker tourney trail ends on down note
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/11)
TERRE HAUTE -- It wasn't the end to their four day run in the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic that Shakamak coach Steve Brett would have liked. Instead of hoisting the fifth-place trophy, the Lakers walked off the floor empty-handed following a 65-51 loss to Casey-Westfield, Ill...
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There's changes coming to GCI
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/11)
SWITZ CITY -- Fans in attendance at the 2012 edition of the Greene County Invitational will be exposed to some new sights and sounds around the White River Valley High School gymnasium. In addition to the usual fare of food from the concession stand, there will also be a few enhancements -- as one new corporate sponsor put it during the Dec. 8 pairings draw -- to put some pizzazz into the tournament...
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Boys county hoop tourney starts Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 12/30/11)
SWITZ CITY -- With the new year comes the latest edition of the Greene County Invitational at White River Valley High School This year's tournament will once again feature Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, Union, Shakamak, Clay City, North Central, Vincennes Rivet and the host Wolverines....
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