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Area escapes major damage from overnight storm
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
It appears the Greene County area weathered the brunt of the early morning storm Monday with no significant damage reported. The Greene County Sheriff's Department reported only minor problems overnight associated with the fast-moving storm that packed high winds and heavy rain...
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Bloomfield crowns homecoming royalty
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
Bloomfield High School crowned its homecoming king and queen and prince and princess Saturday night.
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Richard Warren Mishler
(Obituary ~ 01/23/12)
Richard Warren Mishler, 50, of Greencastle, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Putnam County Hospital. Born Feb. 6, 1961 in Greencastle, he was the son of Warren E. and Betty N. (Rollins) Mishler. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School "class of 1979". He married Cindy L.(Vanlandingham) Mishler on June 5, 1982 and she survives...
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Betty June Dowden
(Obituary ~ 01/23/12)
Betty June Dowden, 82, of Indianapolis, passed away at 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 in her residence. Born April 23, 1929 in Clay City, she was the daughter of David and Ida Mae (Roberts) Shonk. She worked in the warehouse for Target Stores in Indianapolis retiring in 1985...
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Floyd Buskirk
(Obituary ~ 01/23/12)
Floyd Buskirk, 71, of Jasonville, passed away at 1 p.m. Saturday Jan. 21, 2012 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center. He was born in Worthington on Feb. 16, 1940, the son of James Buskirk and Mary Bechtel Buskirk. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired from Jasonville Cord Factory, and also worked at the Greene County Highway Garage...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/23/12)
Are we really saving money? To the Editor: We've all been there; someone walks in with something new. You ask: How much was that? Then the answer comes: I saved a lot of money. They then explain how it used to be $500 and they only paid $400, so they saved money. Sure their checking account has less money, and now they don't have enough to pay the rent. All they keep talking about is how much they saved!...
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Annie E. Boruff
(Obituary ~ 01/23/12)
Annie E. Boruff, 90, of Middletown, Ohio and formerly of Dugger, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, at Hawthorn Glen Nursing Home in Middletown, Ohio. She was born in Sullivan Co., IN, on June 19, 1921, to David and Nona F. (Gambill) Robson. Annie married Winnie W. Boruff in 1943 and they had two daughters...
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I-69 to be subject of televised documentary Thursday night
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
BLOOMINGTON -- The joint radio and television news department of Indiana public broadcasting stations WFIU and WTIU is premiering a documentary on the history of I-69 on Thursday at 8 p.m. The hour-long documentary will air simultaneously on WFIU Public Radio and WTIU Public Television...
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Traffic stop smell nets drug arrest
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
A Linton police officer made a routine traffic stop for an equipment violation Friday night and smelled something funny. Officer Brock Garrison detected the odor of burnt marijuana during the traffic stop that was conducted on State Road 54W -- near Ross' Floor Store -- at about 6:46 p.m...
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Woman faces charge for alleged battery on husband with wooden paddle
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
A 33-year-old Linton woman accused of hitting her husband with a wooden paddle made her initial court appearance in Greene Superior Court on Friday. She was formally charged with domestic battery in the presence of minor children, a class D felony. Shelley A. Sprang, who was arrested Jan. 15 by Linton police officers, is scheduled for a March 5 pre-trial conference...
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Sullivan man sentenced to 45 years in pair of traffic deaths seeking post conviction relief
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
The Sullivan man convicted to 45 years in prison in connection with a tragic crash Oct. 2, 2009 that killed two people and seriously injured four others has filed a petition for post-conviction relief in Greene Superior Court. Tra R. Hibbard, 25, now an inmate at Wabash Correctional Facility in Carlisle, was convicted Aug. ...
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Outgoing and incoming Linton-Stockton Chamber presidents reflect on past and future projects
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
Former Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce president Jim Meng reflected on the past year, while newly elected president Christy Lehman discussed the year to come at the annual dinner and awards banquet Thursday night. Meng started off by thanking his family and employees at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home for making it possible for him to serve as the Chamber's president...
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Dorothy "Dot" Terrell
(Obituary ~ 01/23/12)
Dorothy "Dot" Terrell, 86, of Jasonville, passed away at 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in Regional Hospital at Terre Haute. She was born July 20, 1925 in Hymera, to Thomas Followell and Tressie (Williams) Followell. Dorothy married Roy M. "Froggy" Terrell on May 5, 1945 and he passed away on May 2, 1988...
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Greene County Health Department Restaurant/Food Service Inspections
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
Greene County Health Department Restaurant/Food Service Inspections...
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Cards take out Jug Rox
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/12)
Bloomfield outscored visiting Shoals 24-0 from 3-point range as the Cardinals celebrated homecoming with a 55-38 victory over the Jug Rox Saturday night at Glover Gymnasium. Curtis Hasler, Kyle Doane, Ryan O'Neall and Ben Hays each made two 3-pointers as the Cards (9-7) finished with eight treys...
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Lakers outshoot West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/12)
WEST TERRE HAUTE -- The Shakamak Lakers used solid field goal shooting and a strong second quarter to propel them to a 64-44 win over host West Vigo Saturday night. The Lakers drained 25 of 41 shots from the field to shoot for 61 percent as they improved to 10-5 on the year...
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Lady Miners fall to Loogootee
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/12)
It was a case of Murphy's Law for the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners in their non-conference girls basketball game against visiting Loogootee Saturday afternoon. They were unable to score more than six points in any quarter, shot a dismal 6 for 23 from the field and committed 27 turnovers...
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AP releases new boys basketball top 10 poll
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/12)
Shakamak moves up to No. 9 in the Class A boys basketball poll, announced Monday night by The Associated Press. The Lakers defeated WRV and West Vigo over the weekend to improve to 10-5. WRV, who lost at Shakamak Friday and had their game at Sullivan postponed Saturday until Feb. 11, is No. 11 in Class A...
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UPDATED: Shakamak holds off Union in SWIAC battle
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/12)
JASONVILLE -- The Shakamak Lady Lakers connected on 20 of 51 field goals, got a double-double from junior center Kelsey Pilant and outscored the Union Lady Bulldogs 24-13 in the second half to post a 50-35 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win here Monday night...
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Greene County weathers early Monday storms with little damage
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
It appears the Greene County area weathered the brunt of the early morning storm Monday with no significant damage reported. The Greene County Sheriff's Department reported only minor problems associated with the fast-moving storm that packed high winds and heavy rain...
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Routine traffic stop Friday nets marijuana arrest
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
A Linton police officer made a routine traffic stop for an equipment violation Friday night and smelled something funny. Officer Brock Garrison detected the odor of burnt marijuana during the traffic stop that was conducted on State Road 54W -- near Ross' Floor Store -- at about 6:46 p.m...
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Sixth graders improve to 10-4
(Community Sports ~ 01/23/12)
The Eastern Greene sixth grade boys basketball team beat Shakamak 38-26 Monday night. They jumped ahead 20-6 after the first quarter. Caleb Hamilton led the winners with a game-high 15 points. Ethan Helton had 14 marker, Chase Thompson added three and Wyatt Scott, Isiaha Padgett, and Tythan Turpin all finished with two...
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Stamps increase a penny on Monday
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer It was the sort of change many postal customers leave in the "take a penny" jar at the Linton Post Office. "A lot of them would leave the extra penny when stamps were 44 cents," said postal clerk Terri Hamilton on Monday, a day after a rate hike raised those stamps to 45 cents...
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Shakamak defeats WRV-Worthington
(Community Sports ~ 01/23/12)
Shakamak defeated host WRV-Worthington 45-29 in a seventh grade boys basketball game Monday night. The Lakers (8-3) were led by Parker Green's 22 points. Also scoring for the Lakers were Logan Kinnett with 15, followed by Tanner Yeryar with six and Caleb Collier with two points...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/23/12)
Today Wednesday, Jan. 25 Thursday, Jan. 26 Friday, Jan. 27 Saturday, Jan. 28 Sunday, Jan. 29 Monday, Jan. 30 Tuesday, Jan. 31 Friday, Feb. 3 Saturday, Feb. 4 Monday, Feb. 6 Thursday, Feb. 9 Saturday, Feb. 10 Saturday, Feb. 11 Sunday, Feb. 12 Monday, Feb. 13...
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Court Records
(Court News ~ 01/23/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Sarah Wilson and Brandon Wilson, dissolution of marriage. Ronald Eaton, Sr. and Rita Eaton, dissolution. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Cody R. Sullivan, illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage...
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Police and Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/23/12)
LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Jan. 20-22 included: One trespassing case; one vandalism case; one report of criminal mischief; two reports of shots fired; one death investigation; one civil complaint; three structure fires; one property damage traffic accident; one disorderly conduct case; one animal complaint; one harassment complaint; one report of a reckless driver; one theft case; two arrests on warrants; one community relations detail; one ordinance violation and four traffic stops.. ...
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GCDW print subscribers get unlimited digital access
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
Subscriptions to the printed Greene County Daily World will include unlimited access to content across digital platforms, publisher Randy List announced today. This new initiative will go live Wednesday. List details the business decision in a column that appears on today's Viewpoints page...
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Greene County Daily World to begin digital subscriptions
(Local News ~ 01/23/12)
Recently, hundreds of newspapers -- including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Dallas Morning News and dozens upon dozens of smaller newspapers -- have started charging for online access. On Wednesday, the Greene County Daily World will introduce digital subscriptions to those who use our website without a print subscription...
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