-
NEWLY UPDATED: Victims identified in Tenneesee shoot-out with police
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
A man and woman from Greene County have been identified as the victims in a shootout with police deputies Wednesday afternoon in eastern Tennessee, northwest of Knoxville. Michael J. Baker, 32, and Shanna L. Richardson, 25, both of Linton, have been confirmed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) as the two who died in the gunfire exchange. The two, who were identified as boyfriend-girlfriend in Greene County court documents, are alleged to have driven a truck stolen in Linton on Tuesday afternoon to a Lake City, Tenn., service station
-
Spring-like: February ends with warm temperatures
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Wednesday simply didn't feel like February -- one reason many weathercasters are calling this "the winter that wasn't," and ranking it among the warmest on record. Depending on who's speaking, weather services and forecasters rank this season between Indiana's second and fifth warmest winters since the books began being kept...
-
Residents urged to be aware of another phone scam
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department is warning residents to be wary about a recent telephone scam that aims at extracting your long distance calling information. GCSD Major Mike Hasler said his department received a complaint from an individual that stated that someone called him identifying themselves as a representative from a telephone company. The caller asked if the resident would dial 90 and hit the (#) pound sign to help fix a problem...
-
Residents urged to cast a vote for Goose Pond film on YouTube; documentary to air on WTIU
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
Area residents have a chance to help a locally produced documentary film earn national recognition "Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland & Its Neighbors" documentary produced by Linton native Bill Barnes is seeking validation from the online community as this year's national People's Telly Award Winner...
-
Convicted herion dealer asks court for sentence modification
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
A 26-year-old rural Bloomfield woman, now serving a prison sentence on heroin dealing and possession charges, has petitioned Greene Superior Court for a sentence modification. Megan Nonte was sentenced Nov. 10, 2010 to 12 years with the Indiana Department of Correction with five years suspended on dealing a narcotic drug (class B felony) and possession of narcotic (class B felony) charges...
- Tourney champs (Community Sports ~ 03/01/12)
-
Beverstock signs with Indiana State
(High School Sports ~ 03/01/12)
Brownsburg High School senior Isaac Beverstock has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football and attend Indiana State University. Beverstock, a fullback, has received a full-ride scholarship to ISU to play football. His mother is Melinda Beverstock, a 1981 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School. His grandmother (Melinda's mom) is Jeanette Beverstock of Linton, and his grandfather (Melinda's father) is Jack Beverstock of Linton. His step-grandmother is Nancy Beverstock...
-
Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 03/01/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG...
-
Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 03/01/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Deborah M. Byers, failure to stop after an accident resulting in damage to an unattended vehicle; obstruction of justice. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Springleaf Financial Services vs. Veronica Day, Ronnie Day, civil collection...
-
Robert J. Price
(Obituary ~ 03/01/12)
Robert J. Price, 91, of Rosedale, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2012 at his residence in Rosedale. He was born on May 1, 1920 in Greene County, the son of Jesse and Nila (Padgett) Price. Robert graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1939. He was a veteran of the U.S. ...
-
Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/01/12)
Friday Saturday, March 3 Sunday, March 4 Monday, March 5 Tuesday, March 6 Wednesday, March 7 Thursday, March 8 Friday, March 9 Saturday, March 10 Tuesday, March 13 Wednesday, March 14 Friday, March 16 Saturday, March 17 Tuesday, March 20 Thursday, March 22...
-
Math skills tested in Linton competition as students, parents crunch the numbers
(Local News ~ 03/01/12)
With furrowed brows, carrying calculators, the trio of Bloomfield fifth graders pondered the question: What equation has the same value as 39 times 11 times 5 times 3 times 2? Their answer amounted to 12,870, or 117 times 110. The crowd filling the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria for the Math Academic Teams for Hoosiers (M.A.T.H) competition waited with baited breath as the students, representing Eastern Greene, Linton, Bloomfield, Farmersburg and Sullivan schools calculated...
Stories from Thursday, March 1, 2012
Browse other days