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Sign-ups underway for annual Cast Iron Sculpture workshop
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Sign-ups are under way for the Third Annual Cast Iron Sculpture Workshops at Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum near Solsberry in eastern Greene County. "These workshops will be going on during the entire month of July. One week is the minimum, and four weeks is the maximum at the Red Barn Foundry," says cast iron workshop director Gerard Masse...
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Send us your prom photos (Updated 5/4 with new photos)
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
It's prom season, and as in past years the Greene County Daily World will publish submitted photos. You can submit your photos to cpruett79@gmail.com . Please include first and last names of everyone in the photo, and what school is hosting the prom...
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UPDATED: Two-vehicle State Road 54 wreck near Bloomfield sends one to the hospital
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
A Bloomfield man sustained multiple injuries and had to be extricated from his pickup Friday morning after he went left of center and struck a dump truck. Shane L. Kirk, 18, driving a 1992 Ford F-150 truck, was eastbound on State Road 54 at about 6:58 a.m. when he veered left of center. His pickup struck a 2004 Mac tandem dump truck, driven by 23-year-old Gregory S. Wagler, of Morgantown...
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Groups and individuals banding together to help raise money for the 2012 Greene County Relay for Life
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Individuals, teams and businesses have banded together in recent months to help raise money for the 2012 Greene County Relay for Life at White River Valley High School starting May 11 at 6 p.m. and continuing into the next morning. Zumbathons, walk-a-thons and basketball games taking place since the kickoff in January have raised money for the American Cancer Society in hopes of less cancer and more birthdays...
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No taillights leads to drug arrest
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Non-working taillights led to the arrest and more legal problems for a rural Solsberry man. An initial hearing was conducted by video link from the Greene County Jail on Friday morning for Andrew L. Rippy, 25, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance -- a class D felony...
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Warrants issued for arrest of trio for allegedly receiving stolen property
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Three area men are being sought on arrest warrants in connection with allegedly receiving stolen property from a Lyons residence. Arrest warrants were issued Monday from Greene Circuit Court for James R. Shelton, 21, Route 3, Linton; Larry D. Webb, Jr., 33, of rural Bloomfield; and Kenneth A. Calvert, 28, of rural Dugger...
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Bloomfield students earn Rotary Club scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
See a photo gallery at http://www.gcdailyworld.com/gallery/11593/ More than $12,000 in scholarship money was distributed to Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School's top academic finishers during Thursday's Rotary Club Honors Night Dinner. The event, which Rotary President and Greene Circuit Court Judge Erik "Chip" Allen called "probably our marquee event for the year" recognized about 50 students for their academic achievements...
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Jack Henico
(Obituary ~ 05/04/12)
Jack Henico, age 65 of Linton, passed away Friday afternoon, May 4, 2012, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted on this site when available.
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Tracy Alan Bennett
(Obituary ~ 05/04/12)
Tracy Alan Bennett, 45, of Jasonville, Ind., passed away on Friday morning, May 4, 2012, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind. He was born in Linton, Ind., on Aug. 11, 1966, to Ralph W. Bennett and Gloria Jane (Hutchison) Gregory. On April 13, 2012, he took Elizabeth (Hubble) Bennett to be his wife...
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Wagner wins for WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/12)
Jenny Wagner picked up the lone victory for the White River Valley High School girls tennis team Friday, which lost a 4-1 decision to Owen Valley. Wagner defeated Kayla Samick 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Owen Valley 4, WRV 1 Singles 1. Jenny Wagner, WRV d. Kayla Samick. 6-2, 6-1...
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Lions edge Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/12)
Loogootee pushed across two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as the host Lions defeated Shakamak 4-3 in a high school baseball game Friday night. The loss snapped a 12-game winning streak for the Class A No. 2 Lakers, who dropped to 13-2 with their first loss since April 2...
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EG defeats BHS in six
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/12)
Eastern Greene scored in every inning as the Thunderbirds defeated visiting Bloomfield 11-1 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school baseball game Friday night. The game was halted after six innings via the 10-run rule. The victory was the seventh in 13 games for EGHS and they improved to 2-3 in the SWIAC...
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FINAL: Miners win boys and girls track and field SWIAC meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/04/12)
Charlie Hoskins Track at Roy Williams Field proved to be more than just friendly to both of Linton-Stockton's entries in the 2012 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference Track Championship. Led by high point scorers Kent Helton and Macy Fidler, the Miner tracksters left little doubt about the outcome as they pulled away from the field almost as quickly as an event was finished...
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There are few contested local races in Tuesday's Primary Election
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Greene County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in very few contested races. Greene County Clerk Susan Fowler isn't sure what kind of effect the few contested local races, which number just three in county-wide contests, will have on how many people will come to the polls for the Primary Election...
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Some voting locations will be newly-consolidated for Tuesday's election
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
There are some changes as voters go the polls for Tuesday's Primary Election. Your voting location may have changed since you last voted. Late last year, the Greene County Commissioners approved a voting location consolidation plan recommended by County Clerk Susan Fowler and endorsed by the Greene County Election Board...
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Police investigate Worthington 'shooting' that maybe wasn't
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
What initially seemed like a shooting in Worthington on Friday evening apparently -- maybe -- wasn't. However, nearly three hours after police scrambled to the scene of what was initially believed to be a 7:45 p.m. altercation between two neighbors which ended in gunfire, the facts of what happened remained unclear...
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Bloomfield's future received a history lesson along with their scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/04/12)
Bloomfield's future received a history lesson along with their scholarships Thursday evening, the past becoming more present for a night as the young and the old were honored at once. The Rotary Club Honors Dinner provided a revelation that the late realtor Margaret "Pat" Harrah had been the longtime benefactor of the Cardinal Scholar Award...
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