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Chase for softball sectional titles get underway Monday
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/12)
Any way you look at it, things are wide open in the Class A Clay City Sectional while at the Sullivan Class 2A shindig, new blood means a new host and possibly a new champion. With no clear-cut favorite and a handful of teams more than capable of winning the Class A sectional, coaches of all five teams involved at Clay City have high hopes...
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Zumba class could help the Linton pool's potential for financial success
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
They won't be doing "the swim" at the A.M. Risher Pool, perhaps -- but the potential success of water Zumba, a proposed new exercise program which incorporates Latin dance, could help the facility's finances go along swimmingly. However, for now Linton's Pool Board plans to dip its toes in the shallow end of the effort, gauging public interest in the proposed program and initially offering it for a few weeks on Wednesday evenings...
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Pesky horses that frequently get out of fenced area leads to criminal charge against owner
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
Pesky eastern Greene County horses that apparently are skilled at getting out of a fenced area on Beech Creek Township farm has led to criminal charges against their owner. A summon has been issued for 37-year-old Michelle L. Caldwell, of rural Solsberry, to appear in Greene Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. on June 22 for an initial hearing. She is charged with allowing animals to run at large -- a class B misdemeanor...
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Spencer man arrested as a habitual traffic violator for the second time; chase eluding police reaches speed of 93 miles per hour
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
A Spencer man, who attempted to evade a pursing Linton police officer by driving more than 90 miles per hour earlier this month, now faces a felony charge of being a habitual traffic violator for the second time. Anthony W. Sowders, 41, was formally charged Tuesday in Greene Superior Court by videoconference from the Greene County Jail with operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic offender - a class D felony...
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Hunger Project to have kick off bash May 29 in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
In coordination with the national Summer Food Program, Bloomfield Hunger Project will host a kickoff bash May 29. Volunteer Jason Edwards explained the kickoff event will consist of games and prizes in a carnival-like setting, though plans are still in the works...
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"Operation- Field Day" enjoyed at WRV Lyons Elementary School
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
LYONS -- White River Valley Lyons Elementary School students, teachers and parents took to the battlefield for "Operation - Field Day" on Thursday afternoon. The battlefield being the grassy area in front of the school and artillery including bounce slides, cardboard boxes, and Nerf balls...
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Alleged intoxicated woman arrested with two children will be in court Monday
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
A 29-year-old Linton woman arrested this week for allegedly being intoxicated -- more than three times the legal limit -- in a grocery store parking lot with her two children in her van will be in Greene Superior Court on Monday for an initial hearing...
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Miners hand Bulldogs SWIAC setback
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/12)
Linton-Stockton senior right hander Kent Helton threw a complete-game five hitter as the Miners defeated visiting Union 6-2 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game at Roy Herndon Field Friday night. Making his first start of the year, the senior fanned 12 while walking five in a senior night victory...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/18/12)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for May 17 included: One follow up investigation; one vandalism case; one custody dispute/exchange; one animal complaint; four harassment complaints; one battery case; and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court
(Court News ~ 05/18/12)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Charlotte Colvin vs. William Miles, Renewing Management, Inc., civil tort. Miscellaneous Filing Petition for special prosecutor requested and granted for an Indiana State Police investigation being handled by the Bloomington Post. The alleged victims in the case are relatives of an employee in the Greene County Prosecutor's office. Bloomington attorney Barry Brown is appointed special prosecutor...
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Lady Cards repeat as sectional champs
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/12)
ELNORA -- The Lady Cardinals of Bloomfield High School repeated as girls tennis sectional champions, defeating Linton-Stockton 4-1 here at North Daviess High School Friday night. The 17-4 Lady Cards, who will play the winner of the Vincennes Lincoln Sectional (South Knox vs. Vincennes Rivet, Saturday (today), 10 a.m.), won last year at Loogootee before the sectionals were reconfigured...
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EGHS loses road game
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/12)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds fell to 14-10 on the season after an 11-10 loss to Edgewood Friday night at Ellettsville. Despite the loss Eastern Greene coach Trevor McConnell wasn't all that disappointed in the way his team played. "I'm proud of the kids for competing the way they did," he said. "It was such a seesaw game. When Edgewood jumped in front they bounced back...
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Lady Wolverines blast Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 05/18/12)
The White River Valley Lady Wolverines pounded out 20 hits on their way to a 13-3 win over Owen Valley at Spencer Friday night. The game was halted after five innings due to the 10-run rule. "It was a well-played game for us defensively," WRV (7-12) coach Matt Hockman said. "It was nice to finally put things all together."...
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Blessing recognizes job done at nursing home
(Local News ~ 05/18/12)
SouthernCare Hospice visited Glenburn Nursing Home Friday afternoon to recognize the blessings of the nurses in honor of National Nursing Home Week and National Nurse's Week. "We anoint their hands with oil to recognize the blessings they give to others, and the fact they are an instrument of God," Chaplain Charles Areson explained...
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