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Community sculpture being created in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
The Bloomfield Town Council granted the Bloomfield- Eastern Greene Public Library the ability to use a portion of the park for the creation of a community sculpture. Through a grant with the Greene County Foundation, the library is working with Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum to create a Bloomfield-oriented sculpture...
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Robert Ault
(Obituary ~ 06/07/12)
Robert Ault, 82, of Pendleton, passed from his earthly life into eternal life on June 5 after an extended battle with cancer. Born Oct. 19, 1929, he was the son of Luther and Dorothy Ault of Lyons. He was retired from Peabody Coal Company and recently employed as a crossing guard by the South Madison School Corp. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the United Methodist Church in Lyons...
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Kimberly J. (Johnson) Chute
(Obituary ~ 06/07/12)
Kim Chute, 50, passed away on June 5, 2012 at the Haven Hospice Center in Palatka, Fla. Kim was born in Linton, Ind. on January 6, 1962, the daughter of Rex Johnson and Patti (Beck) Davis. She married Raymond Chute Jr . and he preceded her in death on March 27, 2012...
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Few Linton-Stockton students seek summer school help
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Alice Cooper was right: For the most part, school's out for summer. While the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees approved a slate of potential teachers for summer school, nearly all classes failed to meet attendance quotas. That means most won't meet for summer school...
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Five new CASA volunteers complete training course
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Five new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will be representing abused and neglected children in the Greene County court system. Teri Simmons, Adam Barker, Bertha Wiles, Nicole Armes, and Cassandra Abts completed the 30-hour training course, and were sworn in by Judge Erik Allen on May 21...
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Disregarding stop sign lands Jasonville woman in jail on drug charge
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
A Jasonville woman apparently ran a stop sign early Thursday morning in Linton and now finds herself in jail facing a drug possession charge. Amanda Joann Pierce, 22, was stopped about 12:28 a.m. by Linton Police Officer Michael Watts on 8th Street NE at the State Road 54 intersection...
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Rural Bloomfield man sentenced for gun, drug possession charges
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
A rural Bloomfield man, who lives in the Lawrence Hollow area, was sentenced Wednesday to a total of one year in the Greene County Jail on two separate gun and drug-related charges. Tracy E. Taylor, II, 20, entered a negotiated plea agreement and was sentenced to 180 days with 170 days suspended on a charge of pointing a firearm at another person -- a class A misdemeanor; and 180 days with 170 days suspended on a class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge...
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Indy 500 official presents Bloomfield with check for"Back Home Again in Indiana" decorating contest
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
A representative from Indianapolis Motor Speedway visited Bloomfield on Thursday afternoon to present the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce's second-prize award. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Marketing Manager Dan Skiver presented the $2,500 prize and runner-up plaque at the Chamber's monthly meeting...
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Commander says National Guard's Afghanistan mobilization off ramped for the Avengers
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Plans for the anticipated upcoming deployment of Linton-based Indiana Army National Guard Company A, 1-151st Combat Team -- The Avengers -- have changed. The National Guard unit will not be shipping out for training exercises in July in preparation for a fall deployment to Afghanistan...
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Charles Daniel Leigh
(Obituary ~ 06/07/12)
Charles Daniel Leigh, 88, of Dugger, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at his home in Dugger. He was born on January 19, 1924, in Dugger the son of Daniel Leigh and Jenny Wonders Leigh. He was a member of Dugger First Christian Church and the Dugger American Legion Post # 224...
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Sweet has no doubt that Green is Lakers' best option
(High School Sports ~ 06/07/12)
If there's one thing for certain, Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet is confident in his choice of sophomore Patrick Green as the starter in Saturday's semistate game against South Central (Elizabeth). "That's a no-brainer, Patrick's going to get the ball, there's no doubt about it," Sweet said. "We're best when he's on the mound and we're best defensively when he's on the mound, too."...
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Lakers confident, ready for challenge ahead
(High School Sports ~ 06/07/12)
There's no question in the mind of Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet that his team is ready for the task they face on Saturday. That's when the second-ranked Lakers will put their 26-6 record on the line for a bite at the state championship apple in Class A when they take No. 8 South Central (Elizabeth) at Ruxer Field in Jasper...
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Small might be big for Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 06/07/12)
In this day and age of power baseball -- you know home runs and extra base hits taking precedent over stealing bases, executing bunts and sacrifice flies -- it is sometimes refreshing to see a baseball coach decide that small is the way to go. When the Class A No. ...
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UPDATED: French qualifies for state golf finals
(High School Sports ~ 06/07/12)
MONTGOMERY -- Clayton French shot even-par 72, including making a couple of key birdies on the back nine, as the Linton-Stockton junior finished first in the individual standings at the Washington Regional here Thursday, qualifying for next week's state finals...
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SWIAC releases all-conference slate By Rick Curl
(High School Sports ~ 06/07/12)
The Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference released it's slate of all-conference athletes in both baseball and softball earlier this week. The results come following a vote of conference coaches and those named to the list will be honored during a banquet at Linton-Stockton High School at 6 p.m. Tuesday...
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Prosecution to seek life without parole in Knapp murder trial
(Local News ~ 06/07/12)
Accused murder suspect Randy Knapp has been advised that the prosecution plans to seek a life-without-parole sentence enhancement in the August 2011 death of rural Solsberry resident Stacey Jo Lawson. Knapp was told of the state's plans for the life-without-parole enhancement, which was filed May 25 by Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw, during a pre-trial conference Wednesday morning in Greene Circuit Court...
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