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BREAKING NEWS: Involuntary manslaughter charge filed in Dugger bar room fight death
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
A Daviess County man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a Dugger man in a Sept. 1 bar room fight. A class C felony charge was filed James Bradley Gardner, 24, of Elnora, on Friday afternoon by Sullivan County Prosecutor Robert Hunley in Sullivan Superior Court...
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Dugger water, sewer rate increase approved
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
The Dugger Town Council unanimously voted to increase sewer and water rates Thursday in a special session. Now, in about a month -- once the new rate changes have been programmed into the town's computers -- residents face rate hikes of around 30 percent...
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Council approves continued E-911 support
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
The Greene County Council agreed Wednesday during annual budget hearings to continue supplementing the E-911 service that is offered out of the Linton Police Department by paying for its dispatchers. The County Council agreed to makeup the anticipated $57,400 shortfall for the fund that provides E-911 service to the sheriff's department and Linton Police Department's dispatch centers...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/07/12)
Friday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 8 Sunday, Sept. 9 Monday, Sept. 10 Tuesday, Sept. 11 Wednesday, Sept. 12 Thursday, Sept. 13 Saturday, Sept. 15 Sunday, Sept. 16 Tuesday, Sept. 18 Wednesday, Sept. 19 Saturday, Sept. 22 Sunday, Sept. 23 Tuesday, Sept. 25...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/12)
We can help you with your faith To the Editor: Have you been away from the Church for awhile? Have you ever thought about returning? If so, we would like to welcome you back to St. Mary or St. Joan of Arc Churches. We have a special ministry for people just like you who have been away from the Church...
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Linton native brothers have eye on helping local economy
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
Linton natives Greg Cravens and Bob Cravens, brothers and co-owners of 360 Products, Inc., have teamed up to market an innovative product called the RV360 Siphon. Greg is a resident of Linton. Bob lives in Oregon. Since the siphon could solve a major problem for RV owners and manufacturers, and it is already being installed on new RVs built by an industry leader, the company's future looks bright...
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New product with Greene County connection hopes to solve RV smells problem
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
A little-known breakthrough innovation, with a Greene County connection, is promising to make time spent in an RV (Recreational Vehicle) more comfortable than ever before. An estimated 8.9 million households in the United States own an RV, according to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, and the trend is upward...
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Rural Bloomfield church to burn mortgage in Sunday ceremony
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
Sylvania Church will host a mortgage-burning ceremony during a homecoming service on Sunday. Nearly 10 years ago, the rural Bloomfield church on Sylvania Road dedicated a new sanctuary and fellowship hall. After years of repaying their debt, the church has finally paid off their mortgage completely, according to Pastor David Taylor...
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Bloomfield Farmer's Market to extend season three weeks
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
The Bloomfield Town Council has voted to allow the Community Farmer's Market to extend the season three weeks. The market is open each Saturday on S. Franklin and W. Spring Sts. along the courthouse square from 8 a.m. to noon, and was originally scheduled to run May 5 to Sept. 29...
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National Geographic photo of southern Indiana helped to lure physicist/engineer to Greene County
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
The stunning photographs in National Geographic magazine lure some to leave home and visit faraway places. For James Marusek, when a picturesque scene of southern Indiana appeared in the famous magazine back in the 1970s, it lured him to the home he always wanted, in beautiful Greene County...
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Bloomfield man seeking answers about weather, natural events and disasters
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
What would happen if an asteroid crashed into the earth? Would civilization cease to exist? If we survived, what would life be like after the crash? How bad would the consequences be? One Greene County man, James Marusek, a physicist and engineer retired from Crane, has been seeking answers to these and many more questions about the causes and effects of dramatic natural events and disasters...
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Worthington man seriously injured in Thursday accident
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
A Worthington area man was seriously injured Thursday night in what law enforcement officials are saying appears to be a mechanic type accident. Paul Lee, 32, apparently was doing some mechanical type work on a vehicle near State Road 67 ---- north of Worthington ---- and it rolled and injured him, according to Greene County Sheriff Department Chief Deputy Major Mike Hasler...
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Lady T-Birds win 14th match
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/12)
The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds continued their early season success Thursday night with a 25-15, 26-28, 25-20, 25-13 win over visiting Brown County at Little Cincinnati. "Brown County is an athletically tall team, a team that we knew coming in, would present a challenge for us due to their size in a couple of positions," EGHS coach Gina Ingram said. ...
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Turner finishes first, Sweet second
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/12)
Shakamak's Savannah Turner won the girls race and Laker Luke Sweet placed second in the boys competition at the Clay City cross country invitational Thursday. Shakamak along with the White River Valley boys team competed. Turner's winning time was 21 minutes and 12 seconds...
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Indiana High School football scores
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/12)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES FRIDAY NIGHT Bellmont 14, Norwell 6 Bowman Academy 8, Indpls Howe 7 Bremen 7, Triton 0 Brownstown 31, Salem 7 Cassopolis, Mich. 47, LaPorte LaLumiere 7 Charlestown 72, N. Harrison 8 Chesterton 48, LaPorte 13 Churubusco 54, Eastside 0...
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Junior high takes two from Sullivan
(Community Sports ~ 09/07/12)
Linton JH volleyball wins The Linton-Stockton Junior High volleyball teams swept a doubleheader with visiting Sullivan Thursday night. The seventh grade squad took a three set win 25-17, 20-25, 15-13, while the eighth grade team posted a 25-10, 25-10 victory...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/07/12)
Saturday, Sept. 8 Sunday, Sept. 9 Monday, Sept. 10 Tuesday, Sept. 11 Wednesday, Sept. 12 Thursday, Sept. 13 Saturday, Sept. 15 Sunday, Sept. 16 Tuesday, Sept. 18 Wednesday, Sept. 19 Saturday, Sept. 22 Sunday, Sept. 23 Tuesday, Sept. 25 Thursday, Sept. 27...
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Glenburn garden needs an assist
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
Family and friends of those who reside in the Alzheimer's Special Care Unit at Glenburn Nursing Home are coming together to renovate their outdoor space and they need your help. Glenburn employee Marsha Richards took a step to begin this project after several years of wanting to make the Alzheimer's Special Care Unit a better place. She and Kathy Karazsia joined forces to get the word out and initiate the project...
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Mateos moves medical practice from Lyons to Linton
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
After 30 years, one Greene County physician has changed office locations, creating a more centralized location for patients. In July, Dr. Elizabeth Mateos, an obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN) who resides in Linton, decided to relocate after having an office in the Lyons Medical Center for 30 years. With the demanding long hours she felt it was time to move closer to home and nearer to the hospital -- which is important when patients go into labor...
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Union loses to Tecumseh, 32-6
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
LYNNVILLE -- Tecumseh needed just 26 seconds to locate the end zone to start the game, then cruised to an easy 32-6 victory over visiting Union in a rain-shortened non-conference high school football game at Braves Field on Friday. Tecumseh quarterback Adam Grannan was the driving force in directing the Braves' offense. The junior signal caller tossed four touchdown passes and rushed for a fifth score, completing 17-of-20 passes for 287 yards, while rushing for 32 yards on three carries...
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WRV parents and probation department to get notfication of excessive unexcused sick days
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
SWITZ CITY -- Parents of students attending White River Valley Junior-Senior High School will receive notification by letter when their child has three or more unexcused absences following passage of a policy Thursday night by the school board. The letter will ask parents to verify the abscesses with a physician...
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Man allegedly beats and chokes woman in middle of Bloomfield street
(Local News ~ 09/07/12)
A rural Linton man, accused of battering and strangling a woman in the middle of a Bloomfield street last weekend, made an initial court appearance Friday morning. Roberto Jose-Deleon Ramos, 31, Route 3, Linton, was formally charged in Greene Superior Court with strangulation ---- a class D felony; domestic battery with injury ---- a class A misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct --- a class B misdemeanor...
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UPDATED: Miners blank West Vigo 40-0 Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/12)
The West Vigo at Linton-Stockton football game at Roy Williams Field was postponed Friday night. The Miners were leading 20-0 midway in the second quarter when the call was halted because of lightening at 7:44 p.m. The game was called off at approximately 8:33 p.m. and rescheduled for noon Saturday...
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UPDATED: Eastern Greene defeats Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 09/07/12)
MITCHELL -- In a game that nearly 23 hours to finish, the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds made the most of what they were offered and handed host Mitchell a 46-20 setback here Saturday afternoon. The game was delayed for nearly 20 hours after lightening preceded a torrential downpour that forced school officials to move the contest to the next day...
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