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Wanda Mae Wright
(Obituary ~ 09/25/12)
Wanda Mae Wright Wanda Mae Wright, 69, passed away on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 in Loma Linda, Ca. Born in Linton, Ind., she attended Linton-Stockton High School. She attended Indiana University. Wanda was a nuclear medicine technician at Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Ca. for over 30 years. After retiring, Wand had her own business working for various hospitals in the San Bernadino area. She was an avid golfer and a member of the San Bernadino Ladies Golf Club...
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Charles E. Criss, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/25/12)
Charles E. Criss, Sr.,83, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 in Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind. He was born December 17, 1928 in Riverton, Ind to John Hardin Criss and Isabella (Osborn) Criss. Survivors include his wife, Darlene (Keller) Criss Shepherd, of Jasonville, Ind. ...
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Fireplace sparks Green Acres blaze
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
The fireplace of a Green Acres home is believed to have sparked a fire in the rear of the 210 Meadow Lane residence, according to Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks. State Fire Marshal Matt Wells visited the residence owned by Christopher Fulford on Monday morning to assess the damage...
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Violet Ruth (Allbright) Bauer
(Obituary ~ 09/25/12)
Violet Ruth (Allbright) Bauer, 83, of Shoals, passed away Sept. 24, 2012 at 6:10 p.m. at the Martin County Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 12, 1929 in Martin County, Ind. to Harlan Scott and Sophia (Boyd) Allbright. She married George Washington Christian Bauer on March 14, 1953, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 1982...
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Battery Innovation Center received $1 million fedreal grant
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
CRANE ---- The Battery Innovation Center (BIC) has received a $1 million grant through the Department of Commerce i6 Challenge initiative. The i6 Challenge initiative is a competitive process designed to support "proof of concept" centers that accelerate the commercialization and deployment of emerging technologies...
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Youth build ramps for the elderly and disabled
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
For the elderly and disabled, ramps constructed and installed by at-risk local youths could be the bridge to keeping their homes a few years longer. For the children themselves, however, the work's an entryway to a larger world. The effort's undertaken by a coalition of Greene County Habitat for Humanity, the Greene Academy and the Greene County Educational Services Cooperative, composed of a coalition of the county's five schools...
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Cell phones or radios? Commissioners discuss what to do with highway department communication
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
Upgrade about half of the radios or purchase cell phones for all of the highway department employees is a question the Greene County Commissioners are contemplating. On Monday, Commissioner Rick Graves brought the proposal options to the Greene County Council as an informational item that doesn't need their approval...
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Bloomfield Apple Festival Parade to be live streamed on website
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
The Greene County Daily World will live stream the Bloomfield Apple Festival parade Oct. 7. The parade starts at 2 p.m., and the live stream will take place in front of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library on South Franklin St. The Internet connection is being provided by the library...
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Passenger files lawsuit against pilot in March crash near Shawnee Field
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
A civil suit has been filed in Greene Circuit Court against the pilot in a March 23 small aircraft crash near Shawnee Field by the Worthington man who was a passenger in the single-engine plane. The crash happened about 9 p.m. when the southbound aircraft, piloted by 55-year-old Brent Sears, of Linton, failed to come down on the runway at the grass airstrip, located near the intersection of State Road 54/U.S. 231N (State Road 57)...
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Final motocross event of the year hosted this past weekend by Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce conducted its final motocross racing event this past weekend at the Linton Conservation Club. Palmer Jerrell (top) and Dalton Carpenter were two of the participants. (By Shad Cox)
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I-69 Community Days set for Oct. 20.
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced last week that it will provide limited access to sections of the nearly completed Interstate 69 corridor for celebratory Community Day events in October. Community Day events on the interstate will take place on Saturday, Oct. 20 at five locations along the 67-mile stretch of the I-69 corridor...
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Richard W. Heck
(Obituary ~ 09/25/12)
Richard W. Heck, 93, of Worthington, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 24, 2012, at his son's residence in Spencer. He was born in Delphos, Ohio on June 24, 1919, the son of Learon and Mary Ellen (Rudell) Heck. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Richard retired in 1976 from Meadowgold Dairy in Ft. Wayne, and moved to Worthington in 1981. He was an avid fisherman and gardener. Richard was a member of the Worthington American Legion and was of the Methodist faith...
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Lady T-Birds stop BNL
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/12)
The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds collected win No. 25 against just two losses with a 20-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-20 win over visiting Bedford North Lawrence Tuesday at Little Cincinnati. The Lady Thunderbirds also paid tribute to their seniors. "With tonight being senior night, I had hoped we would come out incredibly focused and determined to play, however, with the night going the way it did, I was happy to come out with the win," EGHS coach Gina Ingram said. ...
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Bloomfield hears possible ways to save pool
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
The Bloomfield Town Council took the first steps towards ensuring the town has a pool in the future by appointing a pool fundraising committee. Marcy Cook attended the council's special session to discuss potential fund raising ideas, and to suggest she, Sophie Haywood and Sawyer and Sammie Sparks co-chair the fundraising committee...
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Power outage spurs brief fire in hospital basement
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
An apparent lightning strike overloaded a blower in the Greene County General Hospital ventilation system, starting a small blaze which was quickly extinguished. The small fire that broke out shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the facility's basement was caused when a brief power outage resulted in the motor on an air handler catching ablaze, hospital officials said...
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Lady Miners fall in five
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/12)
Linton-Stockton came up on the short end of a 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 14-16 score against visiting Sullivan in a high school volleyball match Tuesday night. The Lady Miners, who missed 13 serves in 101 attempts, slipped to 12-11. "We just had too many unforced errors. That was the difference," said Lady Miner coach Jill Fougerousse. "When you have 13 service errors, you are not going to win, no matter who you are playing."...
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WRV wins at home
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/12)
White River Valley needed just three sets to defeat Washington Catholic Tuesday night. In a non-conference high school volleyball match, WRV improved to 9-10 after a 25-15, 25-13, 25-13 victory over the visiting Lady Cardinals. " It was nice to get this win tonight," said WRV coach Kristi Graves. "Our hitters hit well with very few hitting errors...
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Lady Bulldogs post win over Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/12)
JASONVILLE -- The Union Lady Bulldogs handed host Shakamak a dramatic 25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win here Tuesday. The match was just the second win of the year for the Lady Bulldogs and it was the fifth conference loss for the Lady Lakers who now stand at 4-15 overall and 0-5 in the SWIAC...
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Linton man injured in early Tuesday wreck
(Local News ~ 09/25/12)
A 27-year-old Linton man was critically injured in a one-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning on State Road 54, west of Bloomfield. Cory W. Cody, was transported to Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis by Air-Evac medical helicopter following the 1:35 a.m. wreck near the intersection of County Road 250W...
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