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Vincent Lee "Chip" Felton
(Obituary ~ 10/26/12)
Vincent Lee "Chip" Felton, 49, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:25 p.m. Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Bloomington IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born April 7, 1963 in Kennewick, Wash. to Lee and Suzi (Royal) Felton. Chip married Jana Deckard on October 8, 1988...
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Eastern School Board Forum set for Monday night
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Eastern Greene School District patrons and students will get a chance on Monday to hear from its school board candidates before the Nov. 6 General Election. The Eastern Greene Teacher's Organization (EGTO) will host a school board candidate forum in the Eastern Middle School gym from 7 - 8:30 p.m...
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Borders and Battles paired in new District 45 state rep race
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Since the last time voters went to the polls to elect candidates to the Indiana House of Representatives, redistricting has gone into effect, moving the lines on the map that mark the boundary lines between districts. As a result, the race in the 45th District, which includes a part of Greene County, is unusual. It is the only place in the state where two incumbents are running against each other for the same seat...
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Red Ribbon Week observed in Linton
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Students at Linton-Stockton Junior High School participated in a march on Thursday from school to the Linton City Hall to commemorate "Red Ribbon Week", a school-wide drug awareness program. Leading the group is police cruiser driven by Linton City Police Chief Troy Jerell...
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Middle Way House to benefit from library program
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Members of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library have paired up with the Greene County Middle Way House to help provide personal and household items for those in need. October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, which is what sparked the Bloomfield Public Library to begin helping the Middle Way House, which provides help to victims of both domestic abuse and sexual assault...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/26/12)
Thanks for help at Apple Festival Letter to the Editor: As the Bloomfield Apple Festival closes the books on 2012 and starts planning on the 2013 Apple Festival, we would like to thank the Greene County community, businesses and citizens for all that they did to assist us in having a successful 2012 Apple Festival. Our committee is small but when the time comes the whole county pulls together to put on this festival. We would like to thank the following sponsors...
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WRV elementary schools celebrate good state report cards
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Students in White River Valley's elementary schools were rockin' and rollin' this week to celebrate their school's report card. When the Indiana Department of Education handed out the grades in the state's school accountability "A" through "F" grading system, both received an "A" for the 2011-12 school year and both decided to set aside an afternoon to reward students and staff with a school-wide party...
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Advocates helping daily to break the cycle of domestic violence
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Editor's Note This is the final installment in a four-part series that looked at domestic violence in Greene County to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness month. This is an interview with members of the Greene County Prosecutor's staff that closely work with domestic violence victims...
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Pair arrested on meth charges in Linton
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
Late Friday afternoon, the Greene County Drug Task Force announced that two drug-related arrests had been made as the result of an ongoing investigation, which started on Thursday. Justin K. Wright, 31, and Jeremy R. Phillips, 29, both of Linton, were arrested on a variety of methamphetamine charges...
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Defense motion for mistrial denied in Knapp murder trial; testimony continues next week
(Local News ~ 10/26/12)
A motion by the defense for a mistrial in the felony murder trial of Randy L. Knapp was denied Friday morning. Knapp, of Bloomington, is accused of murdering Stacey Lawson Aug. 19, 2011 at Newark Cemetery in Eastern Greene County. The motion was requested after State's witness Jeremy Walker made a statement regarding a phone conversation with Knapp the night Lawson was murdered...
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Miners roll into sectional title game
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/12)
Linton-Stockton senior quarterback Austin Karazsia completed 22 of 30 passes for 328 yards and five touchdowns, but it was the Miner defense that stole the show in a 45-7 win over visiting Perry Central in the IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 40 Semifinal at Roy Williams Field...
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Indiana High School footblal scores
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/12)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL SCORES Friday The Associated Press CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Crown Point 21, Lake Central 14 Sectional 2 S. Bend Adams 49, Elkhart Central 28 Carroll (Allen) 14, Penn 3 Sectional 3 Ft. Wayne North 26, Ft. Wayne South 22...
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Dolores R. Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/26/12)
Dolores R. Smith, 86, of Linton, IN, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 in Terre Haute, IN. She was born July 24, 1926 in Linton, the daughter of William and Beulah (Taylor) Rader. Dolores married Virgil R. Smith on October 5, 1994. Dolores was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses Sullivan Congregation and was a worker in the housekeeping department of the Greene County General Hospital. ...
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SWIAC announces all-conference volleyball and boys tennis teams
(High School Sports ~ 10/26/12)
The Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference announced its all-SWIAC volleyball and boys tennis teams for 2012. Volleyball conference champ Eastern Greene and Bloomfield each had three selections on the first team, Linton-Stockton had two and Union and White River Valley one each...
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