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Mary K. (Wolfe) Watkins
(Obituary ~ 10/29/12)
Mary K. (Wolfe) Watkins, 89, of Lawrenceville, Ill., died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at the Glenburn Home in Linton, Ind. She was born in Lawrenceville, Ill. on Feb. 28, 1923 and was the daughter of Joseph and Rosetta ( Taylor) Wolfe. She married Cecil Watkins on Feb. 4, 1946 and he preceded her in death on June 29,1990 after 44 years of marriage...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/29/12)
If it quacks like a duck To the Editor: Senate candidate Richard Murdock's comments on abortion (pregnancy caused by rape is something "God intended") is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the tea-party platform. Moreover, the Republican Party, moving to the center to try to conger votes in the late stages of the election should be insulting to every American and every Hoosier...
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Hurricane Sandy will send strong winds to central Indiana
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
Hurricane Sandy is churning up strength and headed along the eastern coast of the country with great intensity. The storm has forced an extensive evacuation in the New York and New Jersey shore areas as residents are bracing for what forecasters are calling a 100-year storm...
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Linton Fall Festival sets tune for the season
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
The plaintive notes and bittersweet tones of an Irish flute wafted down Linton's Main Street on Saturday, carrying with it on the blustery winds a distinct hint of oncoming winter. As the last notes left the air, carried away down the street, Jason Burnfield put down his pipe and smiled...
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Lady T-Birds stop Cardinal Ritter in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/12)
FERDINAND -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds advanced to Saturday's IHSAA Class 2A Semistate championship match following a 25-20, 25-21, 25-19 win over Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in the semifinals Saturday morning. "Not a pretty win, but it's great to be going back to the semistate final match," head coach Gina Ingram said. ...
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County Council approves $400K appropriation for insurance
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
The Greene County Council gave the county's self-funded health insurance a $400,000 financial shot in the arm on Monday afternoon. The additional appropriation , which was approved by a unanimous vote, will hopefully be used to meet the cost of outstanding medical claims until the end of the year...
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Gregory Bruce Grider
(Obituary ~ 10/29/12)
Gregory Bruce Grider, Sr., age 46, of Hymera, passed away at 3:00 A.M. Sun., Oct. 28, 2012, at his residence in Hymera. He was born December 29, 1965, in Muncie, the son of Bobbie Joe & Jacqueline (Hines) Grider. He worked as a union laborer for Local #1112 in Muncie for over twenty years. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and NASCAR...
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Cecil Justus
(Obituary ~ 10/29/12)
Cecil Justus, Jr., 82 of Scottsburg, Ind., died on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Ind. He was born on June 11, 1930 in Gambill, Ind., the son of the late Cecil Justus Sr. and Cressie Alice (Fines) Justus. Cecil married Norma L. Corbin on March 29, 1952...
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Halloween costumes can't mask Dugger's resurgent sense of community
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
DUGGER -- On Friday, Alexis Willis was a living doll -- literally. The baby, only 8 and a half months old, was dressed up as Raggedy Ann by her Mom Chrissy and accompanied -- fittingly -- by her stuffed rag doll 'sibling', Raggedy Andy. Her wide eyes filled with wonder at the passing parade of ghosts, goblins and glamour queens as the little girl sat on her Mom's lap...
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Sparks runs against incumbent Ubelhor in District 62 race
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
In the race for the District 62 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives, incumbent Republican Matt Ubelhor is running for a second term against Democrat Jeff Sparks. When the returns start coming in on election night, this race will be one to watch ---- two strong candidates, and both reside in Greene County, Ubelhor in the Bloomfield area and Sparks in Linton...
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Cell phone records show consistency with witness testimony for Knapp trial
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
Law enforcement officials said phone records corroborated most witness testimonies in the felony murder trial of Randy Knapp, who is accused of murdering Stacey J. Lawson. Greene County Sheriff's Department (GCSD) Det. George Dallaire discussed Knapp's cell phone records on the stand Monday from Aug. 19, 2011, which is the day Lawson was allegedly last seen before her battered body was found the next day at a cemetery in Newark...
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Election day is a week away
(Local News ~ 10/29/12)
General Election day is one week away. Polls will be open Nov. 6 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to cast ballots for a variety of national, state and local races. Early voting hours were conducted this past Saturday in the Greene County Voter Registration office and 110 voters took advantage of the opportunity to walk in and cast their ballots before the Election Day rush...
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