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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/04/13)
To the Editor The family of Duel Phelps would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during our time of loss. A special thanks to Rev. Bill Oricks, Rev. Bob Phelps, Pam Simmons, the ladies of the 12th Street Church of God and the staff at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home...
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Greene County Commissioners discuss courthouse safety
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
In light of the recent school shooting at a Connecticut elementary school and attacks in other public buildings across the nation, the Greene County Commissioners on Thursday morning agreed to take a close look at its courthouse building security policy and make changes, if necessary...
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Owensburg library may be closing down
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
The Greene County Commissioners have learned that a branch of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library in Owensburg may be closing. Library Director Cassandra Thompson told the Commissioners on Thursday morning that the library's board of trustees are presently evaluating whether closing the Owensburg Branch located in the Hatfield Museum on Main Street might be a more prudent move financially...
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Recycling Center back in operation
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
The Greene County Soil and Waste Management District is back open to the public after being closed from the blizzard. Director of Recycling Erek Wilson said the establishment had been closed because the snowy conditions made it difficult to get to the recycling center...
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Dowden elected Bloomfield school board president
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
Steve Dowden, John Combs and Dwayne Hostetter were sworn in to the Bloomfield School District Board of School Trustees at a reorganizational meeting Thursday. The three were re-elected to the positions following uncontested races in the November general election...
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Village post office to open Friday in Lyons
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
LYONS ---- The town of Lyons bids farewell Friday to the traditional post office that has served the small Greene County community for decades and welcomes a new mode of operation. A Village Post Office will be opened Friday morning in C & F Variety Store, located at 195 West Broad Street (State Road 67) with hopes of providing an economic boast to the small store...
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Nail is first baby at Greene County General Hospital in 2013
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
The first baby born at Greene County General Hospital in 2013 entered the world Thursday at 1:04 p.m. Raedyn Jo Nail was born to Jamie and Brian Nail, of Switz City. She was 8 pounds and 9 ounces, and 21 inches long. "I lost eight pounds during my pregnancy, so I wasn't that big by the end. We were expecting about a 6 pound baby," Nail said...
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Wes Guffey
(Obituary ~ 01/04/13)
Wes Guffey, 73, of Newberry, passed away at 2:14 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. Born May 7, 1939 in Wayne County, Kentucky, he was the son of Linza Ray and Pearl (Rhoades) Guffey. He was a heavy equipment operator for Poindexter's in Indianapolis and local union #841...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 01/04/13)
JAIL LOG * Jan. 3 -- Jayce E. Troup, 20, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued for a preliminary charge of theft, a class D felony. He was being held on $4,000 cash only bond.
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 01/04/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one title check, one request for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one custody dispute or exchange, one drug investigation, one check of a vehicle identification number, one suspicious vehicle or person, one theft, one welfare check or concern, one 911 prank or false call, one arrest - wanted on a warrant, one assist to the fire department, two domestic disputes - neighbor, one ordinance violation and six traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 01/04/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Damond W. Roark, Jr., theft, criminal mischief - damages or defaces property of another without consent, burglary State vs. David L. Chambers, sexual misconduct with a minor State vs. Jayce E. Troup, theft...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/04/13)
Saturday The Lawrence County Rock, Mineral and Fossil Club, with members from all over south-central Indiana, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Company Concourse, located at 1402 H. St. in Bedford. This month's program will be presented by Sherry Beemblossom of Bedford. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, call Carl at (812) 275-7703 or visit our web site at www.lawrencecountyrockclub.org...
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Three arrested in parking lot of Linton store
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
Three 18-year-old males and one 17-year-old male juvenile are in trouble after a police officer reacted to suspicious behavior involving alcohol in the parking lot of a store in Linton. One is in deeper trouble than the others because he reportedly had a tube of lipstick in his pocket and makeup in his sock -- items allegedly stolen from WalMart...
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Two suspected in theft of Nintendo Wii U system
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two Linton men suspected of stealing a Nintendo Wii U gaming system from WalMart. Jayce E. Troup and Harley J. Shields are both wanted on a preliminary charge of theft, a class D felony. The incident occurred on Dec. 28 and was recorded on the store's video surveillance system. The next day when the store's asset protection personnel contacted the police, a Linton officer recognized the men in the video...
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Chambers charged with felony sexual misconduct with a minor
(Local News ~ 01/04/13)
David Lee Chambers, 19, was charged with sexual misconduct with a minor, a class C felony, in Greene Circuit Court during his initial hearing on Thursday. Chambers was arrested on Dec. 30 following an investigation by Sgt. Brian R. Pilant of the Jasonville Police Department...
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Lyons Raceway Park earns third straight honor
(Community Sports ~ 01/04/13)
LYONS -- Lyons Raceway Park has been named recipient of the Summit Racing Series Track of the Year award, for an unprecedented third year in a row. The honor was handed out as a part of the National Hot Rod Association's North Central Division awards banquet in Indianapolis in early December...
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Miners defeat Lakers in double overtime
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/13)
SWITZ CITY -- For the second time in less than a month, Linton-Stockton defeated Shakamak. But unlike a 72-51 victory by the Miners at Jasonville on Dec. 14, Linton-Stockton needed two overtimes to hold off the Lakers for a 70-62 win in the semifinals of the Greene County Invitational here Friday night...
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Wolverines drop T-Birds on way to GCI final
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/13)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Wolverines had three players in double-figures, shot 51 percent from the field and hit of 18 of 23 free throws to advance to their first Greene County Invitational championship game since 2005. It came at the expense of defending champion Eastern Greene -- 58-52...
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FINAL: Greene County Invitational results, pairings
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/13)
Greene County Invitational at Switz City Wednesday, Jan. 2 Game 1 -- Linton-Stockton 96, Union 36 Game 2 -- Shakamak 65, North Central 37 Thursday, Jan. 3 Game 3 -- Eastern Greene 55. Clay City 35 Game 4 -- White River Valley 46, Bloomfield 23 Friday, Jan. 4...
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