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Sheriff's Association offers scholarships
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Those interested in majoring in the law enforcement field may be eligible for a $500 scholarship. According to a press release issued by the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the Indiana Sheriff's Association will be presenting 40 scholarships in the amount of $500 each to qualifying students around the state of Indiana...
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Watershed service learning students to contruct rain garden at Eastern School
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene students involved with an environmental service learning project received permission from the school board Monday night to proceed with plans to construct a rain garden on the middle/elementary school campus. A rain garden is a shallow depression that is planted with deep-rooted native plants and grasses, according to Plummer/Richland Creek Watershed Coordinator Adam Grossman, who attended the board meeting...
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GCGH awarded accreditation in mammography
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Greene County General Hospital in Linton has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women...
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Linton designated as a Community for a Lifetime
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Linton City and Vincennes University's Generations Area Agency on Aging were in Indianapolis last Friday to accept designation as an Indiana Community for a Lifetime from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. Linton was one of three communities in the state to earn the designation...
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Linton mayor gives Valentine's Day surprise
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
(By Nick Schneider) Author Robert Brault once said, "I hope some day to meet God, because I want to thank Him for the flowers." However, in the city of Linton on Thursday ---- St. Valentine's Day ---- Mayor John Wilkes surely received plenty of accolades, thank-yous and a some gracious hugs. ...
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Lasagna dinner will help raise funds for Linton pool
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Members of the Linton community are coming together to help raise funds in order to get the A.M. Risher Memorial Pool up to standards. There will be a lasagna dinner Saturday, Feb. 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Roy Clark Community Building. Pre-sale tickets are $8, which can be purchased at Regions Bank or Linton City Hall. Tickets will be $9 at the door for adults and $4 for children age 4 and younger...
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Joe B. Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
Joe B. Smith, 84, of Springville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 at his residence. Born July 8, 1928 in Howard County, Ind., the son of Joseph B. Smith, Sr., and Lucie Mae (Lidy) Smith. Joe was raised in Deming, N.M. He rode fence lines for ranchers, helped gather cattle, did some rodeo, was a member of the Sheriff's posy and trained horses. ...
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Project will stabilize area above an underground mine
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Information about two upcoming projects was presented to the Linton City Council this week -- one a seven-unit affordable housing project, the other an effort to prevent cave-ins over old mines. Linton's Street Superintendent Tim Turpen updated the council on a planned project to stabilize an area located above an underground mine...
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Herbert Lee Bredeweg
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
Herbert Lee Bredeweg, age 80, of Linton, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Southwood Transitional Care in Terre Haute. He was born in Linton on November 10, 1932, the son of Roy H. & Maude (Fiscus) Bredeweg. He was a 1950 graduate from Linton-Stockton High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Lee worked as an insurance agent for Commonwealth for many years, then Peoples Trust Company for many years...
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Arthur Eugene "Gene" Lee
(Obituary ~ 02/14/13)
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Lee, 67, of Worthington, passed away at 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. He was born in Linton on Dec. 7, 1945, the son of Arthur and Anita (Rollison) Lee. He was a United States Navy veteran. He was a member and elder of the Garrard Chapel Church in Bowling Green...
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Divine to play volleyball at Vincennes University
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/13)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- One of Eastern Greene's most successful volleyball players has decided to take her game to the next level. Former Lady Thunderbird standout Casie Divine has received a Grant-in-Aid to play volleyball for the Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers beginning next fall under head coach Brittany Harry...
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Lady Lakers to play at regional Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/13)
Girl's Basketball Regional Season Tickets will be on sale at Shakamak High School until noon Friday. All-session tickets cost is $10. Single session tickets will be on sale at the door for $7. Shakamak will play Indianapolis Tindley at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The second game will be Jac-Cen-Del vs Southwestern (Shelbyville) at noon...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 02/14/13)
The Bloomfield Youth League will be having registrations for the 2013 for baseball and softball later this month. Any boy ages 4-12 or girl ages 3 and up by Jan. 1 can register to play baseball/softball with the league for the 2013 season. Parents should bring a copy of their child's birth certificate with them to registration...
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Area high school basketball schedule
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/13)
Friday, Feb. 15 BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield at North Knox, 6 p.m. North Central at Linton-Stockton, 6 p.m. North Daviess at White River Valley, 6 p.m. Shakamak at Eastern Greene, 6 p.m. Sullivan at Union, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 GIRLS BASKETBALL Class A Southwestern (Shelbyville) Regional: Indianapolis Tindley vs. Shakamak, 10 a.m.; Jac-Cen-Del vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville), Noon; Championship game, 8 p.m...
- Bloomfield sixth grade boys basketball team finishes 11-2 (Community Sports ~ 02/14/13)
- Eastern Greene fourth graders win tournament (Community Sports ~ 02/14/13)
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Area high school boys and girls basketball statistics
(High School Sports ~ 02/14/13)
AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA ATHLETIC CONF. GAMES THROUGH FEB. 13 CONF AG Thursday, Feb. 7 Clay City 60, North Central 46 Edgewood 60, Eastern Greene 56 North Daviess 56, Union 42 Shakamak 62, Vincennes Rivet 50 Saturday, Feb. 9...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 02/14/13)
JAIL LOG Feb. 13 -- Nicole Elizabeth Maynard, 24, Worthington, was taken into custody on a Writ of Attachment and released the same day after posting $1,000 cash. Feb. 13 -- Jeffrey Burnett Winfrey, 54, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, and possession of synthetic cannabis, a class A misdemeanor. He was being held without bond...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 02/14/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one fraud and five follow-up investigations, three requests for information, two custody disputes or exchanges, one protective order violation, one disorderly conduct, one accident with property damage, one lost and found, one medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle or person, one assist to another agency, one theft, two fingerprints for gun permits, one domestic dispute - neighbor, one open door or garage, one ordinance violation and one traffic stop.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 02/14/13)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Timothy Wade Robinson, possession of a Schedule I, II, III controlled substance CIVIL CASES In Re the marriage of Brandie O'Vivion and Austin Hollifield, domestic relation INFRACTIONS Betty J. Conklin, speeding - exceeding posted speed limit...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 02/14/13)
Friday The First Christian Church in Bloomfield will offer a free public showing of the movie "Last Ounce of Courage" Friday at 7 p.m. Last Ounce of Courage is the story of a grieving father, who is also a small town pharmacist and part-time mayor, who is inspired by his grandson to take a stand for faith and freedom against a tide of apathy and vanishing liberty. Free popcorn and soft drinks will be available...
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Lyons Town Marshal placed on administrative leave
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
LYONS -- Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks has been placed on administrative leave effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. He will receive pay and benefits for 28 days. The Lyons Town Council met with Town Attorney Lucas Rudisill Thursday evening in an executive session called for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter concerning Sparks. Executive sessions are not open to the public...
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Suspect arrested - accused of OVWI, crashing truck into porch, leaving the scene
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
Linton Police Officer Paul Clark responded to a report of a vehicle crashing into a porch around 3:24 a.m. Thursday. The accident occurred at a residence in the area of 1st St. NW and F St. NW at 3:20 a.m. but the driver left the scene in the vehicle...
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MSD Shakamak School Board discusses budget cuts
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
JASONVILLE -- Budget cuts were a hot topic at the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak's Board of School Trustees meeting Thursday evening. When presenting financial information for 2012, Superintendent Mike Mogan provided the board members with some background information...
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MSD Shakamak Board congratulates the Lady Lakers on sectional championship
(Local News ~ 02/14/13)
JASONVILLE -- Girls basketball was a popular topic at Thursday night's meeting of the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustees meeting. Board members as well as its administration team congratulated the Lady Lakers on the school's first ever girls' basketball sectional championship...
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