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Foundation to offer college scholarships for upperclassmen and non-traditional students
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
A scholarship through the Greene County Foundation will help students outside the normal range of scholarship criteria. The Helen Hunter Scholarship Fund will target a non-traditional and upperclassmen range of students attending a college or university...
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Apple Festival Committee seeking fresh ideas for events
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
Planning for the Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee sponsored events for 2013 are under way, and organizers are in need of help. Apple Festival Committee President Ginger Sipes said the committee will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Jaycee Building...
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Fenton Denny Girton
(Obituary ~ 03/05/13)
Fenton Denny Girton, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2013, at Garden Villa in Bloomington. He was born May 24, 1942, in Edwardsport, the son of Fred and Edith (Salters) Girton. He was retired from RCA in Bloomington. He loved animals, including his dogs, Scooby & Buddy...
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Sheridan Lee Priest
(Obituary ~ 03/05/13)
Sheridan Lee Priest, 77, of Bloomfield, passed away Monday March 4, 2013 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 26, 1935 in Martin County, Indiana the son of Paul M. and Jessie L. (Stoner) Priest. Sheridan was retired from Crane civil service, he was a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ and NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees). He was a U.S. Air Force veteran...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 03/05/13)
The Eastern Greene High School Athletic Dept. will honor winter sports athletes with an awards ceremony on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the high school gym. Girls and boys basketball teams along with cheerleaders and dance team members will be honored...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/05/13)
JAIL LOG No new entries.
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/05/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one report of breaking and entering, one search warrant served, two assists to the utility department after hours, one structure fire, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, two alarms, one animal complaint, two assists to other agencies, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute and five traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 03/05/13)
INFRACTIONS Anthony D. Gilman, speeding David L. Miller, speeding - exceeding posted speed limit James E. Shreve, Jr., speeding Christopher A. Stratman, speeding Melinda S. House, speeding - exceeding posted speed limit Tyler C. Singleton, speeding - exceeding posted speed limit...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/05/13)
Wednesday Owen County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, in collaboration with Promoting Smokefree Pregnancies in Indiana (PSPI), is hosting a free, educational workshop from 10 am to noon at the Owen County Family YMCA Community Room. Champions for Smokefree Pregnancies in Owen County will provide practical, evidence-based tools to equip health care and social service providers to treat tobacco use in pregnant women and families. ...
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LPD nabs suspected shoplifter
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
A man suspected of shoplifting from a Linton store didn't get far before he was apprehended by a Linton police officer responding to the store's call for assistance. Brandon L. Ivy, 29, of Linton, was arrested Sunday. An employee of the Dollar General Store on the west side of Linton contacted police and reported there was a person inside the store who was shoplifting. The man then left the store without paying for items of clothing...
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Greene County Soccer Association needs help to keep the program running
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
The Greene County Soccer Association (GCSA) is in need of help to keep the program running at its full potential. GCSA Vice President Heather Fulton said there are currently only about four board members who regularly serve up to 300 children that play the fall sport.....
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Sandborn farmer's case heard by the Supreme Court
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
Sitting in the United States Supreme Court chambers on February 19, 2013, Vernon Hugh Bowman was a long way from the flat farmlands surrounding his home in rural Sandborn, Indiana. The court was hearing the case Bowman v. Monsanto regarding Bowman's use of commodity grain purchased from an elevator for his second soybean planting or double cropping.....
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County Commissioners discuss blighted property ordinance during first evening meeting
(Local News ~ 03/05/13)
The Greene County Commissioners hope to team up with members of the Greene County Plan Commission and work together to control blighted or nuisance properties located outside of incorporated town or city limits. Meeting Tuesday in its first evening meeting, the commissioners agreed to move forward after looking over a draft ordinance that seeks to control property that promotes vandalism, the presence of vermin, creation of fire hazards and other safety and health hazards.....
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Regional boys basketball information
(High School Sports ~ 03/05/13)
Tickets for the IHSAA Class 2A Regional at Huntingburg will go on sale in Lou Baker's office at Linton-Stockton High School Wednesday at 2 p.m. Ducats are priced at $10, which is good for all sessions and will remain on sale through 2 p.m. Friday. The first game, which takes place in the Huntingburg Memorial Gymnasium, features No. .....
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