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Closings and Delays for Wednesday
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
Bloomfield Schools - closed Eastern-Greene Schools - closed White River Valley - two-hour delay Shakamak Schools - two-hour delay Linton-Stockton Schools - two-hour delay Northeast Sullivan - two-hour delay
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Area hit by early March snow storm
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
Two area schools closed on Wednesday following a snow storm that moved through the region on Tuesday night dumping a couple inches of snow in most locations. Classes were canceled in Bloomfield and Eastern Greene school districts. Schools in Linton-Stockton, White River Valley, MSD of Shakamak and NE Sullivan operated on a two-hour delay...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/13)
What sequestration/furloughs mean to you To the Editor: With sequestration taking place, major impacts will be affecting our communities. Crane Navy and Army will be furloughing employees one day a week for 22 weeks. This is a 20 percent pay cut for all those employees...
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Cora Sue Long
(Obituary ~ 03/06/13)
Cora Sue Long, 78, of Springville, passed away at 8:14 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Garden Villa of Bloomington. Born Oct. 5, 1934 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Harley and Anna Vesta (Blevins) Anderson. She retired from GE in Bloomington as an inspector and was a member of the Bethel Christian Church...
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Commissioners say move forward with program
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
The Greene County Commissioners have re-evaluated the support for a Brownfield's Grant program from two area mayors and voted Tuesday night to move forward and contact a consulting company. Last June, the commissioners voted to table participation in the Brownfield's clean-up project after what it appeared was a lack of support for the project by mayors in Linton and Jasonville...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/06/13)
JAIL LOG * March 6 -- Eric Von Peterson, 36, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. His bond was set at $4,000 surety or ten percent cash.
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/06/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one title check, one request for information, two assists to the utility department, one incident of criminal mischief, three accidents with property damage, one medical/illness, one alarm, one assist to another agency, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute and one community relations detail...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 03/06/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Asset Acceptance LLC vs. Kennon Wright, collection FIA Card Services NA vs. Jeremy Hamilton, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Perry G. Ball, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in person's body...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/06/13)
Thursday The Greene County Right to Life will meet at 7 p.m. at the Greene County Hospital conference room. Please join us for dinner and fellowship prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria. Everyone welcome!! We are having our annual membership drive at this time. ...
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Steven W. "Pete" Duncan
(Obituary ~ 03/06/13)
Steven W. "Pete" Duncan, 68, of Jasonville, Ind. passed away at 8:06 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in his residence. He was born February 26, 1945 in Brazil, Ind. to Robert Duncan and Verna Maxine (Miller) Duncan. Steven married Carol Sue (McGavic) Duncan September 4, 1965 and she passed away on October 22, 2000...
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Bloomfield Town Council to tackle blighted property problem
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
The Bloomfield Town Council took under advisement several possible blighted properties, and entrusted the Town Marshal and Building Commissioner with choosing the properties that need attention. Bloomfield Town Marshal Kenneth Tharp and Building Commissioner David Reed brought before the council, during their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening, seven properties they had deemed hazardous to the community...
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Switz City man, without a valid license, accused of crashing car against a house then running away
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
Kenneth A. Calvert, a 24-year-old Switz City man accused of driving even though his license had been suspended, was allegedly trying to get away from people who wanted to beat him up when he crashed a car up against a residence then fled the scene. He was in Greene Circuit Court Wednesday, charged with operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic violator, a class D felony, and failure to stop and remain at the scene of an accident after causing damage to the property of another person, a class B misdemeanor.. ...
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The Last Picture Show
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Rex Tuttle of Linton shares his memories of the old Cine' Theater in downtown Linton. He can be reached by email at rdtut@comcast.net --- I stood in the opening in the east wall of the old Cine' theater building and looked for a long while at the ugly empty shell of what had once been the sparkling jewel of our town. ......
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Sequestration could hit NSA Crane hard
(Local News ~ 03/06/13)
There's a lot of uncertainty as to what effects the federal budget sequestration is going to have on one of the nation's largest military bases that sits in parts of Greene, Lawrence and Martin counties. NSA Crane is home to more than 6,000 civilian employees, who could be furloughed starting in late April, unless a Congressional budget agreement is inked...
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