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Letters to the Editor
(Obituary ~ 03/13/13)
Terrell family appreciates support To the Editor: Our family would like to take the time to thank everyone that helped us with the passing of our mother, grandma and great grandma -- Janette Terrell. We were truly blessed to have her in our lives for as long as we did!...
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Tulip Tuesday can bring surprise bouquets
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Tulip Tuesday is a sure sign that spring is on the way. On Tulip Tuesday, many lucky recipients will receive surprise bouquets of colorful tulips, some mixed in with iris and pussy willows, or a potted plant of blooming tulips, or hyacinths. This year's Tulip Tuesday will be April 2, but gift-givers need to get their order in by noon on Monday, March 18...
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Bulls-eye from the free throw line: Bloomfield girl trying to earn a berth in the national finals
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Shooting accurate free throws takes hours and hours of practice in the gym and on the outdoor hoop. It's all a routine as each shot is launched. Everything must be the same for each shot. Hundreds of shots are taken every week in after-school workouts for a 10-year-old girl, who's in the fourth grade at Bloomfield Elementary School...
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Fans can cheer on Miners as they leave city Friday
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
On Friday, at 11:45 a.m., the Linton-Stockton High School basketball team will be heading to Richmond to prepare for its semistate game against Speedway. The game is at 1 on Saturday. To help support the team, fans have organized a community send-off. The team will leave school at 11:45 a.m. on Friday and will travel the Fourth of July parade route (south from the high school and then east on State Road 54), escorted by firetrucks and police...
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Eastern to install new fire alarm system in elementary/middle school complex
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern Greene Elementary/Middle School complex will soon be getting a new updated fire alarm system. The school board voted Monday night to hire Adco Alarm Systems of Indianapolis for the upgrade. Adco Alarms sells a Seimens fire alarm system, which is the same as the system that is in the new high school building...
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Sheriff reminds motorists to yield and pull over for emergency vehicles
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Imagine the horror of speeding down a Greene County highway in a sheriff's department vehicle. You are heading to an emergency call. The emergency blue and red lights are flashing and the siren is clear and distinctly sounded on the responding police vehicle...
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The unheralded heroes of Miner hoops
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Jackson Bohnert and Keith Fulk. They're two key pieces of the Linton-Stockton High School basketball team. They may not always get the recognition that teammates like Dess Fougerousse and Austin Karazsia or even Bryant Jackson receive, but they're as much a necessary part as any other player...
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Charlie Karazsia learning about basketball as his son helps Miners to semistate
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Charlie Karazsia will be the first to admit that basketball is not his area of expertise. "He's being recruited at the 5, but believe he can play 4," Charlie said referencing the numbers used to describe the center and power forward positions. "I just learned what those terms meant last week."...
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Mary Juanita Rowe
(Obituary ~ 03/13/13)
Mary Juanita Rowe, 98, of Jasonville, Ind. passed away at her sister's home in West Covina, California on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Arrangements are pending at the Cox Funeral Home in Jasonville.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/13/13)
JAIL LOG March 12 -- Matthew Eric Wininger, 35, Washington, was arrested on a Writ of Attachment and was being held in lieu of $500 cash. March 12 -- Charlotta Lucille Preece, 30, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of theft, a class D felony. Bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 03/13/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one protective order violation, one civil complaint, three mental cases, two medical/illness, one assist to another agency, two thefts, one arrest - wanted on warrant, one domestic dispute - neighbor and five traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 03/13/13)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Thomas W. Cody, Sr., dog bite liability involving bodily injury to another person State vs. Dylan Matthew Hutcherson, possession of a Schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/13/13)
Thursday The Greene County Soccer Association will meet at the East Shelter House in Linton Park at 6:30 p.m. If you are currently a board member, please be there at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a few things before the public meeting. You can reach Heather Fulton at admin@greenecountysoccer.com or at 317-437-3686 with any questions. We will get Greene County Soccer back on track, and will succeed...
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Pregnancy Choices' annual dinner provides some emotional testimonies
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
SWITZ CITY -- It was a beautiful, informative and emotional evening at the annual Pregnancy Choices dinner at the 4-H Building on Tuesday evening. Following a delicious candlelight dinner catered by J'Lin, guests were entertained with vocal solos by Katie Lanham and given a report on Linton's Pregnancy Choices (PC) by director Michelle Brown...
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Teena Rose Cooper-Collins
(Obituary ~ 03/13/13)
Teena Rose Cooper-Collins, 54, of Port Orange, Fla., a former business clerk at Bert Fish Medical Center, New Smyrna Beach, Fla. and Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Fla. died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Collins was born in Linton, Ind. and moved to the Port Orange, Fla. area in 1986 from her birthplace. She enjoyed riding in planes, crocheting, antiques and spending time with her grandchildren...
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Downtown revitalization highlighted during "Taste Of Linton"
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
Residents got a 'taste' of Linton's culinary offerings and a quick taste of the Indiana Main Street in a meeting Wednesday night at the Roy Clark Community Center. A variety of vendors offered samples of chicken wings, pizza, shrimp cocktail, fried fish, salad, chili, cheese cake, cheese balls, deli meats, homemade crackers with ranch dressing, cakes, dessert breads and more...
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Lyons Council talks about paving; Lyons Fire Department expresses support for Sparks
(Local News ~ 03/13/13)
The Lyons Town Council discussed the cost of paving roads and streets during their meeting this week and listened to a report from the Lyons Fire Department about training requirements for new firefighters. A representative of the firefighters also expressed strong support for Town Marshal Ron Sparks, who is currently on an administrative leave, and who serves as a volunteer firefighter...
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