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Dale L. Goddard
(Obituary ~ 05/13/13)
Dale L. Goddard, 74, of Linton, passed away at 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Terre Haute on Feb. 18, 1939, the son of Clarence L. and Pauline (Jones) Goddard, and raised by his grandparents Clarence E. and Sarah Goddard in Terre Haute. He was a step-son to Clara Goddard of Terre Haute and the late George Frank of Hymera...
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Richard "Dick" T. Gamble
(Obituary ~ 05/13/13)
Richard "Dick" T. Gamble, 69, of Coal City, passed at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at his residence. Dick was born, Sept. 20, 1943, in Sullivan, to Russell and Lucille (Bridgewater) Gamble. He was retired from CP Railroad. He was an avid coon hunter. He belonged to the Elnora Outdoor Club, and Shelburn Coon Hunters Club...
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Sara A. "Sally" Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 05/13/13)
Sara A. "Sally" Hubbard, 70, of Sullivan, went to be with the Lord at 3:40 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013. She was born Aug. 31, 1942, in Bedford to Frederic and Elizabeth (Barclay) Sloan. Sara was a homemaker and loving mother. She was a Baptist. She is survived by four sons, James Hubbard, Greenwood; Michael "Butch" (Orlena) Hubbard, Riley; Mark (LeAnn) Hubbard, West Terre Haute; Scott Hubbard, Sullivan; two daughters, Kim (James) Resler, Worthington and Trina (Brent) Roberts, Sullivan; 12 grandchildren, Jessica, Alisha, Darren, Uriah, Ethan, Joshua, Jacob, Kyle, Mason, Anna, Evan and Jenna; 10 great grandchildren; three brothers, Lyle, Jack and Bobby.. ...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/13/13)
Soncrant family appreciates support To the Editor: The family of Toby Soncrant wants to thank the community of Jasonville, the Jasonville Police Department, Shakamak School, Friends of MSD School, Shakamak Community Church and the many family and friends who displayed their love and sympathy following Toby's untimely passing...
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Denis L. Bays
(Obituary ~ 05/13/13)
Denis L. Bays, 87, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:01p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at IU Health Bloomington. He was born on June 15, 1925 in Bloomfield, the son of Ernest Bays and Inez (Fuller) Bays. Denis was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served his country proudly in World War II. ...
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With Video: ISP Master Trooper Nash honored by the president at the White House
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
President Barack Obama honored an Indiana State Police Trooper, who lives and patrols in Greene County, on Saturday for his heroic actions taken last July in rescuing a Greene County Sheriff's Department deputy who was caught in gunfire during a domestic dispute...
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KFC is not becoming part of Taco Bell store
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
Contrary to rumors floating around the area, the remodel currently under way at Taco Bell in Linton is not to convert the local fast food establishment into a combo Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken eatery. For those hoping to again enjoy some of that "finger lickin' good" KFC chicken will have to wait...
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Lady Miners fall to Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to visiting Clay City Saturday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game. With the loss they fall to 10-5 overall and 5-3 in league play. The only run of the game crossed in the fifth inning as the Lady Eels strung together a base hit and took advantage of a Linton-Stockton miscue...
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Crowe wins high-point award
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
Braydon Crowe of Eastern Greene was the boys individual points winner instead of WRV's Conner Hill at the Greene County Invitational track and field meet at Linton-Stockton Friday. It was because of a computer scoring error, which included Crowe's fifth place in the long jump being omitted...
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Changes
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
Changes The Shakamak at Eastern Greene baseball game has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The White River Valley at Shakamak softball game was rained out Saturday and has been rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The Bloomfield at Shakamak baseball game will resume at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18...
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Eastern Greene takes two
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The Eastern Greene baseball team swept a doubleheader at Orleans Saturday. In the opener, Gage Shell earned his fifth win in six decisions. He allowed four hits as he tossed a complete game. Offensively, Devin Buchtman hit a solo home run and finished with three hits. Keith Ringer and Kurtis Stille also had three hits. Jackson Johnson had two hits...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 05/13/13)
JAIL LOG May 10 -- Baysul Samuel Buckner, Jr., 46, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class D felony, and driving while suspended with a prior conviction, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $9,000 surety or $900 cash...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 05/13/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included two follow-up investigations, one request for lifting assistance, one juvenile/delinquent, two assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, two custody disputes or exchanges, one drug investigation, one criminal mischief, one utility repair, three accidents with property damage, six medical/illness, one alarm, three animal complaints, one prowler, one vehicle identification check, five suspicious vehicles or persons, five assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one child abuse or neglect, one lost or stolen license plate, one other theft, two welfare checks or concerns, one assist to the fire department, two domestic disputes, two domestic disputes - neighbors, and nine traffic stops.. ...
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Cardinals crowned 2013 SWIAC Girls' Tennis Champs
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
After two days of intense play at the North Daviess tennis courts the SWIAC tennis team championship came to a showdown between the No. 1 players of Bloomfield and Linton-Stockton. Bloomfield held a slight lead 11-9 in the team competition but the championship match was worth four points. The winner of that match would not only win the individual title of SWIAC Singles Champion for herself but would also assure the SWIAC title for their team...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/13/13)
Tuesday The charity basketball event at WRV scheduled for tonight to benefit the Greene County General Hospital Foundation has been postponed to a later date. Bloomfield Chapter 847 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) will meet at Stoll's Country Inn at Linton. A luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the business meeting will follow at 12:30. NARFE meetings are open to both retired and current federal employees and their spouses...
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Miners win conference game Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The Linton-Stockton Miners remained unbeaten in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball race with a 10-4 win over host North Daviess Saturday at Elnora. The Miners pounded out 13 hits and committed just three errors as they improved to 6-0 in league play and 13-6 overall...
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Thunderbirds take out North Central
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
In a game that was suspended last week, Eastern Greene scored 12 runs in its only at bat Monday as the Thunderbirds of Greene County defeated North Central 17-0 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game at Farmersburg. "It is hard to restart a game," said EGHS coach Trevor McConnell, who's T-Bird squad led 5-0 in the top of the fifth when the game was rained out last week. "I was really, really happy with how the kids were focused tonight."...
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Lady Miners finish regular season with a win
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team wrapped up the 2013 regular season with a 3-2 win over Edgewood at the Humphreys Park Courts in Linton Monday afternoon. "I'm just really proud of the girls on a great regular season but we still have sectional to get ready for," Linton-Stockton coach Nathan Skinner said. "All the girls played well tonight now we need to start getting ready for WRV (the Lady Miners' sectional opponent) this Thursday."...
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Draw set for tennis sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
The pairings for the 2013 IHSAA Girls Tennis Sectional at North Daviess have been released. The event, which takes place over three days, features defending champion Bloomfield taking on host North Daviess Tuesday afternoon at Elnora. The second match of the tournament features Linton-Stockton battling White River Valley on Thursday afternoon with the winners meeting for the title on Friday...
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Benefit to help Linton man battling cancer
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
Friends will host a benefit Saturday to help offset medical costs of a Linton man battling cancer. Brian Jackson was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a form of blood cancer, in March. He has been hospitalized for long periods of time, and will soon be headed back to the hospital for another round of chemotherapy...
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Linton residents reminded to mow grass or risk getting a citation and fine
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
With springtime rains and warmer weather, grass is growing fast and the City of Linton is reminding residents of their responsibility to keep their yards mowed. The task of monitoring properties that are in disrepair or possibly in violation of city ordinances was assigned to the Linton Fire Department and Fire Chief Brad Sparks spoke to the City Council during their regular monthly meeting Monday evening...
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Two GCDW staff members honored with Associated Press awards
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
Two Greene County Daily World staff members were honored Saturday during the annual Indiana Associated Press Media Editors (IAPME) News and Photo Awards Program at the Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel in Indianapolis. Assistant Editor Nick Schneider received a first-place award in the Feature Series category; and a second-place award in Spot News Photography. ...
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Eastern Elementary and Middle School fire alarm down; Volunteer firefighters on school fire patrol
(Local News ~ 05/13/13)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Starting Tuesday morning, three area volunteer fire departments will have state-certified personnel on site at Eastern Greene Elementary and Middle School as a safety precaution. On Monday afternoon, Center Township Fire Chief Jeremy Inman was informed that the fire alarm system for the school complex ---- which is due to be replaced after the current school year ends in about two weeks ---- 'went down' and is inoperable...
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Miners capture SWIAC title, again; Bartlow leads BHS with an 85
(High School Sports ~ 05/13/13)
Linton-Stockton pushed its Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference winning streak to 15 as the Miners continue to dominate the SWIAC boys golf championship. On a muddy Phil Harris Golf Course at Linton on a cool and windy Saturday afternoon, the Miners shot a winning total of 310...
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