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Lakers, T-Birds prepare for regional Saturday; Shakamak game time changed to 12:30 p.m.
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/13)
There are just two teams from Greene County still participating in the 47th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association baseball state tournament series. The field has been pared down from over 400 to 64 sectional champions that will be competing at Saturday's regionals across the state...
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Three county track athletes seeking state titles
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
There's just three area track athletes remaining as this weekend's state finals approach. Juniors Grant Stamm and Micaela Hazlewood of Linton-Stockton and Aleksey Green of Shakamak will take to the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex on the campus of Indiana University...
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Neals celebrate 61st wedding anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 05/30/13)
The Rev. Wally and Myra (Phillips) Neal celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Wally is the son of Everett and Gladys Neal, and Myra is the daughter of Elmo and Olon Phillips. They were married May 31, 1952 at the Bethel Methodist Church in Dugger by the uncle of the groom, Dr. Seborn Cornell. They met July 4, 1951 in front of the ferris wheel at the Linton Carnival at midnight and now reside in Spencer and Wanamaker, Ind...
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Bloomfield youngster to benefit from music fest event
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
A music fest and a host of other activities to benefit a Bloomfield youngster are planned for June 8 in Switz City. Soon-to-be 7-year-old Jude Myers, the son of Troy and Amber Myers, suffers from a rare genetic disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) that involves rapidly worsening muscle weakness...
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Town of Lyons preparing for this weekend's Strawberry Festival
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
The annual Lyons Strawberry Festival will be this weekend, starting with a parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday. This year's theme for the parade is "Life as it should be," and will follow the route of State Road 67 from the medical clinic to the fire station...
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Bebe Rose Dye
(Obituary ~ 05/30/13)
Bebe Rose Dye, 83, of Indianapolis, passed away at 12:06 p.m., Saturday May 11, 2013 at Community North Hospital during broken hip replacement surgery. She was born Feb. 2, 1930 in Linton, the daughter of Emil and Blanche (Bedwell) Richards. Bebe was a gifted piano player and singer, successful lifelong business owner, and a dedicated member of Jehovah's Witnesses...
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Carpenter takes coaching job at Wabash Valley College
(College Sports ~ 05/30/13)
DANVILLE, ILL. -- Some opportunities are just too good to pass up. That's how Danville Area Community College men's basketball coach Mike Carpenter viewed the opening at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel. The Warriors are an NJCAA Division I institution that claimed a National Title in 2001 and they were just in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in 2012...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 05/30/13)
JAIL LOG May 29 -- Niko Thomas Albanese, 21, Bloomington, was arrested on preliminary charges of reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor, and resisting law enforcement, a class D felony. Bond was set at $4,500 surety or ten percent cash. He was released later the same day after posting $450 cash. BPD Jeremy Inman was the arresting officer...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/30/13)
Thursday The Greene County Memory Makers Quilt Guild will have its monthly meeting at the Church Of Christ in Bloomfield at 6:30 p.m. Rhonda Burch will be hostess of the month. If you need directions or information contact Loretta Crody at 812-798-2132...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 05/30/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one incident of trespassing, three follow-up investigations, one request for information, two for lifting assistance, one juvenile/delinquent, one assist to the utility department after hours, one custody dispute or exchange, one brush fire, two medical/illness, three suspicious vehicles or persons, one assist to another agency, two reckless drivers, one extra patrol, one fireworks, and 13 traffic stops...
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Hayes back in jail on theft and drug charges
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
James Matthew "Matt" Hayes has served time in the Department of Corrections and he's spent time in the Greene County Jail on several occasions in the past. This week he's back again. Hayes, now 47, was booked in Friday following his latest arrest by Greene County Sheriff's Det. George Dallaire...
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Marty Walters released from prison early Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
Martin J. "Marty" Walters, a former Linton resident, has been released from prison after spending 20 years behind bars for convictions on burglary and murder. Neil Potter, the public information officer at the Indiana DOC's (Department of Corrections) Pendleton Correctional Facility, confirmed that Walters, now 50 years old, was released early Thursday.....
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Nigel Lehman Community Day set at the Linton pool for Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
The A.M. Risher Pool Board would like to invite the community to join them on Saturday from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. for Nigel Lehman Community Day at the pool in Linton's Humphreys Park. Plans include a short ceremony to start the event at 2 p.m. to show appreciation for everyone that helped make the 2013 pool season possible, followed by a free afternoon swim session until 6 p.m.....
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Bloomfield School Board acts on safety issue
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
The Bloomfield School District Board of School Trustees voted to take the first steps in addressing safety concerns at the school during Thursday's regular board meeting. The board voted to award a contract to Walls Construction of Bloomfield for Project No. 3, which will create a vestibule around the currently unlocked Bloomfield Elementary School entrance.....
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Mule-bound to Oklahoma: Michigan man hoping to draw awareness to the contributions of military veterans
(Local News ~ 05/30/13)
You might say Charlie Peters is a man of leisure, who doesn't get in a hurry to go anywhere. Charlie was slowly making his way south on State Road 67 between Worthington and Switz City on Thursday morning guiding a homemade wagon pulled by two mules...
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