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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/15/14)
No new arrests.
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I-69 Section 5 contract finalized
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Department of Transportation have finalized the contract with I-69 Development Partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain I-69 Section 5. The project involves rehabbing and upgrading 21 miles of the existing, four-lane State Road 37 to interstate standards between Bloomington and Martinsville...
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Commissioners move forward with paving plans; learn tax statements will soon be in the mail
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
The Greene County Commissioners approved summer blacktop paving contracts at Tuesday morning's meeting, with some stipulations. The commissioners in each of the three districts was authorized to confer with county highway superintendent Brent Murray and then award the jobs on a project by project basis to the bidder that can best serve the county...
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Arrest made in case of missing prescription
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Billie Jean Polmanter a week ago, and she was taken into custody and booked into jail on Monday. Polmanter, 30, Bloomfield, was arrested by Bloomfield Deputy Marshal AJ Bowers on preliminary charges of theft, a class D felony, and possession of a controlled substance, also a class D felony...
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State Representative tells Linton Council that Business Personal Property Tax cut will have no impact unless the county adopts it
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
Indiana District 62 State Representative Matt Ubelhor (R-Bloomfield) stood before the Linton City Council meeting to apologize for not attending a March 10 meeting, as expected, and to give an update on the controversial Business Personal Property Tax bill, which drew a storm of controversy this past legislative session.....
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Local players earn SWIAC awards
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/14)
The coaches of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference have named 32 players from area schools to either the all-conference or honorable mention slate for boys and girls basketball. In boys basketball, collecting All-SWIAC accolades from Class 2A Sectional 47 champion Linton-Stockton were seniors Bryant Jackson and Zach Riddell...
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Bloomfield changing softball sectional
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- When Bloomfield moved from Class 2A to A, the Cardinal athletic teams seemed to be perfectly slotted to be back in sectionals with White River Valley, Shakamak, Union and Clay City and that was the case for 2013-14 in volleyball, girls basketball and boys basketball...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 04/15/14)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES LVNV Funding LLC vs. James Miller, collection LVNV Funding LLC vs. Thomas Staten, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Barry W. St. John, possession of marijuana CIVIL CASES Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Theresa Slaven, collection...
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Solid Waste Decisions Delayed
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
SWITZ CITY ---- In what was expected to be decision day for the future operation of the financially-strapped Greene County Solid Waste Management District turned out to be a day of unanticipated delay. The Solid Waste Management District had advertised for an 11 a.m. executive session meeting Tuesday at the Recycling Center to discuss personnel and evaluate job performance of individual employees...
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Eastern Greene School accepts donation from Smithville Foundation
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
Eastern Greene Schools will have a dent in their coming costs for technology upgrades. In their regular meeting, the Eastern Greene School Board approved a donation from the Smithville Foundation of $48,945.10. Superintendent Ted Baechtold said the donations will help fund the school's needed technology upgrades. He said the district's servers are over five years old and going out of warranty...
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Suspect pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate in ongoing investigation
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
Kathleen Edith Featherstone, one of two suspects accused of physically attacking another woman in Linton in February, plead guilty and was sentenced in Greene Superior Court Tuesday morning. As part of a negotiated plea agreement, Featherstone plead guilty to criminal confinement - a class D felony, she agreed to testify against co-defendant Cynthia Renee Cocks, and she agreed to cooperate with police in an investigation to determine who was driving the car that tried to run over the victim.....
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Downtown Linton businesses host Easter egg hunt
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
The Easter Bunny has made an early visit to downtown Linton. Rediscover Downtown Linton is hosting an Easter hunt involving local businesses. At Brinson Family Chiropractic, Francis Jewelbox, Ms. Maggie's Boutique, Sarah Jane's Closet and The Silver Lining in downtown Linton there will be silver eggs throughout each shop with prizes from the store.....
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Greene County Master Gardeners to host 10th annual Flower & Patio Show
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
The Greene County Master Gardeners will host 10th annual Flower and Patio Show Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th, 2014. The show has moved to the Commercial Building, but it is still at the Greene County Fair Grounds, 4503 West State Road 54, Bloomfield, IN. The hours are Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.....
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GCDW makes changes to online policy
(Local News ~ 04/15/14)
The Greene County Daily World takes its role as the area's news leader seriously. This past winter the newspaper, in both print and digital formats, kept its readers updated with up-to-the-minute reports on road conditions, school closings, and approaching storms.....
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Miners edge WRV in tennis match
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/14)
In a closely contested girls tennis match between Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foes, Linton-Stockton defeated host White River Valley 3-2 in a make-up contest Tuesday afternoon. "The weather was pretty cold so the girls had to adjust their play," said Lady Miner coach Nathan Skinner. "I think both teams had some issue adjusting to the cold...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/15/14)
Wednesday, April 16 Walnut Grove Church of God will conduct a pre-Easter service at 7 p.m. Lyle Pittman will be the speaker. Teen Movie Night at the Bloomfield Eastern Greene County Public Library will feature the movie "Frozen" from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16. Snacks and soda will be provided. Grades 7-12 welcome...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/15/14)
The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday, April 14, included one trespassing, one request for information, two for lifting assistance, one vandalism, one protective order violation, one death investigation, one utility repair, one structure fire, three medical runs, one complaint about animals, two thefts, one fingerprint, one domestic dispute, two community relations details and one traffic stop...
- Linton-Stockton basketball award winners (High School Sports ~ 04/15/14)
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Weather forces schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 04/15/14)
The lingering effects of Mother Nature's latest attempt to further derail the spring sports schedule was successful Tuesday afternoon. Lost to wet grounds and chilly temperatures were the Shakamak at North Knox and Bedford North Lawrence at Eastern Greene baseball games...
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Stacey J. Stremming
(Obituary ~ 04/15/14)
Stacey J. Stremming, 41, of Linton, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Linton on May 11, 1972, the daughter of Richard Harold and Edna (Baize) Walton. Her adoptive father was Robert Lewis, Jr. She was a 1990 graduate of Union Dugger High School. She graduated from Ivy Tech in License Practical Nursing. She attended the Linton Church of Christ during her youth and recently attended Emmanuel Church in Sullivan. She was an avid reader...
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