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Payton Lea Champion
(Obituary ~ 05/12/14)
Payton Lea Champion, 8 days old, of Linton, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Riley Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born on May 2, 2014 in Linton to Joseph Lee Champion III and Payton Lea Borders. Payton is survived by: her parents; maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Benthimer-Rigg of Evansville, IN and maternal great-grandparents, Sandra and Robert Benthimer of Linton...
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Forrest Chane Collings
(Obituary ~ 05/12/14)
Forrest Chane Collings, 89, of Springville, left this world to be with his heavenly father on May 12, 2014. Forrest was the husband of Mary E. Couch Collings. They lived most of their lives in Bloomfield where he was the Pastor of Mt. Calvary Church as well as a farmer on Old Sylvania Road. ...
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Wolverines split two on Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
White River Valley split a pair of road games on Saturday. After jumping to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning, host North Knox retaliated for four runs in the home half of the third and made it stand for a 5-4 win. Both teams would plate an additional run, North Knox one in the sixth and WRV one in the seventh, as Dilean Delph and Houston Boram took to the hill for the Wolverines...
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BHS tops RP; loses to WRV
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
The Bloomfield Cardinals split a pair of games at home on Saturday against Riverton Parke and White River Valley. Saturday morning the Cardinals outslugged and out ran the Panthers 11-4 as Steven Bond and Jacob Pyne combined to scatter six RP hits. The Cardinals scored in every inning but the second as they pounded out 15 hits including homers from Jared Bond and David Deem...
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T-Birds sweep twinbill
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds improved to 13-5 on the year after a sweep of host Eminence in a Saturday doubleheader. In game one, Thunderbird hurler C.J. Shelton tossed a five-inning no-hitter as the T-Birds scored 11 unanswered runs in an 11-0 rout that was halted after five innings due to the 10-run rule...
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Lakers notch win over Miners
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
The Shakamak Lakers moved ever closer to another Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball crown with a 6-3 win over host Linton-Stockton Saturday morning. The Lakers used three-run uprisings in the fourth and seventh innings to claim their sixth conference win of the year, without a loss...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 05/12/14)
Local athletes are reminded they can get sports physicals for $15 at five Greene County Health clinics. Call the clinic at Bloomfield at 384-3508, Linton 847-7005, Lone Tree 847-8664, WestGate 863-4250 and Worthington at 875-2000 to schedule an appointment...
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Area schedule changes
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
The following changes to the area spring sports schedules have been announced. Linton-Stockton girls tennis match Tuesday (today) at South Knox has been canceled so the Lady Miners can make up their match at North Daviess the same day. In softball, the Lady Lakers game with Barr-Reeve has been reset for 5:30 p.m. today with the junior varsity game to follow at Jasonville...
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Mister Buck's Pet Food is featured topic at Greene County Historical Society meeting
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
The Greene County Historical Society held the April meeting at the Bloomfield -- Eastern Library conference room. Members and guests attended from Linton, Bloomfield, Scotland, Worthington, Lyons, and Park. President Marsha Cline called the meeting to order by welcoming everyone. She introduced the afternoon speaker as Jon Kitto, a business man who made his own recipe for nutritious and affordable dog food and operates his business in Bloomfield. The following is his story:...
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UPDATED: Lady Cards edge WRV in high school girls tennis match
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
In a battle of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis teams at Switz City Monday, Bloomfield edged the host Lady Wolverines 3-2. Bloomfield's Mariah Long needed three sets to earn a win at No. 2 doubles over Amy Ragle of WRV. BHS coach Mike Canty said that Long dropped a close first set after holding two set points but came back strong to win the next two sets and take the match, pushing her season record to 10-3...
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Bloomfield golfers earn four wins
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/14)
In what turned out to be a high school boys golf match involving five teams, Bloomfield came away with four wins Monday at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. The Cards shot 182, North Knox 189, Shakamak 192, Lighthouse Christian 203 and White River Valley did not have enough golfers to compile a team score...
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WRV School Board approves posting of open positions
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
The White River Valley School Board approved the posting of several job positions and requests for quotes for a number of summer maintenance projects. In their regular meeting Monday evening, the board approved the posting of positions currently open as well as new positions...
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Financial items top agenda of Eastern Greene School Board
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene school board met in regular session on Monday night. And near the top of the agenda were two items dealing with the financial future of the school corporation -- both near and long range. The board approved to begin the process of approving a budget for 2015 by approving a timeline for passage...
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Linton City Council approves increase in trash rates
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
Trash pick-up rates for residential and commercial customers are going to increase in the city of Linton, following action Monday night by the city council. The council by a 4-1 vote approved the ordinance raising the residential rate from its current $12 a month charge to $16 -- a $4 a month increase or a 25 percent rate hike...
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Jasonville City Council works toward resolving Sycamore Street water issues
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
JASONVILLE -- Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell, Sr., updated the Jasonville City Council at its monthly meeting Monday evening regarding the status of Sycamore Street property owned by Larry Jr. and Beth Watters. Last month, Beth Watters approached the council for a second time requesting answers and assistance regarding ongoing water issues on the property...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/12/14)
May 9 -- Shaun Christian Pierce, 34, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He ws being held without bond. May 9 -- Matthew John Ryan, 35, Indianapolis, was arrested on a warrant issued for an alleged failure to appear. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent allowed...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/12/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to 71 calls and incidents Friday through Sunday, May 9-11, including one trespassing incident, one fraud, four requests for information, one for lifting assistance, one incident involving a juvenile, one five assists to the utility department after hours, one criminal mischief, one death investigation, one disorderly conduct, three accidents involving personal injury, two property damage accidents, two lost and found, eight medical runs, two alarms, three complaints about animals, seven reports of suspicious activity, three assists to other agencies, one possibly intoxicated driver, two reckless drivers, one motor vehicle theft, one other theft, one 911 prank or false call, one domestic dispute, one abandoned vehicle, one ordinance violation, two battery incidents and 14 traffic stops.. ...
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LPD reminds motorists to "Click It or Ticket"
(Local News ~ 05/12/14)
LINTON -- With Memorial Day approaching, the unofficial start to summer is almost here. The warmer weather brings vacation season and more cars and trucks traveling Hoosier roadways. The Linton Police Department is reminding drivers and passengers to buckle up every time they get into a vehicle...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/12/14)
Tuesday, May 13 The May meeting for the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce will be at 6 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building. The main topic on the agenda will be fireworks. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting follows at 6:45 p.m. The Linton-Stockton High School Art Show will be in the Southeast Gallery of the Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center runs through May 17th. ...
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