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Semistate baseball pairings
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/14)
No. 3 Shakamak (25-6) will take on No. 4 Vincennes Rivet (21-7) at the Class A Plainfield Semistate championship game baseball at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. It will follow the Class 3A Semistate title game at Plainfield featuring New Palestine (23-9) vs. Gibson Southern (23-7) at 1 p.m...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 06/13/14)
June 12 -- Craig Michael Sullivan, 22, Worthington, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of providing alcohol to minors. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released later the same day after posting $400 cash...
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Pearl Russell Boudreau
(Obituary ~ 06/13/14)
Pearl Russell Boudreau, 84, of Lyons, formerly of Linton, passed away at 10:26 P.M., Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Lyons Health and Living Center. She was born in Linton on Nov. 13, 1929, the daughter of Carl A. and Geneva A. (Aikens) Russell. Pearl is survived by her two children, Genny Harris of Trabuco Canyon, CA and Tommy Boudreau of Pueblo, CO, three grandchildren, Marne Hull of Trabuco Canyon, CA, Tommy Boudreau II of Carlsbad, CA, Samantha (Lutz) Spielfogel of Aliso Viejo, CA; five great -grandchildren, Austin Boudreau, Blaze Boudreau, Genevieve Segura, William Spielfogel, Olivia Hull; three nieces, Janice Catchem of Linton, Sharon Knoll of Linton, Janet Stone Indianapolis, four nephews, Jerry Flater of Linton, Jack Flater of Linton, Bill Powers of Lyons, Bill Russell of Cedar Park, Texas; one daughter in-law, Karen Boudreau of Pueblo, CO, and other survivors, Tiffany Boudreau, Jason Spielfogel, Rob Hull, David Mauger, Calvin Mauger, and Kyle Mauger.. ...
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'Greene 16' has eye on making Greene County's bicentennial celebration a legacy event
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
A group of Greene County volunteers are working to piece together a local Indiana Bicentennial celebration in 2016 that will have a lasting legacy. The actual year-long celebration is still a year and some months away, but local planning has begun. The mission of Indiana's 2016 Bicentennial celebration is to honor our state's 200 years of history, but do so in a modern way that engages all 6.5 million Hoosiers and leaves a lasting legacy for future generations...
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Bloomfield Fill-The-Pool campaign to have dunking tank fundraiser at Saturday's Art Festival
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
Attendees to the annual Bloomfield Art Festival will have a chance to dunk some local folks for a price to benefit the Bloomfield Fill-The-Pool campaign. Bloomfield Town Marshal Kenny Tharp and Deputy Marshal Marvin Holt have volunteered to be first in the dunk tank during the art festival, which will be conducted Saturday in the town park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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Dee Williams heads to new adventure after 34 years of teaching at WRV Lyons
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
When the 2014 fall semester begins at White River Valley Elementary School in Lyons, one of the classrooms will be missing a familiar face. After teaching the fourth grade at WRV for 34 years, Dee Williams is putting away her gradebook, closing the door on one career and opening the door to a new adventure...
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Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) gearing up to raise funds to help kids with back-to-school clothes
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
If any Greene County residents receive a telephone call in the next few weeks from individuals identifying themselves as members of Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 105 who are soliciting funds, it is a legitimate fundraiser and not a scam. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeffrey Brown, who is also vice president of the local FOP Lodge, says this is that time of year when active FOP members vote on a yearly fundraiser...
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Mike Puckett named as Grand Marshal of 2014 Linton Freedom Festival Parade
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
LINTON, IND -- The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce and the Linton Freedom Festival Taskforce are pleased to announce that the 2014 Linton Freedom Festival Grand Marshal is Mike Puckett. Mike Puckett joins the elite list of past-distinguished Grand Marshals that include the 2013 Linton-Stockton High School Basketball Team, Colonel Alan M. ...
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Worthington Town Council rewards employees with an extra day off
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
Employees of the Town of Worthington will be getting an extra day off over the Independence Day holiday. When the Worthington Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting Friday evening, Council President Malcolm Stahl said all town employees have been doing an excellent job, and he'd like to ask they be given an extra day off - something he said he'd never asked for before...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 06/13/14)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 78 calls and incidents Tuesday through Thursday, June 10-12, including four abandoned vehicles, 11 property damage accidents, one accident involving personal injury, two alarms, three complaints about animals, three assists to other agencies, three assists to the publice, one burglary, one domestic dispute, two reports of fraud, one of harassment, one leaky load, one missing person, six reckless drivers, one complaint about shooting, two attempted suicides, two reports of suspicious activity, two thefts, two title checks, seven traffic stops, eight inmate transports, one unruly subject, seven warrants served and two welfare checks.. ...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 06/13/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to nine calls and incidents on Thursday, June 12, including two complaints about animals, one property damage accident, one abandoned vehicle, one reckless driver, one domestic dispute, one alarm, one unruly subject and one theft...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/13/14)
Saturday, June 14 Baesler's Market will sponsor a S.A.F.E. animal rescue adoption event at their Linton location from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. Worthington VFW Post #7117 will have a Flag Retirement Ceremony at 5 p.m. at the post. The public is invited to attend and bring any flags to be retired...
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Church Briefs
(Crime News ~ 06/13/14)
June 11-15 The Apostolic Bibleway Church Vacation Bible School for superheroes ages 3-11 will be June 11-13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and June 15 at 10 a.m. The church is located at 310 E. Vincennes St. in Linton. Costumes, capes and masks encouraged - dress as your favorite superhero. Featuring Borlik Family Ministries skits and puppets, hero lessons, snacks, crafts and outdoor activities. For more information or for transportation, call 812-847-7886...
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Rematch with Rivet stands in the way of Lakers going back to state finals
(High School Sports ~ 06/13/14)
One last hurdle remains between the Shakamak Lakers and the IHSAA Class A Baseball State Finals -- and you could call it a big one. It's not the 100 or so miles between the doors of the high school in Jasonville and Indianapolis' Victory Field. It's a much closer -- and in some cases -- a much more menacing foe in the form of the Vincennes Rivet Patriots.....
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Celebrating life with Relay
(Local News ~ 06/13/14)
Brayden Webster's grandmother, Teresa McBride, was diagnosed with cancer when he was only six years old. But he knew she would kick it. "He was always very positive," Brayden's mother Carrie said. "He took care of her every chance he could." Now 12 and going into seventh grade, Brayden organized a Relay for Life team made up of friends and family inspired by his grandmother's fight and survival against cancer. ...
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