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Thursday evening fire destroys Linton home
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
The Linton Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire at 700 N.W. G St. Thursday night and according to Chief Brad Sparks they were fortunate. The call was received at 6:41 p.m. and units were on the scene within five minutes, but by the time they arrived the house was fully engulfed. They were on the scene for two and half hours...
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Firefighters battled fire, and dangerous wind chills, in eastern Greene County Thursday; Home was total loss
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
On a bitterly cold day with dangerous wind chills, firefighters from five departments were called out to house fire in eastern Greene County Thursday. The home was a total loss, and Red Cross was contacted to assist the family of Tom and Loretta Lagenour...
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ISP leading investigation: ISP describes and asks for info on person of interest in disappearance of Marina Boelter
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
The Indiana State Police along with the Bloomfield Police Department are asking for assistance in the disappearance of 18 year old and mother of one, Marina Boelter, last seen near the IGA Grocery Store in Bloomfield. State Police along with local law enforcement agencies are using every available resource and lead to find information as to Boelter's whereabouts.....
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NWS Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 10 am Saturday; Wind chills 15-24 below zero expected
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. COLD AIR ARRIVING IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -10 TO -20 TODAY AND -15 TO -24 TONIGHT.
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Food distribution in 2014 set record for Hoosier Hills Food Bank: 12,821 pounds in Greene County
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
Some of the Hoosier Hills Food Bank's biggest moments of the year weren't until the final months of 2014. In October, Hoosier Hills earned a $60,000 grant from Wal-Mart's "Fight Hunger. Spark Change" campaign, enough to provide a quarter of a million peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to homeless shelters, food pantries, in eight Indiana counties...
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz Releases Video for Hoosier Parents
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Today, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz released her second quarterly message to Hoosier parents. As part of the Department of Education's No Child Left Behind waiver extension, the Indiana Department of Education pledged to increase communication with parents of Hoosier students through a quarterly message. Today's message focuses on preparing parents and students for the new ISTEP assessments...
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Dugger Schools to celebrate Homecoming Saturday; King, Queen, Prince, Princess to be crowned
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
Dugger Union Community Schools will celebrate Homecoming during their game on Saturday. Candidates for King and Queen, Prince and Princess are pictured, in first row: Darean Rogers, Haley Smith, Kolbi Reynolds; in row two: Matt Snead, Clay Figg, Dakota Chesterfield; in row three: Taryn Martin, Parker Lovelace, Kelsey Lillie; in row four: Samantha Simmerman, Emilee Zuder, Shylee Chambers; in row five at the top: Kaleb Cole, Luke Hale, Jesse "Cole" Turner; also candidates not pictured: Melidian Maze, Kia Wright, Ashton Stevens.. ...
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Leila R. May
(Obituary ~ 01/09/15)
Leila R. May, 53, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 5 a.m. Friday, January 9, 2015 in her residence. She was born December 22, 1961 in Clay County, IN to Harry Bridgewater and Norma (Ervin) Bridgewater. Survivors include her husband, Mike May of Jasonville whom she married on September 16, 1996; children and spouses, Charla & Scott Byers of Midland, IN, Michael C. ...
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Anita Rose (Jackson) Morgan
(Obituary ~ 01/09/15)
Anita Rose (Jackson) Morgan, 61, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at IU Health Hospice House. Born April 18, 1953 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Junior Russell and Regina Ann (Moore) Jackson. She was a nurses assistant and attended Elnora Methodist Church...
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Shakamak State Park offers cabin special for winter getaways
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
A new offer from Indiana State Parks makes your cabin stay more affordable at Shakamak State Park in January and February. Those who reserve a cabin at Shakamak State Park for one or more weeknights (Sundays through Wednesdays) during the months of January and February will receive 25 percent off of their reserved weeknights at the time of booking...
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A community comes together to pray for Marina Boelter
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- Under the roof of the South Shelter House in the Bloomfield Park, family, friends and members of the community gathered in solidarity for a Friday evening prayer vigil for Marina Boelter who has been missing since New Year's Eve. As people gathered indoors from the frigid weather outside, their faces reflected looks of both concern and solemnity...
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Fitch is a big fan of Greene County boys basketball
(High School Sports ~ 01/09/15)
SWITZ CITY - Monty Fitch loves Eastern Greene boys basketball, but he also has great affinity for Greene County basketball. "I just love it," he said during the halftime break of the first semifinal between North Central and Vincennes Rivet here at the Greene County Invitational Friday night. "I would rather watch these kids play than watch the Pacers."...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/09/15)
Saturday, January 10 The Donald Keller Family Get Together will be Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Boy Scout Building in Jasonville beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 11 The Hendricksville Area Association Monthly FundRaiser Breakfast will be Sunday, Jan. ...
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Fill a Plate, Fill a Heart
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
Alysa Woodall, a senior model representative with How Charming Photography is using a senior community outreach project to help those in the local communities. From now until Feb. 13, Woodall, a senior at White River Valley High School, is collecting items for food pantries in Lyons and Worthington. ...
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Giving Back to the Community
(Local News ~ 01/09/15)
Residents of Glenburn Home received a special blessing this holiday season with a visit from Leah Michael and Erin Bigelow, who are members of the National Honors Society at Eastern High School. The girls sold poinsettias and held fundraisers to purchase gifts for the residents in the facility. The girls personally shopped for the gifts...
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UPDATED: Miners top T-Birds to advance to GCI final
(High School Sports ~ 01/09/15)
SWITZ CITY - Linton-Stockton broke open what had been a tightly contested game and pulled away from Eastern Greene to win 62-48 and advance to the championship game of the Team Raydar Greene County Invitational high school boys basketball tournament here Friday night...
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