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Budget order and final tax rates approved
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) certified Greene County's 2015 budget order and tax rates on January 26, 2015, paving the way for on-time property tax bills. The budget certification puts the county in a position to have taxes due on May 11, 2015...
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Shakamak Youth League registrations start Feb. 21
(Community Sports ~ 02/13/15)
The Shakamak Youth League will be having registrations on four consecutive Saturdays, including Feb. 21, 28, March 7 and 14 above the concession stand at Hanna Field from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fees are $35 for the first child, $30 for the second child, $25 for the third child, and free for the fourth child...
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WRV-Lyons drops two games
(Community Sports ~ 02/13/15)
WRV-Lyons lost two boys basketball games to Shakamak Monday. Lyons dropped the fifth-grade game 39-25. Brady Burks scored 13 points, Parker Stone nine and Luke Powers three for WRV. In the sixth-grade game, Lyons fell to Shakamak 46-33. Andrew Ellett made 9 of 10 foul shots as part of a 23-point performance...
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz reduces ISTEP+ testing time by over three hours
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- This morning (Friday), Indiana's Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced that the Indiana Department of Education has reduced the length of the 2015 spring ISTEP+ by over three hours for all Indiana students in all grades...
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Linton Mayor delivers carnations for Valentine's Day
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
Linton Mayor John Wilkes took time from his normal morning routine to bring a little happiness to ladies in downtown Linton Monday morning. The third-year mayor ditched his usual casual business apparel for a more fitting attire for the occasion -- a tuxedo accented by red heart button covers, white shirt, red bow tie and Tam hat -- as he carried on what has become a Valentine's Day tradition. ...
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Classic Cruisers Car Club gives back to charity
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
The Classic Cruisers Car Club is a small organization making a big impact. In 2014, the club raised and donated $9,000in support of Riley's Children's Hospital and other local charitable organizations. The club collects donations from local merchants, businesses and supporters, as well as funds raised by registration fees at the Linton Freedom Festival and the Bloomfield Apple Festival car shows the club sponsors each year...
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Moss leaves behind more than just memories
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
Greene County lost another hero on February 10, but more than that it lost a man who shunned the headlines in order to make sure the rewards of others were fulfilled. Robert "Bob" Moss passed away at the age of 88 leaving behind his widow Jane and a legacy of service, compassion, humor and most of all caring. He spent countless hours trying to ensure that veterans who had earned medals during their time on the battlefields of World War II, Korea and Vietnam were given their due...
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Mayor Patrick Turner to replace Nigel Lehman on Linton City Council
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
Greene County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Lehman officially named former Linton Mayor Patrick Turner to replace retiring Linton City Councilman Nigel Lehman who recently retired from his District 7 seat. Turner, who served as mayor prior to the election of Jimmie K. Wright, will fill out the remainder of Nigel Lehman's term.....
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Updated with ISP info: D.J. Lockhart killed in a Thursday night stabbing in Bloomfield
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
One man is dead as a result of a stabbing incident Thursday evening in Bloomfield. D.J. (Douglas) Lockhart, 22, of Bloomfield, is deceased. The Indiana State Police has been working a death investigation, with assistance from other law enforcement agencies...
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School Superintendent expresses concern about new ISTEP+ regulations
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
Recent changes made to the Indiana Statewide Testing for Education Progress Plus (ISTEP+) has doubled the testing time for students to twelve hours and Eastern Greene School Superintendent Ted Baechtold is concerned. The exam is given to students in grades three through eight to measure the student achievement in various categories, such as Mathematics, English, Science, and Social Studies...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 02/13/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 17 calls and incidents on Thursday, February 12, including one alarm, two complaints about animals, two assists to the public, one domestic dispute, one special detail, one report of suspicious activity, three thefts, four traffic stops and one welfare check...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 02/13/15)
February 12 -- Harry Theodore Fluharty II, 34, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county on a parole revocation. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Brown was the arresting officer. February 13 -- Nicholas Dale Fry, 34, Bloomington, was arrested on a preliminary charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Brown was the arresting officer...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 02/13/15)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 93 calls and incidents February 9-12 including three property damage accidents, one accident involving personal injury, five alarms, one complaint about an animal, three assists to other agencies, two batteries, three burglaries, one civil dispute, one incident of criminal mischief, one death investigation, one domestic dispute, one assist to EMS, one extra patrol, one fraud incident, one complaint involving a juvenile two complaints about noise, two property damage incidents, seven reckless drivers, two road hazards, two attempted suicide, five reports of suspicious activity, two thefts, one reported threat, eight title checks, 14 traffic stops, 15 inmate transports, one trash issue and three warrants served.. ...
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UPDATED: South Knox defeats Eastern Greene in sectional semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/15)
BICKNELL - The second quarter proved to be fatal for the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds. In a high school girls basketball semifinal game at the Class 2A North Knox Sectional 47, EGHS missed 9 of 10 shots and had seven turnovers and they watched an 11-8 lead turn into a 23-13 halftime deficit, eventually falling to South Knox 45-37 here Friday night...
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UPDATED: Lady Miners fall in sectional semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/15)
BICKNELL - Although Linton-Stockton came up on the short end of a 63-39 score to the host Lady Warriors in the Class 2A North Knox Sectional 47 here Friday night, the Lady Miners were competitive throughout the first half. "I am so proud of the way the girls came over here and competed against the defending sectional champion," said Linton-Stockton girls basketball coach Jared Rehmel. "We hung in against them and were down just 10 at the half...
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Hinkle's buzzer beater sends Lady Lakers into sectional final
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/15)
BLOOMFIELD - Diamond Hinkle's runner in the lane at the buzzer lifted the Shakamak Lady Lakers to a 41-39 win over Clay City in Friday's second semifinal game in girls high school basketball Class A Sectional 57 here. Less than 10 seconds earlier, Clay City's Kyndall Boyll had hit a 3-pointer from the right corner to tie the score at 39...
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UPDATED: Lady Wolverines earn chance to defend sectional title
(High School Sports ~ 02/13/15)
BLOOMFIELD - The White River Valley Lady Wolverines opened the game with a 10-point spurt and built their lead to 21 points at halftime on their way to a 53-33 win over the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals in the first semifinal game of Class A Sectional 57 at Bloomfield Friday night...
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Special Olympic athlete supports Polar Plunge
(Local News ~ 02/13/15)
On a long drive home, Linda Bedwell jokingly asked one of her Special Olympic athletes, "Wyatt, how much are you going to give me for the Polar Plunge?" Wyatt Stone replied after thinking carefully, "One hundred dollars." Linda laughed and asked Wyatt how he intended to raise that amount of money. Stone answered Linda, as if the answer was obvious, out of his Christmas money...
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