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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/19/15)
Tuesday, May 19 The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library will hold a teen movie night at 5 p.m. call (812) 384-4125 for more information. There will be a Basket Bingo event for the Shawnee Theatre of Greene County at the Roy Clark Building in Linton behind the Linton Park. ...
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Entries now being accepted for Bloomfield Car Show
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
The Bloomfield Fill the Pool Committee is hosting their first annual car show this July and they are currently accepting entries for the show. Applications are available online at bloomfieldpool.com and can be returned to Shelly Carrico at the Hoosier Insurance office in Bloomfield...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/19/15)
Monday, May 18 - Michael K. Purcell, 50, Bloomfield, was arrested on the preliminary charge of operating while intoxicated. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released later that day after posting $400 cash.
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Tennis sectional pairings announced
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Pairings for the North Daviess girls tennis sectional have been announced. On Wednesday, White River Valley will take on North Daviess at 4:30 p.m. In the second match at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Bloomfield will take on defending champ Linton-Stockton. The championship match is set for 5 p.m. Thursday...
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Ruby Richardson
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Ruby Richardson, 101, of Terre Haute and formally of Sullivan, passed away on May 16, 2015 at Union Hospital. She was born in Paxton on February 18, 1914 to Frank and Lura Snider McCombs. Ruby was a 1933 graduate of Sullivan High School and became a Nurses Aid for Mary Sherman Hospital and a homemaker. She was a member of the...
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Jerry Dale Laughlin
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Jerry Dale Laughlin, age 70, of Warrensburg, Mo. passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home. Jerry was born July 13, 1944, in Linton, Ind., the son of Victor and Maxine (Brookshire) Laughlin. On February, 10, 1989, he was united in marriage to Joyce Brown...
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Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative Hosts Summer Workshops for International Year of Soils
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN --The Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI), in conjunction with local conservation partners throughout Indiana, has planned a lineup of six field days and workshops spanning the summer of 2015. The soil health-focused events coincide with the 2015 International Year of Soils as declared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ...
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Virginia Lois Sowders
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Virginia Lois Sowders, 72, of Solsberry passed away Monday May 18, 2015 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born May 13, 1943 in Linton, Ind. Virginia is the daughter of Virgil and Mayme (Baker) Ray. Virginia was retired from RCA in Bloomington and a member of the Solsberry United Methodist Church...
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Bloomfield Schools on lockdown Tuesday afternoon following threat; suspect quickly taken into custody
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Bloomfield Schools went on lockdown early Tuesday afternoon after a threat was issued through a social media service known as My Big Campus. After cooperation between multiple law enforcement agencies in Greene County and more than one school district, the threat was neutralized and the lockdown was lifted...
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Bloomfield's Friday Farmers Market begins season on Friday
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
It's that time of year again, Bloomfield's Friday Farmers Market will be making its annual appearance this Friday from 5-8 p.m. The market will run every Friday evening through the month of September. Since the market will be held on Friday evenings, customers will also be able to attend the Linton Farmers Market on Saturday mornings...
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Bloomfield Concert Series to hold season closing performance on Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
The First Baptist Church in Bloomfield will host the final show of the Bloomfield Concert Series for the spring season on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. featuring Macedonian pianist Natasha Stojanovska. On Thursday, Stojanovska will be performing the French Suite No.2 in C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, Choral Fantasy by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Variations of a theme of Corelli op.42 by Sergei Rachmaninov, and Sonata No. 1 by Carl Vine...
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Pairings announced for baseball state tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Pairings for the annual Indiana High School Athletic Association baseball state tournament series were drawn this morning at the IHSAA headquarters in Indianapolis. In Class A, defending state champions Shakamak will again play host to Sectional 57...
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Girls basketball camp at Shakamak starts June 15
(Community Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Shakamak High School girls basketball coach Troy Fougerousse will be having a girls basketball summer camp for players in K-8 (2014-15). The week-long camp will be from Monday, June 15 until Friday, June 19. Girls in grades K-3 will meet daily from 1 to 2:15 p.m. with the camp for girls in grades 4-8 scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. daily...
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Lady Miners edge West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Linton-Stockton scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning, pulling out an 8-7 victory over host West Vigo Monday in a non-conference high school softball game. Brei Followell fanned nine, walked two and allowed 10 hits and three earned runs, earning the victory...
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Linton-Stockton loses to Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The No. 1 doubles team registered the lone victory for the Lady Miners as host Edgewood defeated Linton-Stockton 4-1 in a high school girls tennis match at Ellettsville Monday. Morgan Sparks and Tayler Moore outlasted Edgewood's Liz VanAllen and Emily Maegerlein in three sets...
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Annual run in Worthington set for June 6
(Community Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Entries are now being accepted for the annual Spirit Sprint 5K Run, hosted by Open Arms Christian Ministries, which will be conducted Saturday, June 6 at the Worthington Town Park. Entry Fee is $15 per person, early registration fee; $10 per person Fun Runs for Kids: There are new age brackets this year: 1/4 mile: age 4 & under; 1/2 mile: age 4 to 6; 1 mile age 7 to 11...
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Pyne pitches well in loss to Vikings
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Jacob Pyne tossed a six-hitter and allowed only two earned runs but the Bloomfield baseball team lost a 4-0 decision to host Barr-Reeve Tuesday night. Pyne struck out five and walked three in his six innings of work. Zach Skinner had the lone Bloomfield hit...
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WRV drops conference game
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Clay City came up with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as the host Eels defeated White River Valley 9-5 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Tuesday. Tyler York pitched the first 3 1/3 innings and suffered the loss. Brayton Cornelius tossed the final 2 2/3 innings...
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Lions nip Miners
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Trey Bedwell only allowed one earned run as the Miners lost a 2-1 decision at Loogootee in a high school baseball game Monday. Bedwell yielded just three hits while fanning six and walking three. "Trey threw a great game," said Linton-Stockton coach Matt Fougerousse. "He pitched well enough to win, only giving up three hits...
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Updated: Lambermont sentenced in murder case
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Doug Lambermont of Jasonville has just 12 more days to serve in the Greene County Jail before he serves a year on home detention followed by two years of probation. Lambermont, initially charged with the murder of Derek Fulford on Labor Day in September of 2014, was convicted and sentenced in Greene Superior Court Tuesday afternoon, of battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony -- as a result of a negotiated plea agreement.....
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Miner golfers fall at South
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Host Terre Haute South defeated Linton-Stockton 150-172 in a high school boys golf match Tuesday at Rea Park. Ben Myers of South was low medalist with a 36. For the Miners, Jacob Gregory had a 41, Zach Hall 42, Dane Kanen 43, Jace Brewer 46, Evan Sipes 47, Levi Jerrells 50 and Zach Waggoner 57...
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UPDATED: Lady Cards win SWIAC title
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The Bloomfield girls' tennis team dominated the SWIAC tennis tournament by winning the singles tournament, the doubles tournament and being runner-up in the singles tournament. The Cards finished the tournament with 21 points followed by Linton with 7 point while White River Valley had 4 points. North Daviess finished with a single point...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/19/15)
May 17 - 20 A Spring Revival will be held at the Friendship Baptist Church in Farmersburg. Evangelist Jonathan Barber will be speaking May 17- 20. Great preaching and uplifting music will be provided each service. For more information, contact Pastor Jim Larger at 812-696-2800 or log online at fbcfarmersburg.com...
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Public requests Commissioners make road repairs to Tulip Road
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Several citizens from the Solsberry community have signed a statement requesting road repairs be done on Tulip Road leading from Solsberry to the Tulip Trestle, also known as the Viaduct. During the Commissioner's meeting Tuesday morning, Commissioner Ed Michaels said getting the road rebuilt is something he would like to see done; However, the funds to complete the project are not available at this time...
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UPDATED: Five county athletes advance to track and field regional
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
BLOOMINGTON - A total of five individuals from Greene County earned qualifying spots for next week's regional after competing in the IHSAA Girls Track and Field Sectional at Ralph Sieboldt Track in Bloomington Tuesday. They all now advance to next week's regional meet at the same location at Bloomington North High School...
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