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Bicycle riders, runners and walkers are invited to Saturday's Tour for Hope
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
The Second Annual Jasonville Tour for Hope bicycle ride and 5K walk and run is on tap for this Saturday morning, August 15 at Shakamak High School. The event promises fun for all, to benefit a very serious cause. One of the organizers for this event, Nancy Enstrom, invites all area cyclists, runners and walkers to join in the fun, while participating in a healthy activity, and support a good cause...
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Lady Thunderbird linksters earn win
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/15)
Lindsey Sparks shaved eight strokes off her score Thursday afternoon, from her previous match last week, to help Eastern Greene to a dual match win over Brown County. Sparks posted a 9-hole total of 52 as the Lady Thunderbirds narrowly defeated Brown County, 204-207...
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Bloomfield spikers control Cloverdale
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/15)
The Bloomfield volleyball team found success on the road Thursday night in its tune-up against host Cloverdale. The Lady Cardinals came out on top in all three parts of the scrimmage. In the serve five, receive five rotation portion, Bloomfield finished ahead 36-24...
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Lady T-Birds sweep Washington in season-opening scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 08/14/15)
WASHINGTON - The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds swept the Washington Lady Hatchets in two sets, 25-16 and 25-21, in a season-opening volleyball scrimmage at Washington, Thursday night. "It was nice just to see them out there in that situation because it's so much different than practice," first-year Eastern Greene coach Whitney Richardson said. "Just to see them all working together as a team - they worked really hard and I saw a lot of really good things."...
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Greene County Pride: Greene County spotlighted in the Indiana Statehouse
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Greene County was well-represented at the Statehouse in Indianapolis recently in a display case in the executive office of Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann. Since August 2013, Ellspermann has welcomed Indiana counties to her office to exhibit memorabilia that represents their county in the front display cabinet in her executive office at the Indiana Statehouse. ...
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Shakamak School Board approves personnel appointments for 2015-16
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak Board of School Trustees tackled a small agenda at their regularly scheduled board meeting Thursday evening in Jasonville. Topping the agenda were several personnel appointments and extracurricular activity/coaching appointments...
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V-J Day still has an impact decades after WWII ended
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Ball State University, Muncie -- Seventy years ago, the end of hostilities with Japan sent the United States into ecstasy from coast to coast. But for modern Americans, the upcoming V-J Day (Aug. 14-15) is nothing more than long-ago history or memories of an elderly relative's war stories, says Elizabeth Lawrence, who teaches East Asian history at Ball State University...
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Greene County Mayors join others endorsing John Gregg for Governor
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Linton Mayor John Wilkes and Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell Jr. are among the 36 Indiana Mayors endorsing John Gregg for Governor. A statement of thanks was released by Gregg stating the following: "I want to thank these Mayors for their support, but more importantly for their leadership," said Gregg. "As Governor, I pledge work with local elected officials from both parties to create jobs, strengthen public education, improve infrastructure and address crime."...
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Carolyn K. King
(Obituary ~ 08/14/15)
Carolyn K. King, 76, of Bloomfield passed away Wednesday August 12, 2015 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born July 22, 1939 in Greene County the daughter of Madge (Holtsclaw) Padgett. Carolyn worked as a cook at the Crane cafeteria, she was a member of the Bloomfield Eastern Star, Bloomfield Rebecca Lodge, she was past president of the State Assembly of Rebecca Lodge from 1996 to 1997...
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High gasoline prices likely to stay around for a while
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Gasoline prices that spiked in Indiana and some other Midwest states in recent days likely will remain high until a unit at a refinery in northern Indiana is repaired, Purdue University energy economist Wally Tyner says. One of three lines at the BP's refinery in Whiting, Indiana, is down and is expected to remain so for several weeks. The refinery is the largest in the country outside the Gulf of Mexico...
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Indiana State University announces summer Dean's List
(Other Record ~ 08/14/15)
Indiana State University has announced its Dean's List for the 2015 summer term. To be eligible for the list, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Area students making the dean's list are Logan Hobbs and Mackenzie Lovelace, both of Linton, and Andrew Merkel of Worthington...
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Rose Mary Clayton
(Obituary ~ 08/14/15)
Rose Mary Clayton, 89, of Sullivan, Ind. passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 at 5:26 a.m. She was born June 4, 1926 in Tower Hill, Ill. to Benjamin and Catherine (Durbin) Banning. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William H. Clayton; one brother, Jack Banning; three sisters, Geraldine Haines, Karen Stanley and Joann Murphy...
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Alice Faye Hansens
(Obituary ~ 08/14/15)
Alice Faye Hansens, 76, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 1:17 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 in Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born April 9, 1939 in Greene County, Ind. to Jessie Miller and Violet (Myers) Miller. Survivors include her daughters, Glenda Gragg of Asheville, N.C.; Yvonne Talbott of VanCouver, Wash.; Tammy Crandall of Asheville, N.C., Dawn Manuel of Mt. ...
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Robert Lee Mowery
(Obituary ~ 08/14/15)
Robert Lee Mowery died peacefully at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan, Ind. on August 14, 2015 at the age of 83. Bob is survived by his wife, Ann (Cummings) Mowery; four children, Stephanie (Mike) Cooprider, Jamie Mowery, Michael (Cathy) Mowery and Eric (Barbara) Mowery; nine grandchildren, Courtney (Josh) Schmidt, Ashley (Charles) Eaton, Tyler (Abbie) Cooprider, Jonathan (Kelsey) Dickinson, Rachel, Amanda, Luke and Elizabeth Mowery, and Kelsey Mowery; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Helen Keller, Don (Jeanie) Mowery, Jerry (Margaret) Mowery; and several nieces and nephews. ...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/14/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Thursday, August 13, including one property damage accident, three complaints about animals, four assists to the public, one battery, one child custody issue, one assist to EMS, four thefts, one reported threat, one transport, one trespassing incident and one warrant served...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/14/15)
August 13 -- Larry Shawn Layne, 38, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of two counts of child molesting. His bond was set at $90,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Harvey Holt was the arresting officer...
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Sudden influx of Amish riding bikes creating safety concern in Daviess County
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Traveling through the Daviess County Amish country can sometimes be a challenge. In the past it has been the difficulty of mixing motorized modern traffic with horse and buggies along smaller rural roadways, then mix in a little dust and a few potholes...
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What does home mean to you? Award winning producer to interview local residents
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Seven-time Regional Emmy Award winner Scott Paul, Ph.D., will be traveling to the Greene County area to interview residents on what home means to them. Dr. Paul is currently producing his newest project entitled "Resettlement of America, The Meaning of Home in 21st Century America," and he is seeking input from locals in hopes of learning more about the diversity of homes and residents throughout the Greene County community...
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Greene County mayors endorse John Gregg for Governor
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Linton Mayor John Wilkes and Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell Jr. are among the 36 Indiana Mayors endorsing John Gregg for Governor. A statement of thanks was released by Gregg stating the following: "I want to thank these Mayors for their support, but more importantly for their leadership," said Gregg. "As Governor, I pledge work with local elected officials from both parties to create jobs, strengthen public education, improve infrastructure and address crime."...
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Post that picture. Send that text. What could go wrong? Prosecutor warns teens about sexting
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
Bloomfield -- Indiana prosecuting attorneys want teens to understand what is wrong with "sexting" - texting or posting online inappropriate messages or photographs. Accordingly, they have created a brochure that may be distributed to county schools and organizations to tell teens what can go wrong with the practice...
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GOP sets date for town convention to select Bloomfield municipal candidates
(Local News ~ 08/14/15)
The Greene County Republican Party has set the date for their Bloomfield town nominating convention to be conducted at the Bloomfield Fire Station located at 75 West Mill Street. The event will take place Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. to select candidates to represent the party in the Bloomfield municipal election in the fall...
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