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Fire damages second unoccupied house on Bear Run Mine property
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Dugger - Crews responded to another fire that erupted in an unoccupied house that sits on property owned by a local mining operation. Union Fire Protection Territory responded around 1 p.m. Sunday to a fire on SR 159 just north of its intersection with Sullivan County CR 500S near Dugger, on property that Sullivan County 911 Dispatch staff said was owned by Bear Run Mine.....
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/17/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 53 calls and incidents on Friday, August 14, through Sunday, August 16, including one abandoned vehicle, one property damage accident, two alarms, three complaints about animals, six assists to other agencies, one assist to the public, one burglary, one civil dispute, one criminal mischief incident, two fraud investigations, three reports of harassment, two complaints involving juveniles, one property issue, one protective order violation, one property damage incident, one special detail, one reckless driver, one sex offense, three reports of suspicious activity, one theft, seven traffic stops, one transport, one unruly subject, five warrants served and three welfare checks.. ...
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Florence Elizabeth Brewer
(Obituary ~ 08/17/15)
Florence Elizabeth Brewer, 99, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society-Shakamak Retirement Community. Florence (known to many as Flossie) was born on December 30, 1915 in West Frankfurt, Illinois. She moved to Jasonville with her family in 1931 and graduated from Jasonville High School in 1933. ...
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Should marijuana be legalized in Indiana? Issue to be subject of debate at VU
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
VINCENNES, Ind. - Should Indiana legalize marijuana for recreational use? That will be the question debated on Sept. 15, 11 a.m. (EDT), at Vincennes University's Red Skelton Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to the debate that will be sponsored by VU's Center for Research and Learning, which is also planning additional public policy debates this fall. ...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/17/15)
August 14 -- Alex Leroy Butler, 28, Sullivan, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of burglary and theft. Bond information not available. Linton Police Officer Nick Yingling was the arresting officer. August 15 -- David Daniel Lockard, 36, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county. He was being held without bond for the other jurisdiction. Linton Police Officer Paul Clark was the arresting officer...
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Melvin S. Brown
(Obituary ~ 08/17/15)
Melvin S. Brown, 97, of Linton, IN, went to Heaven surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the Linton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are currently pending at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel and will be made available to the public as soon as details are finalized...
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Indiana State Police issues warning about asphalt crew scam
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Early Monday afternoon, the Indiana State Police Evansville Post issued a warning about an asphalt crew scamming an elderly person. Incidents like this have been reported in Greene County - some time ago, the Worthington Police Department was investigating an incident involving details similar to the following information released by ISP on Monday:...
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Lane switch scheduled for SR 54 construction project in Linton
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
Greene County, Ind. -- The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a lane switch on an existing project in the Linton area beginning Friday, August 21. On July 27, contractors began a small structure replacement project to replace an existing culvert. They closed the eastbound lane to begin the work and used temporary traffic signals and barrier wall to direct traffic. On Friday, August 21, contractors will re-open the eastbound lane to traffic and close the westbound lane...
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Rosemary Therese Witt
(Obituary ~ 08/17/15)
Rosemary Therese Witt, 95, of Farmersburg, Indiana passed away at 3:27 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Brownsburg Healthcare, Brownsburg, Ind. She was born June 28, 1920 in Terre Haute, Ind to George Lewis and Elizabeth (Farrell) Lewis. Rosemary married Edward Witt, Sr. on April 6, 1942 and he passed away on July 10, 1995...
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WRV School Board approved Teachers Contract, increases base pay
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley (WRV) School Board ratified the 2015-16 Teachers' Contract giving teachers a 2.5 percent base pay increase and a restructuring of the teachers' health insurance plan. Superintendent Bob Hacker said teachers at WRV have not had a base pay increase since 2009...
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Car flips and lands upside down after driver swerves to avoid deer
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
A 20-year-old driver escaped injury Monday evening when his car flipped and landed upside down after he swerved to miss a deer and lost control. The accident involving one vehicle occurred south of Linton on State Road 59 North at County Road 100 South around 7:13 p.m...
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Linton-Stockton Schools off to a smooth start
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
The 2015-16 school year has kicked off with a smooth start at the Linton-Stockton School Corporation. At Monday night's board of school trustees meeting, Middle School Principal Jeff Sparks noted a change in lunchtime has made a big difference. "Last spring Mrs. (Jessica) Taylor (food service director) asked to go to three lunches. It has made a world of difference," Sparks said. "I am very glad we made that change. I thank her for pushing us to do that."...
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Worthington's new water tower expected to be online end of November
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
During their regular monthly meeting last week, the Worthington Town Council learned construction on a new water tower to serve town residents is progressing according to schedule. Michelle Carrico of SIDC (Southern Indiana Development Commission) attended the meeting to report on the progress of the water tank project and the possibility of applying for a grant to pay for projects at the park...
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Going, going, gone: Final "You'll Like Linton" sign sold at auction
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
LINTON -- The final auction for the former east side "You'll Like Linton" sign wrapped up on Saturday, August 15 and brought in $2,650 for the You'll Like Linton Sign Committee. The sign was sold to Dana Drake of PDQ Rentals in Linton. Janette Evans of the You'll Like Linton Sign Committee said Drake plans on housing the former east side sign at his business on the west side of Linton...
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Bloomfield's graduation rate is in top 3 in the state
(Local News ~ 08/17/15)
When the Indiana Department of Education released the results from their data sample taken from around the state concerning graduation rates, the Bloomfield School District earned the distinction of being number three in the state. The data was collected only on students who passed their state-mandated exams and earned a high school diploma in the year 2014.....
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Local Sports scores, August 17
(High School Sports ~ 08/17/15)
Monday night's area scores Volleyball Linton-Stockton def. Monrovia, 3-0 Barr-Reeve def. Eastern Greene, 3-0 Terre Haute South def. Bloomfield, 3-0 Girls Golf South Knox def. Linton-Stockton 187-208 Boys Tennis Vincennes Lincoln def. Linton-Stockton, 5-0...
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