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Governor declares August 23-29 as Rail Safety Week
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
Indianapolis - Governor Mike Pence declared August 23 through August 29, 2015 as Indiana Rail Safety Week. Indiana Operation Lifesaver, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), local law enforcement and railroad companies have partnered together to raise public awareness about the dangers of disregarding railroad crossings laws and trespassing on railroad property...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/24/15)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 63 calls and incidents on Friday, August 21, through Sunday, August 23, including three abandoned vehicles, five property damage accidents, three accidents involving personal injury, two alarms, five complaints about animals, five assists to other agencies, one assist to the public, one battery, two civil disputes, one incident of criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, one drug-related incident, three assists to EMS, one fight in progress, one fraud investigation, one report of harassment, two complaints involving juveniles, one report of a missing person, three reckless drivers, four road hazards, three reports of suspicious activity, five thefts, three traffic stops, one inmate transport, two trespassing incidents and three welfare checks.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/24/15)
August 22 -- Terry Christopher Collins, 27, Dugger, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. He was being held without bond. Linton Police Officer Chad Crynes was the arresting officer. August 22 -- Paul J. Green, 51, Lewis, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county. His bond was set at $1,500 surety with ten percent allowed. Linton Police Officer Nick Yingling was the arresting officer...
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Redevelopment Commission to transfer property
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- During their meeting this week, the Redevelopment Commission Board passed a resolution authorizing the sale of land located across the road from Greene County General Hospital to Autumn Trace for a new senior living center. Last month, the board voted to properly advertise the sale of the property, and as of Thursday, August 20 they did not receive any other offers...
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Monday, 11:30 am: Expect traffic delays on 67/231 in Freedom area due to crash
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
Travelers headed north out of Greene County on State Road 67/US 231 should expect slow traffic and delays as long as emergency personnel are working on the scene of a crash in the Freedom area in Owen County. Between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Monday, the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post was reporting law enforcement and rescue workers had responded to the scene of a crash involving multiple commercial vehicles with entrapment of an unknown number of occupants...
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Lorene Anderson Brewer
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
Lorene Anderson Brewer, 98, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. She was a resident of Franklin. She was born on November 24, 1916 in Indianapolis, Ind. to Charles W. and Mabel (Fox) Anderson. She married Lowell Brewer on June 19, 1937. He preceded her in passing...
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Bernard Delmar Schantz
(Obituary ~ 08/24/15)
Bernard Delmar Schantz, age 93, of Lyons, passed away at 9 p.m., Sunday, August 23, 2015, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. He was born at home in rural Lyons on February 13, 1922, the son of Earl and Susie (Russell) Schantz. He was a graduate of Lyons High School and a lifetime farmer and member of Indiana Farm Bureau. ...
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Volunteers lend a hand at Linton's Fairview Cemetery
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
If you have family in Linton, there is a chance at least one of your ancestors has been laid to rest at Linton's Fairview Cemetery. With grave stones dating back to the early 1900s, over the years many families have sought Fairview Cemetery as an eternal resting place. But over time, relatives of families have either moved away or are no longer around, which leaves no one to care for their ancestor's tombstones...
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STEM Teacher Recruitment grants placing more teachers in high-need subjects
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is accepting applications for the STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund grants until Friday, October 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. The grant program was created by the Indiana General Assembly in 2013 to provide financial support for organizations working to recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools where there are shortages of teachers with appropriate training and expertise in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas...
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Laker volleyballers drop third straight match
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/15)
JASONVILLE - The Shakamak Lady Lakers are still seeking their first volleyball win of the season after being swept by visiting Riverton Parke here Monday. Riverton Parke won the closely-contested match 32-30, 26-24 and 25-23. Some of that was Shakamak's own doing. The Lady Lakers had a string of six straight errors in each of the first two sets giving up leads both times...
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Cardinal netters take BNL Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/15)
The Bloomfield Cardinals boys' tennis team defeated Bedford North Lawrence 3-2 Saturday afternoon to take the BNL Invitational Tournament or the third straight year. Bloomfield remains undefeated at 5-0. The Cards defeated Trinity Lutheran 5-0 to get to the title match while BNL defeated Madison in the first match...
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Local Sports Roundup: August 24
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/15)
Cross Country The Eastern Greene girls cross country team ran to a third place finish in the Bedford North Lawrence Fall Invitational Monday. "Overall I'm pleased with the third place team finish," Lady T-Birds coach Adam Nonte said. Eastern Greene's team score of 81 was just six points shy of second-place BNL. Seymour claimed the team with a perfect score of 15, sweeping the top seven individual spots...
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Lady Cards oust Loogootee in five sets
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/15)
No coach likes to lose, but sometimes it's after a loss when a coach can understand how mentally tough their team is. Monday night, the Bloomfield volleyball team proved they can bounce back from a tough loss. After dropping a tough five-set match to Barr-Reeve Friday night, the Lady Cardinals rallied for a win over visiting Loogootee, 23-25, 25-15, 22-25, 25-17 and 15-11...
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Linton man wanted in two counties arrested
(Local News ~ 08/24/15)
A Linton man with outstanding arrest warrants in both Greene and Sullivan counties has been arrested in Sullivan County. Joshua Tobias Cox, 22, faces preliminary charges of unlawful possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony; possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor; and conversion, a Class A misdemeanor, according to documents filed in Sullivan Superior Court on July 14.....
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