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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/08/15)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 68 calls and incidents on Friday, September 4, through Sunday, September 6, including two abandoned vehicles, two property damage accidents, three accidents involving personal injury, six alarms, four complaints about animals, seven assists to other agencies, four assists to the public, two batteries, two civil disputes, three incidents of criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, two drug-related incidents, one fight in progress, one request for information, one complaint involving a juvenile, one complaint about noise, seven reckless drivers, one attempted suicide, three reports of suspicious activity, four thefts, three traffic stops, one inmate transport, one trash issue, one unruly subject, one warrant served and two welfare checks.. ...
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Jim Foos
(Obituary ~ 09/08/15)
Jim Foos, 72, passed away Saturday, September 5 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born October 9, 1942 in Decatur, Ind., the son of Herbert and Nell (Redmerski) Foos, he graduated from Linton High School in 1961 and attended Indiana State University, and was a member of the National Guard...
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Pursuit ends in bean field, crops damaged, suspect jailed
(Local News ~ 09/08/15)
A late Friday night police pursuit that ended in a bean field out in the country northeast of Linton caused thousands of dollars of crop damage and landed one man in jail on numerous charges. Shane A. Hollingsworth, 40, Greencastle, was apprehended after he was surrounded by officers and ordered to surrender...
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Local Sports Roundup: September 4
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/15)
FOOTBALL The Linton-Stockton junior high football teams earned a pair of wins Wednesday night against Washington. The seventh grade Miners picked up its first win of the season, 12-7, while the eighth graders improved to 3-0 with its impressive 44-0 win...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/08/15)
September 4 -- Joshua Perry Griffin, 21, Spencer, was arrested on a warrant issued on a parole revocation. He was being held without bond. September 4 -- Shane A. Hollingsworth, 40, Marshall, Ill., was arrested on a warrant issued on a parole revocation and on a preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement. Bond information not available. Linton Police Officer Logan Hobbs was the arresting officer...
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Fauntella Cornelius
(Obituary ~ 09/08/15)
Fauntella Cornelius, 100, of Bloomfield formerly of Knox County, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Monday, September 7, 2015 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born August 4, 1915 in Martin County, she was the daughter of Jeremiah and Dolly (Laughlin) Kail...
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Cry Out America returns to Linton's Humphreys Park on Friday, September 11
(Local News ~ 09/08/15)
Cry Out America, a Christian group promoting prayer, will have their second annual prayer gathering in Greene County at Linton's Humphreys Park on Friday, September 11 from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. Christina Hollensbe, Dixie House, Katherine Brown and Heather Rollins are the event organizers for the Greene County chapter of Cry Out America...
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Pink is the New Greene! Register early for GCGH's First Annual Motorcycle Ride
(Local News ~ 09/08/15)
Pink is the new Greene! That is the slogan for the First Annual Motorcycle Ride presented by the Greene County Hospital Foundation. The proceeds of the event will go to providing free mammograms to under-served women in Greene County. The ride will take place on Saturday, September 26, but early registration ends this Friday on September 11...
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Freda Neeley
(Obituary ~ 09/08/15)
Freda Neeley, Crane, passed away at her residence on Friday, September 4. Freda was born in Lee County, Va. on September 26, 1935 the daughter of Shelby Parson and Eliza (Blake) Parsons Holmes. She spent her life as a homemaker and was a member of the Harvest Community Church...
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Local Sports Roundup: September 8
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/15)
Volleyball Eastern Greene improved to 4-3 on the season with its fourth straight win Tuesday night. The Lady Thunderbirds defeated host Edgewood 25-17, 25-19, 21-25 and 25-13. Kelsey Fleener led the T-Birds attack with 13 kills, 12 digs, two aces and a block in the win...
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WRV suffers another four-set loss
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/15)
SWITZ CITY - It was a familiar refrain for White River Valley here Tuesday. As in their previous three losses, the Lady Wolverines got off to a slow start and came back with a strong third set before falling in four sets, this time to visiting North Knox 14-25, 22-25, 25-22 and 21-25...
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Cardinal netters corral Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 09/08/15)
Bloomfield traveled to Edgewood Tuesday afternoon and came away with a 4-1 win. Early in the match it looked like it could be a repeat of last week's Barr-Reeve match. In that match Bloomfield picked up two easy points at doubles but couldn't win a singles point. ...
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John Gregg visits Linton
(Local News ~ 09/08/15)
LINTON -- The halls of the dining room of the Elks Lodge in Linton were lined with John Gregg supporters who gathered for a fundraising event for his upcoming gubernatorial campaign. This is the second run Gregg (Democrat) has made for the office of Indiana governor, and prior to his 2012 campaign, Gregg was the former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and the former President of Vincennes University...
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UPDATED: Lyons Post Office robbed, employee assaulted, investigation ongoing
(Local News ~ 09/08/15)
Several U.S. Postal Inspectors were on the scene investigating a robbery at the U.S. Post Office in Lyons on Tuesday afternoon, and the assault of a postal employee. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the lead investigating agency but they are conducting their investigation with assistance from the Lyons Police Department including Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks and Reserve Officer Ryan Montgomery and personnel from the Greene County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Police...
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