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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/11/15)
Saturday, September 12 Crossroads Church will host "Audacious," a global woman's event with a local church location. The event will feature music by Travis Cottrell. Cost to attend is $25 per person and will include lunch. It will take place from 9 a.m until 4:30 p.m...
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Lyons to celebrate the Eighth Annual Sunday in the Park
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
The eighth annual Sunday in the Park will take place this weekend at the Lyons Park from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The event is held not as a fundraiser, but as a "thank you" to the community hosted by local residents Buck and Judy Mullis. This year's event will be held at the Lyons Town Park. Open Air Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. and food will be served beginning at 11 a.m. and will be served until it's gone...
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BREAKING: Police investigating bomb threat at Linton Walmart, store closed
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
The Linton Police Department has confirmed that a bomb threat was received by the Linton Walmart store on Friday. The store has been closed. As of 12 p.m., there was no estimate available as to when the store might reopen. This story will be updated as more information is released...
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Ruby Ann Barton
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Ruby Ann Barton died suddenly at 9:20 a.m. last Sunday, September 6, 2015. For five years she had suffered various complications of dementia, bi-polar illness, and pneumonia. A year ago she had to have a feeding tube and she bounced back beautifully but, it was not to last...
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Raymond T "Bud" Barnard Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Raymond T "Bud" Barnard Jr., 84 of Dugger, Indiana passed away at his residence Friday, September 11, 2015. He was born in Linton, Indiana April 6, 1931 the son of Raymond Barnard Sr. and Conza Maude McCammon Barnard. Bud retired from Chesty Foods after 21 years and was also a manager at Krogers. He was a lifetime member of the Teamsters Union in Terre Haute...
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UPDATED BREAKING: Police investigating bomb threat at Linton Walmart, store closed
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
The Linton Police Department has confirmed that a bomb threat was received by the Linton Walmart store on Friday, September 11. The store has been closed. The threat was issued at between 11:10 to 11:15 a.m. Following the threat, employees and customers were evacuated from the store...
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VIEWPOINT: Celebrating Indiana during the Bicentennial
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Indiana has seen abundant change since Dec. 11, 1816, when it was admitted as the 19th state in the union. Back then, mountain lions roamed our thick forests and elk grazed our prairies. The majestic bison, so legendary among both Native Americans and European settlers, already was nearly gone, but a few still roamed Indiana's western edge....
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Rural Elnora woman with family in Greene County found dead in her crashed car
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A rural Elnora woman, who has family in Greene County and is the mother-in-law of Greene County Sheriff Mike Hasler, was found dead in her crashed car after an traffic accident in Daviess County, Thursday afternoon. Patricia Pickett, 73, of Elnora, was driving south bound on County Road 900 East in Daviess County when her silver 2013 Chevrolet Impala, for an unknown reason, left the east side of the road, went down an embankment and struck a tree...
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Michael K. "Mike" Payton
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
MICHAEL K. "MIKE" PAYTON, 64, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 7:52 a.m. Friday, September 11, 2015 in Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born November 2, 1950 in Vermillion County, Ind. to Keith Hubert Payton and Lois Jean (Cooper) Payton-Bohannon...
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Walmart store to reopen following 9-11 bomb threat
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Det. Sgt. Duane Collenbaugh of the Linton Police Department announced shortly after 2 p.m. Friday that the Linton Walmart store was searched by an Indiana State Police K-9 team and the store has been cleared to reopen following a bomb threat received earlier in the day...
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Friday Night Football: Linton Miners 21, North Vermillion 7
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Check the Greene County Daily World later this evening for complete game coverage, Linton Miners 21, North Vermillion 7...
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Friday Night Football: Eastern Greene 39, Mitchell 8
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Check the Greene County Daily World later this evening for complete game coverage, Eastern Greene 39, Mitchell 8...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/11/15)
September 10 -- Sean Douglas Neal, 27, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery. His bond was set at $1,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released on September 11 after posting $100 cash. Linton Police Officer Logan Hobbs was the arresting officer...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/11/15)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 93 calls and incidents on Monday, September 7 through Thursday, September 10, including six abandoned vehicles, seven property damage accidents,one accident involving personal injury,two alarms, two alcohol-related offenses, five complaints regarding animals, three assists to other agencies, two assists to the public, three burglaries, three domestic disputes, one assist to EMS, three incidents of harassment, 10 reckless drivers, three road hazards, one attempted suicide, eight reports of suspicious activity, three thefts, three reported threats, three title checks, four traffic stops, nine inmate transports, four trespassing incidents, one unruly subject, two warrants served and three welfare checks.. ...
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Subaru is official vehicle provider of Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay caravan
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann was joined by Tom Easterday, executive vice president of Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), and Mark Newman, executive director of the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD), to announce that Subaru is the official vehicle provider for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay caravan. The announcement was made at SIA's headquarters in Lafayette today, exactly one year out from the start of the torch relay...
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Bloomfield Downtown Revitalization invites community to meeting on Monday
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
In order to inform the community of its mission history and ideas, the Bloomfield Downtown Revitalization (BDR) organization is inviting the entire community to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the community room of the Bloomfield Library. Over the summer, the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce transitioned its Indiana Main Street organization -- Bloomfield Community Revitalization -- to a stand-alone, self-sufficient organization...
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BHS takes steps to prepare students for STEM careers
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School has joined a partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane), the DirectEmployers Foundation and Indiana University's Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration to place personnel into the classroom as part of a total immersion project designed to bring the naval installation into the school system...
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Crowd gathers at Humphreys Park for Cry Out America
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Though bleak skies hung over Humphreys Park, people from across the county came to join in the Second Annual Cry Out for America on Friday, September 11. During the beginning of the ceremony, a light drizzle fell over the spectators, but midway through, the clouds parted and the event went off without a hitch...
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Thunderbirds stay undefeated with road win
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
MITCHELL -- Eastern Greene is 4-0 on the season after Friday night, but don't tell head coach Joey Paridean. "We just want to take it one game at a time," the Thunderbirds coach said. "Our goal is to come out and be 1-0 each Friday night." Mission accomplished...
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Friday Night Football: Dugger Union wins 71-28 over WRV Community Football
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Dugger Union's Cole Turner scoring a touchdown in the Bulldog win over WRV Community Football League, 71-28. (Photo by Lana Stringer)
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Former Eastern Greene standout comes out of shell at MSU
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
TERRE HAUTE -- Four years ago Scottie Ingram traveled to Murray, KY for her official visit at Murray State University. The Eastern Greene graduate did not have much to say to the coach who was recruiting her to play volleyball. It wasn't because she didn't like the Racers coach, she didn't say much to the other recruits either...
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Second-half comeback lifts Miners over Falcons
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
CAYUGA - This game had all the elements of a post season clash in mid-September. Both teams were highly-ranked - Linton-Stockton was ranked fourth in the latest coaches poll with North Vermillion one spot higher. The defending Class A state champions terminated the Miners' postseason run 31-8 on this same field which only added to the pregame anticipation...
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