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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/15/15)
Tuesday, December 15 The Worthington Town Council will meet in executive session at 5 p.m. at the Town Hall to evaluate town employees. The Bloomfield Public Library will host Teen Movie Night on Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 5 until 7 p.m. Spend an evening watching a great new release. Call the library (384-4125) to find out the movie title. Grades 7-12 are welcome...
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Eastern Greene provides teacher, staff stipends
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
The Eastern Greene School Board approved stipends for certified and non-certified staff at Monday night's regular meeting. Superintendent Ted Baechtold said this is the first time in a while the school has been able to provide stipends. "(The stipends) reinforces the values of the employees, teachers and support staff. We have been in a position to do this in a few years," Baechtold explained...
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Commissioners hear from citizen about establishing a noise ordinance
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
BLOOMFIELD -- During their end of the year meeting Tuesday morning, the Greene County Commissioners opened the floor to comment and heard from Rob Drummond, who brought up the issue of establishing a noise ordinance for the county. Drummond is a Greene County resident who lives close to Hoosier Daddy's Bar and Grill, located in Solsberry...
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Joan Strahla
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Joan Strahla, 83, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 in Shakamak Good Samaritan Center. She was born April 11, 1932 in Greene County, Ind. to Glen Burger and Helen (Perry) Burger. Joan married Carl B. Strahla November 1953 and he passed away Oct. 1984...
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Ruth W Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Ruth W Brown of Washington passed away on Monday Dec. 15, 2015. She was born June 27, 1926 in Waldron, Indiana to Ben and Goldie (Crosby) Weintraut. A 1944 graduate of Waldron High School, she worked as an X-ray technician in Arizona and traveled from California to Virginia serving as a nanny. After marriage, she worked for the General Electric Company, Motor Division in Linton and retired after 25 years of service...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/15/15)
The Linton Police Department responded to 24 incidents and calls for service Monday, including one property-damage accident, one animal complaint, two assists to other departments, six assist to the public, one burglary, one civil dispute, one extra patrol, three interviews, one special detail, one suspicious activity, two thefts, two traffic stops, one transport and one welfare check...
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Eugene 'Gene' Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Eugene "Gene" Hardesty Sr., 88, of Princeton formerly of Lyons, passed away at 9:35 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton. Born July 11, 1927 in Maywood, Ind., he was the son of James Marshall and Emma (Edington) Hardesty...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 12/15/15)
The following cases were filed in Greene County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jarrod M. Ferguson, 24, Bloomington, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Angel R. Walls, 30, Linton, Class B misdemeanor unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle, two counts Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...
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Jerry Ray Chapman, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
Jerry Ray Chapman, Jr., age 44, of Dugger, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 in Dugger. He was born in Linton on January 1, 1971, the son of Jerry Sr. & Phyllis Ann (Cliver) Chapman. He was a 1990 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and attended Vincennes University. Jerry was an equipment operator at Sunrise Coal Company in Oaktown where he worked underground. His passion was hunting, fishing, and spending time outdoors...
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LOCAL JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS ROUNDUP
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL Saturday the Bloomfield boys eighth grade basketball team made the annual trip to Lawrence County to play in the Oolitic Middle School 8th Grade Boys' Basketball Invitational. In the first contest Bloomfield took on North Daviess in a hard fought tightly contested game and came out on top 37-31...
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Lady Lakers suffer eighth straight loss
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
JASONVILLE - The Shakamak Lady Lakers entered Tuesday's girls high school basketball game with visiting Sullivan hoping to break out of a seven-game losing skid. A big second quarter - and 15 Shakamak first-half turnovers - propelled the Lady Arrows to a 59-48 win...
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BIC spends 2015 recreating business plan
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
The Battery Innovation Center (BIC), located in eastern Greene County, has spent much of 2015 creating a sustainable business plan and planning for community outreach projects. BIC President David Roberts said the facility launched in 2013 as a result of a vision of the late Captain Chuch LaSota, who served as the original president and CEO...
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BIC hopes to support local students with scholarships, programs
(Local News ~ 12/15/15)
In addition to working with batteries, as the name of the entity suggests, the Battery Innovation Center (BIC) also thrives on supporting the community. The facility is a non-profit organization, which is supported in part by Greene County. Ben Wrightsman, chief operating officer and chief engineer, said he hopes to utilize this opportunity to spark an interest in engineering-related fields in local youth. He has been in contact with a local school to potentially head a robotics club...
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Bloomfield takes control of conference with win
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/15)
SWITZ CITY -- Bloomfield and White River Valley played on Tuesday night with the winning team having the upper hand in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference title race. But according to Bloomfield coach Ron Knepp the Lady Cardinals won the game Monday night...
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